Corporate director and officer liability "discretionaries" not fiduciaries / Marc I. Steinberg.

Author/creator Steinberg, Marc I.
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Descriptionxxvi, 209 pages 24 cm
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Abstract "The principal theme of this book is that corporate directors and officers are not, in actuality, fiduciaries and that the use of this term should be abandoned. As the book highlights, the liability standards that often apply to directors and officers are so lenient that they are devoid of fiduciary status. Accordingly, to continue to identify these individuals as fiduciaries perpetuates a fiction that should be remedied. Rather, a new substantive term should be recognized that accurately and objectively portrays this situation: The corporate director or officer is a "discretionary." The degree of discretion allowed before liability arises may be strict or expansive depending on the surrounding facts and circumstances. This distinction is important as legal terms and concepts have impact. They are relied upon for what they claim to represent. Directors and officers accordingly should be accurately characterized as "discretionaries.""-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2024058402
ISBN9780197751503 hardback
ISBNepub

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