West’s Business Law Text and Cases--Legal, Ethical, Regulatory, International and E-Commerce Environment

by Clarkson, Kenneth W.; Miller, Roger LeRoy; Jentz, Gaylord A.; Cross, Frank B.

• ISBN13: 9780324016611
• ISBN10: 0324016611
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-07
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Summary

This text is used at more colleges and universities than any other business law text. With the perfect balance of tradition and innovation, this benchmark text brings to life the functions and inner-workings of business law in the real world. Rich with classic and modern cases, West's Business Law is the ideal text for readers entering virtually any field of business. By combining this market leading text with a complete supplements and technology package, this is the one clear choice in business law.

Table of Contents

UNIT ONE The Legal Environment of Business	1	(196)
Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning	2	(24)
Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution	26	(20)
Court Procedures	46	(22)
Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business	68	(18)
Torts	86	(24)
Strict Liability and Product Liability	110	(14)
Intellectual Property	124	(19)
Criminal Law and Procedures	143	(23)
Cyberlaw and E-Commerce	166	(31)
UNIT TWO Contracts	197	(132)
Nature and Terminology	198	(12)
Agreement	210	(17)
Consideration	227	(12)
Capacity and Legality	239	(18)
Genuineness of Assent	257	(13)
The Statute of Frauds	270	(13)
Third Party Rights	283	(11)
Performance and Discharge	294	(13)
Breach of Contract and Remedies	307	(22)
UNIT THREE Domestic and International Sales and Lease Contracts	329	(90)
The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts	330	(25)
Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest	355	(15)
Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts	370	(14)
Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts	384	(13)
Sales and Lease Warranties	397	(22)
UNIT FOUR Negotiable Instruments	419	(84)
The Function and Creation of Negotiable Instruments	420	(15)
Transferability and Holder in Due Course	435	(17)
Liability, Defenses, and Discharge	452	(20)
Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers	472	(31)
UNIT FIVE Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy	503	(68)
Secured Transactions	504	(27)
Other Creditors' Remedies and Suretyship	531	(13)
Bankruptcy Law	544	(27)
UNIT SIX Agency	571	(44)
Agency Formation and Duties	572	(15)
Liability to Third Parties and Termination	587	(28)
UNIT SEVEN Business Organizations	615	(144)
Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships	616	(21)
Corporations---Formation and Financing	637	(21)
Corporations---Directors, Officers, and Shareholders	658	(20)
Corporations---Merger, Consolidation, and Termination	678	(12)
Corporations---Securities Regulation and Investor Protection	690	(21)
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships	711	(16)
Special Business Forms and Private Franchises	727	(11)
Ethics and Business Decision Making	738	(21)
UNIT EIGHT Labor and Employment Relations	759	(44)
Labor and Employment Law	760	(19)
Employment Discrimination	779	(24)
UNIT NINE Government Regulation	803	(62)
Administrative Law	804	(16)
Consumer and Environmental Law	820	(21)
Antitrust Law	841	(24)
UNIT TEN Property	865	(66)
Personal Property and Bailments	866	(22)
Real Property	888	(19)
Landlord-Tenant Relationships	907	(24)
UNIT ELEVEN Special Topics	931
Insurance	932
Wills, Trusts, and Elder Law	950
Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals	972
International and Comparative Law	989
Law for Entrepreneurs	1008
Appendices
A How to Brief Cases and Analyze Cases Problems	A-2
B The Constitution of the United States	A-5
C The Uniform Commercial Code	A-14
D The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Excerpts)	A-211
E The Uniform Partnership Act	A-215
F The Revised Uniform Partnership Act (Excerpts)	A-224
G The Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act	A-228
H The Revised Model Business Corporation Act (Excepts)	A-239
I The Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (Excerpts)	A-250
J The Securities Act of 1933 (Excerpts)	A-253
K The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts)	A-255
L Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Excerpts)	A-256
M The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Excerpts)	A-258
N The Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Excerpts)	A-260
O The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (Excerpts)	A-262
P The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994 (Excerpts)	A-264
Q The North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993 (Excerpts)	A-268
R Spanish Equivalents for Important Legal Terms in English	A-272
Glossary	G-I
Table of Cases	TC-I
Index	I-I