It might be jamming a stick in the spokes of wallstreet, but having the legal representitives and shareholders be liable for malicious corporate activities would effectively curtail corporate shortcuts and bolster appropriate shareholder pursuits. If they could be sued directly this would give power back to the common person and provide them with a clean playing field. It would also hold corporations accountable for their misdeeds and these reprocussions would effectively increase shareholders pursuits into investing in good corporate practice.