Cover
Contents in Brief
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Unit 1: The Legal Environment of Business
Chapter 1: Law and Legal Reasoning
1-1: Business Activities and the Legal Environment
1-2: Sources of American Law
1-3: The Common Law
1-4: Classifications of Law
Appendix to Chapter 1
Finding and Analyzing the Law
Finding Statutory and Administrative Law
Finding Case Law
Reading and Understanding Case Law
Chapter 2: Constitutional Law
2-1: The Constitutional Powers of Government
2-2: Business and the Bill of Rights
2-3: Due Process and Equal Protection
2-4: Privacy Rights
Chapter 3: Ethics in Business
3-1: Ethics and the Role of Business
3-2: Ethical Principles and Philosophies
3-3: Sources of Ethical Issues in Business Decisions
3-4: Making Ethical Business Decisions
3-5: Business Ethics on a Global Level
Appendix to Chapter 3
Costco Code of Ethics
Chapter 4: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
4-1: The Judiciary’s Role in American Government
4-2: Basic Judicial Requirements
4-3: The State and Federal Court Systems
4-4: Following a State Court Case
4-5: Courts Online
4-6: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 5: Tort Law
5-1: The Basis of Tort Law
5-2: Intentional Torts against Persons
5-3: Intentional Torts against Property
5-4: Negligence
Chapter 6: Product Liability
6-1: Product Liability Claims
6-2: Strict Product Liability
6-3: Defenses to Product Liability
Chapter 7: Intellectual Property Rights
7-1: Trademarks
7-2: Patents
7-3: Copyrights
7-4: Trade Secrets
7-5: International Protections
Chapter 8: Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy
8-1: Internet Law
8-2: Copyrights in Digital Information
8-3: Social Media
8-4: Online Defamation
8-5: Privacy
Chapter 9: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime
9-1: Civil Law and Criminal Law
9-2: Criminal Liability
9-3: Types of Crimes
9-4: Defenses to Criminal Liability
9-5: Constitutional Safeguards
9-6: Cyber Crime
Unit 2: Contracts and E-Contracts
Chapter 10: Nature and Classification
10-1: An Overview of Contract Law
10-2: Elements of a Contract
10-3: Types of Contracts
10-4: Quasi Contracts
10-5: Interpretation of Contracts
Chapter 11: Agreement
11-1: Offer
11-2: Acceptance
11-3: E-Contracts
11-4: The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
Chapter 12: Consideration
12-1: Elements of Consideration
12-2: Agreements That Lack Consideration
12-3: Settlement of Claims
12-4: Promissory Estoppel
Chapter 13: Capacity and Legality
13-1: Contractual Capacity
13-2: Legality
13-3: The Effect of Illegality
Chapter 14: Voluntary Consent
14-1: Mistakes
14-2: Fraudulent Misrepresentation
14-3: Undue Influence and Duress
Chapter 15: The Statute of Frauds-Writing Requirement
15-1: The Writing Requirement
15-2: Exceptions to the Statute of Frauds
15-3: Sufficiency of the Writing
15-4: The Parol Evidence Rule
Chapter 16: Performance and Discharge
16-1: Conditions of Performance
16-2: Discharge by Performance
16-3: Discharge by Agreement
16-4: Discharge by Operation of Law
Chapter 17: Breach and Remedies
17-1: Damages
17-2: Equitable Remedies
17-3: Recovery Based on Quasi Contract
17-4: Contract Provisions Limiting Remedies
Chapter 18: Third Party Rights
18-1: Assignments
18-2: Delegations
18-3: Third Party Beneficiaries
Unit 3: Commercial Transactions
Chapter 19: The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts
19-1: The Scope of Articles 2 and 2A
19-2: The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts
19-3: Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
Chapter 20: Title and Risk of Loss
20-1: Identification
20-2: Passage of Title
20-3: Risk of Loss
20-4: Insurable Interest
Chapter 21: Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
21-1: Obligations of the Seller or Lessor
21-2: Obligations of the Buyer or Lessee
21-3: Remedies of the Seller or Lessor
21-4: Remedies of the Buyer or Lessee
21-5: Warranties
Chapter 22: Negotiable Instruments
22-1: Formation of Negotiable Instruments
22-2: Transfer of Instruments
22-3: Holder in Due Course (HDC)
22-4: Signature and Warranty Liability
22-5: Defenses, Limitations, and Discharge
Chapter 23: International and Space Law
23-1: International Law
23-2: Doing Business Internationally
23-3: Regulation of Specific Business Activities
23-4: U.S. Laws in a Global Context
23-5: Space Law
Chapter 24: Banking
24-1: Checks and the Bank-Customer Relationship
