· 1/12/1996
Boston Children's Heart Foundation, Inc. v. Nadal-Ginard
Citations
- 73 F.3d 429
- 1996 WL 5570
How courts have described this case
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- stating the “baseline proposition that a court can require a corporate officer, director, or trust agent or employee to forfeit the right to retain or receive his or her compensation for conduct in violation of his or her fiduciary duties”
- where application of statutory rate would result in windfall, imposing interest rate tied to United States Treasury bill rates did not prejudice either party
- good faith requires a corporate officer to disclose fully and honestly any material information relevant to a self-interested transaction so that a disinterested decision maker may exercise informed judgment
- court did not err in refusing to award statutory twelve per cent prejudgment interest rate and awarding instead market interest rate based on United States treasury bills
- fiduciary of non-profit corporation liable for interest corporation would have earned on misappropriated funds
- must show transaction inherently fair to corporation
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Judges: Selya, Boudin, Lisi
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