Essentials of Business Law (Revised)

The new, ninth edition of the Essentials of Business Law program is a practical, concise, and broad-based introduction to the vibrant field of business law. Both the traditional areas of law, such as contracts and property, and the emerging areas of law, such as e-commerce and environmental, are covered in short, informative chapters written to capture the essence of each topic. The objective of the text throughout its coverage is ease—ease of use, ease of teaching, ease of assessment, and ease of understanding. It has been developed for those seeking a more fundamental overview of the concepts and principles that are vital to the understanding of business law.

Part 1 Introduction to Law

1 Our System of Law

2 Ethics and the Law

3 Criminal Law

4 Tort Law

5 Constitutional Law

6 Administrative Law

Part 2 Contracts

7 Introduction to Contracts

8 Offer and Acceptance

9 Mutual Agreement

10 Consideration

11 Competent Parties

12 Legal Purpose of Contracts

13 Form of Contracts

14 Operation of Contracts

15 Discharge of Contracts

Part 3 Sales, Agency,and Business Organizations

16 Transfer of Title

17 Sales

18 Warranties

19 Agency

20 Business Organizations

21 Bankruptcy

Part 4 Commercial Paper

22 Introduction to Commercial Paper

23 Transfer and Discharge of Commercial Paper

Part 5 Property

24 Real and Personal Property

25 Bailments

26 Landlord–Tenant Relations

27 Wills, Intestacy, and Trusts

Part 6 Business and Technology

28 Intellectual Property

29 Computer Privacy and Speech

30 Conducting Business in Cyberspace

Part 7 Legal Environment of Business

31 The Employer–Employee Relationship

32 Employment Law

33 Product Liability

34 Professionals’ Liability

35 International Business Law

36 Business and the Environment

37 Health Care Law

Appendix: The Constitution of the United States

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