Burks v. Lasker

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1979-05-14

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Mr. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented in this case is whether the disinterested directors of an investment company may terminate a stockholders’ derivative suit brought against other directors under the Investment Company and Investment Advisers Acts of 1940, 15 U. S. C. § 80a-1 et seq.; 15 U. S. C. § 80b-1 et seq. To decide that question, we must deter…

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