Contemporary Business Law, 8th edition

Henry R. Cheeseman

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For one- or two-semester undergraduate courses in Business Law

Take students beyond rote memorization and into true understanding of the concepts and their implications.

This motivating, up-to-date text presents business law, ethics, and the legal environment in a way that intrigues students, spurs them to ask questions, and takes them beyond rote memorization as they learn the issues and concepts. With its emphasis on covering online law and e-commerce as key parts of the legal environment—as well as today’s social, ethical, and international issues that are important to the study of business law—it’s the ideal text for your one- or two-semester undergraduate course in Business Law.

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ISBN-13: 9780137614110

Subject: Business Law

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BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I Legal, Ethical, and Digital Environment

Legal Heritage and the Digital Age
Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce
Courts and Jurisdiction
Judicial, Alternative, Administrative, and E-Dispute Resolution
Intentional Torts and Negligence
Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes
Intellectual Property and Cyber Piracy
Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business

Part II Contracts and E-Commerce

Nature of Traditional and E-Contracts
Agreement and Consideration
Capacity and Legality
Genuineness of Assent and Statute of Frauds
Third-Party Rights and Discharge
Breach of Contract and Remedies
Digital Law and E-Commerce

Part III Sales and Lease Contracts and Product Liability

Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts
Title to Goods and Risk of Loss
Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
Warranties and Product Liability

Part IV Negotiable Instruments, Banking, and Electronic Financial Transactions

Creation and Transfer of Negotiable Instruments
Holder in Due Course and Liability of Parties
Banking System and Electronic Financial Transactions

Part V Credit, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy

Credit, Real Property Financing, and Secured Transactions
Bankruptcy and Reorganization

Part VI Business Organizations, Corporate Governance, and Investor Protection

Agency Law
Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Partnerships
Corporate Formation and Financing
Corporate Governance and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Corporate Acquisitions and Multinational Corporations
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships
Franchise and Special Forms of Business
Investor Protection, E-Securities, and Wall Street Reform

Part VII Government Regulation and Employment Law

Antitrust Law and Unfair Trade Practices
Consumer Safety and Environmental Protection
Labor, Worker Protection, and Immigration Law
Equal Opportunity in Employment

Part VIII Property, Insurance, and Estates

Personal Property, Bailment, and Insurance
Real Property, Landlord-Tenant Law, and Land Use Regulation
Family Law, Wills, and Trusts

Part IX Accounting Profession

Accountants’ Duties and Liability

Part X Global Environment

International and World Trade Law

Appendices

A The Constitution of the United States of America