Introduction To Business Law

by Beatty, Jeffrey F.; Samuelson, Susan S.

• ISBN13: 9780324311426
• ISBN10: 0324311427
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-10
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Summary

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Table of Contents

The Legal Environment	p. 1
Introduction to Law	p. 3
Three Important Ideas About Law	p. 4
Sources of Contemporary Law	p. 5
Criminal and Civil Law	p. 8
Working with the Book's Features	p. 9
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility	p. 17
Why Bother with Ethics?	p. 19
What Is Ethical Behavior?	p. 20
Applying the Ethics Checklist: Making Decisions	p. 23
Courts, Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution	p. 30
Three Fundamental Areas of Law	p. 31
Alternative Dispute Resolution	p. 31
Court Systems	p. 32
Litigation	p. 36
Trial	p. 41
Appeals	p. 44
Constitutional, Statutory, Administrative, and Common Law	p. 49
Constitutional Law	p. 50
Government Power	p. 50
Power Granted	p. 50
Protected Rights	p. 53
Fifth Amendment: Due Process and The Takings Clause	p. 55
Fourteenth Amendment: Equal Protection Clause	p. 57
Statutory Law	p. 57
Common Law	p. 59
Administrative Law	p. 62
Intentional Torts and Business Torts	p. 68
Intentional Torts	p. 70
Damages	p. 74
Business Torts	p. 76
Negligence and Strict Liability	p. 81
Negligence	p. 82
Defenses	p. 89
Strict Liability	p. 90
Criminal Law and Procedure	p. 95
Crime, Society, and Law	p. 96
Crimes That Harm Business	p. 99
Crimes Committed by Business	p. 101
The Criminal Process	p. 104
International Law	p. 111
MNEs and Power	p. 112
Trade Regulation	p. 112
International Sales Agreements	p. 118
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	p. 121
Contracts	p. 125
Introduction to Contracts	p. 127
Contracts	p. 128
Types of Contracts	p. 130
Remedies Created by Judicial Activism	p. 133
Sources of Contract Law	p. 135
Agreement	p. 140
Meeting of the Minds	p. 141
Offer	p. 141
Acceptance	p. 147
Consideration	p. 153
A Bargain and an Exchange	p. 154
Mutuality of Obligations	p. 157
Settlement of Debts	p. 162
Legality	p. 167
Contracts That Violate a Statute	p. 168
Contracts That Violate Public Policy	p. 171
Capacity and Consent	p. 180
Capacity	p. 181
Reality of Consent	p. 183
Written Contracts	p. 193
Contracts That Must Be in Writing	p. 194
What the Writing Must Contain	p. 198
Sale of Goods	p. 198
Parol Evidence	p. 201
Third Parties	p. 206
Third Party Beneficiary	p. 207
Assignment and Delegation	p. 210
Performance and Discharge	p. 220
Discharge	p. 221
Conditions	p. 221
Performance	p. 223
Breach	p. 226
Impossibility	p. 227
Remedies	p. 233
Breaching the Contract	p. 234
Expectation Interest	p. 235
Reliance Interest	p. 239
Restitution Interest	p. 240
Other Equitable Interests	p. 240
Special Issues of Damages	p. 242
Commercial Transactions	p. 247
Introduction to Sales	p. 249
Development of Commercial Law	p. 250
UCC Basics	p. 251
Contract Formation	p. 253
Ownership and Risk	p. 264
Legal Interest	p. 265
Identification, Title, and Insurable Interest	p. 265
When the Seller Has Imperfect Title	p. 268
Creditor's Rights	p. 271
Risk of Loss	p. 272
Warranties and Product Liability	p. 277
Express Warranties	p. 278
Implied Warranties	p. 278
Disclaimers	p. 280
Negligence	p. 282
Strict Liability	p. 284
Performance and Remedies	p. 291
Good Faith	p. 292
Seller's Obligations (and a Few Rights)	p. 292
Buyer's Obligations (and a Few Rights)	p. 295
Remedies: Assurance and Repudiation	p. 297
Seller's Remedies	p. 297
Buyer's Remedies	p. 299
Creating a Negotiable Instrument	p. 305
Commercial Paper	p. 306
Types of Negotiable Instruments	p. 307
Negotiability	p. 309
Negotiation	p. 314
Negotiable Instruments: Holder in Due Course	p. 319
Holder in Due Course	p. 320
Liability for Negotiable Instruments	p. 332
Introduction	p. 333
Signature Liability	p. 335
