Business Law Today, Standard: Text and Summarized Cases, 10th Edition

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Table of Contents

Unit 1 The Legal Environment of Business
Ch 1: The Legal Environment
Ch 2: Constitutional Law
Ch 3: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Ch 4: Torts and Cyber Torts
Ch 5: Intellectual Property and Internet Law
Ch 6: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime
Ch 7: Ethics and Business Decision Making
Ch 8: International Law in a Global Economy
Unit 1: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion: Paduano v. American Honda Motor Co.

Unit 2: Contracts
Ch 9: Nature and Classification
Ch 10: Agreement in Traditional and E-Contracts
Ch 11: Consideration, Capacity, and Legality
Ch 12: Defenses to Contract Enforceability
Ch 13: Third Party Rights and Discharge
Ch 14: Breach and Remedies
Unit 2: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion: Braddock v. Braddock

Unit 3: Commercial Transactions
Ch 15: The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts
Ch 16: Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
Ch 17: Warranties and Product Liability
Ch 18: Negotiable Instruments: Transferability and Liability
Ch 19: Checks and Banking in the Digital Age
Ch 20: Secured Transactions
Ch 21: Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy
Ch 22: Mortgages and Foreclosures after the Recession
Unit 3: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion: First Bank v. Fischer & Frichtel, Inc.

Unit 4: Agency and Employment Law
Ch 23: Agency Relationships in Business
Ch 24: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law
Ch 25: Employment Discrimination and Diversity
Unit 4: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion: EEOC v. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc.

Unit 5: Business Organizations
Ch 26: Sole Proprietorships and Private Franchises
Ch 27: All Forms of Partnership
Ch 28: Limited Liability Companies and Special Business Forms
Ch 29: Corporate Formation, Merger, and Termination
Ch 30: Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders
Ch 31: Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Governance
Unit 5: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion: Notz v. Everett Smith Group, Ltd.

Unit 6: Government Regulation
Ch 32: Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition
Ch 33: Consumer and Environmental Law
Ch 34: Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals
Unit 6: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion: Department of Environmental Quality

Unit 7: Property and Its Protection
Ch 35: Personal Property and Bailments
Ch 36: Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law
Ch 37: Insurance, Wills, and Trusts
Unit 7: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion: Kovarik v. Kovarik

Appendix A: How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States
Appendix C: The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts)
Appendix D: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Excerpts and Explanatory Comments)
Appendix E: Answers to Issue Spotters
Appendix F: Answers to Even-Numbered For Review Questions
Appendix G: Sample Answers for Questions with Sample Answer
Appendix H: Sample Answers for Case Problems with Sample Answer
Appendix I: Case Excerpts for Case Analysis Questions