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Kentucky Corporate Fiduciary Duties, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

In this article I offer an interpretation of Kentucky's corporate fiduciary law. The article is positive, in that it attempts to explain our law by reference to certain principles. The article is also normative, however, in that it offers constructive criticism regarding parts of Kentucky fiduciary law and suggests changes, refinements, and clarifications intended to promote fairness and economic efficiency in Kentucky corporations.

Both the positive and the normative aspects of this piece recognize the importance of the common law developments in Delaware (and other states) and the importance of the law and economics movement. I suggest, however, that Kentucky …

The Limited Liability Company Act: Understanding Kentucky's New Organizational Option, Thomas E. Rutledge, Lady E. Booth

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky Law Survey: Corporations, Willburt D. Ham

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky Law Survey: Corporations, Willburt D. Ham

Kentucky Law Journal

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Limited Liability For Corporate Shareholders: Myth Or Matter-Of-Fact, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

One of the most important and firmly entrenched concepts of modern corporate law is the concept of limited liability. The digests abound with ringing phrases granting the owners of corporations immunity from liability beyond their initial investment. There are, however, numerous cases in which the courts have denied the owners of corporations the protection of limited liability and have held the owners liable for an obligation incurred by the corporation. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the theories under which the owners of corporations have been held liable for the contractual obligation of corporations.

Organizing The Corporation Under The New Kentucky Business Corporation Act--A Comparison With Prior Law, Charles E. Shivel Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky Adopts A New Business Corporation Act, Willburt D. Ham

Kentucky Law Journal

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Statutory Treatment Of Directors And Officers Under The Kentucky Business Corporation Act, C. Kent Hatfield

Kentucky Law Journal

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Shareholders, Clyde Kuehn

Kentucky Law Journal

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Corporate Finance And Kentucky's New Business Corporation Act, William H. Jackson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Fundamental Corporate Changes: Amendments To Articles, Merger And Consolidation, Asset Sales And Dissolution, Michael V. Withrow

Kentucky Law Journal

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Changes In The Treatment Of The Close Corporation Under The New Kentucky Business Corporation Act, Patrick A. Thompson

Kentucky Law Journal

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Foreign Corporations Under The New Kentucky Corporation Act, William D. Lambert, Kenneth E. Dillingham

Kentucky Law Journal

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Suggestions For Modernizing The Kentucky General Corporation Law To Meet The Needs Of Close Corporations, Willburt D. Ham

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Close Corporation Under Kentucky Law, Willburt D. Ham

Kentucky Law Journal

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A Survey Of Kentucky Corporation Cases Since 1946, Willburt D. Ham

Kentucky Law Journal

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Kentucky Adopts The Uniform Partnership Act, Willburt D. Ham

Kentucky Law Journal

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What Constitutes "Doing Business" By A Foreign Corporation In Kentucky, W. Lewis Roberts

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Corporation License Tax In Kentucky, David H. Mckinney

Kentucky Law Journal

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