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• Unit 1 The Legal Environment(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Law(p. 3)
• Three Important Ideas About Law(p. 4)
• Sources of Contemporary Law(p. 5)
• Criminal and Civil Law(p. 8)
• Working with the Book's Features(p. 9)
• Chapter 2 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility(p. 17)
• Why Bother with Ethics?(p. 19)
• What Is Ethical Behavior?(p. 20)
• Applying the Ethics Checklist: Making Decisions(p. 23)
• Chapter 3 Courts, Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution(p. 30)
• Three Fundamental Areas of Law(p. 31)
• Alternative Dispute Resolution(p. 31)
• Court Systems(p. 32)
• Litigation(p. 36)
• Trial(p. 41)
• Appeals(p. 44)
• Chapter 4 Constitutional, Statutory, Administrative, and Common Law(p. 49)
• Constitutional Law(p. 50)
• Government Power(p. 50)
• Power Granted(p. 50)
• Protected Rights(p. 53)
• Fifth Amendment: Due Process and The Takings Clause(p. 55)
• Fourteenth Amendment: Equal Protection Clause(p. 57)
• Statutory Law(p. 57)
• Common Law(p. 59)
• Administrative Law(p. 62)
• Chapter 5 Intentional Torts and Business Torts(p. 68)
• Intentional Torts(p. 70)
• Damages(p. 74)
• Business Torts(p. 76)
• Chapter 6 Negligence and Strict Liability(p. 81)
• Negligence(p. 82)
• Defenses(p. 89)
• Strict Liability(p. 90)
• Chapter 7 Criminal Law and Procedure(p. 95)
• Crime, Society, and Law(p. 96)
• Crimes That Harm Business(p. 99)
• Crimes Committed by Business(p. 101)
• The Criminal Process(p. 104)
• Chapter 8 International Law(p. 111)
• MNEs and Power(p. 112)
• Trade Regulation(p. 112)
• International Sales Agreements(p. 118)
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(p. 121)
• Unit 2 Contracts(p. 125)
• Chapter 9 Introduction to Contracts(p. 127)
• Contracts(p. 128)
• Types of Contracts(p. 130)
• Remedies Created by Judicial Activism(p. 133)
• Sources of Contract Law(p. 135)
• Chapter 10 Agreement(p. 140)
• Meeting of the Minds(p. 141)
• Offer(p. 141)
• Acceptance(p. 147)
• Chapter 11 Consideration(p. 153)
• A Bargain and an Exchange(p. 154)
• Mutuality of Obligations(p. 157)
• Settlement of Debts(p. 162)
• Chapter 12 Legality(p. 167)
• Contracts That Violate a Statute(p. 168)
• Contracts That Violate Public Policy(p. 171)
• Chapter 13 Capacity and Consent(p. 180)
• Capacity(p. 181)
• Reality of Consent(p. 183)
• Chapter 14 Written Contracts(p. 193)
• Contracts That Must Be in Writing(p. 194)
• What the Writing Must Contain(p. 198)
• Sale of Goods(p. 198)
• Parol Evidence(p. 201)
• Chapter 15 Third Parties(p. 206)
• Third Party Beneficiary(p. 207)
• Assignment and Delegation(p. 210)
• Chapter 16 Performance and Discharge(p. 220)
• Discharge(p. 221)
• Conditions(p. 221)
• Performance(p. 223)
• Breach(p. 226)
• Impossibility(p. 227)
• Chapter 17 Remedies(p. 233)
• Breaching the Contract(p. 234)
• Expectation Interest(p. 235)
• Reliance Interest(p. 239)
• Restitution Interest(p. 240)
• Other Equitable Interests(p. 240)
• Special Issues of Damages(p. 242)
• Unit 3 Commercial Transactions(p. 247)
• Chapter 18 Introduction to Sales(p. 249)
• Development of Commercial Law(p. 250)
• UCC Basics(p. 251)
• Contract Formation(p. 253)
• Chapter 19 Ownership and Risk(p. 264)
• Legal Interest(p. 265)
• Identification, Title, and Insurable Interest(p. 265)
• When the Seller Has Imperfect Title(p. 268)
• Creditor's Rights(p. 271)
• Risk of Loss(p. 272)
• Chapter 20 Warranties and Product Liability(p. 277)
• Express Warranties(p. 278)
• Implied Warranties(p. 278)
• Disclaimers(p. 280)
• Negligence(p. 282)
• Strict Liability(p. 284)
• Chapter 21 Performance and Remedies(p. 291)
• Good Faith(p. 292)
• Seller's Obligations (and a Few Rights)(p. 292)
• Buyer's Obligations (and a Few Rights)(p. 295)
• Remedies: Assurance and Repudiation(p. 297)
• Seller's Remedies(p. 297)
• Buyer's Remedies(p. 299)
• Chapter 22 Creating a Negotiable Instrument(p. 305)
• Commercial Paper(p. 306)
• Types of Negotiable Instruments(p. 307)
• Negotiability(p. 309)
• Negotiation(p. 314)
• Chapter 23 Negotiable Instruments: Holder in Due Course(p. 319)
• Holder in Due Course(p. 320)
• Chapter 24 Liability for Negotiable Instruments(p. 332)
• Introduction(p. 333)
• Signature Liability(p. 335)
• Warranty Liability(p. 338)
• Other Liability Rules(p. 341)
• Discharge(p. 343)
