Anderson's Business Law and the Legal Environment, Comprehensive Volume

by Twomey, David P.; Jennings, Marianne M.

• ISBN13: 9780324786668
• ISBN10: 0324786662
• Edition: 21st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-15
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Summary

A true landmark in legal education, Anderson's Business Law and the Legal Environment has long guided learners to a practical understanding of business law.

In addition to preparing you to ace your business law course, Anderson's Business Law and the Legal Environment, Comprehensive Volume, 21st Edition, provides information and resources to assist you in studying for the CPA exam.

This #1 summarized case business law text on the market today helps you grasp key legal concepts and principles by reinforcing your understanding through applications and examples of real-world dilemmas, issues, and problems.

Current, comprehensive, easy-to-understand and fascinating to read, Anderson's Business Law will help you prepare you for class and give you all the resources you need to succeed in your business law course.

Table of Contents

The Legal and Social Environment of Business

The Nature and Sources of Law

The Court System and Dispute Resolution

Business Ethics, Social Forces, and the Law

The Constitution as the Foundation of the Legal Environment

Government Regulation of Competition and Prices

Administrative Agencies

The Legal Environment of International Trade

Crimes

Torts

Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet

Cyber law

Contracts

Nature and Classes of Contracts: Contracting on the Internet

Formation of Contracts: Offer and Acceptance

Capacity and Genuine Assent

Consideration

Legality and Public Policy

Writing, Electronic Forms, and Interpretation of Contracts

Third Persons and Contracts

Discharge of Contracts

Breach of Contract and Remedies

Sales and Leases of Goods

Personal Property and Bailments

Legal Aspects of Supply Chain Management

Nature and Form of Sales

Title and Risk of Loss

Product Liability: Warranties and Torts

Obligations and Performance

Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts

Negotiable Instruments

Kinds of instruments, parties, and negotiability

Transfers of negotiable instruments and warranties of parties

Liability of the parties under negotiable instruments

Checks and funds transfers

Debtor-Creditor Relationships

Nature of the Debtor/Creditor Relationship

Consumer protection

Secured transactions in Personal Property

Bankruptcy

Insurance

Agency and Employment

Agency

Third persons in agency

Regulation of employment

Equal employment opportunity law

Business Organizations

Types of business organizations

Partnerships

LPs, LLCs, and LLPs

Corporation Formation

Shareholder rights in corporations

Securities regulation

Accountants' liability and malpractice

Management of corporations

Real Property and Estates

Real property

Environmental law and land use controls

Leases

Decedents' estates and trusts

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