Contemporary Business and Online Commerce Law

by Cheeseman, Henry R.

• ISBN13: 9780132664370
• ISBN10: 0132664372
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-03-15
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

KEY BENEFIT: This book provides the richest selection of landmark (traditional) and contemporary (within the last three years) cases for readers , including more cases on information technology and e-commerce law than any other book. Topics present a summarized/brief approach to cases. MARKET: For business law professionals.

Table of Contents

PART I: LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 1. Legal Heritage and the Information Age
Chapter 2. Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce
Chapter 3. Courts and Jurisdiction
Chapter 4. Judicial, Alternative, Administrative, and E-Dispute Resolution
Chapter 5. Torts and Strict Liability
Chapter 6. Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes
Chapter 7. Intellectual Property and Cyber Piracy
Chapter 8. Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business
PART II: CONTRACTS AND E-COMMERCE
Chapter 9. Nature of Traditional and E-Contracts
Chapter 10. Agreement and Consideration
Chapter 11. Capacity and Legality
Chapter 12. Genuineness of Assent and Statute of Frauds
Chapter 13. Third-Party Rights and Discharge
Chapter 14. Breach of Contract and Remedies
Chapter 15. Digital Law and E-Commerce
PART III: SALES AND LEASE CONTRACTS AND PRODUCT LIABILITY
Chapter 16. Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts
Chapter 17. Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts
Chapter 18. Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
Chapter 19. Warranties and Product Liability
PART IV: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS, BANKING, AND E-MONEY
Chapter 20. Creation and Transfer of Negotiable Instruments
Chapter 21. Holder in Due Course and Liability of Parties
Chapter 22. Banking System, E-Money, and Financial Reform
PART V: CREDIT, SECURED TRANSACTIONS, AND BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 23. Credit and Secured Transactions
Chapter 24. Bankruptcy and Reorganization
PART VI: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND INVESTOR PROTECTION
Chapter 25. Agency Law
Chapter 26. Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Partnerships
Chapter 27. Corporate Formation and Financing
Chapter 28. Corporate Governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Chapter 29. Corporate Acquisitions and Multinational Corporations
Chapter 30. Limited Liability Company and Limited Liability Partnership
Chapter 31. Franchise and Special Forms of Business
Chapter 32. Investor Protection, E-Securities Transactions, and Wall Street Reform
PART VII: GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Chapter 33. Antitrust Law and Unfair Trade Practices
Chapter 34. Consumer Safety, Consumer Financial Protection, and Environmental Protection
Chapter 35. Labor, Worker Protection, Employment, and Immigration Law
Chapter 36. Equal Opportunity in Employment
PART VIII: PROPERTY, INSURANCE, AND ESTATES
Chapter 37. Personal Property, Bailment, and Insurance
Chapter 38. Real Property, Landlord–Tenant Law, and Land Use Regulation
Chapter 39. Family Law, Wills, and Trusts
PART IX: ACCOUNTING PROFESSION
Chapter 40. Accountants’ Liability
PART X: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 41. International and World Trade Law