Contemporary Business and Online Commerce Law

by Cheeseman, Henry R.

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This book provides the richest selection of landmark (traditional) and contemporary (within the last three years) cases for business students, including more cases on information technology and e-commerce law than any other book. Topics present a summarized/brief approach to cases.This edition contains over 75 new cases that have been decided in the past three years, including ones covering IT and e-Commerce - dedicated chapters cover Intellectual Property and Internet Law, and Electronic Commerce and Information Technology Licensing. Over 45 "Online Commerce & Internet Law" boxes focus on the legal issues businesses face as they either launch new Internet ventures or rise to the challenge of incorporating on-line technologies into their existing business models.For those in Business Law professions.

Preface xvii

UNIT I The Legal and Ethical Environment I

1 Legal Heritage and Critical Legal Thinking

(23)

What Is Law?

(3)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Students Plug In to the Internet and the Law

(1)

Landmark Case Brown v. Board of Education

(1)

Contemporary Environment Feminist Legal Theory

(1)

Schools of Jurisprudential Thought

(2)

Contemporary Environment The Law and Economics School of Jurisprudential Thought

(1)

History of American Law

(2)

International Law Adoption of English Common Law in America

(1)

Sources of Law in the United States

(6)

Contemporary Environment Department of Homeland Security

(1)

Case 1.1 U.S. Supreme Court Case Gratz v. Bollinger and the Regents of the University of Michigan

(1)

Case 1.2 U.S. Supreme Court Case Grutter v. Bollinger and the University of Michigan Law School

(1)

International Law The Civil Law System

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking

(9)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

(1)

2 Constitutional Law for Business and Online Commerce

(19)

Constitution of the United States of America

(2)

Supremacy Clause

(1)

Case 2.1 U.S. Supreme Court Case Geier v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc.

(1)

Commerce Clause

(2)

Case 2.2 U.S. Supreme Court Reno, Attorney General of the United States v. Condon Attorney

(1)

International Law Foreign Commerce Clause

(1)

Bill of Rights

(6)

Case 2.3 Fax.com, Inc. v. United States of America

(1)

Case 2.4 U.S. Supreme Court Case United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc.

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Broad Free Speech Rights Granted In Cyberspace

(2)

Other Constitutional Clauses

(2)

International Law Constitution of the People's Republic of China

(1)

Chapter Summary

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

(1)

3 Traditional, Alternative, and E-Commerce Dispute Resolution

(29)

The State Court Systems

(2)

Contemporary Environment Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Lawsuit

(1)

The Federal Court System

(5)

Contemporary Environment I'll Take You to the U.S. Supreme Court!-Not!

(1)

The Jurisdiction and Venue of Courts

(3)

Case 3.1 U.S. Supreme Court Case Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute

(1)

The Pretrial Litigation Process

(5)

Case 3.2 Norgart v. The Upjohn Company

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law E-Filings in Court

(1)

Business Ethics Ford Settles SUV Rollover Lawsuit

(1)

The Trial

(2)

Case 3.3 Ferlito v. Johnson & Johnson Products, Inc.

(1)

The Appeal

(1)

Alternative Dispute Resolution

(3)

Case 3.4 U.S. Supreme Court Case Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams

(2)

International Law Comparison of the Japanese and American Legal Systems

(1)

Chapter Summary

(4)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

(2)

4 Torts and Privacy

(29)

Intentional Torts Against Persons

(5)

Contemporary Environment Wal-Mart Shopper Wins

(1)

Case 4.1 Lewis, Dennis, and Shemanski v. LeGrow

(1)

Contemporary Environment Eminem Not Liable for Slander

(1)

Case 4.2. Roach v. Stern

(1)

Intentional Torts Against Property

(1)

Unintentional Torts (Negligence)

(5)

Case 4.3 Wilhelm v. Flores

(1)

Case 4.4 James v. Meow Media, Inc.

(1)

Case 4.5 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Frierson

(1)

Landmark Case Palsgraf v. The Long Railroad Company

(1)

Business Ethics Ouch! The Coffee's Too Hot!

(1)

Special Negligence Doctrines

(5)

Case 4.6 Matthias v. Actor Economy Lodging, Inc. and Motel 6 Operating L.P.

(1)

Defenses Against Negligence

(2)

Case 4.7 Lilya v. The Greater Gulf State Fair, Inc.

