Business Law : Legal Environment, Online Commerce, Business Ethics, and International Issues

by Cheeseman, Henry R.

• ISBN13: 9780131984936
• ISBN10: 0131984934
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

For one on two semester undergraduate and graduate Business Law courses. This exceptionally comprehensive text, which has been praised for its writing style and accessibility offering longer edited cases with more of the actual language of the court renderings has been updated and now features new chapters to address the many recent changes in Bankruptcy Laws. There is also a new chapter on Family Law. It includes numerous business-oriented features that make the course relevant to future managers and integrates ethics and social responsibility, international, contemporary business issues, and e-commerce in every morsel of the text.

Table of Contents

Preface	xvii
Part I Legal Environment of Business and E-Commerce	1	(62)
Legal Heritage and Critical Legal Thinking	2	(18)
What Is Law?	3	(3)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Students Plug In to the Internet	4	(2)
Landmark Law Brown v. Board of Education	6	(1)
Schools of Jurisprudential Thought	6	(2)
Contemporary Trend Modern Schools of Jurisprudential Thought	7	(1)
History of American Law	8	(1)
International Law The Civil Law System	9	(1)
Sources of Law in the United States	9	(3)
Contemporary Trend Department of Homeland Security	11	(1)
Critical Legal Thinking	12	(6)
Case 1.1 U.S. Supreme Court PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin	14	(4)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	18	(1)
Business Law Cases	18	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	19	(1)
Court Systems and Jurisdiction	20	(13)
State Court Systems	21	(2)
Contemporary Trend Specialized Courts Hear Commercial Disputes	23	(1)
Federal Court System	23	(2)
U.S. Supreme Court	25	(2)
Contemporary Trend ``I'll Take You to the U.S. Supreme Court!''	27	(1)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction of Courts	27	(1)
Personal Jurisdiction of Courts	28	(3)
Case 2.1 U.S. Supreme Court Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute	30	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	31	(1)
Business Law Cases	31	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	32	(1)
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution	33	(13)
Pretrial Litigation Process	34	(4)
Internet Law & Online Commerce E-Filings	36	(1)
Business Ethics Statute of Limitations	37	(1)
Dismissals and Pretrial Judgments	38	(1)
Settlement Conference	39	(1)
Contemporary Trend Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Lawsuit	39	(1)
Trial	39	(2)
Case 3.1 Ferlito v. Johnson & Johnson, Products, Inc.	41	(1)
Appeal	41	(1)
Alternative Dispute Resolution	42	(2)
International Law Japan's Legal System	43	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	44	(1)
Business Law Cases	44	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	45
Constitutional Law for Business and Online Commerce	46	(17)
Constitution of the United States of America	47	(2)
Supremacy Clause	49	(1)
Case 4.1 U.S. Supreme Court Geier v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc	49	(1)
Commerce Clause	50	(2)
Case 4.2 U.S. Supreme Court Reno, Attorney General of the United States v. Condon, Attorney General of South Carolina	51	(1)
International Law Foreign Commerce Clause	52	(1)
Bill of Rights	52	(1)
Freedom of Speech	53	(3)
Business Ethics Commercial Speech	54	(1)
Case 4.3 U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc	55	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Broad Free Speech Rights Granted in Cyberspace	56	(1)
Freedom of Religion	56	(1)
Equal Protection Clause	57	(2)
Case 4.4 U.S. Supreme Court Grutter v. Bollinger and the University of Michigan Law School	58	(1)
Due Process Clause	59	(1)
Privileges and Immunities Clause	59	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	60	(1)
Business Law Cases	60	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	62	(1)
Part II Torts, Crimes, and Internet Law	63	(80)
Torts and Cyber Privacy	64	(22)
Intentional Torts Against Persons	65	(5)
Business Ethics Wal-Mart Loses False Imprisonment Case	66	(2)
Contemporary Trend Eminem Not Liable for Slander	68	(1)
Case 5.1 Roach v. Stern	69	(1)
Intentional Torts Against Property	70	(1)
Unintentional Torts (Negligence)	71	(4)
Business Ethics Ouch! The Coffee's Too Hot!	72	(1)
Case 5.2 Wilhelm v. Flores	73	(1)
Case 5.3 James v. Meow Media, Inc	73	(2)
Landmark Law Palsgraf v. The Long Island Railroad Company	75	(1)
Special Negligence Doctrines	75	(4)
Case 5.4 Matthias v. Accor Economy Lodging, Inc. and Motel 6 Operating L.P.	79	(1)
Defenses Against Negligence	79	(2)
Case 5.5 Lilya v. The Greater Gulf State Fair, Inc.	80	(1)
Strict Liability	81	(2)
Case 5.6 Cook v. Whitsell-Sherman	82	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	83	(1)
Business Law Cases	83	(2)
Issues In Business Ethics	85	(1)
