Business Organizations: Cases, Problems, and Case Studies

Reflecting changes in the structure of contemporary business enterprise, Business Organizations: Cases, Problems, and Case Studies, now in a Second Edition, uses case law, problems, and case studies to examine the role and purview of law in real-life business transactions.

This innovative casebook offers:

• clear descriptions of the development and current state of the law
• up-to-date cases that feature interesting facts, as well as the major “must-know” cases
• coverage of both modern business structures and growth industries
• engaging business-school-style case studies—based on real events —encourage in-depth analysis of the application of legal principles in business transactions, and include:
  • extensive facts about the situation and businesses involved
  • excerpts from transactional and litigation documents
• short problems that follow selected topics test students’ understanding of material covered
• separate chapters devoted to limited liability companies and federal securities regulation, including:
  • a detailed case study of Enron and its role in shaping the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• a rich selection of teaching resources on a password-protected author website:
  • additional transactional and litigation documents related to the cases in the book
  • PowerPoints that cover the entire casebook o regular updates
  • a detailed and up-to-date Teacher’s Manual

New to the Second Edition:

• updated materials on Shareholder Proposals
• revised coverage of directors’ duties, including the Disney case and Stone v. Ritter
• Tooley v. Donaldson on direct versus derivative claims
• new chapter focusing on limited liability companies
• integration of the Restatement (Third) of Agency into Chapter 1

A wealth of materials, both in the casebook and on the authors’ password-protected website, gives you an almost unlimited ability to expand or deepen you exploration of specific topics.