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The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business

by Corley, Robert Neil; Corley, Robert Neil

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7/1/1998

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Table of Contents

Table of Cases

xxvii

1 Introduction to Law

1

(26)

What Is Law

2

(4)

1. Definitions of Law

2

(2)

Law as Commands

3

(1)

Law as a Means of Social Control

3

(1)

Law as Justice

3

(1)

2. Classifications of Law

4

(2)

Common Law and Civil Law

4

(1)

Public and Private Law

4

(1)

Civil Law and Criminal Law

5

(1)

Substantive Law and Procedural Law

5

(1)

Sources of Law

6

(13)

3. Constitutions

6

(1)

4. Legislation

6

(2)

Uniformity of Legislations

7

(1)

Interpretation of Legislation

7

(1)

5. Administrative Rules, Regulations, and Decisions

8

(1)

6. Judicial Decisions

9

(4)

Advantages

9

(1)

Disadvantages

9

(4)

7. Judicial Review

13

(4)

Judicial Restraint

14

(2)

Judicial Activism

16

(1)

8. The Nature of the Judicial Process

17

(2)

Legal Sanctions

19

(4)

9. For Criminal Conduct

20

(1)

10. For Breach of Contract

20

(1)

11. For Tortious Conduct

21

(1)

12. For Violating Statutes and Regulations

21

(2)

A Current Business Example

23

(4)

2 Courts and Litigation

27

(36)

Personnel

28

(4)

1. Judges and Justices

28

(1)

2. Jurors

29

(1)

3. Lawyers

30

(2)

Organization of the Court System

32

(6)

4. Jurisdiction

33

(1)

5. State Courts

33

(2)

Trial Courts

33

(1)

Appellate Courts

34

(1)

Small-Claims Courts

35

(1)

6. Federal Courts

35

(3)

Trial Courts

36

(1)

Appellate Courts

36

(2)

Litigation-an Overview

38

(8)

7. Parties

39

(1)

8. Standing to Sue

40

(2)

9. Personal Jurisdiction

42

(3)

10. Class Action Suits

45

(1)

Pretrial Procedures

46

(6)

11. Pleadings

46

(1)

12. Discovery

47

(4)

Purpose

47

(1)

Methods

47

(1)

Scope

48

(3)

13. Motions

51

(1)

14. Frivolous Cases

52

(1)

The Trial

52

(5)

15. Jury Selection

52

(3)

16. Other Steps during a Trial

55

(1)

17. Burden of Proof

56

(1)

Criminal Cases

56

(1)

Civil Cases

56

(1)

18. Deciding the Case

56

(1)

Posttrial Issues

57

(6)

19. Appeals

57

(1)

Appellate Procedures

58

(1)

Deference to Trial Courts

58

(1)

20. Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees

58

(1)

21. Res Judicata

59

(4)

3 Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems

63

(28)

Movement to Arbitration

64

(6)

1. Reasons to Arbitrate

65

(1)

2. The Federal Arbitration Act

65

(4)

Impact on Policy

66

(1)

Impact on State Laws

67

(2)

3. Statutorily Mandated Arbitration

69

(1)

Types of Cases

69

(1)

Procedures

69

(1)

4. Voluntary/Contract-based Arbitration

70

(1)

Arbitration Procedures

70

(10)

5. Submissions

71

(2)

6. Arbitrators

73

(1)

Expertise

73

(1)

Number Chosen

73

(1)

7. Awards

73

(4)

8. Judicial Review

77

(3)

Review of Voluntary/Contract-based Arbitration Awards

77

(1)

Review of Statutorily Mandated Arbitration

77

(1)

Review under the Federal Arbitration Act

78

(2)

Mock and Minitrials

80

(1)

9. Mock Trials

80

(1)

10. Minitrials

80

(1)

Mediation

81

(3)

11. Advantages/Disadvantages

82

(1)

12. Procedures

83

(1)

13. Combination with ADR Systems

83

(1)

Negotiated Settlements

84

(7)

14. Position-based Negotiations

85

(1)

15. nterest-based Negotiations

85

(6)

Communication

86

(1)

Relationship

86

(1)

Interests

86

(1)

