of the corporate entity, “shareholders similarly situated” means all shareholders. In contrast, Richard argues that he represents only the group of shareholders represented by himself, his brother, and their immediate families. Therefore, according to Richard, the trial court should have determined whether he fairly and adequately represented the interests of only those who indicated their support for him. To determine who is a similarly situated shareholder, we turn to federal law for guidance. See Kaufmann, 465 N.E.2d at 209. Generally, derivative actions are pursued by minority shareholders. 7C ChaRLes Alan Wright, ArthuR R. Miller, and Mary Kay Kane, Federal PRACTICE and Procedure, § 1833 at 138 (2d ed.1986); See also Halsted Video, Inc. v. Guttillo (1987), N.D.Ill., 115 F.R.D. 177 (<HOLDING>). “If the majority shareholders desire to
holding that derivative actions do not require the support of a majority of shareholders or even all of the minority shareholders holding a shareholders derivative action even where the only relief allowed is a recovery of damages is nevertheless a suit in equity and not an action at law holding majority shareholder liable when he used his control of the board for the malicious purpose of  preventing dividends and otherwise lowering the value  of the stock of the minority shareholders holding minority shareholders to be forced sellers for the purpose of 10b because corporation forced shareholders to sell their shares for cash or else realize no value from the stock holding that the trustee could not bring a claim against sole shareholders of bankrupt corporation where shareholders had not looted or otherwise injured the corporation