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Malone v Brincat

722 A.2d 5 (Del. 1998)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtDelaware Supreme Court
Year1998
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Directors owe stockholders a fiduciary duty of disclosure when communicating with them, even outside a transactional context requiring stockholder action.

Area of Law

corporate

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