(1)

Special Business Torts

(2)

Strict Liability

(1)

Case 4.8 Cook v. Whitsell-Sherman

(1)

International Law Israeli Tort Law

(1)

Chapter Summary

(3)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

100

(1)

5 Intellectual Property and Internet Law

101

(23)

Trade Secrets and Information Technology

102

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law The Economic Espionage Act

102

(1)

Traditional and Cyber Patents

103

(5)

Case 5.1 U.S. Supreme Court Case J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc., d.b.a. Farm Advantage, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

104

(1)

Business Ethics Inventor Wipes Ford's and Chrysler's Windshields Clean

105

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Cyber Business Plans Are Patentable

105

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Amazon.com Loses Its 1-Click Patent

106

(2)

Copyrights and Internet Law

108

(4)

Case 5.2 Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. v. Passport Video

110

(1)

Case 5.3 Newton v. Beastie Boys

110

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law The NET Act: Criminal Copyright Infringement

111

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law The Digital Millennium Copy-Right Act

112

(1)

Trademarks and Online Commerce

112

(7)

Case 5.4 U.S. Supreme Court Case Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc.

115

(3)

International Law International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

118

(1)

Chapter Summary

119

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

121

(1)

Critical LegalThinking Cases

121

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

122

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

123

(1)

6 Business and Cyber Crimes

124

(25)

Definition of Crime

125

(3)

Business Ethics Martha Stewart Guilty

128

(1)

Criminal Procedure

128

(3)

Case 6.1 U.S. Sepreme Court Case Atwater v. Lago Vista, Texas

129

(2)

Contemporary Environment Federal Sentencing Guidelines

131

(1)

Common Crimes

131

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law The Information Infrastructure Protection (IIP) Act

132

(1)

White-Collar Crimes

133

(4)

Business Ethics The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

134

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Cyber Crime-Identity Fraud

135

(2)

Business Ethics Whistle-Blowers Sing for Millions

137

(1)

Constitutional Safeguards

137

(6)

Case 6.2 U.S. Supreme Court Case Kyllo v. United States

138

(1)

Case 6.3 U.S. Supreme Court City of Indianapolis v. Edmond

139

(3)

International Law Federal Antiterrorism Act of 2001

142

(1)

Chapter Summary

143

(3)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

146

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

146

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

147

(2)

7 Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business

149

(21)

Ethics

150

(1)

Business Ethics Government "Gets Relief" From Bayer Aspirin

151

(1)

International Law Caux Round Table Principles for International Business

151

(1)

Moral Theories and Business Ethics

152

(8)

Case 7.1 Bradley v. McDonald's Corporation

153

(1)

Business Ethics Used-Car Dealer Punished for Fraud

154

(1)

Case 7.2 Pizza Hut, Inc. v. Papa John's International, Inc.

155

(1)

Case 7.3 U.S. Supreme Court Case Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.

156

(1)

Business Ethics Enron Corporation Plunges into Bankruptcy

157

(1)

Business Ethics Sarbanes-Oxley Act Prompts Public Companies to Adopt Code of Ethics

158

(1)

International Law United Nations Code of Conduct for Transnational Corporations

159

(1)

Social Responsibility of Business

160

(6)

Case 7.4. U.S. Supreme Court Case Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.

161

(1)

International Law Nike Just Did It In Vietnam

162

(1)

Case 7.5. Cartier ease state Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Campbell

163

(2)

Business Ethics •The Corporate Social Audit

165

(1)

International Law Holocaust Victims' Asset Litigation Settled

166

(1)

Chapter Summary

166

(1)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

167

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

167

(2)

Briefing the Case WritingAssignment

169

(1)

UNIT II Contracts

170

(115)

8 Nature of Traditional and Online Contracts

170

(14)

Definition of Contract

171

(2)

Contemporary Environment The Evolution of the Modern Law of Contracts

172

(1)

Sources of Contract Law

173

(2)

Case 8.1 City of Everett, Washington v. Mitchell

174

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Uniform Electronic Commerce Act Adopted

175

(1)

Classification of Contracts

175

(5)

Case 8.2 Wrench LLC v. Taco Bell Corporation

177

(3)

Equity

180

(1)

Business Ethics Equity Saves Contracting Party

180

(1)

International Law The United Nations Convention on Contracts for The International Sale of Goods

180

(1)

Chapter Summary

181

(1)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

182

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

182

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

183

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

183

(1)

9 Agreement and Consideration

184

(21)

Agreement

185

(1)

Offer

185

(7)

Business Ethics Owner of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Battles Logo Designer

186

(2)

Case 9.1 Mesaros v. United States

188

(1)

Case 9.2 Lin v. The.TV Corporation International

189

(2)

Contemporary Environment Option Contracts

191

(1)

Acceptance

192

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Nondisclosure Agreements

194

(1)

Consideration

194

(6)

Case 9.3 Alden v. Presley

196

(1)

Case 9.4 Cooper v. Smith

196

(2)

Contemporary Environment Best-Efforts Contracts

198

(2)

Chapter Summary

200

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

202

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

202

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

204

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

204

(1)

10 Capacity and Legality

205

(19)

Minors

206

(3)

Case 10.1 Jones v. Free Flight Sport Aviation, Inc.

