Contemporary Business and E-Commerce Law : The Legal, Global, Digital and Ethical Environment

by Cheeseman, Henry R.

• ISBN13: 9780130348524
• ISBN10: 013034852X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

This is the most modern business law and legal environment book available. Contemporary Business and E-Commerce Law, 4/e provides readers with the most extensive and cutting edge coverage of the emerging area of information technology and e-commerce law. The book showcases over 40 new U.S. Supreme Court Cases that have been decided during the past three years, plus over 120 traditional cases. An eight-part presentation covers the legal, e-commerce, and global environment; traditional and e-commerce contracts; e-commerce and information technology; commercial and internet transactions; employment and equal opportunity laws; domestic and multinational business; government regulation; and property and insurance. For entrepreneurs who want to start a business and investigate the legal issues unique to them, and others interested in business law.

Table of Contents

Preface	xxiii
Unit I The Legal, E-Commerce, and Global Environment
Legal, Business, and E-Commerce Environment	2	(22)
Judicial and Alternative Dispute Resolution	24	(30)
Constitutional Law for Commerce and Information Technology	54	(36)
Appendix to Chapter 3 The Constitution of the United States of America	81	(9)
Intentional Torts, Negligence, and Strict Liability	90	(31)
Business and Online Crimes	121	(30)
International and Comparative Law	151	(26)
Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business	177	(23)
Unit II Traditional and E-Commerce Contracts
Nature of Traditional and E-Commerce Contracts	200	(14)
Agreement and Consideration	214	(22)
Capacity and Legality	236	(20)
Writing and E-Commerce Signature Law	256	(24)
Third-Party Rights and Discharge	280	(20)
Remedies for Breach of Traditional and Online Contracts	300	(22)
Unit III E-Commerce and Information Technology
Intellectual Property and Internet Law	322	(30)
Electronic Commerce and Information Technology Licensing	352	(28)
Unit IV Commercial and Internet Transactions
Formation of Sales, Lease, and Internet Contracts	380	(26)
Performance of Sales, Lease, and Internet Contracts	406	(24)
Product Liability and Warranties	430	(28)
Creation and Transfer of Negotiable Instruments	458	(28)
Holder in Due Course and Liability	486	(23)
Checks and Digital Banking	509	(21)
Credit and Secured Transactions	530	(23)
Bankruptcy and Reorganization	553	(29)
Unit V Employment and Equal Opportunity Laws
Agency	582	(28)
Employment and Labor Law	610	(26)
Equal Opportunity in Employment	636	(28)
Unit VI Domestic and Multinational Business
Entrepreneurship, Franchising, and Licensing	664	(26)
Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies	690	(28)
Domestic and Multinational Corporations	718	(27)
Directors, Officers, and Shareholders	745	(28)
Mergers and Takeovers of Corporations	773	(24)
Investor Protection and Online Securities Transactions	797	(29)
Unit VII Government Regulation
Administrative Law and Consumer Protection	826	(28)
Environmental Protection	854	(24)
Antitrust Law	878	(32)
Unit VIII Property and Insurance
Personal Property and Bailments	910	(20)
Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Relationship	930	(28)
Insurance and Estates	958	(25)
Appendix A Uniform Commercial Code (2000 Official Text), Article 2	983	(14)
Glossary	997	(28)
Case Index	1025	(8)
Subject Index	1033