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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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Contents· 145 sections
  1. 01: Law and Legal Systems
  2. 1.01: What Is Law
  3. 1.02: Schools of Legal Thought
  4. 1.03: Basic Concepts and Categories of US Positive Law
  5. 1.04: Sources of Law and Their Priority
  6. 1.05: Legal and Political Systems of the World
  7. 1.06: A Sample Case
  8. 1.07: Summary and Exercises
  9. 02: Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
  10. 2.01: What Is Ethics
  11. 2.02: Major Ethical Perspectives
  12. 2.03: An Ethical Decision Model
  13. 2.04: Corporations and Corporate Governance
  14. 2.05: Summary and Exercises
  15. 03: Courts and the Legal Process
  16. 3.01: Introduction to the Courts and the Legal Process
  17. 3.02: The Relationship between State and Federal Court Systems in the United States
  18. 3.03: The Problem of Jurisdiction
  19. 3.04: Motions and Discovery
  20. 3.05: The Pretrial and Trial Phase
  21. 3.06: Judgment Appeal and Execution
  22. 3.07: When Can Someone Bring a Lawsuit
  23. 3.08: Relations with Lawyers
  24. 3.09: Alternative Means of Resolving Disputes
  25. 3.10: Cases
  26. 04: Constitutional Law and US Commerce
  27. 4.01: Basic Aspects of the US Constitution
  28. 4.02: The Commerce Clause
  29. 4.03: Dormant Commerce Clause
  30. 4.04: Preemption- The Supremacy Clause
  31. 4.05: Business and the Bill of Rights
  32. 4.06: Cases
  33. 4.07: Summary and Exercises
  34. 05: Criminal Law
  35. 5.01: Introduction to Criminal Law
  36. 5.02: Types of Crimes
  37. 5.03: The Nature of a Criminal Act
  38. 5.04: Responsibility
  39. 5.05: Procedure
  40. 5.06: Constitutional Rights of the Accused
  41. 5.07: Cases
  42. 5.08: Summary and Exercises
  43. 06: Tort Law
  44. 6.01: Purpose of Tort Laws
  45. 6.02: Intentional Torts
  46. 6.03: Negligence
  47. 6.04: Strict Liability
  48. 6.05: Cases
  49. 6.06: Summary and Exercises
  50. 07: Contracts
  51. 7.01: General Perspectives on Contracts
  52. 7.02: Contract Formation
  53. 7.03: Remedies
  54. 7.04: Cases
  55. 7.05: Summary and Exercises
  56. 08: Consumer Credit Transactions
  57. 8.01: Introduction to Consumer Credit Transactions
  58. 8.02: Entering into a Credit Transaction
  59. 8.03: Consumer Protection Laws and Debt Collection Practices
  60. 8.04: Cases
  61. 8.05: Summary and Exercises
  62. 09: Mortgages and Nonconsensual Liens
  63. 9.01: Uses History and Creation of Mortgages
  64. 9.02: Priority Termination of the Mortgage and Other Methods of Using Real Estate as Security
  65. 9.03: Nonconsensual Liens
  66. 9.04: Cases
  67. 9.05: Summary and Exercises
  68. 10: Bankruptcy
  69. 10.01: Introduction to Bankruptcy and Overview of the 2005 Bankruptcy Act
  70. 10.02: Case Administration Creditors Claims Debtors Exemptions and Dischargeable Debts Debtors Estate
  71. 10.03: Chapter 7 Liquidation
  72. 10.04: Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcies
  73. 10.05: Alternatives to Bankruptcy
  74. 10.06: Cases
  75. 10.07: Summary and Exercises
  76. 11: Employment Law
  77. 11.01: Introduction to Employment Law
  78. 11.02: Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
  79. 11.03: Employment at Will
  80. 11.04: Other Employment-Related Laws
  81. 11.05: Cases
  82. 11.06: Summary and Exercises
  83. 12: PartnershipsGeneral Characteristics and Formation
  84. 12.01: Introduction to Partnerships and Entity Theory
  85. 12.02: Partnership Formation
  86. 12.03: Cases
  87. 12.04: Summary and Exercises
  88. 13: CorporationGeneral Characteristics and Formation
  89. 13.01: Historical Background
  90. 13.02: Partnerships versus Corporations
  91. 13.03: The Corporate Veil- The Corporation as a Legal Entity
  92. 13.04: Classifications of Corporations
  93. 13.05: Corporate Organization
  94. 13.06: Effect of Organization
  95. 13.07: Cases
  96. 13.08: Summary and Exercises
  97. 14: Securities Regulation
  98. 14.01: The Nature of Securities Regulation
  99. 14.02: Liability under Securities Law
  100. 14.03: Cases
  101. 14.04: Summary and Exercises
  102. 15: Corporate Expansion State and Federal Regulation of Foreign Corporations and Corporate Dissolution
  103. 15.01: Corporate Expansion
  104. 15.02: Foreign Corporations
  105. 15.03: Dissolution
  106. 15.04: Cases
  107. 15.05: Summary and Exercises
  108. 16: Antitrust Law
  109. 16.01: History and Basic Framework of Antitrust Laws in the United States
  110. 16.02: Horizontal Restraints of Trade
  111. 16.03: Vertical Restraints of Trade
  112. 16.04: Price Discrimination- The Robinson-Patman Act
  113. 16.05: Exemptions
  114. 16.06: Sherman Act Section 2- Concentrations of Market Power
  115. 16.07: Acquisitions and Mergers under Section 7 of the Clayton Act
  116. 16.08: Cases
  117. 16.09: Summary and Exercises
  118. 17: Personal Property and Fixtures
  119. 17.01: The General Nature of Property Rights
  120. 17.02: Personal Property
  121. 17.03: Fixtures
  122. 17.04: Case
  123. 17.05: Summary and Exercises
  124. 18: Intellectual Property
  125. 18.01: Introduction to Intellectual Property
  126. 18.02: Patents
  127. 18.03: Trade Secrets
  128. 18.04: Copyright
  129. 18.05: Trademarks
  130. 18.06: Cases
  131. 18.07: Summary and Exercises
  132. 19: The Transfer of Real Estate By Sale
  133. 19.01: Introduction to the Transfer of Real Estate by Sale
  134. 19.02: Forms of Ownership
  135. 19.03: Brokers Contracts Proof of Title and Closing
  136. 19.04: Adverse Possession
  137. 19.05: Cases
  138. 19.06: Summary and Exercises
  139. 20: Landlord and Tenant Laws
  140. 20.01: Types and Creation of Leasehold Estates
  141. 20.02: Rights and Duties of Landlords and Tenants
  142. 20.03: Transfer of Landlords or Tenants Interest
  143. 20.04: Landlords Tort Liability
  144. 20.05: Cases
  145. 20.06: Summary and Exercises