Strict Liability and Product Liability	86	(16)
Negligence and Fault	87	(2)
Case 6.1 Benedi v. McNeil-P.P.C. Incorporated	88	(1)
Strict Liability	89	(2)
Contemporary Trend Strict Liability	90	(1)
Defect in Manufacture	91	(1)
Case 6.2 Shoshone Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Dolinski	92	(1)
Defect In Design	92	(2)
Case 6.3 Lakin v. Senco Products, Inc	93	(1)
Business Ethics Design Defect in Pool Equipment	94	(1)
Failure to Warn	94	(1)
Defect in Packaging	95	(1)
Case 6.4 Elsroth v. Johnson & Johnson	95	(1)
Defenses to Product Liability	96	(3)
Business Ethics General Motors Liable for Design Defect	97	(2)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	99	(1)
Business Law Cases	99	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	100	(2)
Intellectual Property and Internet Law	102	(21)
Trade Secrets	103	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce The Economic Espionage Act	104	(1)
Patents and Cyber Patents	104	(3)
Case 7.1 U.S. Supreme Court J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc., d.b.a. Farm Advantage, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.	105	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Cyber Business Plans Are Patentable	106	(1)
Business Ethics Patent Infringement	107	(1)
Copyrights and Software Copyrights	107	(4)
Contemporary Trend Copyright Protection	108	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce The NET Act: Criminal Copyright Infringement	109	(1)
Case 7.2 Newton v. Beastie Boys	109	(1)
Business Ethics Copyright Infringement	110	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Encryption Technology	110	(1)
Trademarks and Online Commerce	111	(5)
Case 7.3 U.S. Supreme Court Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc	113	(3)
The Internet	116	(2)
Case 7.4 John Doe v. GTE Corporation	117	(1)
Domain Names	118	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Electronic Communications Privacy Act	119	(1)
International Law International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	119	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	119	(1)
Business Law Cases	120	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	121	(2)
Business and Online Crimes	123	(20)
Definition of a Crime	124	(3)
Business Ethics Martha Stewart Guilty of a Crime	127	(1)
Criminal Procedure	127	(3)
Case 8.1 U.S. Supreme Court Atwater v. Lago Vista, Texas	128	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Cyber Crimes	129	(1)
Common Crimes	130	(1)
White-Collar Crimes	131	(3)
International Law Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	132	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Cyber Identity Fraud	133	(1)
Contemporary Trend Money Laundering	134	(1)
Corporate Criminal Liability	134	(1)
Protection Against Unreasonable Search and Seizure	135	(3)
Case 8.2 U.S. Supreme Court Kyllo v. United States	136	(1)
Case 8.3 U.S. Supreme Court City of Indianapolis v. Edmond	137	(1)
Contemporary Trend Federal Antiterrorism Act	138	(1)
Privilege Against Self-Incrimination and Other Protections	138	(2)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	140	(1)
Business Law Cases	140	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	141	(2)
Part III Traditional and E-Commerce Contracts	143	(126)
Nature of Traditional and Online Contracts	144	(12)
Definition of Contract	145	(2)
Contemporary Trend The Evolution of the Modern Law of Contracts	146	(1)
Sources of Contract Law	147	(2)
Case 9.1 City of Everett, Washington v. Mitchell	148	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Uniform Electronic Commerce Act Adopted	149	(1)
Classifications of Contracts	149	(4)
Case 9.2 Wrench LLC v. Taco Bell Corporation	150	(3)
Equity	153	(1)
Business Ethics Equity Saves Contracting Party	153	(1)
International Law The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods	154	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	154	(1)
Business Law Cases	155	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	155	(1)
Agreement	156	(14)
Agreement	157	(1)
Offer	157	(2)
Business Ethics A Contract Is a Contract Is a Contract	158	(1)
Special Offers	159	(3)
Case 10.1 Mesaros v. United States	159	(2)
Case 10.2 Lim v. The TV Corporation International	161	(1)
Termination of Offers	162	(2)
Contemporary Trend Option Contracts	164	(1)
Acceptance	164	(3)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Nondisclosure Agreements	167	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	167	(1)
Business Law Cases	167	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	168	(2)
Consideration and Equity	170	(12)
Consideration	171	(3)
Case 11.1 Alden v. Presley	172	(1)
Case 11.2 Cooper v. Smith	173	(1)
Contemporary Trend When Is Consideration Inadequate?	174	(1)
Contracts Lacking Consideration	174	(3)
Case 11.3 Dementas v. Estate of Tallas	175	(2)
Contemporary Trend Special Business Contracts	177	(1)
Settlement of Claims	177	(1)
Equity: Promissory Estoppel	177	(2)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	179	(1)
