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The Decisions Of The Corporate Special Litigation Committees: An Empirical Investigation, Minor Myers
The Decisions Of The Corporate Special Litigation Committees: An Empirical Investigation, Minor Myers
Indiana Law Journal
Using an original data set gathered from filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, this Article tests the prevailing view in corporate law that special litigation committees invariably decide to dismiss shareholder derivative litigation. It demonstrates that (1) special litigation committees decide to pursue or settle claims much more frequently than heretofore recognized; (2) special litigation committees do not otherwise let defendants off the hook when pursuing or settling claims, in view of the financial recovery to the company in either scenario; (3) most shareholder claims subject to the authority of special litigation committees end up settled, not dismissed,- …