Cases and Materials on Business Associations: Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations (6th Edition) (Hardcover)

by William A. Klein (Author)

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Continuing the tradition that has made it a leader in its field, Problems on Professional Responsibility uses problems to provide an overview of lawyers' professional responsibility. One of the most rapidly changing fields in American law, professional responsibility sees new issues, rules and cases each year, all of which are covered in this book. The Ninth Edition covers the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which were extensively rewritten in 2002; the American Law Institute's Restatement Third, The Law Governing Lawyers, and issues raised by federal agencies that play an important role in determining lawyer standards. Other changes to this edition include more citing authorities, fewer black letter questions and issues in each problem to allow more time for discussion and questions; and the integration of readings into discussion materials.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 919 pages
• Publisher: Foundation Press; 6th edition (June 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599410427
• ISBN-13: 978-1599410425
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #78,754 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so hot overview of Agency & Corp Law, December 17, 2005

By	SAS IP Law "IP & Tech Law" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Associations; Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations (University Casebook Series) (Hardcover)

I was unimpressed with this book. Many in my class struggled because of the way the book was thrown together.
My main problems are the lack of explanation for key concepts, other than a reference to a cut-down case and the questionable decision to use cases that don't clearly explain the issue at hand.
I was thrown off at first when I couldn't find some of the cases in Lexis or WestLaw. Rather than relying on an on-topic US SC case or even a Fed circuit case, some key concepts get examples that are unpublished lower-court decisions where the judge makes either the wrong decision or the right decision for the wrong rulings. The book does not point out the error of the court when it does this. Most of the time this happened, my professor would point out that we should ignore this case and learn the concept from a study guide or his class notes. In an ideal BA book, the authors wouldn't try to trick students by giving them bad examples of the law (or without explaining that the examples have faulty legal logic).
If you are reading this review, you are likely either a law student or a law professor. If you are a professor, please think twice about using this book. If you are a student, you will have no choice in the matter. If you find yourself struggling then read the Lexis and Westlaw briefs or get the High Court Summary for this book. My school bookstore didn't have the HC summaries for this book, but Amazon did.

4.0 out of 5 stars Because Amazon Asked, February 4, 2009

By	Eddie Mcguire "Kheetah" (So-Cal, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You know that feeling you get when you, say, stub your toe and it hurts really bad and you think to yourself "Wow the things I would give to make this pain stop."

...If you wrote that into a book, then paid to hear somebody lecture about it for 3 hours. That's about the long and the short of it.

Good book if you get off on tediousness.

2 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great book!, September 3, 2003

By	gurllaw (malaysia, kl) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Associations; Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations (University Casebook Series) (Hardcover)

this book is very good because it help me a lot in my studies. and also give me knowledge that i really want.