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Business Law for a New Century was written to convey the author's passion for an exciting and profoundly important discipline. This comprehensive text meets all AACSB curriculum standards and provides excellent CPA exam preparation. It is filled with the human conflict that can make a law book sparkle. It utilizes innovative, story-telling pedagogy, fascinating cases and business applications that are sure to create student interest. Witness the difference in this business law text that is authoritative and accurate yet a pleasure to read.

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• Preface(p. xxvi)
• Unit 1 The Legal Environment(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Law(p. 2)
• Three Important Ideas About Law(p. 3)
• Origins of Our Law(p. 5)
• Sources of Contemporary Law(p. 9)
• Classifications of Law(p. 12)
• Jurisprudence(p. 13)
• Analyzing a Case(p. 16)
• Chapter 2 Dispute Resolution(p. 24)
• Three Fundamental Areas of Law(p. 25)
• Alternative Dispute Resolution(p. 26)
• Court Systems(p. 28)
• Litigation(p. 34)
• Trial(p. 42)
• Appeals(p. 47)
• Chapter 3 Common Law, Statutory Law, and Administrative Law(p. 53)
• Common Law(p. 54)
• Statutory Law(p. 57)
• Administrative Law(p. 67)
• Limits on Agency Power(p. 72)
• Chapter 4 Constitutional Law(p. 79)
• Government Power(p. 80)
• Overview(p. 81)
• Power Granted(p. 82)
• Protected Rights(p. 89)
• Chapter 5 Intentional Torts and Business Torts(p. 106)
• Intentional Torts(p. 108)
• Damages(p. 117)
• Business Torts(p. 121)
• Chapter 6 Negligence And Strict Liability(p. 131)
• Negligence(p. 132)
• Contributory and Comparative Negligence(p. 144)
• Strict Liability(p. 145)
• Chapter 7 Crime(p. 151)
• Crime, Society, and Law(p. 152)
• Crimes That Harm Business(p. 160)
• Crimes Committed by Business(p. 164)
• Constitutional Protections(p. 170)
• Chapter 8 International Law(p. 181)
• MNEs and Power(p. 182)
• Trade Regulation(p. 183)
• International Sales Agreements(p. 192)
• Investing Abroad(p. 200)
• Chapter 9 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility(p. 208)
• Why Bother with Ethics?(p. 210)
• What Is Ethical Behavior?(p. 212)
• Applying the Ethics Checklist: Making Decisions(p. 216)
• Unit 2 Contracts(p. 229)
• Chapter 10 Introduction to Contracts(p. 230)
• Contracts(p. 231)
• Development of Contract Law(p. 235)
• Types of Contracts(p. 237)
• Remedies Created by Judicial Activism(p. 240)
• Sources of Contract Law(p. 244)
• Chapter 11 Agreement(p. 250)
• Meeting of the Minds(p. 251)
• Offer(p. 252)
• Acceptance(p. 261)
• Promissory Estoppel(p. 268)
• Chapter 12 Consideration(p. 272)
• A Bargain and an Exchange(p. 273)
• Mutuality of Obligations(p. 278)
• Settlement of Debts(p. 286)
• Chapter 13 Legality(p. 292)
• Contracts that Violate a Statute(p. 293)
• Contracts that Violate Public Policy(p. 299)
• Chapter 14 Capacity and Consent(p. 313)
• Capacity(p. 314)
• Reality of Consent(p. 320)
• Chapter 15 Written Contracts(p. 337)
• Contracts That Must Be in Writing(p. 339)
• What the Writing Must Contain(p. 346)
• Sale of Goods(p. 348)
• Parol Evidence(p. 352)
• Chapter 16 Third Parties(p. 358)
• Third Party Beneficiary(p. 359)
• Assignment and Delegation(p. 363)
• Chapter 17 Performance and Discharge(p. 377)
• Discharge(p. 378)
• Conditions(p. 379)
• Performance(p. 384)
• Breach(p. 391)
• Impossibility(p. 392)
