Legal Environment (with InfoTrac)

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

• ISBN13: 9780324206289
• ISBN10: 0324206283
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-30
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Summary

With its innovative, story-telling learning aids, fascinating cases, and compelling business applications, LEGAL ENVIRONMENT is not only authoritative and accurate--it is also a pleasure to read. From the very first chapter, the authors' superb writing will draw you into the concepts of business law within the context of vivid examples and memorable scenarios. Throughout the text the authors "teach by example" using activities that enhance active learning by showing you how to think through issues from a lawyer's perspective. No other text is as effective at helping you learn how to apply concepts and contexts in practice, and in teaching you why business law matters not only to your career but also to your daily life.

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT	1	(224)
Introduction to Law	2	(24)
Three Important Ideas About Law	3	(2)
Power	3	(1)
Importance	4	(1)
Fascination	4	(1)
Origins of Our Law	5	(5)
English Roots	6	(2)
The Oculist's Case (1329)	8	(1)
Law in the United States	9	(1)
Sources of Contemporary Law	10	(3)
Constitutions	10	(1)
Statutes	10	(1)
Common Law	11	(1)
Administrative Law	11	(1)
Other Sources of Law	11	(2)
Classifications of Law	13	(1)
Criminal and Civil Law	13	(1)
Substantive and Procedural Law	13	(1)
Public and Private Law	14	(1)
Jurisprudence	14	(3)
Law and Morality	14	(1)
Legal Positivism	14	(1)
Natural Law	15	(1)
Legal Realism	16	(1)
Working With the Book's Features	17	(9)
Analyzing a Case	17	(1)
Osborne V. Stages Music Hall, Inc.	17	(4)
You Be The Judge	21	(1)
You Be the Judge McCollum V. CBS, Inc.	21	(5)
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility	26	(20)
Why Bother with Ethics?	28	(2)
Society As a Whole Benefits from Ethical Behavior	29	(1)
People Feel Better When They Behave Ethically	29	(1)
Unethical Behavior Can Be Very Costly	30	(1)
What Is Ethical Behavior?	30	(5)
Analyzing the Ethics Checklist	31	(4)
Applying the Ethics Checklist: Making Decisions	35	(11)
Organization's Responsibility to Society	35	(2)
Organization's Responsibility to Its Customers	37	(1)
Organization's Responsibility to Its Employees	37	(2)
Organization's Responsibility to Its Shareholders	39	(1)
Organization's Responsibility Overseas	40	(1)
Employees' Responsibility to Their Organization	41	(5)
Dispute Resolution	46	(31)
Three Fundamental Areas of Law	47	(1)
Dispute Prevention	47	(1)
Litigation versus Alternative Dispute Resolution	47	(1)
Alternative Dispute Resolution	48	(3)
Negotiation	48	(1)
Mediation	48	(1)
Arbitration	49	(1)
Other Forms of ADR	50	(1)
Court Systems	51	(5)
State Courts	51	(2)
Federal Courts	53	(3)
Litigation	56	(10)
Pleadings	57	(5)
Klupt V. Krongard	62	(2)
Jones V. Clinton	64	(2)
Trial	66	(5)
Adversary System	66	(1)
Right to Jury Trial	66	(1)
Voir Dire	67	(1)
Opening Statements	67	(1)
Burden of Proof	68	(1)
Plaintiff's Case	68	(1)
Rules of Evidence	68	(1)
Motion for Directed Verdict	69	(1)
Defendant's Case	69	(1)
Closing Argument	70	(1)
Jury Instructions	70	(1)
Verdict	70	(1)
Motions after the Verdict	70	(1)
Appeals	71	(6)
Ponce V. Sandoval	71	(1)
Appeal Court Options	72	(5)
Common Law, Statutory Law, and Administrative Law	77	(28)
Common Law	78	(3)
Stare Decisis	78	(1)
Bystander Cases	78	(2)
