The law of corporations in a nutshell / by Robert W.Hamilton
Imprint
St. Paul, MN : West Group, 2000
Edition
5th ed
Descript
xxxi, 713 p. ; 19 cm
CONTENT
Modern business forms and the corporation -- The Corporation in theory -- Development of American corporation law -- Formation of corporations -- Preincorporation transactions -- "Piercing the corporate veil" and related problems -- Financing the corporation -- The Distribution of powers with in a corporation: special problems -- Shares and shareholders -- Directors -- Officers -- The Closely held corporation -- The Publicly held corporation -- Duties of directors -- Indemnification and insurance -- Derivative litigation -- Class actions under federal securities acts -- Dividends, distributions, and redemptions -- Inspection of books and records -- Organic changes: amendments, mergers, and dissolution