Options

86

(1)

Legitimacy

86

(1)

Alternatives

87

(1)

Commitment

87

(4)

4 Ethics and Self-Regulation

91

(26)

Contemporary Business Ethics

92

(1)

1. Ethics and Society

92

(1)

2. Ethics and Government

93

(1)

The Nature of Ethics

93

(3)

3. Ethics and Morality

94

(1)

4. Ethics and Law

95

(1)

Two Systems of Ethics

96

(5)

5. Formalism

96

(2)

The Social Contract

97

(1)

6. Consequentialism

98

(2)

The Protestant Ethic

99

(1)

7. Comparing the Two Ethical Systems

100

(1)

Sources of Values for Business Ethics

101

(9)

8. Legal Regulation

102

(2)

Liberty and Rights

102

(1)

Good Faith

102

(1)

Due Care

103

(1)

Confidentiality

103

(1)

Conflicts of Interest

104

(1)

9. Professional Codes of Ethics

104

(2)

10. Organizational Codes of Ethics

106

(1)

11. Individual Values

107

(3)

Achieving an Ethical Business Corporation

110

(7)

12. The Obstacles

110

(1)

The Emphasis on Profit

110

(1)

The Effect of the Group

110

(1)

13. The Steps

111

(2)

Involvement of Top Management

111

(1)

Openness in Communication

112

(1)

Other Strategies

113

(1)

14. The Rewards

113

(4)

5 The Constitution and Business

117

(30)

Basic Concepts

118

(9)

1. Separation of Powers

118

(1)

2. Supremacy Clause

118

(3)

Preemption

118

(3)

3. The Contract Clause

121

(1)

4. The Commerce Clause and Federal Regulation

121

(6)

Interstate Commerce

121

(1)

Impact on the State Police Power

122

(4)

State Taxation

126

(1)

Foreign Commerce

127

(1)

Regulation and Basic Freedoms

127

(7)

5. Freedom of Religion

128

(1)

6. Freedom of the Press

129

(1)

7. Freedom of Speech

130

(4)

Commercial Speech

131

(3)

The Fourteenth Amendment

134

(13)

8. Due Process of Law

134

(4)

Incorporation Doctrine

138

(1)

9. Equal Protection

138

(9)

Minimum Rationality

138

(1)

Strict Scrutiny

139

(3)

Quasi-Strict Scrutiny

142

(5)

6 The Regulatory Process

147

(26)

Administrative Agencies

148

(8)

1. Reasons for Agencies

149

(1)

Providing Specificity

149

(1)

Providing Expertise

149

(1)

Providing Protection

150

(1)

Providing Regulation

150

(1)

Providing Services

150

(1)

2. Functions of Agencies

150

(3)

Rule Making

151

(1)

Adjudicating

152

(1)

Advising

152

(1)

Investigating

153

(1)

3. Organization of Agencies

153

(3)

In General

153

(2)

Quasi-judicial Staff

155

(1)

4. Influencing Agency Decisions

156

(1)

Judicial Review of Agency Decisions

156

(12)

5. Standing to Sue

157

(1)

Reviewability

157

(1)

Aggrieved Party

157

(1)

6. Review of Rule Making

157

(4)

Is Delegation Valid?

158

(2)

Authority Exceeded?

160

(1)

7. Review of Adjudications: Procedural Aspects

161

(4)

Exhaustion of Remedies

162

(2)

Primary Jurisdiction

164

(1)

8. Review of Factual Determinations

165

(3)

9. Equal Access to Justice Act

168

(1)

Criticism of Administrative Agencies

168

(5)

10. The Cost of Regulation

169

(4)

The Problem with Assessing Costs

170

(3)

7 Business Organizations and Securities Regulation

173

(30)

Forms of Business Organizations

173

(17)

1. Factors to Consider

174

(1)

Creation

174

(1)

Continuity

174

(1)

Managerial Control

174

(1)

Liability

175

(1)

Taxation

175

(1)

2. Selecting the Best Organizational Form

175

(1)

3. Sole Proprietorships

176

(1)

4. Partnerships

176

(3)

Creation

176

(1)

Continuity

177

(1)

Managerial Control

177

(1)