208

(1)

Contemporary Environment Statutes That Make Minors Liable for Special Types of Contracts

209

(1)

Mentally Incompetent Persons

209

(1)

Intoxicated Persons

210

(1)

Illegality

211

(6)

Business Ethics An Unlicensed Contractor Gets Dunked

213

(1)

Case 10.2 Flood v. Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Co.

214

(1)

Case 10.3 Zivich v. Mentor Soccer Club, Inc.

215

(1)

Contemporary Environment Covenant Not to Compete

216

(1)

Case 10.4 Ryno v. Tyra

217

(1)

Unconscionable Contracts

217

(2)

Chapter Summary

219

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

221

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

221

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

222

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

223

(1)

11 Reality of Consent and Writing

224

(21)

Mistakes

225

(2)

Case 11.1 Wells Fargo Credit Corp. v. Martin

225

(2)

Fraudulent Misrepresentation

227

(3)

Business Ethics Don't Be Taken by Fraud

227

(2)

Case 11.2 Wilson v. Western National Life Insurance Co.

229

(1)

Undue Influence

230

(1)

Duress

230

(1)

Statute of Frauds

231

(5)

Case 11.3 Sutton v. Warner

233

(2)

Business Ethics An Oral Contract Isn't Worth the Paper It's Written On

235

(1)

Sufficiency of the Writing

236

(3)

International Law Japanese Hankos and Chinese Chops as Signatures

238

(1)

Chapter Summary

239

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

241

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

242

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

243

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

244

(1)

12 Third-Party Rights and Discharge

245

(20)

Assignment of Rights

246

(3)

Case 12.1 Accured Financial Services, Incorporated v. Prime Retail, Incorporated

248

(1)

Contemporary Environment Successive Assignments of the Same Right

249

(1)

Delegation of Duties

249

(2)

Third-Party Beneficiaries

251

(3)

Case 12.2 Bain v. Gillispie

253

(1)

Covenants and Conditions

254

(2)

Discharge of Performance

256

(4)

Case 12.3 Parker v. Arthur Murray, Inc.

258

(1)

Contemporary Environment Commercial Impracticability

259

(1)

Chapter Summary

260

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

262

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

262

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

264

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

264

(1)

13 Remedies for Breach of Traditional and Online Contracts

265

(20)

Performance and Breach

266

(4)

Case 13.1 Chodos v. West Publishing Company, Inc.

269

(1)

Monetary Damages

270

(4)

Case 13.2 Parker v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.

272

(1)

Case 13.3 California and Hawaiian sugar Co., v. Sun Ship, Inc.

273

(1)

Rescission and Restitution

274

(1)

Contemporary Environment Must a Wedding Ring Be Returned If the Engagement Is Broken Off?

275

(1)

Equitable Remedies

275

(2)

Torts Associated with Contracts

277

(3)

Case 13.4 Brumfield v. Death Row Records, Inc.

278

(1)

Case 13.5 O'Neill v. Gallant Insurance Company

279

(1)

Chapter Summary

280

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

282

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

282

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

283

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

284

(1)

UNIT III Sales, Lease, and E-Commerce Contracts

285

(100)

14 Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

285

(16)

Contemporary Environment The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

286

(1)

Scope of Article 2 (Sales)

286

(3)

Case 14.1 Hector v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

287

(2)

Scope of Article 2A (Leases)

289

(1)

Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

290

(7)

Contemporary Environment. UCC Firm Offer Rule

291

(1)

Contemporary Environment UCC Permits Additional Terms

292

(1)

Contemporary Environment The "Battle of the Forms"

293

(1)

Contemporary Environment UCC Written Confirmation Rule

294

(2)

Business Ethics Use of Letters of Credit in International Trade

296

(1)

Chapter Summary

297

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

299

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

299

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

300

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

300

(1)

15 Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts

301

(16)

Identification and Passage of Title

302

(2)

Contemporary Environment Bulk Sales Law

304

(1)

Risk of Loss: No Breach of Sales Contract

304

(3)

Contemporary Environment Shipping Terms

305

(2)

Risk of Loss: Conditional Sales

307

(1)

Case 15.1. Prewitt v. Numismatic Funding Corp.