Business Law Cases	179	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	180	(2)
Capacity and Legality	182	(16)
Minors	183	(3)
Case 12.1 Jones v. Free Flight Sport Aviation, Inc.	185	(1)
Contemporary Trend Special Types of Minors' Contracts	186	(1)
Mentally Incompetent Persons	186	(1)
Intoxicated Persons	187	(1)
Legality	187	(4)
Case 12.2 Flood v. Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Co	189	(1)
Case 12.3 Ryno v. Tyra	190	(1)
Lawfulness of Special Business Contracts	191	(3)
Business Ethics An Unlicensed Contractor Gets Dunked	192	(1)
Case 12.4 Zivich v. Mentor Soccer Club, Inc	193	(1)
Contemporary Trend Covenant Not to Compete	194	(1)
Unconscionable Contracts	194	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	195	(1)
Business Law Cases	195	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	197	(1)
Genuineness of Assent	198	(11)
Mistake	199	(2)
Case 13.1 Wells Fargo Credit Corp. v. Martin	200	(1)
Fraud	201	(3)
Case 13.2 Wilson v. Western National Life Insurance Co.	203	(1)
Undue Influence	204	(1)
Duress	205	(1)
Business Ethics Economic Duress	205	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	206	(1)
Business Law Cases	206	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	207	(2)
Writing and Formality	209	(12)
Statute of Frauds	210	(1)
Contracts That Must Be in Writing	211	(4)
Case 14.1 Sutton v. Warner	212	(2)
Business Ethics An Oral Contract Isn't Worth the Paper It's Written On	214	(1)
Formality of the Writing	215	(2)
International Law Chinese Chops and Japanese Hankos as Signatures	215	(2)
Parol Evidence Rule	217	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	218	(1)
Business Law Cases	218	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	220	(1)
Third-Party Rights and Discharge	221	(15)
Assignment of Rights	222	(3)
Case 15.1 Accrued Financial Services, Incorporated v. Prime Retail, Incorporated	224	(1)
Contemporary Trend Successive Assignments of the Same Right	225	(1)
Delegation of Duties	225	(1)
Third-Party Beneficiaries	226	(3)
Case 15.2 Bain v. Gillispie	229	(1)
Covenants and Conditions	229	(2)
Discharge of Performance	231	(2)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	233	(1)
Business Law Cases	234	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	235	(1)
Remedies for Breach of Traditional and Online Contracts	236	(17)
Performance and Breach	237	(3)
Case 16.1 Chodos v. West Publishing Company, Inc	239	(1)
Monetary Damages	240	(5)
Case 16.2 Parker v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.	242	(1)
Case 16.3 California and Hawaiian Sugar Co. v. Sun Ship, Inc	243	(2)
Rescission and Restitution	245	(1)
Contemporary Trend Must a Wedding Ring Be Returned if the Engagement Is Broken Off?	245	(1)
Equitable Remedies	246	(1)
Torts Associated with Contracts	246	(3)
Business Ethics Interference with a Contract	247	(1)
Case 16.4 O'Neill v. Gallant Insurance Company	248	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	249	(1)
Business Law Cases	249	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	251	(2)
E-Contracts and Licensing	253	(16)
The Internet and World Wide Web	254	(1)
Domain Names	255	(3)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Domain Name Anticybersquatting Act	256	(1)
Case 17.1 E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Spider Webs Ltd	257	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Armani Outmaneuvered for Domain Name	257	(1)
E-Contracts	258	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce E-Contracts Writing Requirement	258	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce E-Signatures	258	(1)
E-Licensing	259	(6)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Counteroffers Ineffectual Against Electronic Agents	260	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Consumers Saved from Electronic Errors	261	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Electronic Self-Help	262	(1)
Case 17.2 M.A. Mortenson Company, Inc. v. Timberline Software Corporation	263	(2)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	265	(1)
Business Law Cases	265	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	266	(3)
Part IV Domestic and International Sales and Lease Contracts	269	(56)
Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts	270	(14)
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)	271	(1)
Article 2 (Sales)	272	(2)
Case 18.1 Hector v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	273	(1)
Article 2A (Leases)	274	(1)
Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts: Offer	275	(2)
Contemporary Trend UCC ``Firm Offer'' Rule	276	(1)
Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts: Acceptance	277	(1)
Contemporary Trend UCC Permits Additional Terms	277	(1)
Contemporary Trend ``Battle of the Forms''	278	(1)
UCC Statute of Frauds	278	(3)
Contemporary Trend UCC Written Confirmation Rule	279	(2)
International Law Letters of Credit in International Trade	281	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	281	(1)
