A noncorporate business whose owners actively participate in the organization's management and are protected against personal liability for the organization's debts and obligations. The limited liability company (LLC) is a hybrid legal entity that has both the characteristics of a corporation and of a partnership. An LLC provides its owners with corporate-like protection against personal liability. It is, however, usually treated as a noncorporate business organization for tax purposes.
In the US, tens of thousands were dying during the years of the Depression from pellegra, which was cured in 1938 through niacin supplementation. This is known because there were Pellegra hospitals and it was believed to be an infectious disease so there are good records.
1 This and the next year are the worst years of the Great Depression. 2  For 1932, GNP falls a record 13.4 percent; unemployment rises to 23.6 percent. 3  Industrial stocks have lost 80 percent of their value since 1930. 4  10,000 banks have failed since 1929, or 40 percent of the 1929 total.