Tarasoff V. Regents of the University of California	80	(1)
Statutory Law	81	(10)
Bills	82	(1)
Discrimination: Congress and the Courts	83	(1)
Debate	83	(4)
Statutory Interpretation	87	(1)
Griggs V. Duke Power Co.	87	(1)
Voters' Role	88	(1)
Congressional Override	89	(1)
The Other Player: Money	90	(1)
Administrative Law	91	(7)
Background	92	(1)
Classification of Agencies	92	(1)
Power of Agencies	93	(3)
State of Iowa Ex Rel. Thomas J. Miller V. Publishers Clearing House, Inc.	96	(2)
Limits on Agency Power	98	(7)
Statutory Control	98	(1)
Political Control	98	(1)
Judicial Review	98	(1)
Holly Farms Corp. V. National Labor Relations Board	99	(1)
Informational Control and the Public	100	(5)
Constitutional Law	105	(30)
Government Power	106	(1)
One in a Million	106	(1)
Overview	107	(1)
Separation of Powers	107	(1)
Federalism	108	(1)
Individual Rights	108	(1)
Power Granted	108	(7)
Congressional Power	108	(2)
Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. V. Town of Harrison, Maine	110	(1)
Executive Power	111	(1)
Judicial Power	112	(1)
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. V. Sawyer	113	(2)
Protected Rights	115	(20)
Incorporation	116	(1)
First Amendment: Free Speech	116	(1)
Texas V. Johnson	116	(3)
You Be the Judge Barnes V. Glen Theatre, Inc.	119	(1)
44 Liquormart, Inc. V. Rhode Island	120	(2)
Fifth Amendment: Due Process and the Takings Clause	122	(3)
Palazzolo V. Rhode Island	125	(3)
Fourteenth Amendment: Equal Protection Clause	128	(1)
Individual Rights and State Action	129	(6)
Torts	135	(29)
Intentional Torts	137	(6)
Defamation	137	(1)
You Be The Judge Yeagle V. Collegiate Times	138	(2)
False Imprisonment	140	(1)
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress	141	(1)
Jane Doe and Nancy Roe V. Lynn Mills	142	(1)
Additional Intentional Torts	142	(1)
Damages	143	(3)
Compensatory Damages	143	(1)
Punitive Damages	144	(2)
Business Torts	146	(3)
Tortious Interference with Business Relations	146	(2)
Privacy and Publicity	148	(1)
Negligence	149	(11)
Palsgraf V. Long Island Railroad Co.	150	(1)
Duty of Due Care	151	(1)
Hernandez V. Arizona Board of Regents	151	(1)
Breach of Duty	152	(2)
Factual Cause and Foreseeable Harm	154	(2)
You Be the Judge Griffith V. Valley of Sun Recovery, Inc.	156	(1)
Injury	157	(1)
Reynolds V. Highland Manor, Inc.	157	(1)
Damages	158	(2)
Strict Liability	160	(4)
Ultrahazardous Activity	160	(4)
Crime	164	(32)
Crime, Society, and Law	165	(8)
Civil Law/Criminal Law	165	(1)
Punishment	166	(2)
The Prosecution's Case	168	(1)
Defenses	169	(1)
You Be the Judge Bieber V. People	170	(2)
Jacobson V. United States	172	(1)
Crimes That Harm Business	173	(4)
Larceny	174	(1)
Fraud	174	(1)
Arson	175	(1)
Embezzlement	175	(1)
Computer Crime	176	(1)
United States V. Middleton	176	(1)
Crimes Committed by Business	177	(7)
Wisconsin V. Knutson, Inc.	178	(1)
Punishing a Corporation	179	(1)
Selected Crimes Committed by Business	180	(1)
Rico	181	(1)
Money Laundering	182	(1)
United States V. Morelli	183	(1)
Other Crimes	184	(1)
Constitutional Protections	184	(12)
The Criminal Process	185	(3)
The Fourth Amendment	188	(2)
The Fifth Amendment	190	(1)
The Sixth Amendment	191	(1)
The Eighth Amendment	192	(4)
International Law	196	(29)
MNEs and Power	197	(1)
Trade Regulation	198	(9)
Export Controls	198	(1)
U.S. V. Reyes	199	(1)
Import Controls	200	(1)
Marubeni America Corp. V. United States	200	(3)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)	203	(3)
Regional Agreements	206	(1)
International Sales Agreements	207	(9)
