Realigning the standard of review of director due care with Delaware public policy: A critique of Van Gorkom and its progeny as a standard of review problem

Allen et al examine the role of "Smith v. Van Gorkom" as part of a continuum of Delaware judicial decisions that gives insufficient weight to the substantive policy judgments underlying the gross negligence standard of review that governs whether corporate directors should be found liable...

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Published in:Northwestern University law review 2002-12, Vol.96 (2), p.449
Main Authors: Allen, William T, Jacobs, Jack B, Strine, Leo E
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