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The German Federal Court of Justice held in Mannesmann that directors breached their fiduciary duty by awarding a bonus of roughly seventeen million dollars to a chief executive whose tenure had substantially increased shareholder value, whereas Delaware courts imposed no liability for the far larger Ovitz payout in Disney.
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decision in Mannesmann28 determined that the directors of the German Mannesmann AG breached their fiduciary duty to the company by awarding a bonus of approximately $17 million to the Mannesmann CEO whose tenure at Mannesmann resulted in a substantial increase of shareholder value.
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