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Zapata Corp v Maldonado

430 A.2d 779 (Del. 1981)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtDelaware Supreme Court
Year1981
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A special litigation committee's motion to dismiss derivative litigation is subject to two-step review: committee good faith/independence, then court's own business judgment.

Key Principle

A special litigation committee's decision to dismiss derivative litigation is subject to a two-step judicial inquiry: good faith investigation and the court's independent business judgment.

Area of Law

corporate

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