Transcription of Breaking Down the Business- Judgment Rule
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In the wake of corporate bankruptcies, government bailouts, and shareholder losses resulting from the economic downturn of 2008, shareholders are increasingly turning to derivative suits in an effort to hold someone responsible for their financial losses. Corporate directors stand in a fiduciary relationship of trust and confidence with the corporation and its shareholders. As fiduciaries, corporate directors owe the corporation and its shareholders fiduciary duties of diligence and fidelity in performing their corporate duties. These fiduciary obligations include the duty of care and the duty of loyalty.
Breaking Down the Business-Judgment Rule Lindsay C. Llewellyn Lindsay C. Llewellyn is an associate in the San Francisco office of Winston & Strawn. Ms. Llewellyn concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation and has represented and counseled clients in a variety of substantive areas,
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