Direct Sales	208	(4)
Centrifugal Casting Machine Co., Inc. V. American Bank & Trust Co.	212	(1)
Indirect Sales through a Distributor	213	(1)
You Be the Judge Hartford Fire Insurance Co. V. California	214	(2)
Licensing a Foreign Manufacturer	216	(1)
Investing Abroad	216	(9)
Repatriation of Profits	216	(1)
Expropriation	217	(1)
Sovereign Immunity	217	(2)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	219	(6)
UNIT 2 CONTRACTS & THE UCC	225	(134)
Introduction to Contracts	226	(33)
Introduction to Contracts	228	(1)
The Purpose of a Contract	228	(1)
Judicial Activism versus Judicial Restraint	228	(1)
Issues (and Answers)	228	(1)
Contracts Defined	229	(1)
Types of Contracts	229	(3)
Bilateral and Unilateral Contracts	229	(1)
Express and Implied Contracts	229	(1)
You Be the Judge Federal Express Corp. V. Dutschmann	230	(1)
Executory and Executed Contracts	231	(1)
Valid, Unenforceable, Voidable, and Void Agreements	231	(1)
Remedies Created by Judicial Activism	232	(1)
Promissory Estoppel	232	(1)
Quasi-Contract	233	(1)
Sources of Contract Law	233	(2)
Common Law	233	(1)
Uniform Commercial Code	234	(1)
Restatement (Second) of Contracts	234	(1)
Agreement	235	(1)
Meeting of the Minds	235	(1)
Offer	235	(3)
Problems with Intent	235	(2)
Problems with Definiteness	237	(1)
Termination of Offers	237	(1)
Acceptance	238	(2)
Mirror Image Rule	238	(1)
UCC and the Battle of Forms	239	(1)
Consideration	240	(3)
Hamer V. Sidway	242	(1)
Illusory Promise	242	(1)
Legality	243	(5)
Restraint of Trade	243	(3)
Liautaud V. Liautaud	246	(1)
Exculpatory Clauses	247	(1)
Unconscionable Contracts	248	(1)
Capacity and Consent	248	(1)
Capacity	249	(1)
Minors	249	(1)
Disaffirmance	249	(1)
Restitution	249	(1)
Mentally Impaired Persons	250	(1)
Reality of Consent	250	(9)
Misrepresentation and Fraud	250	(3)
Fimbel V. Declark	253	(1)
Mistake	254	(5)
Conclusion to Contracts	259	(31)
Written Contracts	260	(1)
Contracts That Must Be in Writing	261	(2)
Agreements for an Interest in Land	261	(1)
Hershon V. Cannon	261	(1)
Agreements That Cannot be Performed within One Year	262	(1)
Promise to Pay the Debt of Another	263	(1)
Promise Made by an Executor of an Estate	263	(1)
Promise Made in Consideration of Marriage	263	(1)
What the Writing Must Contain	263	(1)
Signature	264	(1)
Reasonable Certainty	264	(1)
Sale of Goods	264	(1)
Parol Evidence	265	(1)
Third Parties	266	(1)
Third Party Beneficiary	266	(1)
Assignment and Delegation	267	(4)
Assignment	268	(1)
Delegation of Duties	269	(2)
You Be the Judge Rosenberg V. Son, Inc.	271	(1)
Performance and Discharge	271	(1)
Performance	272	(3)
Strict Performance and Substantial Performance	272	(1)
Folk V. Central National Bank & Trust Co.	273	(1)
Personal Satisfaction Contracts	274	(1)
Good Faith	274	(1)
Time of the Essence Clauses	275	(1)
Breach	275	(1)
Anticipatory Breach	275	(1)
Statute of Limitations	275	(1)
Impossibility	276	(1)
True Impossibility	276	(1)
Commercial Impractibility and Frustration of Purpose	276	(1)
Remedies	277	(1)
Expectation Interest	278	(3)
Compensatory Damages	279	(1)
Consequential Damages	279	(1)
Hadley V. Baxendale	280	(1)
Incidental Damages	281	(1)
Reliance Interest	281	(1)
Restitution Interest	282	(1)
Other Equitable Interests	282	(2)
Specific Performance	283	(1)
Injunction	283	(1)
Reformation	284	(1)
Special Issues of Damages	284	(6)
Mitigation of Damages	284	(1)
Liquidated Damages	284	(1)
Lake Ridge Academy V. Carney	285	(5)
Sales, Product Liability, and Negotiable Instruments	290	(32)
