business judgment rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Board_of_Trustees
corporate law
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:fraud
self-dealing
illegality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label business judgment rule
gptkbp:limitation liability of directors
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:prevention courts from second-guessing business decisions
gptkbp:protectedBy corporate directors
officers of corporations
gptkbp:purpose encourage risk-taking by directors
gptkbp:relatedTo fiduciary duty
gptkbp:requires good faith
informed decision
no conflict of interest
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
Delaware corporate law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Unocal_v._Mesa_Petroleum_Co.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7