Business Law Cases	282	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	283	(1)
Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts	284	(11)
Identification and Passage of Title	285	(1)
Risk of Loss: No Breach of Sales Contract	286	(2)
Contemporary Trend Shipping Terms	287	(1)
Risk of Loss: Conditional Sales	288	(2)
Case 19.1 Prewitt v. Numismatic Funding Corp	289	(1)
Risk of Loss: Breach of Sales Contract	290	(1)
Risk of Loss: Lease Contracts	290	(1)
Contemporary Trend Insuring Against Loss of Goods	290	(1)
Sales by Nonowners	291	(1)
International Law International Trade Terms	292	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	292	(1)
Business Law Cases	293	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	294	(1)
Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts	295	(17)
Seller's and Lessor's Performance	296	(4)
Case 20.1 Joc Oil USA, Inc. v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.	298	(2)
Business Ethics Good Faith and Reasonableness	300	(1)
Buyer's and Lessee's Performance	300	(2)
Seller's and Lessor's Remedies	302	(3)
Contemporary Trend Lost Volume Seller	304	(1)
Buyer's and Lessee's Remedies	305	(2)
Additional Performance Issues	307	(2)
Business Ethics Unconscionable Contract	308	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	309	(1)
Business Law Cases	310	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	311	(1)
Sales and Lease Warranties	312	(13)
Express Warranty	313	(2)
Case 21.1 Daughtrey v. Ashe	314	(1)
Implied Warranty of Merchantability	315	(2)
Case 21.2 Denny v. Ford Motor Company	316	(1)
Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose	317	(2)
Case 21.3 Mack Massey Motors, Inc. v. Garnica	318	(1)
Warranty Disclaimer	319	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Warranty Disclaimers in Software Licenses	319	(1)
Magnuson--Moss Warranty Act	320	(1)
Special Warranties of Title and Possession	320	(2)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	322	(1)
Business Law Cases	322	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	323	(2)
Part V Negotiable Instruments and Electronic Banking	325	(64)
Creation of Negotiable Instruments	326	(15)
Negotiable Instruments	327	(1)
Types of Negotiable Instruments	328	(4)
Creating a Negotiable Instrument	332	(1)
Contemporary Trend Authorized Representative's Signature	333	(1)
Unconditional Promise or Order to Pay	333	(2)
Contemporary Trend Payable to Order or to Bearer	334	(1)
Fixed Amount of Money	335	(1)
Payable On Demand or at a Definite Time	336	(1)
Nonnegotiable Contract	337	(1)
International Law Negotiable Instruments Payable in Foreign Currency	338	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	338	(1)
Business Law Cases	338	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	340	(1)
Transferability and Holder in Due Course	341	(14)
Transfer by Assignment	342	(1)
Transfer by Negotiation	343	(1)
Indorsement	344	(1)
Types of Indorsements	345	(4)
Holder in Due Course (HDC)	349	(1)
Requirements for HDC Status	350	(3)
Contemporary Trend Shelter Principle	352	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	353	(1)
Business Law Cases	353	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	354	(1)
Liability, Defenses, and Discharge	355	(16)
Signature Liability	356	(5)
Case 24.1 Grand Island Production Credit Assn. v. Humphrey	357	(4)
Forged Indorsement	361	(1)
Business Ethics Imposter Rule	361	(1)
Business Ethics Fictitious Payee Rule	362	(1)
Warranty Liability	362	(1)
Defenses	363	(4)
Contemporary Trend FTC Rule Limits HDC Status	366	(1)
Discharge	367	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	367	(1)
Business Law Cases	367	(4)
Checks, Banking, and Wire Transfers	371	(18)
The Bank-Customer Relationship	372	(1)
Ordinary Checks	373	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Electronic Fund Transfer Systems	374	(1)
Special Types of Checks	374	(3)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Bank Debit Cards	377	(1)
Honoring Checks	377	(2)
Contemporary Trend Federal Currency Reporting Law	379	(1)
Forged Signatures and Altered Checks	379	(2)
The Collection Process	381	(3)
Commercial Wire Transfers	384	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	385	(1)
Business Law Cases	386	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	387	(2)
Part VI Credit and Bankruptcy	389	(60)
Credit and Security Interests in Real Property	390	(10)
Introduction to Credit	391	(1)
Contemporary Trend Unsecured Credit	392	(1)
Security Interest in Real Property	392	(2)
Recording Statute	394	(1)
Case 26.1 Bank of South Palm Beaches v. Stockton, Whatley, Davin & Company	394	(1)
Foreclosure	395	(2)
Material Person's Lien	397	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	398	(1)
Business Law Cases	398	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	399	(1)
Secured Transactions and Security Interests in Personal Property	400	(16)
Security Interest in Personal Property	401	(1)
Secured Transaction---Revised Article 9 of the UCC	401	(2)
