One of the key accusations lodged against the NRA by departing board members is that they were prevented from carrying out many of their legally mandated responsibilities.
In just a span of a few hours on Tuesday, news reports revealed that several National Rifle Association board members
"Continued leaks, accusations, and counter accusations have left a haze of conjecture surrounding our Association. It is our duty as a duly elected Board of Directors to dispel this cloud, right the Association's path and restore the trust of our members," the letter read."The NRA [must] engage outside professionals to conduct an independent, internal investigation and confidential audit into the allegations of financial misconduct.
"The duty of a board member is a duty of attention, it's a duty of informed decision making. You're supposed to know what's going on, and actually that's a fairly easy standard to meet," Pace University School of Law professor James Fishman explained to."The reason you have board members jumping ship is probably because the organization is in trouble.
One of the key responsibilities of a board member is to attend board meetings, a charge that many board members are accused of failing to uphold, in some cases for years. "As long as they're trying to conduct oversight and don't have impermissible conflicts, they're probably ok," he said."Liability is hard to prove with a duty of care violation. You have to show that your failure to pay attention was the cause of the wrongdoing, and it's hard to do that with the duty of care. There are very few cases."
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