Why General Motors Thinks U.S. Auto Sales Haven't Peaked. U.S. auto sales hit record levels last year. GM's chief financial officer argues that 2015 wasn't a peak, but rather the beginning of a plateau, with a few more years of good sales yet to come. Here's his case. Feb 7, 2016 at 8:05AM.
The potential for shareholder oppression arguably increased when corporate law was changed to eliminate the common law right of minority shareholders to veto fundamental corporate changes such as mergers.n the United Kingdom, the Companies Act 2006 governs remedies for minority shareholder oppression. Contractual protections, such as buyout provisions in a shareholder agreement, have been cited as a potential alternative to statutory protections of minority shareholders.
Fraud in the Minority. A minority shareholder can use this option to block a buyout if the management, while working with the majority shareholders, engineered the buyout in such a way that it would benefit the majority while hurting the financial interests of the minority.his allows a court to evaluate the value of the shareholderâs stock. The court can then compel the business to buy back the shares at the price set by the court. The right of appraisal does not require the stockholder to show that the corporation did anything illegal or breached any of its duties to the shareholder.