TY - BOOK AU - Mallor,Jane P. TI - Business law: the ethical, global, and e-commerce environment SN - 0072933992 (alk. paper) U1 - 346.7307 22 PY - 2007///] CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin KW - Commercial law KW - United States KW - Cases KW - Business law N1 - DVD-ROMs titled: You be the judge; Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Foundations of American law. The nature of law -- The resolution of private disputes -- Business and the Constitution -- Business ethics, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance and critical thinking -- pt. 2. Crimes and torts. Crimes -- Intentional torts -- Negligence and strict liability -- Intellectual property and unfair competition -- pt. 3. Contracts. Introduction to contracts -- The agreement: offer -- The agreement: acceptance -- Consideration -- Reality of consent -- Capacity to contract -- Illegality -- Writing -- Rights of third parties -- Performance and remedies -- pt. 4. Sales. Formation and terms of sales contracts -- Product liability -- Performance of sales contracts -- Remedies for breach of sales contracts -- pt. 5. Property. Personal property and bailments -- Real property -- Landlord and tenant -- Estates and trusts -- Insurance law -- pt. 6. Credit. Introduction to credit and secured transactions -- Security interests in personal property -- Bankruptcy -- pt. 7. Commercial paper. Negotiable instruments -- Negotiation and holder in due course -- Liability of parties -- Checks and electronic transfers -- pt. 8. Agency law. The agency relationship -- Third-party relations of the Principal and the Agent -- pt. 9. Partnerships. Introduction to forms of business and formation of partnerships -- Operation of partnership and related forms -- Partners' dissociation and partnerships' dissolution and winding up -- Limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships -- pt. 10. Corporations. History and nature of corporations -- Organization and financial structure of corporations -- Management of corporations -- Shareholders' rights and liabilities -- Securities regulation -- Legal and professional responsibilities of auditors, consultants, and securities professionals -- pt. 11. Regulation of business. Administrative agencies -- The Federal Trade Commission Act and consumer protection laws -- Antitrust: the Sherman Act -- the Clayton Act, the Robinson-Patman Act, and antitrust exemptions and immunities -- Employment law -- Environmental regulation UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/2005058381-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/2005058381-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2005058381-b.html ER -