Contents
Business Law: Principles and Cases in the Legal Environment
Summary of Contents
PART I. Foundations of Law and the U.S. Legal System
Ch. 1. Introduction to Law
Ch. 2. Business Ethics
Ch. 3. The U.S. Legal System and Court Jurisdiction
Ch. 4. Dispute Resolution
Ch. 5. Constitutional Regulation of Business
Ch. 6. Torts
Ch. 7. Crimes and Business
Ch. 8. International Law
PART II. Contracts
Ch. 9. Introduction to Contract Law and Contract Theory
Ch. 10. Contractual Formation: Offer, Acceptance, and Consideration
Ch. 11. Elements that Can Negate a Contract: Capacity, Reality of Consent, and Illegality
Ch. 12. Writings and Interpretation of a Contract
Ch. 13. The Rights of Third Parties; Assignments and Delegations
Ch. 14. Discharges and Remedies
PART III. Sales and Leases
Ch. 15. Formation of the Sales Contract: Contracts for Leasing Goods
Ch. 16. Title and Risk of Loss
Ch. 17. Performance and Remedies
Ch. 18. Warranties and Product Liability
PART IV. Negotiables
Ch. 19. Introduction to Negotiables: UCC Article 3 and Article 7
Ch. 20. Negotiability
Ch. 21. Negotiation and Holders in Due Course Holders by Due Negotiation
Ch. 22. Negotiables: Liability and Discharge
Ch. 23. Bank-Customer Relations/Electronic Funds Transfers
PART V. Debtor-Creditor Relations
Ch. 24. Secured Transactions. Interests and Perfection
Ch. 25. Secured Transactions. Priorities and Enforcement
Ch. 26. Other Credit Transactions
Ch. 27. Bankruptcy
PART VI. Agency
Ch. 28. Agency: Creation and Termination
Ch. 29. Agency: Liability for Contracts
Ch. 30. Agency: Liability for Torts and Crimes
PART VII. Business Organizations
Ch. 31. Formation of a Business
Ch. 32. Operation of a Business Organization
Ch. 33. Business Terminations and Other Extraordinary Events
Ch. 34. Securities Regulation
PART VIII. Government Regulation of Business
Ch. 35. Antitrust Law
Ch. 36. Consumer Protection
Ch. 37. Environmental Protection
Ch. 38. Labor and Fair Employment Practices
PART IX. Property Protection
Ch. 39. Real Property and Joint Ownership
Ch. 40. Intellectual Property, Computers, and the Law



