Business Law
| Remedies for Dissenting Shareholders and the Deadlocked Corporation |
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| Dissenting shareholders in a publicly-traded corporation may sell or otherwise dispose of their shares and seek as damages any lessening of value of the shares prior to the sale resulting from the matter causing the dissension. However, shareholders in a closely held corporation may not have a reasonable way to dispose of their shares and avoid dissension. Deadlocks among shareholders or directors of closely held corporations thus may result more often in litigation than such conflicts within publicly held corporations. More... |
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| Significance of Par Value of a Stock |
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| Common stock and other securities may be issued with or without a stated face value or "par" value. Issuing stock with or without par or face value may have several consequences. More... |
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| Failing Company Defense |
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| A merger or acquisition that has the potential to lessen competition significantly may violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.S. § 18. However, a "failing company" defense has emerged from case law and legislative history of an amendment to Section 7 that allows an acquisition or merger to proceed if the company being acquired is subject to imminent bankruptcy or liquidation, and the acquiring company is the only prospective purchaser of the failing company.
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| Guide to Remedies for Anticompetitive Mergers |
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| The U.S. Department of Justice in October 2004 issued the "Antitrust Division Policy Guide to Merger Remedies" to provide insight for businesses into the policies that Antitrust Division attorneys and economists will follow in determining what remedies will be sought for mergers or acquisitions considered anticompetitive by the Department of Justice. More... |
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| Securities Act of 1933 |
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| The Securities Act of 1933, enacted in response to the stock market crash of 1929, has been referred to as the "truth in securities" law. The Securities Act generally requires that companies selling their stock to the public must provide investors with full disclosure of material facts. More... |
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