308

(1)

Risk of Loss: Breach of Sales Contract

308

(1)

Risk of Loss: Lease Contracts

309

(1)

Contemporary Environment Insuring Against Loss

309

(1)

Sales of Nonowners

310

(2)

Business Ethics International Trade Terms

312

(1)

Chapter Summary

312

(3)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

315

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

315

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

316

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

316

(1)

16 Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts

317

(23)

Seller's and Lessor's Performance

318

(4)

Case 16.1 Joc Oil USA, Inc. v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.

320

(1)

Business Ethics Good Faith and Reasonableness Govern the Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts

321

(1)

Buyer's and Lessee's Performance

322

(2)

Seller's and Lessor's Remedies

324

(3)

Contemporary Environment Lost Volume Seller

327

(1)

Buyer's and Lessee's Remedies

327

(4)

Additional Issues Affecting Performance and Breach

331

(2)

Business Ethics Unconscionable Contract

332

(1)

Chapter Summary

333

(4)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

337

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

337

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

338

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

339

(1)

17 E-Commerce, Domain Names, and Internet Law

340

(21)

The Internet

341

(3)

Case 17.1 U.S. Supreme Court Case Reno, Attorney General of the United States v. American CMI Liberties Union

342

(1)

Care 17.2 John Doe v. GTE Corporation

343

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Anti-Spam Statute

344

(1)

E-Mail and Web Contracts

344

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Electronic Contracts Meet Writing Requirement of the Statute of Frauds

344

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Electronic Signatures Recognized by Federal Law

345

(1)

Domain Names

346

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Anticybersquatting Act Passed By Congress

347

(1)

Case 17.3 E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Spider Webs Ltd.

347

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Armani Outmaneuvered for Domain Name

348

(1)

E-Commerce and Licensing

348

(8)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Counteroffers Ineffectual Against Electronic Agents

349

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Consumers Saved from Electronic Errors

351

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Software and Information Access Contracts

352

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Electronic Self-Help

354

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Electronic Communications Privacy Act

356

(1)

Chapter Summary

356

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

358

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

358

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

359

(1)

Briefing the Case WritingAssignment

360

(1)

18 Warranties and Product Liability

361

(24)

Warranties of Quality

362

(6)

Care 18.1 Denny v. Ford Motor company

364

(4)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Warranty Disclaimers in Software Licenses

368

(1)

Product Liability Based on Fault

368

(1)

Strict Liability

369

(3)

Contemporary Environment Strict Liability in Tort

371

(1)

The Concept of Defect

372

(4)

Care 18.2 Shoshone Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Dolinski

372

(1)

Care 18.3 Lakin v. Senco Products, Inc.

373

(1)

Business Ethics General Motors Hit with Billion-Dollar Judgment

374

(1)

Care 18.4 Nowak v. Faberge USA, Inc.

375

(1)

Defenses to Product Liability

376

(3)

Business Ethics Design Defect in Pool Equipment

377

(2)

International Law Product Liability Law in Japan

379

(1)

Chapter Summary

379

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

381

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

382

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

383

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

384

(1)

UNIT IV Negotiable Instruments and Digital Banking

385

(73)

19 Creation and Transfer of Negotiable Instruments

385

(28)

Negotiable Instruments

386

(1)

Types of Negotiable Instruments

387

(4)

Creating a Negotiable Instrument

391

(6)

Contemporary Environment Signing As an Authorized Representative

392

(2)

International Law Negotiable Instruments Payable in Foreign Currency

394

(1)

Contemporary Environment Payable to Order or to Bearer

395

(2)

Transfer by Assignment and Transfer by Negotiation

397

(1)

Contemporary Environment Converting Order and Bearer Paper

398

(1)

Indorsements

398

(5)

Contemporary Environment Multiple Payees or Indorsees

402

(1)

Forged Indorsement

403

(1)

Contemporary Environment The Imposter Rule

404

(1)

Contemporary Environment The Fictitious Payee Rule

404

(1)

Chapter Summary

404

(6)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

410

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

410

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

412

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

412

(1)

20 Holder in Due Course and Liability

413

(23)

Holder Versus Holder in Due Course

414

(1)

Requirements for HDC Status

415

(2)

Signature Liability of Parties

417

(6)

Case 20.1 Grand Island Production Credit Assn. v. Humphrey

420

(1)

Case 20.2 Clements v. Central Bank of Georgia

421

(2)