Creating a Security Interest	403	(1)
Perfecting a Security Interest	404	(3)
Case 27.1 In re Greenbelt Cooperative, Inc	405	(1)
Case 27.2 In re Phillips	406	(1)
Priority of Claims	407	(2)
Default and Remedies	409	(2)
Artisan's or Mechanic's Liens	411	(1)
Surety and Guaranty Arrangements	411	(2)
Case 27.3 General Motors Acceptance Corporation v. Daniels	412	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	413	(1)
Business Law Cases	413	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	415	(1)
Bankruptcy and the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005	416	(33)
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005	417	(2)
Bankruptcy Procedure	419	(5)
The Bankruptcy Estate	424	(2)
Contemporary Trend 2005 Act Limits the Homestead Exemption	425	(1)
Preferential and Fraudulent Transfers	426	(2)
Liquidation	428	(7)
Case 28.1 U.S. Supreme Court Kawaauhau v. Geiger	433	(1)
Contemporary Trend Discharge of Student Loans	434	(1)
Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income	435	(3)
Reorganization	438	(5)
Contemporary Trend Small Business Bankruptcy	443	(3)
Family Farmer and Family Fisherman Bankruptcy	443	(3)
Business Ethics Bankruptcy Fraud	446	(1)
Special Forms of Bankruptcy	446	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	446	(1)
Business Law Cases	447	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	448	(1)
Part VII Agency and Employment	449	(68)
Agency Formation and Termination	450	(12)
Agency	451	(2)
Formation of an Agency	453	(2)
Business Ethics Apparent Agency	454	(1)
Principal's and Agent's Duties	455	(2)
Termination of an Agency	457	(3)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	460	(1)
Business Law Cases	460	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	461	(1)
Liability of Principals and Agents	462	(15)
Agent's Duty of Loyalty to the Principal	463	(1)
Contract Liability to Third Parties	464	(2)
Tort Liability to Third Parties	466	(4)
Case 30.1 Edgewater Motels, Inc. v. Gatzke and Walgreen Co.	467	(2)
Case 30.2 Desert Cab Inc. v. Marino	469	(1)
Independent Contractor	470	(3)
Case 30.3 Torres v. Reardon	472	(1)
Business Ethics Principal Liable for Repo Man's Tort	473	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	473	(1)
Business Law Cases	473	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	475	(2)
Employment and Worker Protection Laws	477	(12)
Employment at Will	478	(1)
Workers' Compensation	479	(1)
Case 31.1 Smith v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board	480	(1)
Occupational Safety	480	(1)
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)	481	(1)
Business Ethics Microsoft Violates Employment Law	482	(1)
Family and Medical Leave Act	482	(1)
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)	483	(1)
Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)	483	(1)
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)	483	(1)
Contemporary Trend Drug Testing and Polygraph Tests	483	(1)
Government Programs	484	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	485	(1)
Business Law Cases	485	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	487	(2)
Labor Law	489	(12)
Labor Law	490	(1)
Organizing a Union	491	(3)
Case 32.1 U.S. Supreme Court Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board	492	(1)
Case 32.2 U.S. Supreme Court National Labor Relations Board v. Exchange Parts Co.	493	(1)
Collective Bargaining	494	(2)
Case 32.3 U.S. Supreme Court Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc.	495	(1)
Contemporary Trend State Right-to-Work Laws	496	(1)
Strikes and Picketing	496	(2)
Internal Union Affairs	498	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	498	(1)
Business Law Cases	498	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	500	(1)
Equal Opportunity in Employment	501	(16)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	502	(1)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act	502	(8)
Case 33.1 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Newark Branch v. Town of Harrison, New Jersey	504	(1)
Case 33.2 Barbano v. Madison County	505	(1)
Case 33.3 U.S. Supreme Court Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc	506	(1)
Contemporary Trend Employer's Defense to a Charge of Sexual Harassment	507	(1)
Case 33.4 U.S. Supreme Court International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UAW v. Johnson Controls, Inc.	508	(2)
Civil Rights Act of 1866	510	(1)
Equal Pay Act	510	(1)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act	511	(1)
Americans with Disabilities Act	511	(2)
Case 33.5 U.S. Supreme Court PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin	512	(1)
Affirmative Action	513	(1)
State and Local Government Antidiscrimination Laws	514	(1)
International Law International Reach of U.S. Antidiscrimination Laws	514	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	514	(1)
Business Law Cases	515	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	516	(1)
Part VIII Business Organizations and Ethics	517	(158)
