Cases and Materials on Corporations, 8th Edition

The Eighth Edition introduces a number of new main cases that have been recently decided, including: Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano; Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton Co.; Crown EMAK Partners, LLC v. Kurz (Delaware Supreme Court); Gantler v. Stephens (Delaware Supreme Court); and Airgas, Inc. v. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Delaware Supreme Court.) A focus on the Dodd-Frank legislation shows its impact on "proxy access" and "say on pay" advisory votes. Updated material on market efficiency reflects an analysis of the housing bubble and financial crisis.

Features:

• Richness and depth
  • range of thoroughly developed topics allows instructor flexibility
  • comprehensive on both public and closely held corporation
• Strong introductory chapter defining characteristics of a corporation
  • limited liability
  • perpetual existence
  • free transferability
  • centralized management
• Thematic framework
  • examines corporate law in the context of the corporation's responsibilities to constituents, investors, and society
• Traditional casebook pedagogy text notes statutory material excerpted commentary problems and questions edited cases

Thoroughly updated, the revised Eighth Edition presents:

• New main cases, recently decided
  • Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano
  • Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton Co.
  • Crown EMAK Partners, LLC v. Kurz (Delaware Supreme Court)
  • Gantler v. Stephens (Delaware Supreme Court)
  • Airgas, Inc. v. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Delaware Supreme Court)
• Focus on the impact of Dodd-Frank legislation on "proxy access" and "say on pay" advisory votes
• Updated material on market efficiency
  • analysis of the housing bubble and financial crisis