TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cox,James D.
AU  - Hazen,Thomas Lee
AU  - Cox,James D.
TI  - Business organizations law
T2  - Hornbook series
SN  - 9780314160102 (hbk.)
AV  - KF1414 .C689 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - St. Paul, MN
PB  - West
KW  - Corporation law
KW  - United States
N1  - "Adapted from Cox & Hazen on Corporations (Practitioner's Ed, 3d ed., 2010)" -- P. iii; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -