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795 - Fiduciary Responsibility
Professors: The Honorable William B. Chandler III / Garry W. Jenkins
Credits: 1
Semester: 2010 Winter
Second Writing Requirement? No
Seminar? No
Professional Responsibility? No
Prerequisites: Business Associations is a prerequisite
Course Description
Taught by Prof. Bill Chandler, Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery
This course will consider a variety of issues in corporate law, especially those that relate to boards of directors. Examples of potential issues are the requirement of a demand by a stockholder before instituting derivative litigation; transactional litigation; the business judgment rule; the director's fiduciary duties of care, loyalty, and disclosure; and indemnification and statutory exculpation issues. Business Associations is a prerequisite.
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