Sales	291	(1)
Development of the UCC	291	(3)
Harold and Maude, Revisited	292	(1)
Scope of Article 2	293	(1)
Merchants	293	(1)
Contract Formation	294	(4)
Formation Basics: Section 2-204	294	(1)
Statute of Frauds	294	(2)
Smith V. General Mills, Inc.	296	(1)
Added Terms: Section 2-207	297	(1)
Performance and Remedies	298	(1)
Buyer's Remedies	298	(1)
Seller's Remedies	299	(1)
Warranties and Product Liability	299	(1)
Express Warranties	300	(1)
Implied Warranties	301	(2)
Implied Warranty of Merchantability	301	(1)
Goodman V. Wenco Foods, Inc.	302	(1)
Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose	302	(1)
Negligence	303	(1)
Strict Liability	304	(5)
Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company V. Martinez	307	(2)
Negotiable Instruments	309	(1)
Commercial Paper	309	(1)
Types of Negotiable Instruments	309	(1)
The Fundamental ``Rule'' of Commercial Paper	310	(12)
Negotiability	311	(2)
In Re Boardwalk Marketplace Securities Litigation	313	(1)
Negotiation	314	(1)
Holder in Due Course	314	(2)
You Be the Judge Granite Management Corporation V. Gaar	316	(1)
Consumer Exception	317	(5)
Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy	322	(37)
Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy: Introduction	323	(3)
Article 9 Revisions	325	(1)
Scope of Revised Article 9	325	(1)
Attachment of a Security Interest	326	(3)
Agreement	327	(1)
Control and Possession	327	(1)
In Re CFLC, Inc.	328	(1)
Value	328	(1)
Attachment to Future Property	329	(1)
Perfection	329	(6)
Nothing Less Than Perfection	329	(1)
Perfection by Filing	330	(1)
You Be the Judge the First National Bank of Lacon V. Strong	331	(1)
Perfection by Possession or Control	332	(1)
Huther V. Marine Midland Bank, N.A.	333	(1)
Perfection of Consumer Goods	334	(1)
Protection of Buyers	335	(1)
Buyers in Ordinary Course of Business	335	(1)
Buyers of Chattel Paper, Instruments, and Documents	336	(1)
Priorities among Creditors	336	(2)
Priority Exceptions	337	(1)
Default and Termination	338	(1)
Default	338	(1)
Termination	339	(1)
Overview of Bankruptcy	339	(1)
Chapter 7 Liquidation	340	(9)
Filing a Petition	341	(1)
Trustee	342	(1)
Creditors	342	(1)
Automatic Stay	342	(1)
In Re Sechuan City Inc.	343	(1)
Bankruptcy Estate	344	(1)
Payment of Claims	345	(1)
Discharge	346	(1)
In Re Vivian	347	(2)
Chapter 11 Reorganization	349	(2)
Debtor in Possession	349	(1)
Creditors' Committee	349	(1)
Plan of Reorganization	350	(1)
Confirmation of the Plan	350	(1)
Discharge	350	(1)
Chapter 13 Consumer Reorganizations	351	(8)
Beginning a Chapter 13 Case	352	(1)
Plan of Payment	352	(1)
In Re Lemaire	353	(1)
Discharge	354	(5)
UNIT 3 AGENCY & EMPLOYMENT	359	(92)
Agency	360	(32)
Creating an Agency Relationship	361	(3)
Consent	362	(1)
Control	362	(1)
Fiduciary Relationship	363	(1)
Elements Not Required for an Agency Relationship	363	(1)
Duties of Agents to Principals	364	(6)
Duty of Loyalty	364	(1)
Abkco Music, Inc. V. Harrisongs Music, Ltd.	365	(2)
Other Duties of an Agent	367	(2)
Principal's Remedies when the Agent Breaches a Duty	369	(1)
Duties of Principals to Agents	370	(2)
Duty to Reimburse the Agent	370	(1)
Duty to Cooperate	371	(1)
Terminating an Agency Relationship	372	(2)
Termination by Agent or Principal	372	(1)
Principal or Agent Can No Longer Perform Required Duties	373	(1)
Change in Circumstances	374	(1)
Effect of Termination	374	(1)
Liability	374	(18)
Principal's Liability for Contracts	375	(2)
Agent's Liability for Contracts	377	(3)
