Anderson’s Business Law and The Regulatory Environment Principles and Cases

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

• ISBN13: 9780324015003
• ISBN10: 0324015003
• Edition: 14th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-28
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Summary

This is one of the most accurate, in-depth, and up-to-date business law texts available. A hallmark of this text has always been the exclusive selection of interesting and relevant cases, and this edition is certainly no exception. This text meets all AACSB curriculum standards and contains complete coverage of the business law topics covered on the CPA exam-including applications emphasizing ethics, public policy and the Internet.

Table of Contents

Preface	xvii
About the Authors	xx
PART 1 The Legal and Social Environment of Business	1	(212)
The Nature and Sources of Law	2	(9)
The Court System and Dispute Resolution	11	(16)
Business Ethics, Social Forces, and the Law	27	(21)
The Constitution as the Foundation of the Legal Environment	48	(22)
Government Regulation of Competition and Prices	70	(19)
Administrative Agencies	89	(20)
The Legal Environment of International Trade	109	(25)
Crimes	134	(24)
Torts	158	(29)
Intellectual Property Rights	187	(26)
PART 2 Contracts	213	(146)
Nature and Classes of Contracts	214	(10)
The Agreement	224	(18)
Capacity and Genuine Assent	242	(18)
Consideration	260	(15)
Legality and Public Policy	275	(18)
Form of Contract	293	(12)
Interpretation of Contracts	305	(14)
Third Persons and Contracts	319	(13)
Discharge of Contracts	332	(14)
Breach of Contract and Remedies	346	(13)
PART 3 Personal Property and Bailments	359	(52)
Personal Property	360	(16)
Bailments	376	(17)
Legal Aspects of Supply Chain Management	393	(18)
PART 4 Sales and Leases of Personal Property	411	(132)
Nature and Form of Sales	412	(26)
Passage of Title and Risk of Loss: Rights of Parties	438	(22)
Warranties and Other Product Liability Theories	460	(22)
Obligations and Performance	482	(16)
Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts	498	(19)
Consumer Protection	517	(26)
PART 5 Negotiable Instruments	543	(72)
Kinds of Instruments, Parties, and Negotiability	544	(14)
Transfer of Negotiable Instruments	558	(16)
Rights of Holders, Defenses, and Liability Issues	574	(18)
Checks and Funds Transfers	592	(23)
PART 6 Debtor-Creditor Relations and Risk Management	615	(84)
Secured Transactions in Personal Property	616	(22)
Other Security Devices	638	(18)
Bankruptcy	656	(21)
Insurance	677	(22)
PART 7 Agency and Employment	699	(100)
Agency	700	(24)
Third Persons in Agency	724	(21)
Regulation of Employment	745	(28)
Equal Employment Opportunity Law	773	(26)
PART 8 Business Organizations	799	(164)
Forms of Business Organizations	800	(16)
Creation and Termination of Partnerships	816	(17)
Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies	833	(22)
Introduction to Corporation Law	855	(26)
Corporate Stocks and Bonds	881	(19)
Securities Regulation	900	(25)
Accountants' Liability and Malpractice	925	(15)
Management of Corporations	940	(23)
PART 9 Real Property and Estates	963	(86)
Real Property	964	(22)
Environmental Law and Land Use Controls	986	(22)
Leases	1008	(18)
Decedents' Estates and Trusts	1026	(23)
Appendix 1 How to Find the Law	1049	(3)
Appendix 2 The Constitution of the United States	1052	(11)
Appendix 3 UCC	1063	(170)
Appendix 4 UN Convention on Contracts	1233	(6)
Appendix 5 Uniform Partnership Act	1239	(11)
Appendix 6 Revised Model Business Corporation Act	1250	(16)
Glossary	1266	(38)
Index	1304