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Defamation Claims by Directors and Officers Against Members – What you Need to Know

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2017) (‘When individuals seek to serve as directors of an organization, they meet the second rationale for public figure status.); Second, private business boards differ from HOA boards because our legislature has extended some First Amendment-type protections to HOA members that corporate shareholders, for example, may not enjoy.

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Meetings, Destinations Get Ready for Solar Eclipse

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For example, one association—American Athiests—is hosting its 2017 National Convention in North Charleston, South Carolina, during the eclipse. Then there’s the North American Sundial Society , which intentionally scheduled its 2017 Annual Conference in St.