• Chapter 18 Remedies(p. 398)
• Breaching the Contract(p. 399)
• Expectation Interest(p. 400)
• Reliance Interest(p. 405)
• Restitution Interest(p. 408)
• Other Equitable Interests(p. 410)
• Special Issues of Damages(p. 414)
• Unit 3 Commercial Transactions(p. 423)
• Chapter 19 Introduction to Sales(p. 424)
• Development of Commercial Law(p. 425)
• UCC Basics(p. 428)
• Contract Formation(p. 432)
• Chapter 20 Ownership and Risk(p. 447)
• Legal Interest(p. 448)
• Identification, Title, and Insurable Interest(p. 449)
• When the Seller Has Imperfect Title(p. 453)
• Creditor's Rights(p. 457)
• Risk of Loss(p. 460)
• Chapter 21 Warranties and Product Liability(p. 469)
• Product Liability(p. 470)
• Express Warranties(p. 470)
• Implied Warranties(p. 473)
• Disclaimers and Defenses(p. 477)
• Negligence(p. 484)
• Strict Liability(p. 486)
• Other Legislation(p. 490)
• Chapter 22 Performance and Remedies(p. 496)
• Good Faith(p. 497)
• Seller's Obligations (and a Few Rights)(p. 497)
• Buyer's Obligations (and a Few Rights)(p. 503)
• Remedies: Assurance and Repudiation(p. 506)
• Seller's Remedies(p. 507)
• Buyer's Remedies(p. 510)
• Chapter 23 Creating a Negotiable Instrument(p. 519)
• Commercial Paper(p. 520)
• Types of Negotiable Instruments(p. 521)
• Negotiability(p. 524)
• Negotiation(p. 529)
• Holder in Due Course(p. 530)
• Chapter 24 Liability for Negotiable Instruments(p. 545)
• Introduction(p. 546)
• Signature Liability(p. 548)
• Warranty Liability(p. 555)
• Other Liability Rules(p. 560)
• Discharge(p. 564)
• Chapter 25 Liability For Negotiable Instruments: Banks and Their Customers(p. 569)
• Introduction(p. 570)
• Checking Accounts(p. 571)
• Customer's Right to Withdraw Funds(p. 579)
• Electronic Banking(p. 583)
• Chapter 26 Secured Transactions(p. 596)
• Basic Terms Defined(p. 597)
• Scope of Article 9(p. 599)
• Attachment of a Security Interest(p. 600)
• Perfection(p. 603)
• Protection of Buyers(p. 611)
• Priorities among Creditors(p. 616)
• Default and Termination(p. 619)
• Article 9 Revisions(p. 622)
• Chapter 27 Bankruptcy(p. 627)
• Overview of the Bankruptcy Code(p. 628)
• Chapter 7 Liquidation(p. 630)
• Chapter 11 Reorganization(p. 641)
• Chapter 13 Consumer Reorganizations(p. 645)
• Fairness under the Code(p. 648)
• Unit 4 Agency And Employment Law(p. 653)
• Chapter 28 Agency: The Inside Relationship(p. 654)
• Creating an Agency Relationship(p. 655)
• Duties of Agents to Principals(p. 658)
• Duties of Principals to Agents(p. 665)
• Terminating an Agency Relationship(p. 667)
• Chapter 29 Agency: The Outside Relationship(p. 675)
• Principal's Liability for Contracts(p. 676)
• Agent's Liability for Contracts(p. 682)
• Principal's Liability for Torts(p. 686)
• Agent's Liability for Torts(p. 693)
• Chapter 30 Employment Law(p. 697)
• Introduction(p. 698)
• Employment Security(p. 699)
• Safety and Privacy in the Workplace(p. 708)
• Financial Protection(p. 711)
• Employment Discrimination(p. 713)
• Chapter 31 Labor Law(p. 728)
• Unions Develop and the Law Responds(p. 729)
• Organizing a Union(p. 733)
• Collective Bargaining(p. 738)
• Concerted Action(p. 745)
• Regulating Union Affairs(p. 750)
• Unit 5 Business Organizations(p. 755)
• Chapter 32 Starting a Business(p. 756)
• Sole Proprietorships(p. 757)
• General Partnerships(p. 758)
• Professional Corporations(p. 761)
• Limited Partnerships(p. 761)
• Corporations(p. 764)
• Limited Liability Companies(p. 769)
