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New titles from CSC® Media: The 2009 Edition of Florida Laws Governing Business Entities and the 2009 Edition of Maryland & The District of Columbia Laws Governing Business Entities.

CSC® Media, in collaboration with LexisNexis® Matthew Bender®, is pleased to announce the October release of the 2009 Edition of Florida Laws Governing Business Entities and Maryland & The District of Columbia Laws Governing Business Entities.

Florida Laws Governing Business Entities

The 2009 Edition of Florida Laws Governing Business Entities features almost 100 legislative changes incorporating amendments through the end of the 2009 Session. Noteworthy changes include significant revisions to not-for-profit corporation chapter, including the integration of Revised Model Nonprofit; Corporation Act provisions and the establishment of mutual benefit corporations; changes to Chapter 607 (Corporations) related to the election of directors, resignations and the filling of vacancies, and the furnishing of annual financial statements by electronic transmission; and enhancements to the enforcement tools and regulatory oversight for securities transactions under Chapter 517.

There are 125 new annotations reflecting significant new case law, including cases concerning the indemnification of directors; remedies for minority shareholders; duty of general partner to the limited partners; and the establishment of a partnership through a lease agreement.

Maryland & The District of Columbia Laws Governing Business Entities

The 2009 Edition of Maryland & The District of Columbia Laws Governing Business Entities includes amendments to the Maryland General Corporation Law affecting fees, bylaws, annual statements, the right of inspection, and other provisions, as well as changes to the District of Columbia Business Corporation Act provisions governing voluntary and involuntary dissolution.

Over 50 new case annotations have been added, including annotations from Tackney concerning conflicts of interest and the good faith presumption.

Also included are in-depth analyses of the 2009 legislative and judicial developments in Maryland General Corporation Law and Maryland REIT Law prepared by James J. Hanks, Jr., a partner at Venable LLP.

Fall 2009 New York Laws Governing Business Entities

Another recent release is the Fall 2009 Edition of New York Laws Governing Business Entities. This two-volume set contains the latest legislative changes through Chapter 347 of the 2009 Session. Highlights include new legislation that requires the city of New York’s finance commissioner to consent to non-judicial dissolutions under the Business Corporation Law and the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law for corporations that owe taxes to the city. There are more than 50 new case annotations and the full text of five new cases exploring recent and significant judicial developments, including Bear Pond Trail (sale of substantially all assets under BCL § 909), McDaniel (dissolution of a residential co-operative corporation under BCL § 1104-a), and Wandel (shareholder derivative action concerning backdating of stock options). The judicial and legislative analysis written by Professor J. Kirkland Grant has also been updated.

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