Title:
Business law : the ethical, global, and e-commerce environment
Edition:
15th ed.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2013
Physical Description:
xl, 1417, [235] p. : col. ill., forms ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9780073524986
General Note:
Includes index
Added Author:
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Summary
Summary
Mallor, Barnes, Bowers and Langvardt's: Business Law , 15e is appropriate for 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.
Table of 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 |
