Does the business judgment rule apply to a breach of contract claim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hill v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., 166 Cal.App.4th 1438, 83 Cal. Rptr. 3d 651 (Cal. App. 2008):
We find inapplicable cases holding that the business judgment rule does not apply to a breach of contract claim. (See, e.g., Willmschen v. Trinity Lakes Impr. Ass'n (2005) 362 Ill.App.3d 546, 550-551 [298 Ill.Dec. 840, 844,
[166 Cal.App.4th 1474]
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