| Corporation Governance: Meetings and Voting |
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| Control of a corporation is exercised through its board of directors. Shareholders in turn elect the directors. In addition to straight voting of one vote per share, there are several methods provided by statute or corporate charter for calculating shareholder votes, including cumulative, class, weighted, and supermajority voting. More... |
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| Private Treble Damage Actions Under Federal Antitrust Law |
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| Under federal antitrust law, persons and companies harmed by anticompetitive conduct may seek an award of triple their damages, an injunction, and costs of the action (including attorney fees) against a party that violates federal antitrust laws. For example, price fixing or an agreement among competitors on the price they will charge is considered a per se illegal violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.S. § 1, that the government may prosecute as a felony. As a further deterrent to such activity, those harmed by the violation may seek treble damages and an injunction. More... |
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| Antitrust and Trade Law Venue |
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| Treble damages under Clayton Act More... |
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| Rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission |
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| Federal agencies adopt rules to implement laws. Following the stock market crash in 1929, laws were passed to reform securities markets and to broaden the amount and accuracy of information to be made available to investors by issuers of securities. Those laws included the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940. The more recently enacted Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 provided additional requirements for corporate governance and disclosure of information. More... |
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| Criminal Liability of Officers and Directors for Corporate Antitrust Violations |
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| Criminal Liability of Officers and Directors for Corporate Antitrust Violations More... |
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