Business law : legal environment, online commerce, business ethics, and international issues /
Henry R. Cheeseman.
- 8th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2013.
- xxiv, 1028 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Legal heritage and the digital age -- Courts and jurisdiction -- Judicial, alternative, and online dispute resolution -- Constitutional law for business and e-commerce -- Intentional torts and negligence -- Strict liability and product liability -- Intellectual property and cyber piracy -- Criminal law and cyber crimes -- Nature of traditional and e-contracts -- Agreement -- Consideration and promissory estoppel -- Capacity and legality -- Genuineness of assent and undue influence -- Statute of frauds and equitable exceptions -- Third-party rights and discharge -- Remedies for breach of traditional and e-contracts -- E-commerce and digital law -- Formation of sales and lease contracts -- Title to goods and risk of loss -- Remedies for breach of sales and lease contracts -- Warranties -- Creation of negotiable instruments -- Holder in due course and transferability -- Liability, defenses, and discharge -- Banks, E-money, and financial reform -- Creditor’s and debtor’s rights -- Secured transactions and E-filing -- Bankruptcy and reorganization -- Agency formation and termination -- Liability of principals, agents, and independent contractors -- Employment, worker protection, and immigration law -- Labor law and collective bargaining -- Equal opportunity in employment -- Small businesses, entrepreneurs, and general partnerships. Limited partnerships and Special partnerships -- Corporate formation and financing -- Corporate governance and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act -- Corporate acquisitions and multinational corporations -- Limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships -- Franchises and special forms of business -- Investor protection, E-securities, and Wall Street Reform -- Ethics and social responsibility of business -- Administrative law and regulatory agencies -- Consumer protection and product safety -- Environmental protection -- Antitrust laws and unfair trade practices -- Personal property and bailment -- Real property -- Landlord-tenant law and land use regulation -- Insurance -- Accountants’ duties liability -- Wills, trusts, and estates -- Family law -- International and world trade law.