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To: TimF who wrote (365852)5/24/2010 10:50:56 AM
From: D. Long  Respond to of 793939
 
But apparently having people in the private sector be hampered by fear of lawsuits when their making important decisions is just fine

Officers and board members of private corporations, at least, get analogous protection in the business judgment rule. It's not an immunity, but it serves to protect the exercise of private judgment in a similar way to how qualified immunity in its own place protects public discretion.