What is the current state of the law on inducing breach of contract claims against the directors of a parent corporation?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Apotex Inc. v. Plantex USA, Inc., 2005 CanLII 15481 (ON SC):
Relying on Magna, the defendants say that if the Said v. Butt exception applies to prohibit inducing breach of contract claims against the directors of a parent corporation, then the exception must also apply to prohibit inducing breach of contract claims against the parent corporation itself, since the same policy considerations apply in both circumstances.
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