• Limited Liability Partnerships(p. 771)
• Joint Ventures(p. 772)
• Other Forms of Organization(p. 772)
• Franchises(p. 773)
• Chapter 33 Life and Death of a Partnership(p. 780)
• Introduction(p. 781)
• Creating a Partnership(p. 782)
• Terminating a Partnership(p. 788)
• Chapter 34 Partnership In Operation(p. 799)
• Relationship between Partners and Outsiders(p. 800)
• Relationship among Partners(p. 806)
• Chapter 35 Life and Death of a Corporation(p. 818)
• Before the Corporation Is Formed(p. 819)
• Incorporation Process(p. 822)
• After Incorporation(p. 831)
• Death of the Corporation(p. 834)
• Chapter 36 Corporate Management(p. 840)
• Managers versus Shareholders: The Inherent Conflict(p. 841)
• Resolving the Conflict: The Business Judgment Rule(p. 843)
• More Conflict: Takeovers(p. 851)
• Chapter 37 Shareholders(p. 860)
• Introduction(p. 861)
• Rights of Shareholders(p. 863)
• Enforcing Shareholder Rights(p. 877)
• Chapter 38 Securities Regulation(p. 886)
• Introduction(p. 887)
• Securities Act of 1933(p. 889)
• Securities Exchange Act of 1934(p. 901)
• Blue Sky Laws(p. 910)
• Chapter 39 Accountants: Liability and Professional Responsibility(p. 915)
• Introduction(p. 916)
• Liability to Clients(p. 919)
• Liability to Third Parties(p. 922)
• Criminal Liability(p. 930)
• Other Accountant-Client Issues(p. 930)
• Professional Responsibility(p. 933)
• Unit 6 Government Regulation(p. 937)
• Chapter 40 Antitrust: Law and Competitive Strategy, Part I(p. 938)
• In the Beginning(p. 939)
• Overview of Antitrust Laws(p. 941)
• Horizontal Cooperative Strategies(p. 942)
• Vertical Cooperative Strategies(p. 947)
• Mergers and Joint Ventures(p. 950)
• Chapter 41 Antitrust: Law And Competitive Strategy, Part II(p. 956)
• Monopolization(p. 957)
• Predatory Pricing(p. 964)
• Tying Arrangements(p. 965)
• Controlling Distributors and Retailers(p. 967)
• Chapter 42 Consumer Law(p. 975)
• Introduction(p. 976)
• Sales(p. 977)
• Consumer Credit(p. 983)
• Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act(p. 994)
• Consumer Product Safety(p. 995)
• Chapter 43 Environmental Law(p. 1000)
• Introduction(p. 1001)
• Air Pollution(p. 1002)
• Water Pollution(p. 1007)
• Waste Disposal(p. 1011)
• Chemicals(p. 1017)
• Natural Resources(p. 1018)
• Unit 7 Property(p. 1025)
• Chapter 44 Intellectual Property(p. 1026)
• Introduction(p. 1027)
• Patents(p. 1027)
• Copyrights(p. 1032)
• Trademarks(p. 1036)
• Harmonizing International Laws(p. 1041)
• Trade Secrets(p. 1042)
• Chapter 45 Real Property(p. 1048)
• Nature of Real Property(p. 1049)
• Estates in Real Property(p. 1051)
• Nonpossessory Interests(p. 1058)
• Sale of Real Property(p. 1062)
• Adverse Possession(p. 1066)
• Land Use Regulation(p. 1069)
• Chapter 46 Landlord-Tenant(p. 1074)
• Types of Tenancy(p. 1076)
• Landlord's Duties(p. 1078)
• Tenant's Duties(p. 1084)
• Change in the Parties(p. 1087)
• Injuries(p. 1088)
• Chapter 47 Personal Property(p. 1096)
• Gifts(p. 1097)
• Found Property(p. 1101)
• Accession(p. 1103)
• Bailment(p. 1103)
• Chapter 48 Estate Planning(p. 1115)
• Introduction(p. 1116)
• Gifts(p. 1117)
• Wills(p. 1118)
• Trusts(p. 1131)
• Chapter 49 Insurance(p. 1139)
• Introduction(p. 1140)
• Insurance Contract(p. 1141)
• Types of Insurance(p. 1150)
• Appendix A The Constitution of the United States(p. 1)
• Appendix B Uniform Commercial Code(p. 1)
• Glossary(p. 1)
• Answers to Practice Tests(p. 1)
• Table of Cases(p. 1)
• Index(p. 1)