Weil V. Murray	380	(1)
Principal's Liability for Torts	381	(2)
Duran V. Furr's Supermarkets, Inc.	383	(2)
You Be the Judge Conner V. Magic City Trucking Service, Inc.	385	(2)
Agent's Liability for Torts	387	(5)
Employment Law	392	(31)
Introduction	393	(1)
Employment Security	394	(9)
National Labor Relations Act	394	(1)
Family and Medical Leave Act	394	(1)
Wrongful Discharge	394	(3)
Wells V. Ormet Corp.	397	(6)
Safety and Privacy in the Workplace	403	(2)
Workplace Safety	403	(1)
Employee Privacy	403	(2)
You Be the Judge Michael A. Smyth V. The Pillsbury Co.	405	(1)
Financial Protection	405	(2)
Fair Labor Standards Act	406	(1)
Workers' Compensation	406	(1)
Social Security	407	(1)
Pension Benefits	407	(1)
Employment Discrimination	407	(16)
Equal Pay Act of 1963	407	(1)
Title VII	408	(5)
Teresa Harris V. Forklift Systems, Inc.	413	(2)
Age Discrimination	415	(1)
Americans with Disabilities Act	416	(1)
Toyota V. Williams	417	(6)
Labor Law	423	(28)
Unions Develop . . . and the Law Responds	424	(4)
State Labor Law	428	(1)
Labor Unions Today	428	(1)
Organizing a Union	428	(7)
Exclusivity	428	(1)
You Be the Judge Emporium Capwell Co. V. Western Additional Community Organization	429	(1)
Organizing	430	(1)
What Workers May Do	431	(1)
What Employers May Do	432	(1)
NLRB and Union of Needletrades Industrial and Textile Employees, Local 76 v. Intersweet, Inc.	432	(1)
Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. V. National Labor Relations Board	433	(2)
Collective Bargaining	435	(7)
Subjects of Bargaining	436	(2)
Duty to Bargain	438	(2)
Enforcement	440	(1)
United Paperworkers International Union V. Misco, Inc.	441	(1)
Concerted Action	442	(5)
Strikes	442	(1)
Replacement Workers	443	(1)
National Labor Relations Board V. California Acrylic Industries, Inc.	444	(1)
Picketing	445	(1)
Lockouts	446	(1)
Regulating Union Affairs	447	(4)
UNIT 4 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS	451	(94)
Starting a Business	452	(29)
Sole Proprietorships	453	(1)
General Partnerships	454	(6)
Taxes	454	(1)
Formation	455	(1)
Liability	456	(1)
Management	457	(1)
Marsh V. Gentry	458	(1)
Terminating a Partnership	459	(1)
Limited Liability Partnerships	460	(1)
Professional Corporations	461	(1)
Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Limited Partnerships	462	(2)
Structure	462	(1)
Liability	462	(1)
Taxes	463	(1)
Formation	463	(1)
You Be the Judge Cellwave Telephone Services L.P. V. FCC	463	(1)
Management	464	(1)
Transfer of Ownership	464	(1)
Duration	464	(1)
Corporations	464	(5)
Corporations in General	465	(1)
Close Corporations	466	(1)
Michael L. Retzer V. Nancy B. Retzer	467	(1)
S Corporations	468	(1)
Limited Liability Companies	469	(3)
Formation	469	(1)
Limited Liability	470	(1)
Anthony V. Blum	470	(1)
Tax Status	470	(1)
Flexibility	470	(1)
Standard Forms	471	(1)
Transferability of Interests	471	(1)
Duration	471	(1)
Going Public	471	(1)
Changing Forms	471	(1)
Joint Ventures	472	(1)
Franchises	472	(9)
Bixby's Food Systems, Inc, V. Mckay	475	(6)
Corporations	481	(32)
Incorporation Process	482	(4)
Where to Incorporate?	483	(1)
The Charter	483	(3)
After Incorporation	486	(3)
Directors and Officers	486	(1)
Bylaws	487	(1)
In Re Bigmar	487	(2)
Issuing Debt	489	(1)
Death of the Corporation	489	(3)
Piercing the Corporate Veil	490	(1)
Rice V. Oriental Fireworks Co.	490	(1)
Termination	491	(1)
The Role of Corporate Management	492	(1)
The Business Judgment Rule	492	(6)
Duty of Loyalty	493	(2)
Duty of Care	495	(1)
