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Fiduciary Duty And The Public Interest, Cheryl L. Wade
Fiduciary Duty And The Public Interest, Cheryl L. Wade
Faculty Publications
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Professor Tamar Frankel’s excellent book, Fiduciary Law, is a thorough and comprehensive look at the fiduciary-law forest. My contribution to the Symposium on The Role of Fiduciary Law and Trust in the Twenty-First Century is one leaf on one branch of one tree in the forest that Professor Frankel so expertly navigates. In this Essay, I explore the fiduciary relationship between corporate directors and officers and the shareholders they serve. I examine how the breach of fiduciary duties owed to shareholders has the power to dramatically impact non-shareholder groups.
Professor Frankel accurately observes that “[f]iduciary duties are anchored …
• The Credit Crisis And Subprime Litigation: How Fraud Without Motive ‘Makes Little Economic Sense’, Peter Hamner
• The Credit Crisis And Subprime Litigation: How Fraud Without Motive ‘Makes Little Economic Sense’, Peter Hamner
Peter Hamner
The recent collapse of the financial markets spurred numerous lawsuits seeking a faulty party. Many plaintiffs argue that market participants committed securities fraud. They claim that deficient subprime loans caused the financial crisis. These risky loans were allegedly originated by banks to be sold off to third parties. The subprime loans were securitized and spread throughout the financial markets. The risk these loans presented was allegedly not disclosed to the buyers of the loans and securities on the loans. As these deficient loans and securities began to default the financial markets came to a halt. This article argues that securities …
Federal Regulation And Legislation In The Wake Of The Subprime Mortgage Meltdown: A Legal Philosophical Analysis Of Federal Government Responses To Market Bubbles, Joshua Wirth
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
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The Litigation Financing Industry: The Wild West Of Finance Should Be Tamed Not Outlawed, Susan Lorde Martin
The Litigation Financing Industry: The Wild West Of Finance Should Be Tamed Not Outlawed, Susan Lorde Martin
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
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