· 8/20/2007
In Re infoUSA, Inc. Shareholders Litigation
Citations
- 953 A.2d 963
- 2007 WL 5315015
How courts have described this case
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- holding that directors “violate the fiduciary duties that protect shareholders” “where it can be shown that the directors involved issued their communication with the knowledge that it was deceptive or incomplete.” (emphasis added)
- finding that directors violate their fiduciary duties \where it can be shown that the directors involved issued their communication with the knowledge that it was deceptive or incomplete\
- concluding violation of fiduciary duty where company failed to disclose that a majority shareholder stood to benefit from stock issuance
- noting that, in a case where there are an even number of directors, plaintiff must show that half of the board was incapable of considering demand
- explaining that directors violate their fiduciary duties “where it can be shown that the directors involved issued their communication with the knowledge that it was deceptive or incomplete”
- explaining that directors violate their fiduciary duties “where it can be shown that the directors involved issued their communication with the knowledge that it was deceptive or incomplete”
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Judges: Chandler
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