This article explains what independent fund directors should know about fund litigation. While independent directors were named defendants in prior lawsuits – for example, § 36(b) excessive fee lawsuits – the scope of litigation that followed 2003 was without precedent both in terms of the...

Does personal litigation risk for independent directors materially affect firm valuation, compensation-related issues for independent directors, and board composition decisions? We use the unexpected In re Investors Bancorp decision in 2017 by the Delaware Supreme Court, which lowered the...