You Be the Judge Smith V. Van Gorkom	496	(2)
Takeovers	498	(3)
Federal Regulation of Tender Offers: The Williams Act	499	(1)
State Regulation of Takeovers	500	(1)
The Role of Shareholders	501	(1)
Rights of Shareholders	502	(6)
Right to Information	502	(1)
Right to Vote	502	(4)
Brehm V. Eisner	506	(2)
Right to Dissent	508	(1)
Right to Protection from Other Shareholders	508	(1)
Enforcing Shareholder Rights	508	(5)
Derivative Lawsuits	508	(1)
Direct Lawsuits	509	(1)
Class Action Lawsuits	509	(4)
Securities Regulation	513	(32)
Introduction	514	(2)
The Securities and Exchange Commission	515	(1)
What Is a Security?	515	(1)
You Be The Judge Sec V. Life Partners, Inc.	516	(1)
Securities Act of 1933	516	(12)
General Exemption	517	(1)
Exempt Securities	518	(1)
Exempt Transactions	518	(4)
Public Offerings	522	(3)
Sales of Restricted Securities	525	(1)
Liability	525	(2)
In Re Donald J. Trump Casino Securities Litigation	527	(1)
Securities Exchange Act of 1934	528	(11)
General Provisions of the 1934 Act	529	(2)
Liability	531	(1)
Sec V. Zandford	532	(2)
Insider Trading	534	(3)
United States V. O'Hagan	537	(1)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	538	(1)
Blue Sky Laws	539	(6)
UNIT 5 GOVERNMENT REGULATION & PROPERTY	545	(1)
Antitrust	546	(24)
In the Beginning	547	(2)
Sherman Act	547	(1)
Chicago School	548	(1)
Overview of Antitrust Laws	549	(1)
Cooperative Strategies	550	(7)
Horizontal Cooperative Strategies	550	(2)
Toys ``R'' US, Inc. V. FTC	552	(1)
Vertical Cooperative Strategies	553	(2)
Mergers and Joint Ventures	555	(1)
United States V. Waste Management, Inc.	555	(2)
Aggressive Strategies	557	(13)
Monopolization	557	(2)
United States V. Syufy Enterprises	559	(2)
Predatory Pricing	561	(1)
Tying Arrangements	562	(1)
You Be the Judge Lloyd Design Corp. V. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.	563	(1)
Controlling Distributors and Retailers	563	(1)
Exclusive Dealing Agreements	564	(1)
Resale Price Maintenance	565	(1)
Vertical Maximum Price-Fixing	566	(4)
Cyberlaw	570	(24)
Privacy	572	(10)
Internet Tracking	572	(2)
Self-Regulation of Online Privacy	574	(1)
Government Regulation of Online Privacy	575	(2)
Your Hard Drive as Witness (Against You)	577	(1)
United States of America V. Angevine	578	(1)
E-mail	579	(1)
You Be the Judge Bill Mclaren, Jr. V. Microsoft Corporation	580	(2)
Crime on the Internet	582	(4)
Hacking	582	(1)
Fraud	583	(2)
Fighting Internet Crime	585	(1)
Internet Service Providers and Web Hosts	586	(8)
Spam	586	(1)
Washington V. Heckel	587	(2)
Communications Decency Act of 1996	589	(1)
John Does V. Franco Productions	589	(5)
Intellectual Property	594	(26)
Introduction	595	(1)
Patents	596	(5)
Types of Patents	596	(1)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. V. Signature Financial Group, Inc.	597	(1)
Requirements for a Patent	598	(1)
Patent Application and Issuance	599	(2)
Copyrights	601	(7)
Infringement	602	(1)
Fair Use	602	(1)
Linking	603	(1)
Digital Music and Movies	604	(3)
You Be the Judge Universal City Studios, Inc. V. Eric Corley	607	(1)
International Copyright Treaties	608	(1)
Trademarks	608	(6)
Types of Marks	608	(1)
Ownership and Registration	609	(1)
Valid Trademarks	609	(2)
Qualitex & Co. V. Jacobson Products, Inc.	611	(1)
Infringement	612	(1)
Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995	612	(1)
Domain Names	613	(1)
International Trademark Treaties	614	(1)
Trade Secrets	614	(6)
Morlife, Inc. V. Perry	615	(5)
Property	620	(31)
Real Property	621	(1)
