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Liability Risk and Insurance

Shareholder’s recovery of loss

A shareholder cannot individually recover damages for loss from breach of duty, which is merely a reflection of a loss suffered by the company as a whole, even where it was clear the company was either unwilling or unable to pursue such claim.

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