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· 6/30/2021

State of Iowa v. Jon Michael Carpenter

How courts have described this case

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  • affirming dismissal of shareholder’s claim against company’s controller for devaluation of shares brought by shareholder individually because right of action belonged to corporation
  • “injurious practices, abuse of power, and oppression on the part of the company or its controlling agency clearly subversive to the rights of the minority, or a shareholder” are not protected by the business judgment rule
  • discussing the equitable nature of shareholder derivative actions

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