Liability

177

(1)

Taxation

178

(1)

5. Corporations

179

(6)

Creation

179

(1)

Continuity

179

(1)

Managerial Control

180

(1)

Liability

181

(2)

Taxation

183

(2)

6. Limited Partnerships

185

(1)

Creation and Continuity

186

(1)

Managerial Control and Liability

186

(1)

7. S Corporations

186

(2)

8. Limited Liability Companies

188

(1)

9. Making the Decision

189

(1)

Agency

190

(2)

10. Terminology

190

(1)

11. Contractual Liability

191

(1)

12. Tort Liability

192

(1)

Public Investment-Securities Regulation

192

(11)

13. What Is a Security?

192

(1)

14. Securities and Exchange Commission

193

(1)

15. Securities Act of 1933: Going Public

193

(1)

16. Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Being Public

194

(9)

Fraud

195

(1)

Insider Transactions

195

(1)

Nonpublic Information

195

(8)

8 Contract Law and Private Enterprise

203

(30)

Basic Concepts

205

(5)

1. Contract Law in Private Enterprise

205

(1)

2. Sources of Contract Law

206

(1)

3. Classification of Contracts

206

(2)

Executory and Executed Contracts

207

(1)

Express and Implied-in-Fact Contracts

207

(1)

Quasi-Contract

207

(1)

Unilateral and Bilateral Contracts

207

(1)

Void Contracts

207

(1)

Voidable Contracts

208

(1)

4. Breach of Contract

208

(2)

Contract Formation

210

(14)

5. Offer to Contract

210

(1)

Definiteness of Terms

210

(1)

Termination of Offer

210

(1)

6. Acceptance of Offer

211

(2)

Deposited Acceptance Rule

212

(1)

Mirror Image Rule

212

(1)

Silence Not Acceptance

212

(1)

7. Voluntary Consent

213

(2)

Mutual Mistake

213

(1)

Mutual Assent

213

(2)

8. Consideration

215

(2)

Must Be Bargained For

215

(1)

Agreement Not to Sue

215

(1)

Preexisting Obligation

215

(1)

Consideration Not Necessary

216

(1)

9. Capacity of Parties to Contract

217

(2)

Minors

218

(1)

Intoxicated and Mentally Incompetent Persons

218

(1)

10. Illegal Contracts

219

(2)

Contracts That Restrain Trade

220

(1)

11. Written Contracts

221

(3)

Sale of an Interest in Land

221

(1)

Collateral Promise to Pay Another's Debt

222

(1)

Cannot Be Performed within One Year

222

(1)

Sale of Goods of $500 or More

222

(1)

Others

222

(1)

The Parol Evidence Rule

222

(2)

Other Contract Issues

224

(9)

12. Interpretation of Contracts

224

(1)

13. ssignment of Contracts

225

(1)

Notice of Assignment

226

(1)

Contracts That Cannot Be Assigned

226

(1)

14. Contracts Benefiting a Third Party

226

(1)

15. Performance of Contracts

227

(1)

Conditions

227

(1)

Levels of Performance

227

(1)

16. Discharge of Contracts

228

(1)

Impossibility to Performance

228

(1)

Commercial Impracticability

228

(1)

17. Trends in Contract Law

228

(2)

Contractual Relationships between Businesses

229

(1)

Contractual Relationships between Businesses and Employees

229

(1)

Contractual Relationships between Businesses and Consumers

229

(1)

18. Contractual Ethics

230

(3)

9 Torts in the Business Environment

233

(30)

Intentional Torts

234

(10)

1. Assault and Battery

234

(1)

2. Intentional infliction of Mental Distress

235

(2)

3. Invasion of Privacy

237

(1)

4. False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution

237

(1)

5. Trespass

238

(1)

6. Conversion

238

(1)

7. Defamation

238

(1)

8. Fraud

239

(1)

9. Common Law Business Torts

240

(1)

Injurious Falsehood

240

(1)

Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations

240

(1)

Obtaining Trade Secrets

240

(1)

10. Statutory Competitive Torts

241

(3)

Trademark Infringement

241

(1)

False Advertising

242

(1)

Patent Infringement

243

(1)

