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BUS 340: Business Law

This text is an introduction to law in its relationship to the environment of business. The course covers the American legal system as an instrument of economic, social, and political control. It stresses basic business torts, business crimes, contracts and sales transactions, agency, legal structures of business, government regulation, and property rights.

Business
Author
Brian Mom
Publisher
Sacramento City College
Source
LibreTexts
Language
EN
Category
Business Administration
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Contents· 118 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Law
  2. 1.01: Chapter Introduction
  3. 1.02: Sources of Law
  4. 1.03: The Rule of Law
  5. 1.04: Importance of Rule of Law to Business
  6. 1.05: How Law Affects Business Disciplines
  7. 1.06: Concluding Thoughts
  8. 1.07: What is Law
  9. 02: Constitutional Law and US Commerce
  10. 2.01: Introduction- Constitutional Law and US Commerce
  11. 2.02: Basic Aspects of the US Constitution
  12. 2.03: The Commerce Clause
  13. 2.04: Dormant Commerce Clause
  14. 2.05: Preemption- The Supremacy Clause
  15. 2.06: Business and the Bill of Rights
  16. 2.07: Cases
  17. 2.08: Summary and Exercises
  18. 03: Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
  19. 3.01: Introduction- Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
  20. 3.02: What Is Ethics
  21. 3.03: Major Ethical Perspectives
  22. 3.04: An Ethical Decision Model
  23. 3.05: Corporations and Corporate Governance
  24. 3.06: Summary and Exercises
  25. 04: Employment Law
  26. 4.01: Introduction- Employment Law
  27. 4.02: Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
  28. 4.03: Employment at Will
  29. 4.04: Other Employment-Related Laws
  30. 4.05: Cases
  31. 4.06: Summary and Exercises
  32. 05: Employment Discrimination
  33. 5.01: Introduction
  34. 5.02: Overview of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  35. 5.03: Enforcement of Title VII
  36. 5.04: Other Federal Antidiscrimination Laws
  37. 5.05: Concluding Thoughts
  38. 06: Alternative Dispute Resolution
  39. 6.01: Introduction
  40. 6.02: Negotiation
  41. 6.03: Mediation
  42. 6.04: Arbitration
  43. 6.05: Other Methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution
  44. 6.06: Public Policy Legislation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  45. 6.07: Concluding Thoughts
  46. 07: Courts and the Legal Process
  47. 7.01: Cases
  48. 7.02: Introduction- Courts and the Legal Process
  49. 7.03: The Relationship between State and Federal Court Systems in the United States
  50. 7.04: The Problem of Jurisdiction
  51. 7.05: Motions and Discovery
  52. 7.06: The Pretrial and Trial Phase
  53. 7.07: Judgment Appeal and Execution
  54. 7.08: When Can Someone Bring a Lawsuit
  55. 7.09: Relations with Lawyers
  56. 7.10: Alternative Means of Resolving Disputes
  57. 08: Torts
  58. 8.01: Introduction
  59. 8.02: Intentional Torts
  60. 8.03: Negligence
  61. 8.04: Strict Liability
  62. 8.05: Concluding Thoughts
  63. 09: Products Liability
  64. 9.01: Introduction- Products Liability
  65. 9.02: Why Products-Liability Law Is Important
  66. 9.03: Warranties
  67. 9.04: Negligence
  68. 9.05: Strict Liability in Tort
  69. 9.06: Tort Reform
  70. 9.07: Cases
  71. 9.08: Summary and Exercises
  72. 10: Intellectual Property
  73. 10.01: Introduction
  74. 10.02: Constitutional Roots
  75. 10.03: Patents
  76. 10.04: Trade Secrets
  77. 10.05: Trademarks
  78. 10.06: Copyright
  79. 10.07: Concluding Thoughts
  80. 11: Workplace Privacy and Information Security
  81. 11.01: Introduction
  82. 11.02: Right to Privacy
  83. 11.03: Workplace Privacy
  84. 11.04: Information Security Issues
  85. 11.05: Concluding Thoughts
  86. 12: Contracts
  87. 12.01: Introduction
  88. 12.02: Contract Elements
  89. 12.03: Types of Contracts
  90. 12.04: Performance and Breach of Contract
  91. 12.05: Defenses to Contracts
  92. 12.06: Assignment Delegation and Third Party Beneficiaries
  93. 12.07: Parol Evidence Rule
  94. 12.08: Remedies
  95. 12.09: Concluding Thoughts
  96. 13: Sales Contracts
  97. 13.01: Introduction
  98. 13.02: Scope of the UCC
  99. 13.03: Sales Contract Formation
  100. 13.04: Performance
  101. 13.05: Warranties
  102. 13.06: Concluding Thoughts
  103. 14: Agency
  104. 14.01: Introduction
  105. 14.02: The Agency Relationship
  106. 14.03: Duties of Agents and Principals
  107. 14.04: Liability to Third Parties
  108. 14.05: Termination of Agency Relationship
  109. 14.06: Concluding Thoughts
  110. 15: Business Organizations
  111. 15.01: Introduction
  112. 15.02: Sole Proprietorship
  113. 15.03: Partnerships
  114. 15.04: Franchises
  115. 15.05: Joint Venture
  116. 15.06: Corporations
  117. 15.07: Limited Liability Entities
  118. 15.08: Concluding Thoughts