Study Business Associations with expertly written law school outlines available in Full, Cram, and Bar exam formats.
Business Associations pulls together four bodies of law — agency, partnership, corporations, and LLCs — and asks you to pick the right doctrine for the right entity. Our outlines cover agency formation, actual and apparent authority, ratification, and the scope of the principal's vicarious liability for torts and contracts of an agent. The partnership coverage walks through the Revised Uniform Partnership Act (RUPA), partnership formation without intent, fiduciary duties among partners, dissociation, and dissolution. For corporations, you get the full lifecycle: promoter liability, articles of incorporation, bylaws, the business judgment rule, director and officer fiduciary duties (duty of care, duty of loyalty, duty of good faith), shareholder derivative suits, inspection rights, appraisal rights, and the mechanics of mergers, sales of substantially all assets, and dissolution. LLC coverage addresses formation, operating agreements, member-managed versus manager-managed governance, and the default fiduciary duties under the Revised Uniform LLC Act. A dedicated Master Exam Dashboard maps every testable topic to the rules and analytical frameworks you need. Each outline is available in Full, Cram, and Bar one-pager formats so you can calibrate depth to the study phase you are in. Business Associations connects to Contracts (promoter liability, agency contracts), Securities Regulation (10b-5, proxy rules), Remedies (derivative damages), and Professional Responsibility (conflicts representing entities). Search terms: business judgment rule, piercing the corporate veil, derivative suit, fiduciary duty of loyalty, apparent authority, LLC operating agreement, RUPA partnership.