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Note on Individual and Corporate Liability

By: Lynn S. Paine
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Abstract

Answers some of the most common questions managers ask about potential corporate and individual liability for corporate misconduct under U.S. law. Describes a few general principles of liability that managers should be aware of. A rewritten version of an earlier note.

Keywords

Corporate Accountability; Legal Liability

Citation

Paine, Lynn S. "Note on Individual and Corporate Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 305-049, September 2004. (Revised April 2005.)

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Lynn S. Paine

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