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BUS 018: Legal Environment of Business
A comprehensive introduction to the study of law, with specific emphasis on the legal environment of business. Includes the legal process, legal institutions, ethics, jurisdiction, U.S. Constitution, contracts, agency, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), torts, employment law, property, bankruptcy law, forms of business organization, corporations, consumer protection, government regulation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), along with ethical concerns and current public policy issues.
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- 01: Law and Legal Systems
- 1.01: What Is Law
- 1.02: Schools of Legal Thought
- 1.03: Basic Concepts and Categories of US Positive Law
- 1.04: Sources of Law and Their Priority
- 1.05: Legal and Political Systems of the World
- 1.06: A Sample Case
- 1.07: Summary and Exercises
- 02: Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
- 2.01: What Is Ethics
- 2.02: Major Ethical Perspectives
- 2.03: An Ethical Decision Model
- 2.04: Corporations and Corporate Governance
- 2.05: Summary and Exercises
- 03: Courts and the Legal Process
- 3.01: Introduction to the Courts and the Legal Process
- 3.02: The Relationship between State and Federal Court Systems in the United States
- 3.03: The Problem of Jurisdiction
- 3.04: Motions and Discovery
- 3.05: The Pretrial and Trial Phase
- 3.06: Judgment Appeal and Execution
- 3.07: When Can Someone Bring a Lawsuit
- 3.08: Relations with Lawyers
- 3.09: Alternative Means of Resolving Disputes
- 3.10: Cases
- 04: Constitutional Law and US Commerce
- 4.01: Basic Aspects of the US Constitution
- 4.02: The Commerce Clause
- 4.03: Dormant Commerce Clause
- 4.04: Preemption- The Supremacy Clause
- 4.05: Business and the Bill of Rights
- 4.06: Cases
- 4.07: Summary and Exercises
- 05: Criminal Law
- 5.01: Introduction to Criminal Law
- 5.02: Types of Crimes
- 5.03: The Nature of a Criminal Act
- 5.04: Responsibility
- 5.05: Procedure
- 5.06: Constitutional Rights of the Accused
- 5.07: Cases
- 5.08: Summary and Exercises
- 06: Tort Law
- 6.01: Purpose of Tort Laws
- 6.02: Intentional Torts
- 6.03: Negligence
- 6.04: Strict Liability
- 6.05: Cases
- 6.06: Summary and Exercises
- 07: Contracts
- 7.01: General Perspectives on Contracts
- 7.02: Contract Formation
- 7.03: Remedies
- 7.04: Cases
- 7.05: Summary and Exercises
- 08: Consumer Credit Transactions
- 8.01: Introduction to Consumer Credit Transactions
- 8.02: Entering into a Credit Transaction
- 8.03: Consumer Protection Laws and Debt Collection Practices
- 8.04: Cases
- 8.05: Summary and Exercises
- 09: Mortgages and Nonconsensual Liens
- 9.01: Uses History and Creation of Mortgages
- 9.02: Priority Termination of the Mortgage and Other Methods of Using Real Estate as Security
- 9.03: Nonconsensual Liens
- 9.04: Cases
- 9.05: Summary and Exercises
- 10: Bankruptcy
- 10.01: Introduction to Bankruptcy and Overview of the 2005 Bankruptcy Act
- 10.02: Case Administration Creditors Claims Debtors Exemptions and Dischargeable Debts Debtors Estate
- 10.03: Chapter 7 Liquidation
- 10.04: Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcies
- 10.05: Alternatives to Bankruptcy
- 10.06: Cases
- 10.07: Summary and Exercises
- 11: Employment Law
- 11.01: Introduction to Employment Law
- 11.02: Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
- 11.03: Employment at Will
- 11.04: Other Employment-Related Laws
- 11.05: Cases
- 11.06: Summary and Exercises
- 12: PartnershipsGeneral Characteristics and Formation
- 12.01: Introduction to Partnerships and Entity Theory
- 12.02: Partnership Formation
- 12.03: Cases
- 12.04: Summary and Exercises
- 13: CorporationGeneral Characteristics and Formation
- 13.01: Historical Background
- 13.02: Partnerships versus Corporations
- 13.03: The Corporate Veil- The Corporation as a Legal Entity
- 13.04: Classifications of Corporations
- 13.05: Corporate Organization
- 13.06: Effect of Organization
- 13.07: Cases
- 13.08: Summary and Exercises
- 14: Securities Regulation
- 14.01: The Nature of Securities Regulation
- 14.02: Liability under Securities Law
- 14.03: Cases
- 14.04: Summary and Exercises
- 15: Corporate Expansion State and Federal Regulation of Foreign Corporations and Corporate Dissolution
- 15.01: Corporate Expansion
- 15.02: Foreign Corporations
- 15.03: Dissolution
- 15.04: Cases
- 15.05: Summary and Exercises
- 16: Antitrust Law
- 16.01: History and Basic Framework of Antitrust Laws in the United States
- 16.02: Horizontal Restraints of Trade
- 16.03: Vertical Restraints of Trade
- 16.04: Price Discrimination- The Robinson-Patman Act
- 16.05: Exemptions
- 16.06: Sherman Act Section 2- Concentrations of Market Power
- 16.07: Acquisitions and Mergers under Section 7 of the Clayton Act
- 16.08: Cases
- 16.09: Summary and Exercises
- 17: Personal Property and Fixtures
- 17.01: The General Nature of Property Rights
- 17.02: Personal Property
- 17.03: Fixtures
- 17.04: Case
- 17.05: Summary and Exercises
- 18: Intellectual Property
- 18.01: Introduction to Intellectual Property
- 18.02: Patents
- 18.03: Trade Secrets
- 18.04: Copyright
- 18.05: Trademarks
- 18.06: Cases
- 18.07: Summary and Exercises
- 19: The Transfer of Real Estate By Sale
- 19.01: Introduction to the Transfer of Real Estate by Sale
- 19.02: Forms of Ownership
- 19.03: Brokers Contracts Proof of Title and Closing
- 19.04: Adverse Possession
- 19.05: Cases
- 19.06: Summary and Exercises
- 20: Landlord and Tenant Laws
- 20.01: Types and Creation of Leasehold Estates
- 20.02: Rights and Duties of Landlords and Tenants
- 20.03: Transfer of Landlords or Tenants Interest
- 20.04: Landlords Tort Liability
- 20.05: Cases
- 20.06: Summary and Exercises