Corporations and Other Business Associations: Cases and Materials (Aspen Casebook Series)

Honed through five editions, Corporations and Other Business Associations: Cases and Materials, Sixth Edition, continues to be the best choice for a casebook that is sophisticated, yet completely accessible. This popular book artfully balances economic and legal theory with a flexible organization, popular case selection, and engaging problems. Along with a flexible organization that easily adapts to different teaching approaches, this casebook provides: a balance of theory, cases, and problems in which law and economic theory enriches the book without dominating its focus carefully edited and selected cases using a thoughtful blend of the classic and the contemporary excellent and ample problems that explore the practical applications of theory in the business world readable, straightforward writing that is sophisticated but doesn't intimidate students outstanding coverage of LLCs and other business associations Thoroughly updated to reflect important recent events, the Sixth Edition presents: coverage of the maturing of LLCs in a new chapter (Chapter 6) that tracks the parallel questions of authority, fiduciary duty, and exit as seen in the partnership and close corporations chapters coverage of Delaware's legislation to give shareholders more space in corporate decision making via bylaws discussion of the federal government's attempt to push past Delaware in reforming corporate governance: SEC-proposed rulemaking on shareholder nomination of directors Say on Pay contained in TARP for financial institutions and additional regulation of compensation by the Federal Reserve and the Special Master coverage of board duties of oversight after Caremark and in the context of the subprime mess material on critical Delaware interpretations of fiduciary duty the meaning and lessened reach of good faith (Stone v. Ritter, Lyondell v. Ryan) limiting common law shareholder's ratification of interested director action in a fundamental corporate change context (Gantler v. Stephens) express declaration of officer fiduciary duty (Ganteler v. Stephens) disclosure obligations as a breach of fiduciary duty (Gantler v. Stephens, Topps Company shareholder litigation) coverage of changes after TelLabs regarding scienter, pleading, and causation Corporations and Other Business Associations: Cases and Materials, Sixth Edition, provides unparalleled coverage of this complex area of the law using a comprehensible and engaging approach. LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP YOU IN CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS? TRY EXAMPLES & EXPLANATIONS: CORPORATIONS 6E (9780735578265) AND EMANUEL LAW OUTLINES: CORPORATIONS (9780735572270) --TWO OF MANY GREAT STUDY GUIDES FROM WOLTERS KLUWER LAW & BUSINESS.