Entrepreneurship, Sole Proprietorships, and General Partnerships	518	(17)
Entrepreneurship	519	(1)
Sole Proprietorship	520	(2)
Contemporary Trend d.b.a---``Doing Business As''	520	(1)
Case 34.1 Vernon v. Schuster, d/b/a Diversity Heating and Plumbing	521	(1)
General Partnership	522	(3)
Case 34.2 Vohland v. Sweet	524	(1)
Rights and Duties of General Partners	525	(2)
Liability of General Partners	527	(3)
Case 34.3 Zuckerman v. Antenucci	528	(1)
Case 34.4 Edward A. Kemmler Memorial Foundation v. Mitchell	529	(1)
Dissolution of a General Partnership	530	(2)
Contemporary Trend Right of Survivorship	532	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	532	(1)
Business Law Cases	532	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	534	(1)
Limited Partnerships	535	(10)
Limited Partnership	536	(1)
Formation of a Limited Partnership	537	(3)
Contemporary Trend Master Limited Partnership	540	(1)
Liability of General and Limited Partners	540	(2)
Dissolution of a Limited Partnership	542	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	543	(1)
Business Law Cases	543	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	544	(1)
Domestic and Multinational Corporations	545	(20)
Nature of the Corporation	546	(4)
Contemporary Trend Selecting a Corporate Name	549	(1)
Incorporation Procedures	550	(5)
Contemporary Trend S Corporations	555	(1)
Financing the Corporation	555	(4)
Contemporary Trend Stock Options and Stock Warrants	557	(2)
Contemporary Trend Close Corporation	559	(1)
Corporate Powers	559	(1)
Dissolution and Termination of Corporations	560	(2)
International Law International Branch Offices	561	(1)
International Law International Subsidiary Corporation	561	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	562	(1)
Business Law Cases	562	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	564	(1)
Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders	565	(21)
Shareholders	566	(7)
Case 37.1 Kinney Shoe Corp. v. Polan	572	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Corporation Codes Recognize Electronic Communications	572	(1)
Board of Directors	573	(3)
Business Ethics Sarbanes-Oxley Act Imposes Duties on Audit Committee	575	(1)
Corporate Officers	576	(1)
Business Ethics Sarbanes-Oxley Act Improved Corporate Governance	577	(1)
Liability of Directors and Officers	577	(5)
Case 37.2 Smith v. Van Gorkom	579	(3)
Contemporary Trend Indemnification and D&O Insurance Protection	582	(1)
Criminal Liability	582	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	582	(1)
Business Law Cases	583	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	584	(2)
Corporate Mergers, Tender Offers, and Shareholder Resolutions	586	(18)
Proxy Solicitation	587	(2)
Shareholder Resolution	589	(1)
Business Ethics Shareholder Resolution	589	(1)
Mergers and Acquisitions	590	(4)
Case 38.1 In the Matter of the Appraisal of Shell Oil Company	593	(1)
Tender Offers	594	(4)
Contemporary Trend Leveraged Buyouts	595	(2)
Case 38.2 Paramount Communications Inc. v. QVC Network Inc.	597	(1)
State Antitakeover Statutes	598	(1)
Case 38.3 U.S. Supreme Court CTS Corporation v. Dynamics Corporation of America	598	(1)
International Law The Exon-Florio Law	599	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	599	(1)
Business Law Cases	600	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	602	(2)
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships	604	(18)
Limited Liability Company (LLC)	605	(1)
Contemporary Trend DreamWorks SKG, LLC	606	(1)
Member's Limited Liability	606	(4)
Case 39.1 Page v. Roscoe, LLC	607	(2)
Case 39.2 Creative Resource Management, Inc. v. Soskin	609	(1)
Formation of an LLC	610	(3)
Contemporary Trend Why Operate a Business as a Limited Liability Company (LLC)?	613	(1)
Management of an LLC	613	(3)
Dissolution of an LLC	616	(1)
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)	617	(2)
Contemporary Trend Accounting Firms Operate as LLPs	619	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	619	(1)
Business Law Cases	619	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	621	(1)
Franchises and Special Forms of Business	622	(17)
Franchise	623	(5)
International Law International Franchising	628	(1)
Liability of Franchisor and Franchisee	628	(4)
Case 40.1 Cislaw v. Southland Corporation	629	(1)
Case 40.2 Martin v. McDonald's Corporation	630	(1)
Case 40.3 Holiday Inns, Inc. v. Shelburne	631	(1)
Licensing	632	(1)
Joint Venture	633	(2)
International Law Chinese-U.S. International Joint Venture	634	(1)
Strategic Alliance	635	(1)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Strategic Internet Alliances in China	635	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	635	(1)
Business Law Cases	636	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	637	(2)
Investor Protection and Online Securities Transactions	639	(20)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)	640	(2)
Case 41.1 U.S. Supreme Court Securities and Exchange Commission v. Edwards	641	(1)
