4-In 2009, Mark McEwen, a personality from the Early Show on CBS, brought a lawsuit against the Baltimore Washington Medical Center. McEwen went to the emergency room at the hospital with symptoms of a stroke, and a doctor told him he had the stomach flu and sent him away. On the plane heading home, McEwen suffered a stroke. Subse-quently, McEwen filed a claim against the medi-cal center, stating that his stroke could have been avoided if the doctor had prescribed aspirin and anticoagulants. How do you think the court decided the case? Do you think the court should hold the doctor responsible, or should the medical cen-ter be held accountable for the doctor’s actions? [ McEwen et al v. Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Inc. et al ( 2009)]. 5-Performance Nutrition, Inc. ( PNI), developed, mar-keted, and sold nutritional supplements. In 1996, Kennedy Capital Management, a major stockholder of PNI, organized an election of the board of direc-tors to put in new management. Anthony Roth, a member of the board of directors, took over as the CEO of PNI. PNI faced financial difficulties, and Naturade, PNI’s primary vendor, was interested in buying the company. Roth and officials at Naturade began negotiations, and Naturade assured Roth that a position would be created for him if the takeover was successful. According to the plan, PNI would file for bankruptcy, and Naturade would purchase its assets. Roth did not share the plan with any other shareholders or members of the board of directors. Although Naturade’s offer was unreasonably low, Roth did not make any efforts to sell PNI’s assets to any company other than Naturade. Before PNI filed for bankruptcy in 1997, Roth signed a letter of intent to sell PNI’s assets to Naturade. Despite the obvious conflict of interest, Roth never included other PNI directors in the decision making. Do you think Roth breached his fiduciary duties to the company? Why or why not? [ In re Performance Nutrition, Inc., 239 B. R. 93 ( 1999).] 6-Performance Nutrition, Inc. ( PNI), developed, mar-keted, and sold nutritional supplements. In 1996, Kennedy Capital Management, a major stockholder of PNI, organized an election of the board of direc-tors to put in new management. Anthony Roth, a member of the board of directors, took over as the CEO of PNI. PNI faced financial difficulties, and Naturade, PNI’s primary vendor, was interested in buying the company. Roth and officials at Naturade began negotiations, and Naturade assured Roth that a position would be created for him if the takeover was successful. According to the plan, PNI would file for bankruptcy, and Naturade would purchase its assets. Roth did not share the plan with any other shareholders or members of the board of directors. Although Naturade’s offer was unreasonably low, Roth did not make any efforts to sell PNI’s assets to any company other than Naturade. Before PNI filed for bankruptcy in 1997, Roth signed a letter of intent to sell PNI’s assets to Nat.