Yost v. Early

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that “the business judgment rule [is] a presumption that corporate directors acted in accordance with” the standard of care imposed upon them
• reaffirming that an alleged oral lifetime employment contract was only employment at-will because there was no showing that it clearly expressed the specific terms of the agreement, including duties, wages, and performance guidelines
• conversion claim preempted where alleged interference with a property right is reproduction of a copyrighted work
• when the length of the employment contract is not specified, the employee is deemed to be an employee at-will
• “If the corporation ratifies the contract or accepts its benefits with full knowledge of the circumstances of their acquisition, however, the corporation is bound by the contract’s obligations.”
• the trier of fact may disbelieve a witness even when uncontradicted

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).