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"Doing Business": Defining State Control Over Foreign Corporations, William A. Holby
"Doing Business": Defining State Control Over Foreign Corporations, William A. Holby
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Note will attempt to analyze the present status of the term "doing business" or the substitute terminology used to define that level of activity sufficient to subject a foreign corporation to state control in a particular context.' After defining the degree of activity necessary to permit the state to exercise control in each context, this Note will analyze the accuracy and utility of using terminology such as "doing business" in describing whether corporate activity within a state is sufficient to permit state exercise of legislative or judicial jurisdiction. This Note concludes by pro-posing that use of such ambiguous language …
Appealability Of District Court Orders Disapproving Proposed Settlements In Shareholder Derivative Suits, Harold N. Falls, Jr.
Appealability Of District Court Orders Disapproving Proposed Settlements In Shareholder Derivative Suits, Harold N. Falls, Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Recent Development will trace briefly the history of the collateral order doctrine, focusing on recent treatment by the Supreme Court. After an examination of the elements of a district court's decision to approve or disapprove a derivative suit settlement, the Recent Development will analyze the conflicting results reached by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits in light of the Supreme Court's apparent retrenchment. Although finding that the Second Circuit's decision to reject appeal ability is most consistent with recent Supreme Court pronouncements, this Recent Development submits that the Supreme Court has adopted an …
The Negative Commerce Clause And State Environmental Legislation-Externalities Suggest Application Of The Tax Standard To Environmental Regulations, Douglas K. Stewart
The Negative Commerce Clause And State Environmental Legislation-Externalities Suggest Application Of The Tax Standard To Environmental Regulations, Douglas K. Stewart
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Note advocates judicial application of this tax analysis not only to tax environmental legislation, but also to regulatory environmental legislation. The theoretical justification for this thesis is provided by the economic concept of externalities. Externalities are elements used in the production of a marketed item without cost to the producer, but at a cost to others. The term "externality"stems from the fact that the use of the element of production is not included in the market price of the item. Undesirable environmental impact has been recognized as an externality -- a cost to those people adversely affected by it …
Justice Stevens: The First Three Terms, George C. Lamb, Iii, Charles L. Schlumberger, D. J. Simonetti, James D. Spratt Jr., Joel R. Tew, Douglas W. Ey, Jr. Special Projects Editor
Justice Stevens: The First Three Terms, George C. Lamb, Iii, Charles L. Schlumberger, D. J. Simonetti, James D. Spratt Jr., Joel R. Tew, Douglas W. Ey, Jr. Special Projects Editor
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Special Project undertakes an examination of Justice Stevens' Supreme Court opinions in an effort to identify his philosophical orientations, to evaluate the consistency of his views, and to determine the extent to which he has developed workable analytical methods. To achieve these goals, Justice Stevens' opinions are examined in three contexts: first, the area of federal-state relations,including commerce clause and supremacy clause questions; second, the individual rights area, emphasizing criminal constitutional and first amendment issues, and problems of fifth and fourteenth amendment analysis; and third, questions concerning the proper role of the Supreme Court in the constitutional scheme. Even …
Corporate Directors' Liability For Resisting A Tender Offer: Proposed Substantive And Procedural Modifications Of Existing State Fiduciary Standards, Oby T. Brewer, Iii
Corporate Directors' Liability For Resisting A Tender Offer: Proposed Substantive And Procedural Modifications Of Existing State Fiduciary Standards, Oby T. Brewer, Iii
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Note will review recent decisions applying state law fiduciary standards and will propose procedural and substantive modifications to existing standards. The proposed modifications will compel target directors to recognize and fulfill fiduciary obligations when faced with a decision whether or not to resist a tender offer.