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The Duty To Creditors In Near-Insolvent Firms: Eliminating The "Near-Insolvency" Distinction, Cory D. Kandestin

Vanderbilt Law Review

'Even at our best, we are only out for ourselves." It is human nature to act in one's own interest. Though ethicists and psychologists may disagree about the extent to which self-interest is a motivating factor behind human behavior, most accept that it plays some role. Assuming that human behavior is at least in part a function of self-interest, laws should be expected to reflect that behavior. Many already do: the law of agency imposes a duty on the agent to act with obedience towards his principal, and the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit a lawyer from representing …