Copyright Infringement

244

(1)

Negligence

244

(6)

11. Duty to Care

245

(2)

12. Unreasonable Behavior-Breach of Duty

247

(1)

13. Causation in Fact

247

(1)

14. Proximate Causation

248

(1)

15. Defenses to Negligence

249

(1)

Contributory Negligence

249

(1)

Assumption of Risk

249

(1)

Strict Liability in Tort

250

(4)

16. Strict Products Liability

250

(2)

17. Respondeat Superior

252

(1)

18. Ultrahazardous Activity

253

(1)

19. Other Strict Liability Torts

253

(1)

Damages

254

(1)

20. Compensatory Damages

254

(1)

21. Punitive Damages

255

(1)

Alternatives to the Tort System

255

(8)

22. Workers' Compensation Acts

256

(7)

History

256

(1)

The System

257

(1)

Tests for Determining Compensation

258

(1)

Exclusive Remedy Rule

258

(1)

The Future of State Workers' Compensation

259

(4)

10 The Criminal Law and Business

263

(26)

Terms and Procedures

265

(5)

1. Terminology

265

(1)

2. The Grand Jury

266

(2)

3. Conspiracies

268

(2)

4. Aiding and Abetting

270

(1)

Constitutional Issues

270

(7)

5. The Fourth Amendment: Illegal Search and Seizure

270

(2)

6. The Fifth Amendment: Self-Incrimination

272

(3)

7. The Sixth Amendment: Trial by Jury

275

(2)

Specific Crimes

277

(12)

8. Endangering Workers

277

(1)

9. False Statement to a Bank

278

(1)

10. Fraud

278

(1)

11. False Statement to a Federal Agency

279

(1)

12. Bankruptcy Crimes

280

(1)

13. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)

280

(3)

14. Criminalization of Health Care

283

(1)

15. Sentencing Guidelines

284

(5)

11 Antitrust Laws-Regulating Competition

289

(28)

The Sherman Act

290

(8)

1. Historical Development

290

(1)

2. Restraint of Trade

291

(1)

3. Monopoly

291

(2)

4. The Rule of Reason

293

(3)

5. Sanctions

296

(1)

6. Exemptions

297

(1)

Price Fixing

298

(7)

7. Horizontal Price Fixing

298

(3)

8. Vertical Price Fixing

301

(3)

9. Indirect Price Fixing

304

(1)

Other Acts in Restraint of Trade

305

(1)

10. Territorial Agreements

305

(1)

11. Concerted Activities

305

(1)

The Clayton Act

306

(6)

12. Introduction

306

(1)

13. Price Discrimination

306

(4)

14. Special Arrangements

310

(1)

15. Illegal Mergers and Acquisitions

311

(1)

Unfair Competition

312

(5)

16. The Role of the FTC

312

(5)

12 Employment and Labour Laws

317

(30)

Current Trends and Issues

318

(5)

1. Limitations on Employment at Will

318

(2)

2. Workers' Privacy

320

(2)

3. Employee Lawsuits

322

(1)

Labor-Management Relationship

323

(3)

4. Laws before 1935

324

(2)

The Clayton Act

324

(1)

The Railway Labor Act

324

(1)

The Norris-LaGuardia Act

325

(1)

The Wagner Act

326

(11)

5. The National Labor Relations Board

326

(2)

NLRB Organization

326

(1)

Jurisdiction

327

(1)

Quasi-judicial Authority

328

(1)

6. Certification of Unions

328

(2)

Unionization Elections

328

(2)

Unionization through Cards

330

(1)

7. Unfair Labor Practices by Management

330

(7)

Interfering

331

(3)

Dominating a Labor Organization

334

(1)

Discriminating Based on Union Affiliation

334

(1)

Discriminating as a Result of NLRB Proceedings

334

(1)

Refusing to Bargain in Good Faith

335

(2)

The Taft-Hartley Act

337

(10)

8. Eighty-Day Cooling-Off Period

338

(1)

9. Free Speech

339

(1)

10. Union Shop-Memberships and Fees

339

(1)

11. Suits against Unions

340

(1)

12. Unfair Labor Practices by Unions

340

(2)