Going Public---The Securities Act of 1933	642	(5)
Internet Law & Online Commerce Going Public over the Internet	643	(2)
Contemporary Trend Small Corporate Offering Registration Form (SCOR)	645	(1)
Case 41.2 Escott v. BarChris Construction Corp	646	(1)
Private and Other Transactions Exempt from Registration	647	(2)
Trading in Securities---The Securities Exchange Act of 1934	649	(4)
Case 41.3 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co	650	(1)
Case 41.4 U.S. Supreme Court United States v. O'Hagan	651	(2)
Short-Swing Profits	653	(1)
State Securities Laws	654	(1)
Business Ethics Sarbanes-Oxley Act Erects a Wall Between Investment Bankers and Security Analysis	654	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	655	(1)
Business Law Cases	655	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	657	(2)
Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business	659	(16)
Ethics and the Law	660	(1)
Business Ethics	661	(6)
Business Ethics Qui Tam Lawsuit	661	(1)
Case 42.1 Bradley v. McDonald's Corporation	662	(2)
Case 42.2 Pizza Hut, Inc. v. Papa John's International, Inc.	664	(1)
Business Ethics Enron Corporation Plunges into Bankruptcy	665	(2)
Social Responsibility of Business	667	(5)
Case 42.3 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc	667	(2)
Business Ethics State Farm: Not Such a Good Neighbor	669	(1)
Business Ethics Sarbanes-Oxley Act Prompts Public Companies to Adopt Code of Ethics	670	(1)
International Law United Nations Code of Conduct for Transnational Corporations	671	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	672	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	672	(3)
Part IX Government Regulation	675	(62)
Administrative Law	676	(13)
Administrative Agencies	677	(1)
Administrative Law	678	(5)
Case 43.1 U.S. Supreme Court Food and Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation	680	(2)
Case 43.2 U.S. Supreme Court New York v. Burger	682	(1)
Judicial Review of Administrative Agency Actions	683	(1)
Disclosure of Agency Administrative Actions	684	(2)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	686	(1)
Business Law Cases	686	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	687	(2)
Consumer Protection	689	(12)
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Safety	690	(2)
Contemporary Trend Food Safety	691	(1)
Business Ethics Safety Warnings About Viagra	692	(1)
Product Safety	692	(1)
Business Ethics Lemon Laws	693	(1)
Unfair and Deceptive Practices	693	(2)
Case 44.1 U.S. Supreme Court Federal Trade Commission v. Colgate-Palmolive Company	694	(1)
Business Ethics Do-Not-Call Registry	695	(1)
Debtor Protection Law	695	(3)
International Law United Nations Biosafety Protocol for Genetically Altered Foods	697	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	698	(1)
Business Law Cases	698	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	700	(1)
Environmental Protection	701	(14)
Environmental Protection	702	(1)
Air Pollution	703	(2)
Case 45.1 U.S. Supreme Court Whitman, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency v. American Trucking Association	704	(1)
Contemporary Trend Indoor Air Pollution	704	(1)
Water Pollution	705	(2)
Case 45.2 U.S. Supreme Court Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County, Illinois v. United States Army Corps of Engineers	706	(1)
Business Ethics Illegal Dumping of Pollutants	707	(1)
Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste	707	(2)
Contemporary Trend Superfund	708	(1)
Endangered Species	709	(2)
Case 45.3 U.S. Supreme Court Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill, Secretary of the Interior	710	(1)
State Environmental Protection Laws	711	(1)
International Law Kyoto Protocol	711	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	712	(1)
Business Law Cases	712	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	714	(1)
Antitrust Law	715	(22)
Federal Antitrust Laws	716	(1)
Restraints of Trade---Section 1 of the Sherman Act	717	(6)
Business Ethics The Department of Justice Flunks the Ivy League Schools	719	(3)
Case 46.1 U.S. Supreme Court State Oil Company v. Khan	722	(1)
Contemporary Trend Trade Association Members Avoid Antitrust Liability	723	(1)
Monopolization---Section 2 of the Sherman Act	723	(3)
Internet Law & Online Commerce United States v. Microsoft Corporation	725	(1)
Mergers---Section 7 of the Clayton Act	726	(2)
Tying Arrangements---Section 3 of the Clayton Act	728	(1)
Price Discrimination---Section 2 of the Clayton Act	729	(1)
Unfair Methods of Competition---Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act	730	(1)
Exemptions from Antitrust Laws	731	(1)
State Antitrust Laws	731	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	732	(1)
Business Law Cases	732	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	734	(3)
Part X Property	737	(48)
Personal Property and Bailment	738	(16)
Personal Property	739	(1)
Acquiring Ownership of Personal Property	739	(4)
Case 47.1 Gruen v. Gruen	741	(1)
Case 47.2 Giha v. Giha	742	(1)
