Business organizations law / by James D. Cox (Brainerd Currie Professor of Law, Duke University) and Thomas Lee Hazen (Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Law, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
2011
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Business organizations law / by James D. Cox (Brainerd Currie Professor of Law, Duke University) and Thomas Lee Hazen (Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Law, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
Edition
Third edition.
Imprint
St. Paul, MN : West, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Description
1 online resource (xxii, 838 pages).
Series
Hornbook series.
Formatted Contents Note
Forms of business association : definitions and distinctions
The evolution of corporations in England and America
The incorporation process
The scope of the authorized business and duties to other constituencies
The promotion of the corporation
Defective formation of corporations and revival of existence
The separate corporate entity : privilege and its limitations
Powers of officers and agents : tort and criminal liability of corporations
Functions and powers of directors
Directors' and officers' duties of care and loyalty
Fiduciary duties for executive compensation, corporate opportunities, and controlling stockholders
Obligations arising out of transactions in shares
Rights and powers of shareholders : inspection rights, voting, and proxies
Closely held entities
The derivative suit
Issuance of shares
Liability for watered, bonus, and underpaid shares
Capital structure, preferences, and classes of securities
Accounting statements and dividend law
Dividend distributions : rights, restrictions, and liabilities
Repurchases, redemptions and the reduction of capital
Corporate combinations
Equitable limits on acquisitions and defensive maneuvers
Federal and state takeover laws
Amendments to the corporate charter
Voluntary dissolution, administrative dissolution, and winding up
Investor protection : state and federal securities regulation.
The evolution of corporations in England and America
The incorporation process
The scope of the authorized business and duties to other constituencies
The promotion of the corporation
Defective formation of corporations and revival of existence
The separate corporate entity : privilege and its limitations
Powers of officers and agents : tort and criminal liability of corporations
Functions and powers of directors
Directors' and officers' duties of care and loyalty
Fiduciary duties for executive compensation, corporate opportunities, and controlling stockholders
Obligations arising out of transactions in shares
Rights and powers of shareholders : inspection rights, voting, and proxies
Closely held entities
The derivative suit
Issuance of shares
Liability for watered, bonus, and underpaid shares
Capital structure, preferences, and classes of securities
Accounting statements and dividend law
Dividend distributions : rights, restrictions, and liabilities
Repurchases, redemptions and the reduction of capital
Corporate combinations
Equitable limits on acquisitions and defensive maneuvers
Federal and state takeover laws
Amendments to the corporate charter
Voluntary dissolution, administrative dissolution, and winding up
Investor protection : state and federal securities regulation.
Summary
"Clear, succinct, descriptions of the reasoning and policy issues underlying corporate law that is accessible to law students with no business or economic background. The 2011 edition is thoroughly updated to include recent Delaware and other leading decisions focused on fiduciary obligations and duties in corporate acquisitions, state and statutory developments affecting corporations including the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the changing landscape of securities fraud suits in the federal courts, new discussions of unincorporated forms of business, insightful explanations of such news-making issues as corporate governance and director liabilities, and coverage of LLCs and LLPs."--Publisher.
Note
"Adapted from Cox & Hazen on Corporations (Practitioner's Ed, 3d ed., 2010)"--Page iii.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Online resource (West Academic, viewed October 4, 2017).
Location
www
Available in Other Form
Related Item
Adapted from (work): Cox, James D., 1943- Law of corporations. 3rd ed. St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, ©2010
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West Academic study aids.
Language
English
ISBN
9780314160102 (hardback)
0314160108 (hardback)
9781628103625
1628103620
0314160108 (hardback)
9781628103625
1628103620
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