The tenth edition of this up-to-date teaching-learning system is written in an easy-to-understand style and provides comprehensive information about all facets of business law.
Material is presented in nine sections, which include relevant case studies featuring excerpts from the court's opinion. Content has been updated to reflect the many recent changes in the legal field and color photos throughout the text help students relate the material to their own lives.
ETHICS, LAW AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM
Ethics, Sources of Law
The Judicial Process
Criminal Law
Tort Law
Part Case: Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania v. Casey
CONTRACT LAW
The Nature
Characteristics, and Status of Contracts
Offer and Acceptance
Mutual Assent and Defective Agreement
Contractual Capacity
Consideration Legality
Form of the Agreement
Third Parties in Contract Law
Discharge and Remedies
Part Case: Wilcox v. Trautz (NEW)
SALES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Sales and Leases of Goods
Title and Risk of Loss in Sales of Goods
Performance and Breach of the Sales Contract
Warranties and Product Liability
Consumer Protection
Part Case: Denny v. Ford Motor Co. (NEW)
PROPERTY
Personal Property
Bailments
Real Property
Landlord and Tenant Wills, Intestacy, and Trusts
Part Case: Nylander v. Potter (NEW) -
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
Nature and Kinds of Negotiable Instruments
Drafting and Negotiating Instruments
Holders in Due Course, Defenses and Liabilities
Bank Deposits, Collections, and Depositor Relationships
Part Case: Getty Petroleum Corporation v. American Express Travel Related Services Co. -
INSURANCE, SECURED TRANSACTIONS, AND BANKRUPTCY
The Nature of the Insurance Contract Mortgage and Other Security Devices
Bankruptcy and Debt Adjustment
Part Case: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v Pressley (NEW) -
AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT
The Principal and Agent Relationship
Operation and Termination of Agency
Employment Law
Labor-Management Relations Law
Part Case: Stephenson v. Litton Systems, Inc. -
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION
Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships
Corporate Formation and Finance
Corporate Management and Control
Government Regulation of Corporate Business
Part Case: Gries Sport Enterprises, Inc v. Cleveland Browns Football Co., Inc. (NEW)
EMERGING TRENDS AND ISSUES
Professional Liability
Computers, E-Commerce, and the Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
International Law
Part Case: Lama v. Borras
Appendix A: US Constitution
Appendix B: Uniform Commercial Code (Abridged)