Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials

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May 24th, 2023
- Edited Building Your Business Vocabulary
May 21st, 2023
- Edited Violations of the law and the duty of loyalty
- Edited Contours of Section 144 and Stockholder Ratification
- Edited The Cleansing Power of Disinterested Directors
- Edited DGCL Sec. 145 - Indemnification
- Edited DGCL Sec. 214 - Cumulative voting option for directors
- Edited DGCL Sec. 122 - Specific Powers
- Edited First Amendment, the Corporation, and "Reverse Veil Piercing"
- Edited Delaware's Veil Piercing Standard
- Edited Note on Exculpation Provisions
- Edited The beginnings of incorporation
- Edited Introduction to the Delaware Corporations Law
April 24th, 2023
- Edited DGCL Sec. 202 - Restrictions on transfer of stock
April 12th, 2023
- Removed Restated Articles of Incorporation of Green Bay Packers, Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Annotations changed on Personal Touch Corp. v. Glaubach
- Removed In re Multiplan Corp Stockholders Litigation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Malpiede v. Townson from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 113 - Proxy Expense Bylaw from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 112 - Proxy Access Bylaw from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Proxy Access and Expense Bylaws from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Added Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation of United Continental Holdings
- Added Orman v. Cullman
- Added DGCL Section 115 - Forum Selection Bylaw Provision
July 5th, 2022
- Added In re Multiplan Corp Stockholders Litigation
June 23rd, 2022
- Annotations changed on Unocal Corp. v. Mesa Petroleum Co.
- Edited The Nature of the Board of Directors
- Annotations changed on SEC. v. Switzer
- Annotations changed on Dirks v. SEC
- Added Securities & Exchange Commission v. Cuban
June 22nd, 2022
- Annotations changed on Malpiede v. Townson
- Annotations changed on Paramount Communications, Inc. v. QVC Network, Inc.
- Annotations changed on Paramount Communications, Inc. v. Time, Inc.
- Annotations changed on Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc.
- Annotations changed on Unocal Corp. v. Mesa Petroleum Co.
- Annotations changed on In Re Wayport Inc. Litigation
- Annotations changed on In re Clovis Oncology, Inc. Derivative Litigation
- Annotations changed on In re Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation
- Annotations changed on Fliegler v. Lawrence
- Annotations changed on Benihana of Tokyo Inc. v. Benihana Inc.
- Annotations changed on Sinclair Oil Corp. v. Levien
- Annotations changed on In Re Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc.
- Edited Section 102(b)(7)
- Annotations changed on Smith v. Van Gorkom
- Annotations changed on Aronson v. Lewis
- Annotations changed on In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litigation
- Annotations changed on Zapata v. Maldonado
- Annotations changed on Spiegel v. Buntrock
- Annotations changed on In Re The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Shareholder Litigation
- Annotations changed on Tooley v. Donaldson Lufkin, & Jenrette, Inc.
- Annotations changed on In re Appraisal of Dell Inc.
- Annotations changed on Boilermakers Local 154 v. Chevron Corp.
- Annotations changed on Theodora Holding Corp. v. Henderson
- Annotations changed on Fletcher v. Atex Inc.
- Edited Building Your Business Vocabulary
- Removed Facebook, Inc. Restated Certificate of Incorporation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Gentile v. Rossette from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Annotations changed on DGCL Sec. 145 - Indemnification
- Edited The Nature of the Board of Directors
- Annotations changed on DGCL Sec. 141 - Board of directors
- Edited Delaware's Veil Piercing Standard
- Added Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Meta Platforms, Inc.
