TY - BOOK AU - Davidson,Daniel V. AU - Knowles,Brenda E. AU - Forsythe,Lynn M. TI - Business law: principles and cases in the legal environment SN - 0538868562 (hardcover) U1 - 346.7307 21 PY - 1998/// CY - [United States] PB - West Educational Pub. Co. KW - Commercial law KW - United States KW - Cases N1 - Contents Part 1.Foundations of Law and the U.S. Legal System 1. Introduction to Law 2. Business Ethics 3. International Law Part 2. The American Legal System 4. The U.S. Legal System and Court Jurisdiction 5. Torts 6. Anatomy of Civil Suit 7. Alternate Dispute Resolution 8. Crimes and Business Part 3. Contracts 9. Introduction to contract Law and Contract theory 10. Contractual agreement: Mutual Assent 11. Consideration (the basis of the bargain) and contractual capacity (the ability to agree) 12. Legality of subjects matter and reality of consent 13. Proper form and interpretation of contracts 14. The Rights of the Third Person 15. Contractual Discharge and Remedies Part 4. Sales and Leases 16. Formation of the sales contract: Contracts for leasing Goods 17. Performance, Title and Risks of loss 18. Warranties and Product liability 19. Remedies 20. International Sales of Goods Part 5. Negotiables 21. Introduction to negotiables : UCC(revised) Article 3 and Article 7 22. Negotiability 23. Negotiation and Holders in Due Course/ Holders by due Negotiation 24. Liability and Discharge 25. Bank-customer Relations/Electronic Fund Transfers Part 6. Debtor Creditor Relations 26. Secured Transactions: Security Interests and Perfection 27. Secured Transactions: Priorities 28. Secured Transactions: Default 29. Straight Bankruptcy 30. Alternatives to straight Bankcruptcy Part 7. Agency 31. The Creation and Termination Agency 32. Agency. Liability for contracts 33. Agency: Liability for Torts and Crimes Part 8. Business Organizations 34. Formation of a Business 35. Operational of a business Organization 36. Business Termination and other Extraordinary Events 37. Franchising 38. Securities Regulation Part 9. Government Regulation of Business 39. Constitutional Regulation of Business 40. Antitrust Law 41. Consumer Protection 42. Environmental Protection 43. Labor and Fair Employment Practices Part 10. Property Protection 44. Real Property and Joint ownership 45. Personal Property and Bailments 46. Wills, Estates and Trusts 47. Intellectual Property, Computers and the Law; Includes bibliographical references and index ER -