Title:
Law for business
Personal Author:
Edition:
11th ed.
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2012
Physical Description:
xxx, 1090 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9780073377711
General Note:
Includes index
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Summary
Summary
A. James Barnes is Dean and Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. He previously won a distinguished teaching award from Indiana University's School of Business.
Table of Contents
| Part 1 Introduction to the Law |
| 1 Law, Legal Reasoning, and the Legal Profession |
| 2 Dispute Settlement |
| 3 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| 4 Business and the Constitution |
| 5 Crimes |
| 6 Intentional Torts |
| 7 Negligence and Strict Liability |
| 8 Licensing and Intellectual Property |
| Part 2 Contracts |
| 9 The Nature and Origins of Contracts |
| 10 Creating a Contract: Offers |
| 11 Creating a Contract: Acceptances |
| 12 Consideration |
| 13 Capacity to Contract |
| 14 Voluntary Consent |
| 15 Illegality |
| 16 The Form and Meaning of Contracts |
| 17 Third Parties' Contract Rights |
| 18 Performance and Remedies |
| Part 3 Sales |
| 19 Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts |
| 20 Warranties and Product Liability |
| 21 Performance of Sales Contracts |
| 22 Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts |
| Part 4 Agency and Employment |
| 23 The Agency Relationship-Creation, Duties, and Termination |
| 24 Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties |
| 25 Employment Laws |
| Part 5 Business Organizations |
| 26 Which Form of Business Organization? |
| 27 Partnerships |
| 28 Formation and Termination of Corporations |
| 29 Management of the Corporate Business |
| 30 Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders |
| 31 Securities Regulation |
| 32 Legal Liability of Accountants |
| Part 6 Property |
| 33 Personal Property and Bailments |
| 34 Real Property |
| 35 Landlord and Tenant |
| 36 Estates and Trusts |
| 37 Insurance |
| Part 7 Commercial Paper |
| 38 Negotiable Instruments |
| 39 Negotiation and Holder in Due Course |
| 40 Liability of Parties |
| 41 Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers |
| Part 8 Credit Transactions |
| 42 Introduction to Security |
| 43 Security Interests in Personal Property |
| 44 Bankruptcy |
| Part 9 Government Regulation |
| 45 The Antitrust Laws |
| 46 Consumer Protection Laws |
| 47 Environmental Regulation |
| Appendixes |
| A The Constitution of the United States of America |
| B Glossary of Legal Terms and Definitions |
| C Spanish-English Equivalents for Important Legal Terms |