June 6th, 2022
- Removed Facebook, Inc. Restated Certificate of Incorporation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Restated Articles of Incorporation of Green Bay Packers, Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Appendix: Corporate Documents from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Paramount Communications, Inc. v. QVC Network, Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Paramount Communications, Inc. v. Time, Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Unocal Corp. v. Mesa Petroleum Co. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Board Obligations in the Takeover Context from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec 251 from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Statutory Mergers from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Takeovers from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Theories of liability v. extending liability from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed SEC v. Dorozhko from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Rule 10b5-2 Duties of trust or confidence from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed U.S. v. O'Hagan from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Misappropriation Theory from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed A note on US v Newman from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed SEC. v. Switzer from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Dirks v. SEC from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Tipper/Tippee Liability from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed SEC v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Rule 10b-5 from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Federal-based liability from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Kahn v. KKR & Co. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed State-based liability from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Insider Trading from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Seinfeld v. Slager from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed In Re The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Shareholder Litigation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Corporate Waste from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed In Re Wayport Inc. Litigation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Duty of Candor from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Violations of the law and the duty of loyalty from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed IN RE CLOVIS ONCOLOGY, INC. DERIVATIVE LITIGATION. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Oversight Claims from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Duty of Good Faith from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed In re Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Contours of Section 144 and Stockholder Ratification from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed The Cleansing Power of Disinterested Directors from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Stockholder Ratification Doctrine from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Fliegler v. Lawrence from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Benihana of Tokyo Inc. v. Benihana Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 144 from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Sec. 144 Safe Harbor and Interested Director Transactions from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Corporate Opportunity "Safe Harbor" from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Personal Touch Corp. v. Glaubach from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Corporate Opportunity Doctrine from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Sinclair Oil Corp. v. Levien from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Who is a controlling stockholder? from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Weinberger v. UOP, Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Entire Fairness from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Dweck v. Nasser from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Duty of Loyalty from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed In Re Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Malpiede v. Townson from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Section 102(b)(7) from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Smith v. Van Gorkom from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Aronson v. Lewis from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Duty of Care from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Standards of Conduct and Standards of Review from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Fiduciary Duties of Directors from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 220 - Inspection of books and records from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed 220 Actions and Tools at Hand from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litigation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Zapata v. Maldonado from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Special Litigation Committees from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Solak v. Welch from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Spiegel v. Buntrock from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Effect of Refusal of Demand from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed A Note on Interestedness and Independence from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed In re Kraft Heinz Co. Deriv. Litig. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Evaluating Demand Futility from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed UFCWU v. Zuckerberg from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Demand Futility Standards from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Demand and Demand Futility from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Gentile v. Rossette from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Note on characterization of direct and derivative claims from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Tooley v. Donaldson Lufkin, & Jenrette, Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Delaware Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 23.1 from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 327 - Derivative actions from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL § 321 - Service of process from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Delaware long arm statute from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Historical Development of Derivative Litigation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Direct and Derivative Suits from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Stockholder Litigation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Say on Pay Vote [Frank-Dodd, Sec 951] from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed New York City Employees’ Retirement System v. Dole Food Co. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Shareholder Proposals from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed IN RE APPRAISAL OF DELL INC. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 219 - Stockholder lists from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Who Gets to Vote and Lists of Record Shareholders from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 216 - Quorum and required votes from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 222 - Notice of meetings from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 213 - Record dates from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Stock with Multiple Voting Classes from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 212 - Stockholder voting rights from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL. Sec. 228 - Action by written consent from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 211 - Stockholder meetings from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Stockholder Meetings and Voting for Directors from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 203 - State anti-takeover legislation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 202 - Restrictions on transfer of stock from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 170 - Dividends from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 161 - Issuance of stock from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 160 - Corporate ownership of its own stock from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 157 - Rights and options from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 151 - Classes and series of stock from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Stock and Dividends from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 145 - Indemnification from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Gagliardi v. TriFoods International, Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Shlensky v. Wrigley from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed The Nature of the Board of Directors from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 214 - Cumulative voting option for directors from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 216 - Director elections from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 141 - Board of directors from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Board of Directors from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 113 - Proxy Expense Bylaw from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 112 - Proxy Access Bylaw from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Proxy Access and Expense Bylaws from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Boilermakers Local 154 v. Chevron Corp. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 109 from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Bylaws from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Public Benefit Corporations from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 123 - Ownership of securities from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed THEODORA HOLDING CORP. v. HENDERSON from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 122 - Specific Powers from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 121 - General Powers from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Corporate Powers from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed First Amendment, the Corporation, and "Reverse Veil Piercing" from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Delaware's Veil Piercing Standard from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Fletcher v. Atex Inc. from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Kinney Shoe Corp. v. Polan from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Walkovszky v. Carlton from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Piercing the Corporate Veil from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 245 - Restating the Certificate from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 242 - Amendments to Certificate from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 108 - Organization Meeting from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 107 - Powers of Incorporators from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 103 - Filing requirements from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Note on Exculpation Provisions from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 102 - Contents of Certificate of Incorporation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed DGCL Sec. 101 - Formation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed The beginnings of incorporation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Formation from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Introduction to the Delaware Corporations Law from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed The Delaware General Corporation Law from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Building Your Business Vocabulary from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
June 3rd, 2022
- Removed Brehm v. Eisner from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Beam v. Stewart from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed Guttman v. Huang from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Removed United Food & Commercial Workers Union v. Zuckerberg from An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials
- Added In re Kraft Heinz Co. Deriv. Litig.
- Added UFCWU v. Zuckerberg
February 8th, 2020
- Casebook first published.

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