The law of corporations
By: James D. Cox, Thomas Lee Hazen
Contributors: Hazen, Thomas Lee, 1947-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Practitioner treatise series
Publisher: Thomson/West
Published: 2010
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780314160140; 9780314160157; 9780314160164; 9780314932778
Subjects: Corporation law
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Corporations. [1st ed.]. c1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Forms of business association : definitions and distinctions; title: The evolution of corporatios in England and America; title: The incorporation process; title: The scope of the authorized business and duties to other constituencies; title: The promotion of the corporation; title: Defective formation of corporations and revival of existence; title: The separate corporate entity : privilege and its limitations; title: Powers of officers and agents : tort and criminal liability of corporations; title: v. 2. Functions and powers of directors; title: Directors' and officers' duties of care and loyalty; title: Fiduciary duties for executive compensation, corporate opportunities, and controlling stockholders; title: Obligations arising out of transactions in shares; title: Rights and powers of shareholders : inspection rights, voting, and proxies; title: v. 3. Closely held entities; title: The derivative suit; title: Issuance of shares; title: Liability for watered, bonus, and underpaid shares; title: Capital structure, preferences, and classes of securities; title: Accounting statements and dividend law; title: Dividend distributions : rights, restrictions, and liabilities; title: Repurchases, redemptions and the reduction of capital; title: v. 4. Corporate combinations; title: Equitable limits on acquisitions and defensive maneuvers; title: Federal and state takeover laws; title: Amendments to the corporate charter; title: Voluntary dissolution, administrative dissolution, and winding up; title: Investor protection : state and federal securities regulation; title: Securities transfers.