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| Preface | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Table of Cases | |
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| Introduction to Agency and Business Organizations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Agency Concepts and Definitions | |
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| Agent | |
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| General Agent | |
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| Special Agent | |
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| Principal Master and Servant Independent Contractor | |
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| Power of Attorney | |
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| Agency Creation | |
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| Elements of an Agency Relationship | |
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| Consent of the Parties | |
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| Capacity of the Parties to Act No Written Agreement | |
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| Required No Exchange of Consideration | |
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| Required Proper Purpose | |
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| Creating the Agency Relationship | |
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| Express Agreement Implied | |
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| Agreement Conduct of the Principal/Agent Ratification Estoppel | |
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| Agency Relationship | |
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| Agent Authority | |
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| Actual Authority | |
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| Apparent Authority | |
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| Inherent Agency Authority | |
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| Agent+s Duties to the Principal Duty to Perform Reasonable | |
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| Care Fiduciary | |
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| Duty Remedies Available to Principal | |
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| Principal+s Duties to the Agent | |
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| Duty to Compensate | |
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| Duty to Cooperate | |
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| Duty of Care Indemnification | |
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| Principal+S Liability To Third Parties | |
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| Principal+s Liability under Contracts | |
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| Liability of the Principal for Torts of the Agent | |
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| Respondeat Superior Acts | |
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| Intended by the Principal Negligence or Recklessness by the Principal | |
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| Agent+S Liability To Third Parties | |
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| Agent+s Liability to Third Parties under Contracts | |
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| Agent+s Liability for Torts and Crimes | |
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| Agency Termination | |
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| Expiration of Agency | |
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| Term Fulfillment of Agency Purpose | |
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| Death or Incapacity of Principal or Agent | |
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| Change in Circumstances+Impossibility of Performance | |
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| Act or Agreement of the Parties Renunciation by Agent | |
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| Revocation of Authority by Principal Termination of Apparent Authority | |
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| Agency And Business Organizations | |
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| Business Organizations as Entities Sole | |
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| Proprietorships General Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships | |
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| Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability | |
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| Limited Partnerships | |
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| Limited Liability Companies Corporations | |
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| The Paralegal+S Role | |
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| Resources | |
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| Agency Treatises Online Resources on Agency Law Online Companion | |
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| Summary | |
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| Sole Proprietorships | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sole Proprietorship Defined | |
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| Sole Proprietorships In The United States | |
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| Advantages Of Doing Business As A Sole Proprietor | |
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| Full Management Authority | |
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| Minimal Formalities and Regulatory and Reporting Requirements | |
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| Low Cost of Organization | |
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| Income Tax Benefits | |
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| Ease of Discontinuing Business | |
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| Disadvantages Of Doing Business As A Sole Proprietor | |
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| Unlimited Liability Lack of Business | |
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| Continuity No Diversity in Management Limited | |
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| Ability to Attract Highly Qualified Employees | |
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| Difficulty in Transferring Proprietary | |
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| Interest Limited Ability to Raise Capital | |
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| Operation Of The Sole Proprietorship | |
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| Using an Assumed Name, Trade Name, or Fictitious Name | |
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| Hiring Employees and Using Tax | |
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| Identification Numbers | |
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| Sales Tax Permits | |
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| Licensing Registering | |
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| Intellectual Property | |
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| The Paralegal+S Role | |
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| Resources | |
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| United States | |
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| Small Business Administration | |
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| State and Local Government Offices | |
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| State Statutes Secretaries of State and State Tax Information Internal Revenue Service | |
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| U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | |
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| Additional Online Information and Advice for Sole Proprietors and Small Business | |
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| Owners Online Companion | |
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| Summary | |
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| General Partnerships | |
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| Introduction | |
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| An Introduction To General Partnerships | |
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| Partnership Defined Partnerships in the United States Law Governi | |