Restraining or Coercing an Employee into Joining a Union

341

(1)

Causing an Employer to Discriminate against a Nonunion Member

341

(1)

Striking or Picketing for Illegal Purposes or Engaging in Secondary Boycotts

342

(1)

13. Amendments

342

(5)

Agreeing to Engage in a Secondary Boycott

342

(1)

Picketing When Not Certified

343

(4)

13 Discrimination in Employment

347

(30)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

348

(12)

1. General Provisions

348

(2)

2. Enforcement Procedures

350

(4)

3. Discrimination on the Basis of Race or Color

354

(1)

4. Discrimination on the Basis of National Origin

355

(1)

5. Discrimination on the Basis of Religion

355

(1)

6. Discrimination on the Basis of Sex

356

(4)

Sexual Harassment

357

(2)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act

359

(1)

Equal Pay Act

359

(1)

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

360

(1)

Employment Practices That May Be Challenged

360

(5)

7. Testing and Educational Requirements

360

(1)

8. Height and Weight Requirements

361

(1)

9. Appearance Requirements

361

(1)

10. Affirmative Action Programs and Reverse Discrimination

362

(3)

11. Seniority Systems

365

(1)

Other Statutes and Discrimination in Employment

365

(12)

12. Civil Rights Act of 1866

366

(1)

13. Discrimination on the Basis of Age

366

(3)

14. Discrimination on the Basis of Disabilities

369

(2)

15. Discrimination in Getting and Keeping Health Insurance

371

(1)

16. Other Federal Legislation

371

(1)

17. State Antidiscrimination Laws

372

(1)

18. Trends in Employment Discrimination and Litigation

372

(5)

Discrimination by E-mail

372

(1)

Arbitration in Employment Discrimination Disputes

373

(1)

Insuring against Employment Discrimination Claims

374

(3)

14 Environmental Laws and Pollution Control

377

(30)

Government's Regulation of Itself

378

(4)

1. The National Environmental Policy Act

379

(3)

2. Evaluation of Environmental Impact Statements

382

(1)

Government's Regulation of Business

382

(18)

3. The Environmental Protection Agency

383

(1)

4. Air Pollution

383

(2)

Clean Air Act and Amendments

383

(1)

Air Pollution Sources

384

(1)

5. Clean Air Act Trends

385

(3)

6. Water Pollution

388

(2)

7. Endangered Species Act

390

(2)

8. Pesticide Control

392

(1)

9. Solid Waste

393

(2)

10. Toxic and Hazardous Substances

395

(5)

Toxic Substances Control Act

395

(1)

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

396

(1)

The Superfund

397

(2)

Radiation

399

(1)

Suits by Private Individuals

400

(2)

11. Citizen Enforcement

400

(1)

12. Tort Theories

401

(1)

Nuisance

401

(1)

Other Tort Doctrines

402

(1)

Trends in Environmental Regulation

402

(5)

13. Emerging Areas of Concern

403

(1)

Loss of Natural Ecosystems

403

(1)

Ozone

403

(1)

Greenhouse Effect

403

(1)

Population Growth

404

(1)

14. The Dilemma of Environmental Ethics

404

(3)

15 International Law and Business

407

International Law and Organizations

408

(7)

1. Sources of International Law

409

(1)

Public International Law

409

(1)

Private International Law

410

(1)

2. International Organizations and Agreements Affecting Trade

410

(3)

United Nations

411

(1)

World Trade Organization

411

(1)

Convention on the International Sale of Goods

412

(1)

3. The European Union

413

(1)

4. The North American Free Trade Agreement

414

(1)

Methods of Transacting International Business

415

(4)

5. Foreign Sales

415

(2)

6. Licenses or Franchises

417

(1)

7. Direct Foreign Investment

418

(1)

Risks Involved in International Trade

419

(7)

8. Expropriation and Nationalization

419

(1)

9. Export Controls

419

(3)

10. Pressures for Bribes

422

(1)

11. Conflicts with U.S. Antitrust Laws

423

(3)

Resolving International Disputes

426

12. Suing Foreign Governments in the United States

426

(2)

13. Suing Foreign Firms in the United States

428

(1)

14. International Arbitration

428

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