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There are grounds legally if shareholders can prove that the "long-term risk reduction" argument is a lie, they can sue under the Duty of Loyalty. In reality, y
by SlightlyLeftPad 9d ago
There are grounds legally if shareholders can prove that the "long-term risk reduction" argument is a lie, they can sue under the Duty of Loyalty. In reality, yes, this amounts nuisance lawsuits, large settlements and disruption at the board level. In practice, this and the executive pay structures almost always incentivizes short-term decisions and these risks become problems “for the next person.”
- nixon_why69 9d agoThis is Matt Levine's theory of "everything is securities fraud". Something bad happens, stock goes down, angry shareholders sue because they should have been told the bad thing would happen and the stock would go down.
- jasonkhanlar 9d agoShareholders? Hmmmm... https://secform4.com/insider-trading/1018724.htm https://secform4.com/insider-trading/1018724.htm + https://i.imgur.com/tMBfGee.png https://i.imgur.com/tMBfGee.png = ? Cue security entitlements, e.g. https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/testimony/SJUD-2364-20250211-36358-F-ENGET_MARK.pdf https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/testimony/SJUD-2364-202...