Professor Benjamin Means of the University of South Carolina School of Law has written an article on the relationship between contract law and family businesses.

At the Volokh Conspiracy, David Post has commentary and analysis of ABC v.

The housing cooperative, or co-op, is a form of entity with which residents of New York City (and many other municipalities) are well acquainted.

Most states' limited liability company statutes contain provisions authorizing indemnification and advancement of legal expenses incurred by managers, officers, and other controlling persons resulting from lawsuits against them in their capacity as such.  Generally, these provisions allow the LLC to reimburse (indemnify) these "covered persons" for any legal expenses, except where the court finds bad faith, gross negligence, or some other "bad act," and companies may go a step further and pay such expenses during the pending litigation (advancement), provided that if the covered person is found to have committed a "bad act," the advanced funds must be repaid.