Warranty Liability of Parties

423

(1)

Defenses

424

(4)

Contemporary Environment HDC Status Eliminated with Respect to Consumer Credit Transactions

427

(1)

Discharge

428

(1)

Chapter Summary

428

(5)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

433

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

433

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

435

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

435

(1)

21 Checks and Digital Banking

436

(22)

The Bank-Customer Relationship

437

(1)

Ordinary Checks

437

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Electronic Fund Transfer Systems

439

(1)

Special Types of Checks

439

(3)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Bank Debit Cards

441

(1)

Honoring Checks

442

(2)

Contemporary Environment Federal Currency Reporting Law

444

(1)

Forged Signatures and Altered Checks

444

(2)

The Collection Process

446

(4)

Contemporary Environment The Federal Reserve System

446

(4)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Commercial Wire Transfers

450

(1)

Chapter Summary

450

(5)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

455

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

455

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

457

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

457

(1)

UNIT V Debtor-Creditor Relationship

458

(50)

22 Credit, Secured Transactions, and Surety Agreements

458

(25)

Unsecured and Secured Credit

459

(1)

Contemporary Environment Klondike Bar's Unsecured Claim Melts

460

(1)

Security Interests in Real Property

460

(3)

Contemporary Environment Material Person's Lien

463

(1)

Security Interests in Personal Property

463

(10)

Contemporary Environment Revised Article 9-Secured Transactions

466

(1)

Case 22.1 In re Greenbelt Cooperative, Inc.

467

(4)

Contemporary Environment Artisan's and Mechanic's Liens

471

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Revised Article 9 Recognizes E-Commerce

473

(1)

Surety and Guaranty Arrangements

473

(2)

Case 22.2• General Motors Acceptance Corporation v. Daniels

474

(1)

Contemporary Environment Collection Remedies

475

(1)

Chapter Summary

475

(4)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

479

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

480

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

481

(1)

Briefing the Case WritingAssignment

482

(1)

23 Bankruptcy and Reorganization

483

(25)

Federal Bankruptcy Code

484

(1)

Chapter 7 Liquidation Bankruptcy

485

(9)

Case 23.1. In re Witwer

488

(1)

Contemporary Environment Homestead Exemptions

489

(2)

Business Ethics Voidable Transfers

491

(2)

Case 23.1. U.S. Supreme Court Case Kawaauhau v. Geiger

493

(1)

Chapter 11 Reorganization Bankruptcy

494

(4)

Contemporary Environment Small Business Bankruptcy

496

(2)

Contemporary Environment Kmart Emerges from Bankruptcy

498

(1)

Chapter 13 Consumer Debt Adjustment

498

(3)

Chapter 12 Family Farmer Bankruptcy

501

(1)

Contemporary Environment Sarbanes-Oxley Act Imposes Criminal Penalties for Bankruptcy Fraud

502

(1)

Chapter Summary

502

(3)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

505

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

505

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

507

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

507

(1)

UNIT VI Business Organizations

508

(192)

24 Agency

508

(28)

Agency

509

(1)

Formation of an Agency Relationship

510

(3)

Business Ethics Apparent Agency

512

(1)

Principal's and Agent's Duties

513

(4)

Contract Liability to Third Parties

517

(2)

Tort Liability to Third Parties

519

(4)

Case 24.1 Edgewater Motels, Inc. v. Gatzke and Walgreen Co.

520

(2)

Case 24.2 Desert Cab Inc. v. Marino

522

(1)

Termination of an Agency

523

(3)

Contemporary Environment Irrevocable Agency

524

(2)

Independent Contractor

526

(4)

Case 24.3 Maldonado v. Gateway Hotel Holdings, L.L.C.

528

(1)

Business Ethics Principal Liable for Repo Man's Tort

529

(1)

Chapter Summary

530

(3)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

533

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

533

(2)

Ethics Cases

535

(1)

Briefing the Case WritingAssignment

535

(1)

25 Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships

536

(24)

Entrepreneurship

537

(1)

Contemporary Environment The Entrepreneurial Spirit: The Creation of Amazon.com

538

(1)

Sole Proprietorship

538

(2)

Contemporary Environment d.b.a.-"Doing Business As"

539

(1)

Case 25.1 Vernon v. Schuster, d/b/a Diversity Heating and Plumbing

540

(1)

General Partnership

540

(8)

Case 25.2 Vohland v. Sweet

543

(2)

Case 25.3 Zuckerman v. Antenucci

545

(1)

Case 25.4 Edward A. KemmierMemorial Foundation v. Mitchell

546

(2)

Contemporary Environment Right of Survivorship

548

(1)

Limited Partnership

548

(4)

Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

552

(2)

Contemporary Environment Accounting Firms Operate as LLPs

553

(1)

Business Ethics Partnerships Outside the United States

553

(1)

Chapter Summary

554

(3)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

557

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

557

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

559

(1)

Briefng the Case WritingAssignment

559

(1)

26 Formation and Operation of Domestic and Multinational Corporations

560

(27)

Nature of the Corporation

561

(3)

Case 26.1 We're Associates Company v. Cohen, Stracher & Bloom, RC.

