PART ONE: Introduction to the Law
Ch. 1 Law and Legal Reasoning
Ch. 2 Dispute Settlement
?Ch. 3 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
?Ch. 4 Business and the Constitution
?Ch. 5 Crimes
?Ch. 6 Intentional Torts
?Ch. 7 Negligence and Strict Liability
?Ch. 8 Licensing and Intellectual Property
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PART TWO: Contracts
Ch. 9 The Nature and Origins of Contracts
?Ch. 10 Creating a Contract: Offers
?Ch. 11 Creating a Contract: Acceptances
?Ch. 12 Consideration
?Ch. 13 Capacity to Contract
?Ch. 14 Voluntary Consent
?Ch. 15 Illegality
?Ch. 16 The Form and Meaning of Contracts
?Ch. 17 Third Parties’ Contract Rights
?Ch. 18 Performance and Remedies
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PART THREE: Sales
Ch. 19 Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts
?Ch. 20 Warranties and Product Liability
?Ch. 21 Performance of Sales Contracts
?Ch. 22 Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts
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PART FOUR: Agency and Employment
Ch. 23 The Agency Relationship—Creation, Duties, and Termination
?Ch. 24 Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties
?Ch. 25 Employment Laws
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PART FIVE: Business Organizations
Ch. 26 Which Form of Business Organization?
?Ch. 27 Partnerships
?Ch. 28 Formation and Termination of Corporations
?Ch. 29 Management of the Corporate Business
?Ch. 30 Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders
?Ch. 31 Securities Regulation
?Ch. 32 Legal Liability of Accountants
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PART SIX: Property
Ch. 33 Personal Property and Bailments
?Ch. 34 Real Property
?Ch. 35 Landlord and Tenant
?Ch. 36 Estates and Trusts
?Ch. 37 Insurance
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PART SEVEN: Commercial Paper
Ch. 38 Negotiable Instruments
?Ch. 39 Negotiation and Holder in Due Course
?Ch. 40 Liability of Parties
?Ch. 41 Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers
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PART EIGHT: Credit Transactions
Ch. 42 Introduction to Security
?Ch. 43 Security Interests in Personal Property
?Ch. 44 Bankruptcy
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PART NINE: Government Regulation
Ch. 45 The Antitrust Laws
?Ch. 46 Consumer Protection Laws
?Ch. 47 Environmental Regulation
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APPENDIXES
A The Constitution of the United States of America
B Glossary of Legal Terms and Definitions
?C Spanish–English Equivalents for Important Legal Terms