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business judgment rule
business judgment rule definition - legal
n
The legal doctrine that a corporationÂ’s officers and directors cannot be liable
for damages to stockholders for a business decision that proves unprofitable or
harmful to the corporation so long as the decision was within the officersÂ’ or
directorsÂ’ discretionary power and was made on an informed basis, in good faith
without any direct conflict of interest, and in the honest and reasonable
belief that it was in the corporationÂ’s best interest.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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