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4 - Defending Dodge

from Part I - The Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2023

Stephen M. Bainbridge
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
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One of the key claims of advocates of stakeholder capitalism, especially those in the legal academy, is that the foundational case – Dodge v. Ford Motor Co. – was not good law when it was first written, the key part of the decision, is mere dicta, and subsequent legal developments have undercut whatever validity the decision may have had at one time. All of these claims are demonstrably false. As Chief Justice Leo Strine put it, those who claim that shareholder value maximization is not the law are pretending.

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The Profit Motive
Defending Shareholder Value Maximization
, pp. 50 - 72
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Defending Dodge
  • Stephen M. Bainbridge, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Book: The Profit Motive
  • Online publication: 02 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009025799.006
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  • Defending Dodge
  • Stephen M. Bainbridge, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Book: The Profit Motive
  • Online publication: 02 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009025799.006
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  • Defending Dodge
  • Stephen M. Bainbridge, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Book: The Profit Motive
  • Online publication: 02 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009025799.006
Available formats
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