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  •  mechanics of shareholder meetings 
    • annual vs. special meetings 
    • power to call:   board / officers/ shareholdres
  • control of board compoistion 
    • annual election of directors 
    • removal "for cause" 
      • what constitutes "cause"? 
      • procedure for removal
    • removal "without cause" 
      • evolution in corporate statutes 
      • consistency with staggered board
  • Judicial review - shareholder recourse 
    • Interference with substance 
    • Manipulation of process
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Problems

Cablevision, incorporated in an MBCA jurisdiction, has a nine-member board.  Two of the directors, Jill and Dan, begin to complain about the current management's effectiveness.  The company's CEO says that Jill and Dan have misrepresented their concerns to the board.  The board majority decides to remove the two up-start directors.  Assume Cablevision's articles call for cumulative voting of directors, though permitting removal for cause by a majority of shares..

Party A (Jill and Dan) Argue the board cannot remove the directors.  Argue further that the shareholders cannot remove the directors even for cause.

Party B (management) Argue the board can take action to remove the directors.  Argue further that a majority of shareholders can remove the directors for cause.

Readings

What is a poison pill?
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