Study Guide to accompany West’s Business Law

by Clarkson, Kenneth W.

• ISBN13: 9780324152791
• ISBN10: 0324152795
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-12
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
UNIT ONE: The Legal Environment of Business
Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning	1	(6)
Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution	7	(6)
Court Procedures	13	(8)
Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business	21	(9)
UNIT TWO: Torts and Crimes
Torts and Cyber Torts	30	(8)
Strict Liability and Product Liability	38	(6)
Intellectual Property and Internet Law	44	(7)
Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes	51	(11)
UNIT THREE: Contracts and E-Contracts
Nature and Terminology	62	(6)
Agreement	68	(7)
Consideration	75	(6)
Capacity and Legality	81	(7)
Genuineness of Assent	88	(6)
Statute of Frauds	94	(6)
Third Party Rights	100	(6)
Performance and Discharge	106	(7)
Breach of Contract and Remedies	113	(7)
E-Contracts	120	(8)
UNIT FOUR: Domestic and International Sales and Lease Contracts
The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts	128	(10)
Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest	138	(7)
Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts	145	(7)
Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts	152	(7)
Sales and Lease Warranties	159	(9)
UNIT FIVE: Negotiable Instruments
The Function and Creation of Negotiable Instruments	168	(6)
Transferability and Holder in Due Course	174	(7)
Liability, Defenses, and Discharge	181	(9)
Checks, the Banking System, and E-Money	190	(13)
UNIT SIX: Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy
Secured Transactions	203	(8)
Other Creditors' Remedies and Suretyship	211	(7)
Bankruptcy Law	218	(11)
UNIT SEVEN: Agency and Employment
Agency Formation and Duties	229	(6)
Liability to Third Parties and Termination	235	(8)
Labor and Employment Law	243	(8)
Employment Discrimination	251	(9)
UNIT EIGHT: Business Organizations
Sole Proprietorships and Franchises	260	(5)
Partnerships	265	(10)
Corporations---Formation and Financing	275	(7)
Corporations---Directors, Officers, and Shareholders	282	(7)
Corporations---Merger, Consolidation, and Termination	289	(6)
Corporations---Investor Protection and Online Securities Offerings	295	(9)
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships	304	(6)
Ethics and Business Decision Making	310	(8)
UNIT NINE: Government Regulation
Administrative Law	318	(7)
Consumer Law	325	(6)
Environmental Law	331	(7)
Antitrust Law	338	(10)
UNIT TEN: Property
Personal Property and Bailments	348	(9)
Real Property	357	(7)
Landlord-Tenant Relationships	364	(9)
UNIT ELEVEN: Special Topics
Insurance	373	(7)
Wills, Trusts, and Elder Law	380	(8)
Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals	388	(9)
International and Comparative Law	397	(8)
Law for Small Business	405	(12)
Business Law for the Uniform CPA Examination	417
Appendix A: Answers	1