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Motives Of Non-Profit Organizations And The Antitrust Laws, Frank J. Nawalanic
Motives Of Non-Profit Organizations And The Antitrust Laws, Frank J. Nawalanic
Cleveland State Law Review
Non-profit status has traditionally been delegated and regulated by state law. It is becoming increasingly clear that state law is expanding the types of organization allowed non-profit status, thus inviting more abuses of the status to exist. This is exemplified by New York's "Not-For-Profit Corporation Law" and recent indications by Pennsylvania and California legislators of their contemplation of enacting similar statutes. It is with this understanding that the applicability of the antitrust laws to non-profit corporations will be considered.
Non-Profit Corporations' Names, Sheila M. Kahoe
Non-Profit Corporations' Names, Sheila M. Kahoe
Cleveland State Law Review
A non-profit organization , like its counterpart, the profit-seeking corporation, must have a name if it is to exist as a legal entity. Most states impose statutory restrictions on the selection of a name, with little or no distinction between the rules governing the business corporation and the non-profit corporation. For example, in Ohio the two sections of the Revised Code relating to corporate names are virtually identical. The Ohio statute serves to illustrate the policy reasons for the state's policing of the selection of a corporate name. Two important considerations are set forth in the statute: first, that the …