564

(1)

Incorporation Procedures

564

(8)

Case 26.2 Coopers & Lybrand v. Fox

565

(2)

Contemporary Environment Selecting a Corporate Name

567

(5)

Contemporary Environment C Corporations and S Corporations

572

(1)

Financing the Corporation

572

(3)

Contemporary Environment Stock Options and Stock Warrants

575

(1)

Corporate Powers

575

(1)

Dissolution and Termination of Corporations

576

(2)

Business Ethics International Branch Offices and Subsidiary Corporations

577

(1)

Chapter Summary

578

(6)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

584

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

584

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

585

(1)

Briefing the Case WritingAssignment

586

(1)

27 Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders

587

(29)

Shareholders

588

(6)

Case 27.1 Kinney Shoe Corp. v. Polan

593

(1)

Contemporary Environment Close Corporations

594

(1)

Board of Directors

594

(4)

Contemporary Environment States Enact Constituency Statutes

595

(2)

Business Ethics The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Regulates Accounting Practices

597

(1)

Corporate Officers

598

(2)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Delaware Amends Corporation Code to Recognize Electronic Communications

599

(1)

Liability of Corporate Directors and Officers

600

(6)

Case 27.2 Smith v. Van Gorkom

601

(3)

Case 27.3 Hill v. Southeastern Floor Covering Co., Inc.

604

(2)

Business Ethics The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Improves Corporate Governance

606

(1)

Chapter Summary

606

(6)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

612

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

613

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

614

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

615

(1)

28 Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions

616

(21)

Proxy Solicitation

617

(3)

Business Ethics Shareholder Resolution

619

(1)

Mergers and Acquisitions

620

(4)

Case 28.1 In the Matter of Appraisal of Shell Oil Company

623

(1)

Tender Offers

624

(4)

Contemporary Environment Leveraged Buyouts

625

(2)

Case 28.2 Paramount Communications Inc. v. QVC Network Inc.

627

(1)

Business Ethics Golden Parachutes

627

(1)

State Antitakeover Statutes

628

(1)

Case 28.3 U.S. Supreme Court Case CTS Corporation v. Dynamics Corporation of America

628

(1)

Business Ethics The Exon-Florio Law

629

(1)

Chapter Summary

629

(4)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

633

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

633

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

635

(1)

Briefing the Case WritingAssignment

636

(1)

29 Limited Liability Companies

637

(20)

Limited Liability Company (LLC)

638

(4)

Case 29.1 Page v. Roscoe, LLC

640

(1)

Case 29.2 Creative Resource Management, Inc. v. Soskin

641

(1)

Contemporary Environment Why Operate a Business as a Limited Liability Company (LLC)?

642

(1)

Formation of an LLC

642

(5)

Contemporary Environment DreamWorks SKG, LLC: Script for a Movie Company

647

(1)

Member-Managed and Manager-Managed LLCs

647

(3)

Dissolution of an LLC

650

(2)

International Law Limited Liability Companies in Foreign Countries

652

(1)

Chapter Summary

652

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

654

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

654

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

656

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

656

(1)

30 Franchises, Licensing, and Strategic Alliances

657

(18)

Franchise

658

(6)

Care 30.1 Carlock v. Pillsbury Company

663

(1)

International Law International Franchising

664

(1)

Liability of Franchisors and Franchisees

664

(4)

Case 30.2 Cislaw v. Southland Corporation

665

(1)

Case 30.3 Martin v. McDonald's Corporation

665

(2)

Case 30.4 Holiday Inns, Inc. v. Shelburne

667

(1)

Licensing

668

(1)

Joint Venture

668

(1)

Internation Law Starbucks Invades the World

668

(1)

Strategic Alliance

669

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Strategic Internet Alliances in China 669 Chapter Summary

669

(3)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

672

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

672

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

674

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

674

(1)

31 Investor Protection and Online Securities Transactions

675

(25)

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

676

(1)

Case 31.1 U.S. Supreme Court Case Securities and Exchange Commission v. Edwards

677

(1)

The Securities Act of 1933-Going Public

677

(4)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Company Goes Public over the Internet

679

(2)

Contemporary Environment Securities Offerings Must Be Written in Plain English

681

(1)

Private and Other Transactions Exempt from Registration

681

(3)

Violations of the Securities Act of 1933

684

(2)

Business Ethics Sarbanes-Oxley Act Erects a Wall Between Investment Bankers and Security Analysis

685

(1)

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934-Trading in Securities

686

(3)

Case 31.2 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.

