TY - BOOK AU - Emerson,Robert W. TI - Business law T2 - Business review books SN - 0764119842 AV - KF889.6 .H37 2004 U1 - 346.7307 21 PY - 2004/// CY - Hauppauge, N.Y. PB - Barron's KW - Business law KW - United States KW - Local N1 - Includes index; The law and society. Origin and nature of law ; Government under law ; The U.S. court system and the legal process -- Contracts. Nature, classification, and formation ; Reality of the contract: did the minds really meet? ; Capacity of the parties and legality of subject matter ; The statute of frauds, parol evidence rule, privity ; Discharge, damages and other remedies ; Special problems concerning sales contracts -- Commercial relations. Negotiable instruments: definitions, concepts, and negotiation ; Negotiable instruments: the holder in due course, defenses, liability, and discharge ; Banking procedures and the bank/customer relationship ; Creditors' rights and debtors' protection, bankruptcy, secured transactions -- Business formations. Agency ; Types of business organizations, partnerships, franchises ; Corporations: nature, formation, types, and powers ; Management of the corporation, termination ; Corporations: financial structure, securities regulation, liability of accountants -- Special topics. Crimes and torts ; Property ; Insurance, trusts, and wills ; Antitrust law ; Environmental law ; Employment law ; Labor-management relations law ; Legal topics concerning information technology: intellectual property, computer law, and privacy ; Taxation ; International law UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0630/2003052487-d.html ER -