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Recent Developments Concerning The Duty Of Care, The Duty Of Loyalty, And The Business Judgment Rule, Patricia A. Daniel
Recent Developments Concerning The Duty Of Care, The Duty Of Loyalty, And The Business Judgment Rule, Patricia A. Daniel
Vanderbilt Law Review
The judiciary faces a difficult task in attempting to define the proper standards of conduct for corporate directors and officers. Although courts have enunciated various standards, the prevailing theme has been that corporate directors and officers are fiduciaries who have a "distinct legal relationship" with the corporation and its shareholders. As fiduciaries, directors and officers must con-form to the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The business judgment rule, which creates a presumption of propriety for directors' and officers' substantive business decisions, developed concurrently with these duties. Several recent court decisions concerning corporate director and officer liability appear …