687

(1)

Case 31.3 U.S. Supreme Court Case United States v. O'Hagan

688

(1)

Business Ethics Reg FD Requires Fair Disclosure to All

689

(1)

Violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

689

(1)

Short-Swing Profits

690

(2)

State Securities Laws

692

(1)

Chapter Summary

692

(5)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

697

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

697

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

698

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

699

(1)

UNIT VII Government Regulation

700

(94)

32 Antitrust Law

700

(25)

Federal Antitrust Laws

701

(1)

Section 1 of the Sherman Act-Restraints of Trade

702

(5)

Business Ethics The Department of Justice Flunks the Ivy League Schools

703

(3)

Case 32.1. U.S. Supreme Court ease state Oil Company v. Khan

706

(1)

Contemporary Environment How Trade Association Members Can Avoid Antitrust Liability

707

(1)

Section 2 of the Sherman Act-Monopolization

707

(3)

Online Commerce & Internet Law United States v. Microsoft Corporation

709

(1)

Section 7 of the Clayton Act-Mergers

710

(3)

Section 3 of the Clayton Act-Tying Arrangements

713

(1)

Section 2 of the Clayton Act-Price Discrimination

713

(2)

Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act-Unfair Methods of Competition

715

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law Unfair and Deceptive Acts Prohibited over the Internet

715

(1)

Exemptions from Antitrust Laws

715

(2)

Contemporary Environment The NFL Sacks Maurice Clarett

716

(1)

State Antitrust Laws

717

(1)

International Law Japanese Keiretsus Ignore Antitrust Laws

717

(1)

Chapter Summary

717

(4)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

721

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

722

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

723

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

724

(1)

33 Consumer and Environmental Protection

725

(26)

Administrative Law

726

(2)

Business Ethics Do-Not-Call Registry

727

(1)

Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Safety

728

(3)

Contemporary Environment A Hidden Source of Protein in Peanut Butter

729

(2)

International Law United Nations Blosafety Protocol for Genetically Altered Foods

731

(1)

Product Safety

731

(1)

Business Ethics Lemon Laws Protect Consumers from Sour Deals

732

(1)

Unfair and Deceptive Practices

732

(2)

Case 33.1 U.S. Supreme Court Case Federal Trade Commission v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

733

(1)

Environmental Protection

734

(9)

Case 33.2 . U.S. Supreme Court Case Whitman, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency v. American Trucking Association

736

(1)

Contemporary Environment Indoor Air Pollution

737

(2)

International Law Kyoto Protocol Reduces Greenhouse Gases

739

(1)

Contemporary Environment The Superfund

740

(2)

Case 33.3 U.S. Supreme Court Case Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill, Secretary of the Interior

742

(1)

State Environmental Protection Laws

743

(8)

Chapter Summary

743

(4)

Working the Web Internet Exercise

747

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

748

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

749

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

750

(1)

34 Labor and Employment Law

751

(22)

Labor Law

752

(7)

Case 34.1 U.S. Supreme Court Case Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

754

(1)

Case 34.2 U.S. Supreme Court Case National Labor Relations Board v. Exchange Parts Co.

755

(2)

Contemporary Environment State Right-to-Work Laws

757

(2)

Contemporary Environment Plant Closing Act

759

(1)

Worker's Compensation Acts

759

(2)

Case 34.3 Smith v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

760

(1)

Occupational Safety and Health Act

761

(1)

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

762

(1)

Business Ethics Microsoft Violates Employment Law

762

(1)

Other Worker Protection Laws

763

(1)

Government Programs

764

(2)

Chapter Summary

766

(3)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

769

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

770

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

771

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

772

(1)

35 Equal Opportunity in Employment

773

(21)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

774

(1)

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

774

(9)

Case 35.1 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Newark Branch v. Town of Harrison, New Jersey

776

(1)

Case 35.2 Barbano v. Madison County

777

(1)

Case 35.3 U.S. Supreme Court Hams v. Forklift Systems, Inc.

