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28 U.S.C. § 1401

Stockholder’s derivative action

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 1401, Stockholder’s derivative action, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465234
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Any civil action by a stockholder on behalf of his corporation may be prosecuted in any judicial district where the corporation might have sued the same defendants.

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