direct suit (vs. derivative)
A shareholder's own claim for an injury to her personally (denied dividends on her class, a blocked vote, breach of a shareholders' agreement), as opposed to an injury to the corporation; the test asks who was harmed and who would receive the remedy.
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acción directa (frente a la derivada)
Reclamo propio del accionista por un daño personal (dividendos negados a su clase, voto impedido, incumplimiento del convenio de accionistas), a diferencia del daño a la sociedad. La prueba: quién sufrió el daño y quién recibiría el remedio.
ExamplesEjemplos
- Being denied inspection of the books is a direct claim; wasting corporate assets is derivative. Que te nieguen ver los libros es reclamo directo; dilapidar activos de la sociedad es derivado.
AuthorityFuente: Tooley v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (Del. 2004)
RelatedRelacionados: derivative suit
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