• Chapter 25 Liability for Negotiable Instruments: Banks and Their Customers(p. 348)
• Introduction(p. 349)
• Checking Accounts(p. 349)
• Customer's Right to Withdraw Funds(p. 355)
• Electronic Banking(p. 355)
• Privacy(p. 358)
• Chapter 26 Secured Transactions(p. 362)
• Secured Transactions(p. 363)
• Revised Article 9(p. 365)
• Attachment of a Security Interest(p. 365)
• Perfection(p. 367)
• Protection of Buyers(p. 371)
• Priorities Among Creditors(p. 373)
• Default and Termination(p. 374)
• Chapter 27 Bankruptcy(p. 379)
• Overview of Bankruptcy(p. 380)
• Chapter 7 Liquidation(p. 381)
• Chapter 11 Reorganization(p. 387)
• Chapter 13 Consumer Reorganizations(p. 389)
• Unit 4 Agency and Employment Law(p. 395)
• Chapter 28 Agency: The Inside Relationship(p. 397)
• Creating an Agency Relationship(p. 398)
• Duties of Agents to Principals(p. 400)
• Principal's Remedies When the Agent Breaches a Duty(p. 403)
• Duties of Principals to Agents(p. 404)
• Terminating an Agency Relationship(p. 405)
• Chapter 29 Agency: The Outside Relationship(p. 411)
• Principal's Liability for Contracts(p. 412)
• Agent's Liability for Contracts(p. 415)
• Principal's Liability for Torts(p. 417)
• Agent's Liability for Torts(p. 422)
• Chapter 30 Employment Law(p. 426)
• Introduction(p. 427)
• Employment Security(p. 427)
• Financial Protection(p. 435)
• Chapter 31 Employment Discrimination(p. 440)
• Equal Pay Act of 1963(p. 441)
• Title VII(p. 441)
• Age Discrimination(p. 446)
• Americans with Disabilities Act(p. 447)
• Chapter 32 Labor Law(p. 454)
• Unions Develop(p. 455)
• Organizing a Union(p. 457)
• Collective Bargaining(p. 460)
• Concerted Action(p. 463)
• Regulating Union Affairs(p. 464)
• Unit 5 Business Organizations(p. 469)
• Chapter 33 Starting a Business(p. 471)
• Sole Proprietorships(p. 472)
• General Partnerships(p. 473)
• Limited Liability Partnerships(p. 477)
• Limited Partnerships(p. 478)
• Corporations(p. 479)
• Limited Liability Companies(p. 481)
• Chapter 34 The Life and Death of a Corporation(p. 487)
• Before the Corporation Is Formed(p. 488)
• Incorporation Process(p. 488)
• After Incorporation(p. 492)
• Death of the Corporation(p. 495)
• Termination(p. 497)
• Chapter 35 Corporate Management(p. 501)
• Managers versus Shareholders: The Inherent Conflict(p. 502)
• The Business Judgment Rule(p. 503)
• Takeovers(p. 509)
• Chapter 36 Shareholders(p. 516)
• Introduction(p. 517)
• Rights of Shareholders(p. 518)
• Enforcing Shareholder Rights(p. 524)
• Chapter 37 Government Regulation: Securities and Antitrust(p. 530)
• Securities Laws(p. 531)
• Antitrust(p. 535)
• Chapter 38 Accountants: Liability and Professional Responsibility(p. 544)
• Introduction(p. 545)
• Liability to Clients(p. 546)
• Liability to Third Parties(p. 548)
• Other Accountant-Client Issues(p. 551)
• Professional Responsibility(p. 553)
• Unit 6 Property and Consumer Law(p. 557)
• Chapter 39 Consumer and Environmental Law(p. 559)
• Introduction(p. 560)
• Sales(p. 560)
• Consumer Credit(p. 564)
• Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act(p. 567)
• Consumer Product Safety(p. 568)
• Environmental Law(p. 568)
• Chapter 40 Cyberlaw(p. 575)
• Privacy(p. 576)
• Crime on the Internet(p. 581)
• Internet Service Providers and Web Hosts(p. 583)
• Chapter 41 Intellectual Property(p. 588)
• Introduction(p. 589)
• Patents(p. 589)
• Copyrights(p. 592)
• Trademarks(p. 594)
• Trade Secrets(p. 596)
• Chapter 42 Real Property(p. 601)
• Nature of Real Property(p. 602)
• Estates in Real Property(p. 603)
• Nonpossessory Interests(p. 605)
• Sale of Real Property(p. 607)
• Adverse Possession(p. 609)
• Land Use Regulation(p. 610)
• Chapter 43 Landlord-Tenant Law(p. 615)
• Types of Tenancy(p. 616)
• Landlord's Duties(p. 617)
• Tenant's Duties(p. 621)
• Change in the Parties(p. 622)
• Injuries(p. 622)
• Chapter 44 Personal Property and Bailments(p. 629)
• Gifts(p. 630)
• Found Property(p. 633)
• Bailment(p. 634)
• Chapter 45 Estate Planning(p. 642)
• Introduction(p. 643)
• Wills(p. 644)
• Trusts(p. 650)
• Chapter 46 Insurance(p. 656)
• Introduction(p. 657)
• Insurance Contract(p. 657)
• Types of Insurance(p. 662)
• Appendix A The Constitution of the United States(p. 1)
• Appendix B The Uniform Commercial Code can be found at http://www.nccusl.ord/Update/ or http://www.law.cornell.edu/
• Glossary(p. 1)
• Table of Cases(p. 1)
• Index(p. 1)