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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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