Cover
Contents in Brief
Contents
Preface to the Instructor
Unit 1: The Law and Our Legal System
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Law
1-1 What Is Law?
1-2 Business Activities and the Legal Environment
1-3 Sources of American Law
1-4 Civil Law versus Criminal Law
1-5 National Law around the World
1-6 International Law
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Consulting an Expert for Advice
Chapter 1 - Work Set
Chapter 2: Ethics in Business
2-1 The Importance of Business Ethics
2-2 Setting the Right Ethical Tone
2-3 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
2-4 Business Ethics and the Law
2-5 Approaches to Ethical Reasoning
2-6 Business Ethics and Social Media
2-7 Business Ethics on a Global Level
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Managing a Companyβs Reputation
Chapter 2 - Work Set
Chapter 3: The Courts and Our Legal System
3-1 Jurisdiction
3-2 The State Court System
3-3 The Federal Court System
3-4 The State Court Case Process
3-5 Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 3 - Work Set
Chapter 4: Constitutional Law
4-1 The Constitutional Powers of Government
4-2 Business and the Bill of Rights
4-3 Due Process and Equal Protection
4-4 Privacy Rights
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Pretexting and Marketing
Chapter 4 - Work Set
Chapter 5: Business Torts
5-1 The Basis of Tort Law
5-2 Intentional Torts against Persons
5-3 Intentional Torts against Property
5-4 Negligence
5-5 Strict Liability
Chapter 5 - Work Set
Chapter 6: Intellectual Property
6-1 Trademarks and Related Property
6-2 Patents
6-3 Copyrights
6-4 Trade Secrets
6-5 International Protection for Intellectual Property
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Trademarks and Service Marks
Chapter 6 - Work Set
Chapter 7: Business Crimes
7-1 Civil Law and Criminal Law
7-2 Constitutional Safeguards
7-3 Crimes Affecting Business
7-4 Defenses to Criminal Liability
7-5 Cybercrime
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Protect Your Company against Hacking
Chapter 7 - Work Set
Unit 2: Contracts
Chapter 8: Introduction to Contracts
8-1 The Definition of a Contract
8-2 Types of Contracts
8-3 Interpretation of Contracts
Chapter 8 - Work Set
Chapter 9: Offer and Acceptance
9-1 Requirements of the Offer
9-2 Termination of the Offer
9-3 Acceptance
9-4 E-Contracts - Offer and Acceptance
Chapter 9 - Work Set
Chapter 10: Consideration
10-1 Elements of Consideration
10-2 The Lack of Consideration
10-3 Settlement of Claims
10-4 Promissory Estoppel
Chapter 10 - Work Set
Chapter 11: Capacity
11-1 Minors
11-2 Intoxicated Persons
11-3 Mentally Incompetent Persons
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Contracts with Minors
Chapter 11 - Work Set
Chapter 12: The Legality of Agreements
12-1 Contracts Contrary to Statute
12-2 Contracts Contrary to Public Policy
12-3 The Effect of Illegality
Chapter 12 - Work Set
Chapter 13: Voluntary Consent
13-1 Mistakes
13-2 Fraudulent Misrepresentation
13-3 Undue Influence and Duress
Chapter 13 - Work Set
Chapter 14: Contracts That Must Be in Writing
14-1 The Statute of Frauds - Writing Requirement
14-2 The Sufficiency of the Writing
14-3 The Parol Evidence Rule
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Enforceable E-Mail and Text Contracts
Chapter 14 - Work Set
Chapter 15: Third Party Rights
15-1 Assignments and Delegations
15-2 Third Party Beneficiaries
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Assignment and Delegation
Chapter 15 - Work Set
Chapter 16: Termination and Remedies
16-1 Contract Termination
16-2 Contract Remedies
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Performance and Compromise
Chapter 16 - Work Set
Unit 3: Sales and Leases
Chapter 17: Introduction to Sales and Lease Contracts
17-1 Sales and Leases of Goods
17-2 Sales and Lease Contracts
Chapter 17 - Work Set
Chapter 18: Title and Risk of Loss
18-1 Identification
18-2 Passage of Title
18-3 Risk of Loss
18-4 Insurable Interest
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Risk Management
Chapter 18 - Work Set
Chapter 19: Performance and Breach
19-1 Obligations of the Seller or Lessor
19-2 Obligations of the Buyer or Lessee
19-3 Remedies of the Seller or Lessor
19-4 Remedies of the Buyer or Lessee
Chapter 19 - Work Set
Chapter 20: Warranties and Product Liability
20-1 Warranties of Title
20-2 Express Warranties
20-3 Implied Warranties
20-4 Warranty Disclaimers and Limitations on Liability
20-5 Product Liability
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Quality Control Management
Chapter 20 - Work Set
Chapter 21: Consumer Protection
21-1 Deceptive Advertising
21-2 Labeling Laws and Consumer Sales
21-3 Credit Protection
21-4 Protection of Health and Safety
Chapter 21 - Work Set
Unit 4: Negotiable Instruments
Chapter 22: The Essentials of Negotiability
22-1 Types of Instruments
22-2 What Is a Negotiable Instrument?
