Business Associations

by Klein, William A.; Ramseyer, J. Mark; Bainbridge, Stephen M.

• ISBN13: 9781587781421
• ISBN10: 1587781425
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Foundation Pr

Table of Contents

Agents and Employees	1	(9)
Franchises	11
Arguello v. Conoco, Inc.	1	(8)
Analysis	9	(1)
Partnerships	10	(8)
The Fiduciary Obligations of Partners	10	(8)
Gibbs v. Breed, Abbott & Morgan	10	(7)
Analysis	17	(1)
The Nature of the Corporation	18	(45)
Shareholder Derivative Actions	18	(1)
The Limited Liability Company Alternative	19	(44)
Formation	20	(1)
Water, Waste & Land, Inc. d/b/a Westec v. Lanham	20	(5)
Analysis	25	(1)
The Operating Agreement	25	(1)
Elf Atochem North America, Inc. v. Jaffari	25	(7)
Analysis	32	(1)
Piercing the ``LLC'' Veil	33	(1)
Tom Thumb Food Markets, Inc. v. TLH Properties, LLC	33	(2)
Analysis	35	(1)
Fiduciary Obligation	35	(1)
McConnell v. Hunt Sports Enterprises	35	(6)
Analysis	41	(1)
Expulsion	42	(1)
Walker v. Resource Development Co.	42	(14)
Analysis	56	(1)
Dissolution	57	(1)
New Horizons Supply Cooperative v. Haack	57	(5)
Analysis	62	(1)
The Duties of Officers, Directors, and Other Insiders	63	(43)
The Obligations of Control: Duty of Care	63	(14)
Brehm v. Eisner	63	(12)
Analysis	75	(2)
Duty of Loyalty	77	(13)
Solomon v. Armstrong	77	(12)
Analysis	89	(1)
Disclosure and Fairness	90	(13)
Great Lakes Chemical Corp. v. Monsanto Co.	90	(12)
Analysis	102	(1)
Inside Information	103	(3)
Problems Of Control	106	(26)
Shareholder Voting Control	106	(17)
State of Wisconsin Investment Board v. Peerless Systems Corp.	106	(16)
Analysis	122	(1)
Control, Duration, and Statutory Dissolution	123	(9)
Stuparich v. Harbor Furniture Mfg., Inc.	123	(7)
Analysis	130	(2)
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Takeovers	132	(33)
Mergers and Acquisitions	132	(16)
McMullin v. Beran	132	(8)
Analysis	140	(1)
VGS, Inc. v. Castiel	140	(6)
Analysis	146	(2)
Takeovers	148	(17)
ACE Ltd. v. Capital Re Corp	148	(15)
Analysis	163	(2)
Corporate Debt	165	(1)
Debtor's Sale of Substantially All its Assets	165