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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
James D Cox; Thomas Lee Hazen |
| ISBN: | 9780314160140 0314160140 9780314160157 0314160159 9780314160164 0314160167 9780314932778 0314932771 0735530548 9780735530546 |
| OCLC Number: | 672313752 |
| Notes: | Rev. ed. of: Corporations. [1st ed.]. c1997. |
| Description: | 4 v. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | V. 1. Forms of business association : definitions and distinctions -- The evolution of corporatios 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 -- v. 2. 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 -- v. 3. 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 -- v. 4. 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 -- Securities transfers. |
| Series Title: | Practitioner treatise series. |
| Responsibility: | James D. Cox, Thomas Lee Hazen. |
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