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BUS 105/LAW 105: The Legal Environment of Business
- Author
- James C. Harman
- Publisher
- Santa Ana College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Business Administration
Contents· 116 sections
- 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: 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
- 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: 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: 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: Summary and Exercises
- 07: Contracts
- 7.01: General Perspectives on Contracts
- 7.02: Contract Formation
- 7.03: Remedies
- 7.04: 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: 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: 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: 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: Summary and Exercises
- 12: PartnershipsGeneral Characteristics and Formation
- 12.01: Introduction to Partnerships and Entity Theory
- 12.02: Partnership Formation
- 12.03: 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: Summary and Exercises
- 14: Securities Regulation
- 14.01: The Nature of Securities Regulation
- 14.02: Liability under Securities Law
- 14.03: Summary and Exercises
- 15: Antitrust Law
- 15.01: History and Basic Framework of Antitrust Laws in the United States
- 15.02: Horizontal Restraints of Trade
- 15.03: Vertical Restraints of Trade
- 15.04: Exemptions
- 15.05: Sherman Act Section 2- Concentrations of Market Power
- 15.06: Summary and Exercises
- 16: Personal Property and Fixtures
- 16.01: The General Nature of Property Rights
- 16.02: Personal Property
- 16.03: Fixtures
- 16.04: Summary and Exercises
- 17: Intellectual Property
- 17.01: Introduction to Intellectual Property
- 17.02: Patents
- 17.03: Trade Secrets
- 17.04: Copyright
- 17.05: Trademarks
- 17.06: Summary and Exercises
- 18: The Transfer of Real Estate By Sale
- 18.01: Introduction to the Transfer of Real Estate by Sale
- 18.02: Forms of Ownership
- 18.03: Brokers Contracts Proof of Title and Closing
- 18.04: Adverse Possession
- 18.05: Summary and Exercises
- 19: Landlord and Tenant Laws
- 19.01: Types and Creation of Leasehold Estates
- 19.02: Rights and Duties of Landlords and Tenants
- 19.03: Summary and Exercises