Mislaid, Lost, and Abandoned Personal Property	743	(2)
Case 47.3 Willsmore v. Township of Oceola, Michigan	744	(1)
Bailments	745	(6)
Case 47.4 Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word v. Meaux	746	(4)
International Law Treasure Trove	750	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	751	(1)
Business Law Cases	751	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	753	(1)
Real Property	754	(16)
Real Property	755	(1)
Contemporary Trend Air Rights	756	(1)
Estates in Land	756	(1)
Concurrent Ownership	757	(3)
Case 48.1 Cunningham v. Hastings	760	(1)
Future Interests	760	(1)
Transfer of Ownership of Real Property	761	(4)
Case 48.2 The Howard Savings Bank v. Brunson	762	(2)
Case 48.3 Witt v. Miller	764	(1)
Nonpossessory Interests	765	(2)
Case 48.4 Walker v. Ayres	766	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	767	(1)
Business Law Cases	767	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	768	(2)
Landlord--Tenant Relationship and Land Use Regulation	770	(15)
Landlord---Tenant Relationship	771	(2)
Landlord's and Tenant's Duties	773	(3)
Case 49.1 Solow v. Wellner	775	(1)
Premise Liability	776	(1)
Case 49.2 Feld v. Merriam	776	(1)
Transfer of Rights to Leased Property	777	(3)
Contemporary Trend Rent Control	779	(1)
Land Use Control	780	(3)
Case 49.3 Guinnane v. San Francisco City Planning Commission	780	(3)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	783	(1)
Business Law Cases	783	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	784	(1)
Part XI Special Topics	785	(62)
Insurance	786	(16)
Insurance	787	(3)
Case 50.1 Amex Life Assurance Company v. Slome Capital Corp	789	(1)
Life Insurance	790	(2)
Health and Disability Insurance	792	(1)
Fire and Homeowners' Insurance	792	(2)
Contemporary Trend Mold Eats Away at Insurers' Profits	794	(1)
Automobile Insurance	794	(3)
Contemporary Trend Umbrella Insurance Policy	796	(1)
Business Insurance	797	(2)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	799	(1)
Business Law Cases	799	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	800	(2)
Liability of Accountants	802	(15)
Public Accounting	803	(2)
Liability of Accountants to Their Clients	805	(1)
Liability of Accountants to Third Parties	806	(4)
Case 51.1 Credit Alliance Corporation v. Arthur Andersen & Co	807	(1)
Case 51.2 Industrial Loan Thrift Guaranty Corporation of Iowa v. Reese & Company, P.C.	808	(2)
Liability of Accountants Under Securities Laws	810	(2)
Business Ethics Accountants Duty to Report Clients Illegal Activity	811	(1)
Criminal Liability of Accountants	812	(1)
Accountants' Privilege and Work Papers	813	(1)
Contemporary Trend Sarbanes-Oxley Act Regulates Accounting Practices	813	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	814	(1)
Business Law Cases	814	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	816	(1)
Wills, Trusts, and Living Wills	817	(16)
Will	818	(4)
Contemporary Trend Videotaped Wills	822	(1)
Testamentary Gift	822	(3)
Case 52.1 Opperman v. Anderson	825	(1)
Intestate Succession	825	(1)
Contemporary Trend Living Will and Health Care Proxy	826	(1)
Trust	826	(3)
Living Trust	829	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	830	(1)
Business Law Cases	830	(2)
Issues in Business Ethics	832	(1)
Family Law	833	(14)
Premarriage Issues	834	(1)
Marriage	835	(2)
Contemporary Trend Same-Sex Marriage	836	(1)
Parents and Children	837	(2)
Contemporary Trend Surrogacy	838	(1)
Marriage Termination	839	(2)
Division of Assets	841	(1)
Spousal Support, Child Support, and Child Custody	842	(3)
Contemporary Trend Family Support Act	843	(2)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	845	(1)
Business Law Cases	845	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	846	(1)
Part XII Global Environment	847	(20)
International and World Trade Law	848	(19)
The United States and Foreign Affairs	849	(1)
Case 54.1 U.S. Supreme Court Crosby, Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts v. National Foreign Trade Council	850	(1)
Sources of International Law	850	(1)
The United Nations	851	(3)
International Law International Monetary Fund (IMF)	853	(1)
International Law World Bank	854	(1)
Regional International Organizations	854	(4)
International Law Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)	857	(1)
The World Trade Organization (WTO)	858	(2)
International Law China Joins the WTO	858	(2)
International Law The International Criminal Court	860	(1)
National Courts to Decide International Disputes	860	(4)
International Law Jewish Law and the Torah	863	(1)
International Law Islamic Law and the Koran	863	(1)
International Law Hindu Law---Dharmasastra	864	(1)
Working the Web Internet Exercises	864	(1)
Business Law Cases	864	(1)
Issues in Business Ethics	865	(2)
Appendix A The Constitution of the United States	867	(10)
Appendix B Uniform Commercial Code (2002 Official Text), Article 2	877	(14)
Appendix C Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Excerpts)	891	(6)
Glossary	897	(28)
Case Index	925	(6)
Subject Index	931