24-2: The Bank’s Duty to Honor Checks
24-3: The Bank’s Duty to Accept Deposits
24-4: Electronic Fund Transfers
24-5: Banking in the Digital Age
Chapter 25: Security Interests and Creditors’ Rights
25-1: Creating and Perfecting a Security Interest
25-2: Scope of a Security Interest
25-3: Priorities, Rights, and Duties
25-4: Default
25-5: Other Laws Assisting Creditors
Chapter 26: Bankruptcy
26-1: The Bankruptcy Code
26-2: Chapter 7-Liquidation
26-3: Chapter 11-Reorganization
26-4: Bankruptcy Relief under Chapter 13 and Chapter 12
Unit 4: Agency and Employment Law
Chapter 27: Agency Relationships in Business
27-1: Agency Law
27-2: Formation of an Agency
27-3: Duties of Agents and Principals
27-4: Agent’s Authority
27-5: Liability in Agency Relationships
27-6: Termination of an Agency
Chapter 28: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law
28-1: Employment at Will
28-2: Wages, Hours, and Leave
28-3: Health, Safety, Income Security, and Privacy
28-4: Immigration Law
28-5: Labor Law
Chapter 29: Employment Discrimination
29-1: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
29-2: Discrimination Based on Age, Disability, or Military Status
29-3: Defenses to Employment Discrimination
29-4: Affirmative Action
Unit 5: Business Organizations
Chapter 30: Sole Proprietorships and Franchises
30-1: Sole Proprietorships
30-2: Franchises
30-3: The Franchise Contract
30-4: Franchise Termination
Chapter 31: All Forms of Partnership
31-1: Basic Partnership Concepts
31-2: Formation and Operation
31-3: Dissociation and Termination
31-4: Limited Liability Partnerships
31-5: Limited Partnerships
Chapter 32: Limited Liability Companies and Special Business Forms
32-1: The Limited Liability Company
32-2: LLC Operation and Management
32-3: Dissociation and Dissolution of an LLC
32-4: Special Business Forms
Chapter 33: Corporate Formation and Financing
33-1: Nature and Classification
33-2: Formation and Powers
33-3: Piercing the Corporate Veil
33-4: Corporate Financing
Chapter 34: Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders
34-1: Directors and Officers
34-2: Duties and Liabilities of Directors and Officers
34-3: Shareholders
34-4: Rights of Shareholders
Chapter 35: Corporate Mergers, Takeovers, and Termination
35-1: Merger, Consolidation, and Share Exchange
35-2: Purchase of Assets
35-3: Takeovers
35-4: Corporate Termination
35-5: Major Business Forms Compared
Chapter 36: Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Governance
36-1: Securities Act of 1933
36-2: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
36-3: State Securities Laws
36-4: Corporate Governance
Unit 6: Government Regulation
Chapter 37: Administrative Law
37-1: Practical Significance
37-2: Agency Creation and Powers
37-3: The Administrative Process
37-4: Judicial Deference to Agency Decisions
37-5: Public Accountability
Chapter 38: Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition
38-1: The Sherman Antitrust Act
38-2: Section 1 of the Sherman Act
38-3: Section 2 of the Sherman Act
38-4: The Clayton Act
38-5: Enforcement and Exemptions
38-6: U.S. Antitrust Laws in the Global Context
Chapter 39: Consumer and Environmental Law
39-1: Advertising, Marketing, Sales, and Labeling
39-2: Protection of Health and Safety
39-3: Credit Protection
39-4: Protecting the Environment
39-5: Air and Water Pollution
39-6: Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Waste
Chapter 40: Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals
40-1: Potential Liability to Clients
40-2: Potential Liability to Third Parties
40-3: Liability of Accountants under Federal Laws
40-4: Potential Criminal Liability
40-5: Confidentiality and Privilege
Unit 7: Property and Its Protection
Chapter 41: Personal Property and Bailments
41-1: Personal Property versus Real Property
41-2: Acquiring Ownership of Personal Property
41-3: Mislaid, Lost, and Abandoned Property
41-4: Bailments
Chapter 42: Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law
42-1: The Nature of Real Property
42-2: Ownership Interests and Leases
42-3: Transfer of Ownership
42-4: Landlord-Tenant Relationships
Chapter 43: Insurance, Wills, and Trusts
43-1: Insurance
43-2: Wills
43-3: Trusts
Appendix A: How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States
Appendix C: The Uniform Commercial Code
Appendix D: Answers to the Issue Spotters
Appendix E: Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer
Glossary
Table of Cases
Index