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> and could arguably be illegal in a publicly traded company ("best efforts to maximize/preserve shareholder value" etc).

There's no way the shareholders win this lawsuit. Violating fiduciary duty involves doing things you know won't provide value. Long term planning would be a defense for this.

The shareholders could absolutely oust those executives, though. And they may very well do so.




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