Full Description
Mallor, Barnes, Bowers and Langvardt'sfor the two-term business law course. The cases in the 15th edition are excerpted and edited by the authors. The syntax is not altered, therefore retains the language of the courts. As in recent previous editions, the 15th edition includes a mix of actual AND hypothetical cases. This text is our most research-based Business Law text.
Contents
Part 1 Foundations of American Law 1 The Nature of Law 2 The Resolution of Private Disputes 3 Business and the Constitution 4 Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, and Critical Thinking Part 2 Crimes and Torts 5 Criminal Law and Procedure 6 Intentional Torts 7 Negligence and Strict Liability 8 Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Part 3 Contracts 9 Introduction to Contracts 10 The Agreement: Offer 11 The Agreement: Acceptance 12 Consideration 13 Reality of Consent 14 Capacity to Contract 15 Illegality 16 Writing 17 Rights of Third Parties 18 Performance and Remedies Part 4 Sales 19 Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts 20 Product Liability 21 Performance of Sales Contracts 22 Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts Part 5 Property 23 Personal Property and Bailments 24 Real Property 25 Landlord and Tenant 26 Estates and Trusts 27 Insurance Law Part 6 Credit 28 Introduction to Credit and Secured Transactions 29 Security Interests in Personal Property 30 Bankruptcy Part 7 Commercial Paper 31 Negotiable Instruments 32 Negotiation and Holder in Due Course 33 Liability of Parties 34 Checks and Electronic Transfers Part 8 Agency Law 35 The Agency Relationship 36 Third-Party Relations of the Principal and the Agent Part 9 Partnerships 37 Introduction to Forms of Business and Formation of Partnerships 38 Operation of Partnerships and Related Forms 39 Partners' Dissociation and Partnerships' Dissolution and Winding Up 40 Limited Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Limited Partnerships Part 10 Corporations 41 History and Nature of Corporations 42 Organization and Financial Structure of Corporations 43 Management of Corporations 44 Shareholders' Rights and Liabilities 45 Securities Regulation 46 Legal and Professional Responsibilities of Auditors, Consultants, and Securities Professionals Part 11 Regulation of Business 47 Administrative Law 48 The Federal Trade Commission Act and Consumer Protection Laws 49 Antitrust: The Sherman Act 50 The Clayton Act, The Robinson-Patman Act, and Antitrust Exemptions and Immunities 51 Employment Law 52 Environmental Regulation Appendix A The Constitution of the United States of America Appendix B The Uniform Commercial Code, Articles 2, 2A, 3, 4, 7, and 9 Glossary Index