Nature of Real Property	621	(1)
Estates in Real Property	622	(2)
Freehold Estates	622	(1)
Walton V. City of Red Bluff	623	(1)
Concurrent Estates	624	(1)
Nonpossessory Interests	624	(3)
Easements	624	(1)
Carvin V. Arkansas Power and Light	625	(1)
Profit	626	(1)
License	626	(1)
Mortgage	626	(1)
Sale of Real Property	627	(2)
Seller's Obligations Concerning the Property	627	(1)
Sales Contract and Title Examination	628	(1)
Closing and Deeds	628	(1)
Recording	628	(1)
Land Use Regulation	629	(1)
Zoning	629	(1)
Eminent Domain	629	(1)
Landlord-Tenant Law	630	(1)
Three Legal Areas Combined	630	(1)
Lease	631	(1)
Types of Tenancy	631	(1)
Tenancy for Years	631	(1)
Periodic Tenancy	631	(1)
Tenancy at Will	632	(1)
Tenancy at Sufferance	632	(1)
Landlord's Duties	632	(4)
Duty to Deliver Possession	632	(1)
Quiet Enjoyment	632	(1)
Duty to Maintain Premises	633	(1)
Duty to Return Security Deposit	634	(1)
Harris V. Soley	635	(1)
Tenant's Duties	636	(1)
Duty to Pay Rent	636	(1)
Duty to Use Premises Properly	636	(1)
Injuries	637	(2)
Tenant's Liability	637	(1)
Landlord's Liability	637	(1)
You Be the Judge Mcguire V. K & G. Management Co.	637	(1)
You Be the Judge Matthews V. Amberwood Associates Limited Partnership, Inc.	638	(1)
Crime	639	(1)
Personal Property	639	(1)
Gifts	639	(4)
Intention to Transfer Ownership	640	(1)
Delivery	640	(1)
Inter Vivos Gifts and Gifts Causa Mortis	641	(1)
Acceptance	641	(1)
You Be the Judge Albinger V. Harris	641	(2)
Bailment	643	(8)
Control	643	(1)
Rights of the Bailee	644	(1)
Duties of the Bailee	644	(1)
Due Care	644	(1)
Gin V. Wackenhut Corp.	645	(1)
Liability for Defects	646	(5)
Consumer Law	651	(26)
Introduction	652	(1)
Federal Trade Commission	652	(1)
Sales	653	(5)
Deceptive Acts or Practices	653	(1)
FTC V. Pantron I Corp.	654	(1)
Unfair Practices	655	(1)
Other Sales Practices	656	(2)
Consumer Credit	658	(13)
Truth in Lending Act	659	(1)
Required Disclosure	659	(5)
Fair Credit Billing Act	664	(1)
Gray V. American Express Co.	664	(1)
Fair Credit Reporting Act	665	(2)
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act	667	(1)
Gradisher V. Check Enforcement Unit, Inc.	668	(1)
Equal Credit Opportunity Act	669	(1)
You Be the Judge American Security Bank, N. A. V. York	670	(1)
Consumer Leasing Act	670	(1)
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act	671	(1)
Consumer Product Safety	672	(5)
Environmental Law	677	(1)
Introduction	678	(1)
Environmental Protection Agency	678	(1)
Air Pollution	679	(6)
Clean Air Act	679	(1)
You Be the Judge Central Arizona Water Conservation District V. EPA	680	(1)
New Sources of Pollution	681	(1)
Acid Rain	682	(1)
Automobile Pollution	682	(1)
Soot Particles	683	(1)
Air Toxics	683	(1)
Global Warming	684	(1)
Water Pollution	685	(4)
Clean Water Act	685	(1)
American Canoe Association, Inc. V. EPA	686	(1)
Wetlands	687	(1)
Other Water Pollution Statutes	688	(1)
Waste Disposal	689	(6)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	690	(2)
Superfund	692	(1)
United States V. Bestfoods	693	(2)
Chemicals	695	(1)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act	695	(1)
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act	695	(1)
Food Quality Protection Act of 1996	695	(1)
Toxic Substances Control Act	696	(1)
Natural Resources	696	(1)
National Environmental Policy Act	696	(1)
Endangered Species Act	697	(1)
Gibbs V. Babbitt	698
Appendix A The Constitution of the United States	1	(1)
Appendix B Uniform Commercial Code	2
Glossary	1	(1)
Table of Cases	1	(1)
Index	1