Cases and Materials on Corporations

The new edition of this rich & challenging casebook continues to provide a peerless examination of corporate law while incorporating important recent developments. Long recognized for the impeccable scholarship of its authors & the thorough development of its topics, the text sets a strong foundation for understanding the structure, functions, & responsibilities of corporations & other business organizations. The book encourages effective teaching & learning with: the insight of a venerated author team an exceptionally noteworthy introductory chapter, which sets out the defining characteristics of a corporation: limited liability, perpetual existence, free transferability, & centralized management detailed & wide-ranging coverage, giving instructors flexibility when delving into topics a logical thematic framework, emphasizing the corporation's responsibilities to society as well as to its own constituents & investors an excellent section on corporate finance careful use of notes, excerpted commentary, problems, questions, edited cases, & statutory material to reinforce important concepts in the text What's new in the Fifth Edition? Extensive treatment of limited liability companies & limited liability partnerships. New developments in insider trading. Material on the impact of outside directors on corporate performance. Complete revision of the treatment of indemnification, now including Mayer v. Executive Telecard & Ridder v. Cityfed. A new section on the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. This book delivers timely, complete, & authoritative coverage in a flexible format that is easily adapted to your class length & teaching method.Choper, Jesse H. is the author of 'Cases and Materials on Corporations' with ISBN 9780316138833 and ISBN 0316138835.