"However, the record does not support that such disappointment and frustration standing alone demonstrate a basis for the exercise of sound business judgment".
"And the courts have held that they will give considerable weight to the board's exercise of its business judgment and will generally not overrule a board without very strong reasons".
The insurer said at that time that its directors "had every right to decide, in the exercise of their business judgment, that suing the government for its rescue of A.I.G. is not the right thing for A.I.G. to do".
"The UK, in common with many other EU member states and third countries, places considerable value on the collection and analysis of PNR data (that data collected by carriers in the exercise of their business) for the purpose of preventing terrorism and serious crime," Green said in a written ministerial statement.
And if the board, in the good-faith exercise of its business judgment, decides to give residential shareholders preference over those who use their apartments for commercial purposes, it is not likely that a court would interfere with such a decision, he said.
"A.I.G.'s directors had every right to decide, in the exercise of their business judgment, that suing the government for its rescue of A.I.G. is not the right thing for A.I.G. to do, and that A.I.G.'s interests are better served by focusing on the future and not joining litigation concerning the past," the insurer said in its filing.
The justification for the latter was that they "did not think it advisable for the company to adopt a policy limiting the ability of the board or the Management Development and Compensation Committee to make decisions about individual employment arrangements in the exercise of their business judgment".
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