Warranty Liability	p. 338
Other Liability Rules	p. 341
Discharge	p. 343
Liability for Negotiable Instruments: Banks and Their Customers	p. 348
Introduction	p. 349
Checking Accounts	p. 349
Customer's Right to Withdraw Funds	p. 355
Electronic Banking	p. 355
Privacy	p. 358
Secured Transactions	p. 362
Secured Transactions	p. 363
Revised Article 9	p. 365
Attachment of a Security Interest	p. 365
Perfection	p. 367
Protection of Buyers	p. 371
Priorities Among Creditors	p. 373
Default and Termination	p. 374
Bankruptcy	p. 379
Overview of Bankruptcy	p. 380
Chapter 7 Liquidation	p. 381
Chapter 11 Reorganization	p. 387
Chapter 13 Consumer Reorganizations	p. 389
Agency and Employment Law	p. 395
Agency: The Inside Relationship	p. 397
Creating an Agency Relationship	p. 398
Duties of Agents to Principals	p. 400
Principal's Remedies When the Agent Breaches a Duty	p. 403
Duties of Principals to Agents	p. 404
Terminating an Agency Relationship	p. 405
Agency: The Outside Relationship	p. 411
Principal's Liability for Contracts	p. 412
Agent's Liability for Contracts	p. 415
Principal's Liability for Torts	p. 417
Agent's Liability for Torts	p. 422
Employment Law	p. 426
Introduction	p. 427
Employment Security	p. 427
Financial Protection	p. 435
Employment Discrimination	p. 440
Equal Pay Act of 1963	p. 441
Title VII	p. 441
Age Discrimination	p. 446
Americans with Disabilities Act	p. 447
Labor Law	p. 454
Unions Develop	p. 455
Organizing a Union	p. 457
Collective Bargaining	p. 460
Concerted Action	p. 463
Regulating Union Affairs	p. 464
Business Organizations	p. 469
Starting a Business	p. 471
Sole Proprietorships	p. 472
General Partnerships	p. 473
Limited Liability Partnerships	p. 477
Limited Partnerships	p. 478
Corporations	p. 479
Limited Liability Companies	p. 481
The Life and Death of a Corporation	p. 487
Before the Corporation Is Formed	p. 488
Incorporation Process	p. 488
After Incorporation	p. 492
Death of the Corporation	p. 495
Termination	p. 497
Corporate Management	p. 501
Managers versus Shareholders: The Inherent Conflict	p. 502
The Business Judgment Rule	p. 503
Takeovers	p. 509
Shareholders	p. 516
Introduction	p. 517
Rights of Shareholders	p. 518
Enforcing Shareholder Rights	p. 524
Government Regulation: Securities and Antitrust	p. 530
Securities Laws	p. 531
Antitrust	p. 535
Accountants: Liability and Professional Responsibility	p. 544
Introduction	p. 545
Liability to Clients	p. 546
Liability to Third Parties	p. 548
Other Accountant-Client Issues	p. 551
Professional Responsibility	p. 553
Property and Consumer Law	p. 557
Consumer and Environmental Law	p. 559
Introduction	p. 560
Sales	p. 560
Consumer Credit	p. 564
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act	p. 567
Consumer Product Safety	p. 568
Environmental Law	p. 568
Cyberlaw	p. 575
Privacy	p. 576
Crime on the Internet	p. 581
Internet Service Providers and Web Hosts	p. 583
Intellectual Property	p. 588
Introduction	p. 589
Patents	p. 589
Copyrights	p. 592
Trademarks	p. 594
Trade Secrets	p. 596
Real Property	p. 601
Nature of Real Property	p. 602
Estates in Real Property	p. 603
Nonpossessory Interests	p. 605
Sale of Real Property	p. 607
Adverse Possession	p. 609
Land Use Regulation	p. 610
Landlord-Tenant Law	p. 615
Types of Tenancy	p. 616
Landlord's Duties	p. 617
Tenant's Duties	p. 621
Change in the Parties	p. 622
Injuries	p. 622
Personal Property and Bailments	p. 629
Gifts	p. 630
Found Property	p. 633
Bailment	p. 634
Estate Planning	p. 642
Introduction	p. 643
Wills	p. 644
Trusts	p. 650
Insurance	p. 656
Introduction	p. 657
Insurance Contract	p. 657
Types of Insurance	p. 662
The Constitution of the United States	p. 1
The Uniform Commercial Code can be found at http://www.nccusl.ord/Update/ or http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Glossary	p. 1
Table of Cases	p. 1
Index	p. 1
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