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For courses in business law.
Examining business law through real cases
By teaching through real case studies and beautiful illustrations, Business Law engages readers and helps them to retain the core issues in national and international business law they will need for their careers. The 10th Edition has been updated with a wealth of new cases from the US Supreme and Federal Courts for students to investigate, as well as new examples of ethical, environmental, and international law business legal cases.
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Contents
I: LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS AND ONLINE COMMERCE
1. Legal Heritage and the Digital Age
2. Courts and Jurisdiction
3. Judicial, Alternative, and E-Dispute Resolution
4. Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce
PART II: TORTS, CRIMES, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
5. Intentional Torts and Negligence
6. Product and Strict Liability
7. Intellectual Property and Cyber Piracy
8. Criminal Law and Cybercrime
PART III: CONTRACTS AND E-COMMERCE
9. Nature of Traditional and E-Contracts
10. Agreement
11. Consideration and Promissory Estoppel
12. Capacity and Legality
13. Genuineness of Assent and Undue Influence
14. Statute of Frauds and Equitable Exceptions
15. Third-Party Rights and Discharge
16. Breach of Contract and Remedies
17. Digital Law and E-Commerce
PART IV: SALES AND LEASE CONTRACTS AND WARRANTIES
18. Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts
19. Title to Goods and Risk of Loss
20. Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
21. Warranties
PART V: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS, BANKING, AND ELECTRONIC FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
22. Creation of Negotiable Instruments
23. Holder in Due Course and Transferability
24. Liability, Defenses, and Discharge
25. Banking System and Electronic Financial Transactions
PART VI: CREDIT, SECURED TRANSACTIONS, AND BANKRUPTCY
26. Credit, Real Property Financing, and Debtor's Rights
27. Secured Transactions
28. Bankruptcy and Reorganization
PART VII: AGENCY, EMPLOYMENT, AND LABOR LAW
29. Agency Formation and Termination
30. Liability of Principals, Agents, and Independent Contractors
31. Employment, Worker Protection, and Immigration Law
32. Labor Law
33. Equal Opportunity in Employment
PART VIII: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, INVESTOR PROTECTION, AND BUSINESS ETHICS
34. Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and General Partnerships
35. Limited Partnerships and Special Partnerships
36. Corporate Formation and Financing
37. Corporate Governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Act
38. Corporate Acquisitions and Multinational Corporations
39. Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships
40. Franchise and Special Forms of Business
41. Investor Protection and E-Securities Transactions
42. Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business
PART IX: GOVERNMENT REGULATION
43. Administrative Law and Regulatory Agencies
44. Consumer Protection and Product Safety
45. Environmental Protection
46. Antitrust Law and Unfair Trade Practices
PART X: PERSONAL PROPERTY, REAL PROPERTY, AND INSURANCE
47. Personal Property and Bailment
48. Real Property
49. Landlord-Tenant Law and Land Use Regulation
50. Insurance
PART XI: ACCOUNTING PROFESSION
51. Accountants' Duties and Liability
PART XII: PERSONAL LAW
52. Wills, Trusts, and Estates
53. Family Law
PART XIII: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
54. International and World Trade Law
Appendix A: Constitution of the United States of America
