Law For Business (8th Ed)

by BARNES A

• ISBN13: 9780072488265
• ISBN10: 0072488263
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-02
• Publisher: MCGRAW HILL PUBL CO

Summary

For over 20 years, Law for Business has gone well beyond merely identifying the current legal rules and regulations affecting business by offering insights into new developments and trends that will affect the future of business. It has provided students with a comprehensive, yet concise treatment of the legal issues of fundamental importance to business students and the business profession. The cases, which have always been a strong feature, are edited and re-written by the authors, who divide the material into three categories: facts, issues, decisions. The authors, Barnes, Dworkin, and Richards, choose cases that are appropriate to explain precedent and history as well as include "hot topic" cases that relate to current events. In addition to case applications, the authors use such techniques as content summaries to apply concepts to practice. Effective managers and employees must develop knowledge of both law and business because people involved in business also are involved in, and greatly affected by, the laws concerning business.

Table of Contents

PART I: Introduction to Law

Chapter 1: Law and Its Sources

Chapter 2: Dispute Settlement

Chapter 3: Crimes

Chapter 4: Intentional Torts

Chapter 5: Negligence and Strict Liability

PART II: Contracts

Chapter 6: The Nature and Origins of Contracts

Chapter 7: Creating a Contract: Offers

Chapter 8: Creating a Contract: Acceptances

Chapter 9: Consideration

Chapter 10: Capacity to Contract

Chapter 11: Voluntary Consent

Chapter 12: Illegality

Chapter 13: The Form and Meaning of Contracts

Chapter 14: Third Parties’ Contract Rights

Chapter 15: Performance and Remedies

PART III: Sales

Chapter 16: Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts

Chapter 17: Warranties and Product Liability

Chapter 18: Performance of Sales Contracts

Chapter 19: Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts

PART IV: Agency and Employment

Chapter 20: The Agency Relationship – Creation, Duties, and Termination

Chapter 21: Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties

Chapter 22: Employment Laws

PART V: Business Organizations

Chapter 23: Which Form of Business Organization?

Chapter 24: Partnerships

Chapter 25: Formation and Termination of Corporations

Chapter 26: Management of the Corporate Business

Chapter 27: Financing the Corporation and the Role of Shareholders

Chapter 28: Securities Regulation

Chapter 29: Legal Liability of Accountants

PART VI: Property

Chapter 30: Personal Property

Chapter 31: Bailments

Chapter 32: Real Property

Chapter 33: Landlord and Tenant

Chapter 34: Estates and Trusts

Chapter 35: Insurance

PART VII: Commercial Paper

Chapter 36: Negotiable Instruments

Chapter 37: Negotiation and Holder in Due Course

Chapter 38: Liability of Parties

Chapter 39: Checks and Electronic Funds Transfers

PART VIII: Credit Transactions

Chapter 40: Introduction to Security

Chapter 41: Secured Transactions

Chapter 42: Bankruptcy

PART IX: Government Regulation

Chapter 43: Government Regulation of Business

Chapter 44: The Antitrust Laws

Chapter 45: Consumer Protection Laws

Chapter 46: Environmental Regulation

Chapter 47: International Law

Chapter 48: Internet Law

Appendix A: Constitution of the United States of America

Appendix B: Uniform Commercial Code

Appendix C: Glossary of Legal Terms and Definitions

Case Index

Subject Indexex