derivative suit
1derivative suit — n: derivative action Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
2Derivative suit — A shareholder derivative suit is a lawsuit brought by a shareholder on behalf of a corporation against a third party. Often, the third party is an insider of the corporation, such as an executive officer or director. Shareholder derivative suits… …
3derivative suit — n. derivative action, legal suit filed by a shareholder in the name of a corporation …
4derivative suit — See stockholder s derivative action; derivative action …
5derivative suit — Same as derivative action …
6derivative suit — noun see derivative action …
7shareholder's derivative suit — n: derivative action Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
8stockholder's derivative suit — A legal action in which a shareholder of a corporation sues in the name of the corporation to enforce or defend a legal right because the corporation itself refuses to sue. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. stockholder s… …
9derivative action — n: a suit brought by a shareholder on behalf of a corporation or by a member on behalf of an association to assert a cause of action usu. against an officer which the corporation or association has itself failed to assert for its injuries –… …
10Derivative (disambiguation) — Derivative, in calculus, is a measurement of how a function changes when the values of its inputs change. Derivative may also refer to: Derivative (finance), a contract whose value is derived from that of other quantities Derivative (chemistry),… …