778

(1)

Contemporary Environment Affirmative Defense in Sexual Harassment Cases

779

(1)

Online Commerce & Internet Law E-Mail Can Create a Hostile Work Environment

780

(1)

Case 35.4 U.S. Supreme Court Case International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UAW v. Johnson Controls, Inc.

781

(2)

Equal Pay Act of 1963

783

(1)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

783

(2)

Case 35.5 U.S. Supreme Court Case Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.

784

(1)

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

785

(2)

Case 35.6 U.S. Supreme Court Case PGS Tour, Inc. v. Martin

786

(1)

Business Ethics International Reach of U.S. Antidiscrimination Laws

787

(1)

Affirmative Action

787

(1)

State and Local Government Antidiscrimination Laws

788

(1)

Business Ethics Japan Adopts an Equal Opportunity in Employment Law

788

(1)

Chapter Summary

789

(3)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

792

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

792

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

793

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

793

(1)

UNIT VIII Property, Insurance, and Estates

794

(68)

36 Personal Property and Bailments

794

(18)

The Nature of Personal Property

795

(1)

Acquiring Ownership of Personal Property

796

(4)

Case 36.1 Gruen v. Gruen

797

(2)

Care 36.2 Giha v. Giha

799

(1)

Mislaid, Lost, and Abandoned Property

800

(2)

Contemporary Environment Estray Statutes

800

(1)

Care 36.3 Willsmore v. Township of Oceola, Michigan

801

(1)

Business Ethics Who Owns the Treasure Trove on the SS Central America?

802

(1)

Bailments

802

(5)

Case 36.4. Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word v. Meaux

803

(2)

Contemporary Environment Parking Lots Liability

805

(2)

Chapter Summary

807

(2)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

809

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

810

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

811

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

811

(1)

37 Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Relationship

812

(25)

Real Property

813

(5)

Case 37.1 Cunningham v. Hastings

816

(2)

Transfer of Ownership of Real Property

818

(4)

Case 37.2. Witt v. Miller

821

(1)

Nonpossessory Interests

822

(2)

Case 37.3 Walker v. Ayres

823

(1)

Landlord-Tenant Relationship

824

(4)

Lane Use Regulation

828

(2)

Chapter Summary

830

(4)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

834

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

834

(2)

Business Ethics Cases

836

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

836

(1)

38 Insurance, Wills, and Estates

837

(25)

Insurance

838

(6)

Contemporary Environment Business Insurance

841

(2)

Case 38.1 Amex Life Assurance Company v. Slome Capital Corp.

843

(1)

International Law Lloyd's of London

844

(1)

Wills

844

(7)

Contemporary Environment Videotaped Wills

851

(1)

Intestate Succession

851

(1)

Living Wills

852

(1)

Trusts

852

(1)

Living Trusts

853

(2)

Chapter Summary

855

(4)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

859

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

859

(2)

Business Ethics Cams

861

(1)

Briefing the Case WritingAssignment

861

(1)

UNIIT IX The Global Environment

862

(23)

39 International and Comparative Law

862

(23)

The United States and Foreign Affairs

863

(2)

Case 39.1 U.S. Supreme Court Case Crosby, Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts v. National Foreign Made Council

884

Sources of International Law

865

(1)

The United Nations

866

(3)

International Law The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

887

(1)

International Law The World Bank

888

Regional International Organizations

869

(3)

International Law Free 'Fade Area of the Americas (FTAA)

870

(2)

The World Trade Organization (WTO)

872

(3)

International Law China Joins the WTO

873

(1)

International Law WTO Audits U.S. Tax Law

874

(1)

International Law The International Criminal Court

875

(1)

National Courts Deciding International Dispute

875

(5)

Case 39.2 U.S. Supreme Court Case Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc.

877

(1)

International Law Jewish Law and the Torah

878

(1)

International Law Islamic Law and the Koran

879

(1)

International Law Hindu Law-Dharmasastra

879

(1)

Chapter Summary

880

(1)

Working the Web Internet Exercises

881

(1)

Critical Legal Thinking Cases

881

(1)

Business Ethics Cases

882

(1)

Briefing the Case Writing Assignment

883

(2)

APPENDIX A Case Appendix

885

(37)

APPENDIX B The Constitution of the United States

922

(8)

APPENDIX C Uniform Commercial Code (2000 Official Text), Article 2

930

(19)

APPENDIX D Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Excerpts)

949

(6)

Glossary

955

(30)

Case Index

985

(5)

Subject Index

990

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