22-3 Transfer of Instruments
Chapter 22 - Work Set
Chapter 23: Negotiable Instruments: Transfer and Liability
23-1 Requirements for HDC Status
23-2 Signature Liability
23-3 Warranty Liability
23-4 Defenses
23-5 Discharge
Chapter 23 - Work Set
Chapter 24: Banking
24-1 Checks and the Bank-Customer Relationship
24-2 Honoring Checks
24-3 Accepting Deposits
24-4 Electronic Fund Transfers
24-5 Banking in the Digital Age
Chapter 24 - Work Set
Unit 5: Agency and Employment
Chapter 25: Agency Relationships
25-1 Principal-Agent Relationships
25-2 Agency Formation
25-3 Duties of Agents and Principals
25-4 Agent's Authority
25-5 Liability in Agency Relationships
25-6 Termination of Agency Relationships
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Independent Contractors
Chapter 25 - Work Set
Chapter 26: Employment, Immigration, andΒ Labor Law
26-1 Employment at Will
26-2 Worker Protections
26-3 Retirement Income and Security
26-4 Immigration Law
26-5 Labor Law
Chapter 26 - Work Set
Chapter 27: Employment Discrimination
27-1 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
27-2 Discrimination Based on Age
27-3 Discrimination Based on Disability
27-4 Defenses to Employment Discrimination
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Human Resources Management
Chapter 27 - Work Set
Unit 6: Business Organizations
Chapter 28: Types of Business Organizations
28-1 Sole Proprietorships
28-2 Partnerships
28-3 Limited Liability Companies
Linking Business Law to Your Career: "Doing Business As" a Sole Proprietor
Chapter 28 - Work Set
Chapter 29: Formation and Ownership of a Corporation
29-1 Formation of a Corporation
29-2 Corporate Classifications, Powers, and Liability
29-3 Corporate Financing
29-4 Sales of Securities
29-5 Corporate Ownership - Shareholders
Chapter 29 - Work Set
Chapter 30: Management of a Corporation
30-1 Corporate Management - Directors
30-2 Corporate Management - Officers
30-3 Duties of Directors and Officers
30-4 Liability of Directors and Officers
Chapter 30 - Work Set
Chapter 31: Combining and Dissolving Corporations
31-1 Mergers, Consolidations, and Share Exchanges
31-2 Purchase of Assets
31-3 Purchase of Stock
31-4 Termination of a Corporation
Chapter 31 - Work Set
Unit 7: Credit and Risk
Chapter 32: Security Interests and Creditors' Remedies
32-1 Secured Transactions
32-2 Laws Assisting Creditors
Chapter 32 - Work Set
Chapter 33: Mortgages
33-1 Types of Mortgages
33-2 Lender Protections
33-3 Borrower Protections
33-4 Foreclosures
Chapter 33 - Work Set
Chapter 34: Bankruptcy
34-1 Types of Bankruptcy Relief
34-2 Chapter 7 - Liquidation
34-3 Chapter 11 - Reorganization
34-4 Chapter 13 - Adjustment
Chapter 34 - Work Set
Chapter 35: Insurance
35-1 Insurance Terminology and Concepts
35-2 The Insurance Contract
Linking Business Law to Your Career: Risk Management in Cyberspace
Chapter 35 - Work Set
Unit 8: Property
Chapter 36: Personal Property
36-1 The Nature of Personal Property
36-2 Property Ownership - Rights of Possession
36-3 Acquiring Ownership of Personal Property
36-4 Mislaid, Lost, and Abandoned Property
Chapter 36 - Work Set
Chapter 37: Bailments
37-1 The Elements of a Bailment
37-2 The Rights of the Bailee
37-3 The Duties of the Bailee
37-4 The Duties of the Bailor
37-5 Special Bailments
Chapter 37 - Work Set
Chapter 38: Real Property
38-1 The Nature of Real Property
38-2 Ownership Interests
38-3 Transfer of Ownership
Chapter 38 - Work Set
Chapter 39: Landlord and Tenant Law
39-1 Types of Tenancy
39-2 The Lease Agreement
39-3 Rights and Duties of Landlords and Tenants
39-4 Transferring Rights to Leased Property
39-5 Terminating the Lease
Chapter 39 - Work Set
Chapter 40: Wills and Trusts
40-1 Wills
40-2 Intestacy Laws
40-3 Trusts
Chapter 40 - Work Set
Unit 9: Special Topics
Chapter 41: Administrative Law
41-1 Agency Creation
41-2 The Administrative Process
41-3 Controls on Agency Powers
41-4 Public Accountability
Chapter 41 - Work Set
Chapter 42: Antitrust Law
42-1 The Sherman Act
42-2 The Clayton Act
42-3 Enforcement of Antitrust Laws
42-4 U.S. Antitrust Laws in the Global Context
Chapter 42 - Work Set
Chapter 43: International and Space Law
43-1 International Principles and Doctrines
43-2 Doing Business Internationally
43-3 International Contract Provisions
43-4 Regulation of International Business Activities
43-5 Space Law
Chapter 43 - Work Set
Appendix A: Answers to the Issue Spotters
Glossary
Table of Cases
Index