United States: Directors and Officers

Shareholder and LLC member lawsuits present complex legal challenges for business owners, involving critical distinctions between derivative and individual claims. Understanding procedural requirements, defense strategies, and the significant differences between Delaware and California law can help executives protect their companies from costly litigation and minimize exposure to member claims.

The Federal Trade Commission's recent consent decree with firearms manufacturers Beretta and Ruger marks a significant development in antitrust enforcement, specifically targeting interlocking directorates under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. This action reflects intensified regulatory scrutiny of board composition arrangements that could create anticompetitive relationships between competing corporations. The case provides critical insights into how federal agencies are revitalizing enforcement of a century

Organizations are increasingly turning to AI tools to streamline the preparation of corporate meeting minutes, but this technological shift brings both promising efficiencies and significant legal risks. From privilege concerns to data security vulnerabilities, the gap between AI-generated transcripts and carefully curated official records raises critical questions about governance, liability, and best practices.

A Delaware Court of Chancery ruling emphasizes the stringent requirements stockholders must meet when alleging bad faith by corporate boards, reinforcing Delaware's business judgment rule protections.

As artificial intelligence becomes central to corporate strategy, regulators and plaintiffs are increasingly targeting companies that overstate their AI capabilities—a practice known as "AI washing."

Florida's HB 797 brings sweeping changes to how community associations operate by substantially rewriting director standards of conduct, establishing new officer duties, and expanding liability protections. These amendments to Chapter 617 will fundamentally reshape governance requirements for condominiums and homeowners associations across the state. Understanding the new presuit mediation requirements and injunctive relief procedures has become critical as associations navigate covenant enforcement in this

How far can a CEO go in diverting a company’s most valuable assets to entities controlled by his spouse before the courts call it what it is: fraud? Paley v. Curious Holdings, LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op 50829(U) (Sup Ct NY County May 11, 2026) answers that question.

Explore the evolving risk landscape for Directors and Officers liability as corporate litigation, insurance recovery, and governance experts examine how cybersecurity breaches, AI-related claims...

The Delaware Court of Chancery has issued its first interpretation of the 2025 amendments to Section 144 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, establishing how courts will evaluate director independence challenges under the statute's new heightened presumption framework. What standard must plaintiffs now meet to overcome the presumption that directors of publicly traded companies are disinterested, and how does this reshape the landscape for derivative litigation?