Anderson’s Business Law and The Regulatory

This is one of the most accurate, in-depth, and up-to-date business law texts available. A hallmark of this text has always been the exclusive selection of interesting and relevant cases, and this edition is certainly no exception. This text meets all AACSB curriculum standards and contains complete coverage of the business law topics covered on the CPA exam-including applications emphasizing ethics, public policy and the Internet.

Preface

xvii

About the Authors

xx

PART 1 The Legal and Social Environment of Business

1

(212)

The Nature and Sources of Law

2

(9)

The Court System and Dispute Resolution

11

(16)

Business Ethics, Social Forces, and the Law

27

(21)

The Constitution as the Foundation of the Legal Environment

48

(22)

Government Regulation of Competition and Prices

70

(19)

Administrative Agencies

89

(20)

The Legal Environment of International Trade

109

(25)

Crimes

134

(24)

Torts

158

(29)

Intellectual Property Rights

187

(26)

PART 2 Contracts

213

(146)

Nature and Classes of Contracts

214

(10)

The Agreement

224

(18)

Capacity and Genuine Assent

242

(18)

Consideration

260

(15)

Legality and Public Policy

275

(18)

Form of Contract

293

(12)

Interpretation of Contracts

305

(14)

Third Persons and Contracts

319

(13)

Discharge of Contracts

332

(14)

Breach of Contract and Remedies

346

(13)

PART 3 Personal Property and Bailments

359

(52)

Personal Property

360

(16)

Bailments

376

(17)

Legal Aspects of Supply Chain Management

393

(18)

PART 4 Sales and Leases of Personal Property

411

(132)

Nature and Form of Sales

412

(26)

Passage of Title and Risk of Loss: Rights of Parties

438

(22)

Warranties and Other Product Liability Theories

460

(22)

Obligations and Performance

482

(16)

Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts

498

(19)

Consumer Protection

517

(26)

PART 5 Negotiable Instruments

543

(72)

Kinds of Instruments, Parties, and Negotiability

544

(14)

Transfer of Negotiable Instruments

558

(16)

Rights of Holders, Defenses, and Liability Issues

574

(18)

Checks and Funds Transfers

592

(23)

PART 6 Debtor-Creditor Relations and Risk Management

615

(84)

Secured Transactions in Personal Property

616

(22)

Other Security Devices

638

(18)

Bankruptcy

656

(21)

Insurance

677

(22)

PART 7 Agency and Employment

699

(100)

Agency

700

(24)

Third Persons in Agency

724

(21)

Regulation of Employment

745

(28)

Equal Employment Opportunity Law

773

(26)

PART 8 Business Organizations

799

(164)

Forms of Business Organizations

800

(16)

Creation and Termination of Partnerships

816

(17)

Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies

833

(22)

Introduction to Corporation Law

855

(26)

Corporate Stocks and Bonds

881

(19)

Securities Regulation

900

(25)

Accountants' Liability and Malpractice

925

(15)

Management of Corporations

940

(23)

PART 9 Real Property and Estates

963

(86)

Real Property

964

(22)

Environmental Law and Land Use Controls

986

(22)

Leases

1008

(18)

Decedents' Estates and Trusts

1026

(23)

Appendix 1 How to Find the Law

1049

(3)

Appendix 2 The Constitution of the United States

1052

(11)

Appendix 3 UCC

1063

(170)

Appendix 4 UN Convention on Contracts

1233

(6)

Appendix 5 Uniform Partnership Act

1239

(11)

Appendix 6 Revised Model Business Corporation Act

1250

(16)

Glossary

1266

(38)

Index

1304

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