Abstract:trans-individual litigation has revolutionized modern law. Specifically, corporate law has partaken in this phenomenon. For instance, derivative suits allow individuals to sue for a large collectivity in relation to corporate matters. This paper aims to analyze this derivative suits, comparing then to shareholder class actions, explaining that the two procedures resemble each other only superficially and that they diverge from each other on a more profound level. Derivative suits aim at the vindication of a ge… Show more
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