Rights, Duties, and Authority of Owners and Management
Free CPA REG (Taxation & Regulation) lesson in Business Law. 16 min read, ~2,402 words.
Partners owe duties of loyalty (no self-dealing, no competing) and care (gross-negligence standard, not ordinary). Directors owe care (ordinary prudence) and loyalty; the business judgment rule shields informed, good-faith decisions. A conflicted transaction is voidable unless (1) disinterested directors approve, (2) shareholders approve, or (3) proven entirely fair. Cumulative voting...
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