Synopsis
In this casebook for the U.S. law school courses usually titled "Business Organizations" or "Business Associations," Smith (U. of Wisconsin Law School) and Williams (U. of Illinois College of Law) incorporate basic theoretical issues into their introductions to the cases. Sixteen chapters cover the law of agency, general partnerships, hybrid entities, organization and structure of corporations, financial rights to shareholders, state regulation of corporate governance, federal regulation of shareholder voting and corporate governance, control of the closely held firm, directors' duty of care, directors' and shareholders' duty of loyalty, litigation to enforce directors' duties, oppression of minority shareholders, friendly mergers and acquisitions, defending against hostile takeovers, and fraud and insider trading under federal securities law. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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