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In re Walt Disney Co Derivative Litigation

906 A.2d 27 (Del. 2006)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtDelaware Supreme Court
Year2006
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Directors violate good faith by intentionally disregarding their responsibilities or consciously failing to act in corporate interests under Delaware law.

Key Principle

Good faith requires directors to act with a genuine attempt to advance corporate interests; intentional dereliction of duty or conscious disregard of responsibilities violates good faith.

Area of Law

corporate

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