Contemporary Business Law [Connected eBook with Study Center]

by Fields, C. Kerry; Fields, Kevin C.

• ISBN13: 9798889066309
• ISBN10: 888906630X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9798889066316
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-02-01
• Publisher: Aspen Publishing
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Summary

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The thoroughly updated Second Edition of Contemporary Business Law is a focused, direct, and practical treatment of business topics written with today’s student in mind. Experienced authors Kerry Fields and Kevin Fields offer a current overview of business law grounded in the day-to-day application of the topics in the real world. With a blend of legal theory, practical managerial applications, and artificial intelligence features, the book expertly covers all the key topics in an engaging and readable format.

An accessible writing style combined with thoughtful pedagogy makes this text ideal for undergraduate students. Each chapter includes well-edited cases that highlight key legal concepts and integrate ethical considerations. Plentiful examples show students the practical applications of the law. Managerial Applications and thoughtful exercises encourage critical thinking. Artificial intelligence features at the end of every chapter provide students with the opportunity to create and analyze documents reflecting the subject matter of the chapter. In addition, students will benefit from chapter outlines, learning objectives, key terms in bold and defined in the text, concept summaries, and chapter summaries.

Professors and students will benefit from:

• Coverage of all the substantive areas required for both a one- and two-semester business law curriculum with a thoughtful integration of all the AACSB accreditation standards.
• Ethics questions to develop critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• The authors’ practical approach, written with the student in mind, that keeps legal theory to a minimum and introduces concepts in the context of actual business practice.
• Excellent pedagogy and well-edited cases.
• Ample exercises that offer opportunities for students to apply what they have learned.

Updates and highlights of the Second Edition:

• New AI feature in every chapter with practical examples on using artificial intelligence in real-world situations. This exciting new innovation invites students to create documents using an AI program, while reinforcing learning outcomes and critical thinking skills.
• New management applications and new cases throughout the book provide up-to-date and engaging examples for classroom discussion.
• Expanded coverage of real property torts.
• Expanded coverage on employment and agency law.
• Newest statutory and case law on intellectual property and employment law.
• Additional examples throughout the text
• Thoroughly expanded student study center review questions.

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents

Contents 
About the Authors 
Preface to the Instructor l
Acknowledgements 

Part I: Introduction to Law 
Chapter 1: The Legal Environment in Business: Laws and Regulations 
Chapter 2: Business Ethics 
Chapter 3: Courts, Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution 
Chapter 4: Constitutional Law for Businesses 
Chapter 5: Torts 
Chapter 6: Strict and Products Liability 
Chapter 7: Intellectual Property 
Chapter 8: Criminal Law 

Part II: Contract Law Fundamentals 
Chapter 9: Nature and Formation of Contracts 
Chapter 10: Consideration and Promissory Estoppel 
Chapter 11: Capacity and Legality of Subject Matter 
Chapter 12: Defenses to Formation: Mistake, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Undue Influence, and Duress 
Chapter 13: Writings, Parol Evidence Rule, and Third-Party Rights and Duties 
Chapter 14: Performance, Discharge, Breach, and Remedies 

Part III: Agency and Employment Law 
Chapter 15: Agency Relationships
Chapter 16: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law 
Chapter 17: Employment Discrimination 
Chapter 18: Privacy in the Workplace 

Part IV: Business Organizations
Chapter 19: Forming the Small Business and Operating Franchises 
Chapter 20: Partnerships 
Chapter 21: LLCs and Other Business Organizations 
Chapter 22: Formation and Financing of Corporations 
Chapter 23: Directors, Officers, and Shareholders 
Chapter 24: Mergers and Acquisitions 
Chapter 25: Securities Laws and Investor Protection 

Part V: Commercial Law and Transactions 
Chapter 26: Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts 
Chapter 27: Title and Risk of Loss 
Chapter 28: Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
Chapter 29: Negotiable Instruments: Creation, Transferability, and Liability 
Chapter 30: Banking
Chapter 31: Creditors’ Rights and Secured Transactions 
Chapter 32: Financing, Defaults, and Foreclosures of Real Property
Chapter 33: Bankruptcy 

Part VI: Government Regulation 
Chapter 34: Administrative Law
Chapter 35: Antitrust and Unfair Competition 
Chapter 36: Consumer Laws and Regulations 
Chapter 37: Environmental Law 

Part VII: Property 
Chapter 38: Personal Property Law and Bailments 
Chapter 39: Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law 
Chapter 40: Wills, Intestacy, Probate, and Trusts 

Part VIII: Special Topics 
Chapter 41: Insurance 
Chapter 42: Liabilities of Accountants and Other Licensed Professionals 
Chapter 43: International Business Transactions 

Glossary 
Table of Cases
Index