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Meta trial becomes test of board culpability over corporate scandals

Delaware court to hear testimony from Mark Zuckerberg, executives and directors in rare case that begins this week.

20 May, 2025 by Sujeet Indap in New York and Hannah Murphy in San Francisco

Meta luminaries will publicly testify in a Delaware corporate law court this week over shareholder allegations that board mismanagement was directly responsible for billions in sanctions that the social media group paid over data breaches. 

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