Essentials of the Legal Environment

, by Miller, Roger LeRoy; Cross, Frank B.; Jentz, Gaylord A.

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UNIT ONE The Foundations

(146)

Business and Its Legal Environment

(35)

What Is Law?

(1)

Schools of Jurisprudential Thought

(2)

Business Activities and the Legal Environment

(2)

Sources of American Law

(3)

Ethical Issue: Do administrative agencies exercise too much authority?

(1)

The Common Law Tradition

(7)

The Common Law Today

(2)

Classifications of Law

(4)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

(1)

Chapter 1 Appendix

(1)

Finding Statutory Law

(1)

Finding Administrative Law

(1)

Finding Case Law

(3)

How to Read and Understand Case Law

(9)

The Court System

(45)

The Judiciary's Role in American Government

(1)

Basic Judicial Requirements

(9)

Cole v. Mileti

(4)

Bird v. Parsons

(2)

Contemporary Legal Debates: International Jurisdiction and the Internet

(2)

The State and Federal Court Systems

(6)

Judicial Procedures: Following a Case through the Court System

(28)

Ethical Issue: Are confidential settlement agreements contrary to the public interest?

(4)

Rio Properties, Inc. v. Rio International Interlink

(5)

Zubulake v. UBS Warburg, LLC

(8)

LeBlanc v. American Honda Motor Co.

(7)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

(1)

Alternative and Online Dispute Resolution

(34)

The Search for Alternatives to Litigation

(1)

Negotiation and Mediation

(2)

Arbitration

(18)

Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams

(6)

Morrison v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.

(3)

Emerging Trends: Mandatory Arbitration in the Employment Context

(2)

Orlando v. Interstate Container Corp.

(2)

Major League Baseball Players Association v. Garvey

101

(3)

The Integration of ADR and Formal Court Procedures

104

(4)

In re Atlantic Pipe Corp.

106

(2)

ADR Forums and Services

108

(1)

Online Dispute Resolution

109

(1)

International Dispute Resolution

110

(6)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

114

(2)

Ethics and Business Decision Making

116

(31)

Business Ethics

117

(3)

Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. Six Flags Over Georgia, L.L.C.

118

(2)

Setting the Right Ethical Tone

120

(5)

Remsburg v. Docusearch, Inc.

123

(2)

Defying the Rules: The Enron Case

125

(2)

Business Ethics and the Law

127

(4)

Ethical Issue: Do firms have a duty to prevent criminal misuses of their products?

128

(1)

Pavlik v. Lane Ltd./Tobacco Exporters International

128

(2)

Blakey v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

130

(1)

Approaches to Ethical Reasoning

131

(3)

Business Ethics on a Global Level

134

(6)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

138

(2)

Focus on Legal Reasoning: Pavlovich v. Superior Court

140

(3)

Focus on Ethics: Ethics and the Legal Environment of Business

143

(4)

UNIT TWO The Public and International Environment

147

(136)

Constitutional Law

148

(34)

The Constitutional Powers of Government

149

(12)

Reno v. Condon

153

(3)

Ferguson v. Friendfinders, Inc.

156

(2)

Contemporary Legal Debates: Internet Wine Sales and the Commerce Clause

158

(3)

Business and the Bill of Rights

161

(11)

Interactive Digital Software Association v. St. Louis County, Missouri

163

(2)

Bad Frog Brewery, Inc. v. New York State Liquor Authority

165

(4)

Ethical Issue: Do religious displays on public property violate the establishment clause?

169

(3)

Due Process and Equal Protection

172

(5)

Grutter v. Bollinger

173

(4)

Privacy Rights

177

(5)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

180

(2)

Administrative Law

182

(26)

Agency Creation and Powers

183

(4)

Administrative Process

187

(8)

AT&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board

189

(2)

Federal Trade Commission v. Ken Roberts Co.

191

(4)

Limitations on Agency Powers

195

(5)

Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association v. Federal Communications Commission

197

(3)

Public Accountability

200

(2)

State Administrative Agencies

202

(6)

Swift v. Sublette County Board of County Commissioners

203

(4)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

207

(1)

Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes

208

(37)

Civil Law and Criminal Law

209

(2)

Classification of Crimes

211

(2)

The Essentials of Criminal Liability

213

(1)

Corporate Criminal Liability

214

(3)

United States v. Hanousek

215

(2)

Types of Crimes

217

(6)

Defenses to Criminal Liability

223

(4)

Criminal Procedures

227

(11)

People v. McFarlan

228

(3)

Miranda v. Arizona

231

(2)

Ethical Issue: Are there too many exceptions to the Miranda rule?

233

(3)

United States v. Scott

236

(2)

Cyber Crime

238

(7)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

243

(2)

International and Comparative Law

245

(38)

International Law

246

(8)

Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson

250

(3)

Keller v. Central Bank of Nigeria

253

(1)

Doing Business Internationally

254

(7)

United States v. Haggar Apparel Co.

257

(4)

Comparative Law

261

(14)

Universe Sales Co., Ltd. v. Silver Castle, Ltd.

262

(12)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

274

(1)

Focus on Legal Reasoning: Kasky v. Nike, Inc.

275

(3)

Focus on Ethics: The Public and International Environment

278

(5)

UNIT THREE The Commercial Environment

283

(214)

Business Organizations

284

(31)

Major Traditional Business Forms

285

(8)

Hsin Ten Enterprise USA, Inc. v. Clark Enterprises

286

(4)

MM Companies, Inc. v. Liquid Audio, Inc.

290

(3)

Limited Liability Companies

293

(5)

Skywizard.com, LLC v. Computer Personalities Systems, Inc.

294

(2)

Hurwitz v. Padden

296

(2)

Limited Liability Partnerships

298

(1)

Major Business Forms Compared

299

(1)

Special Business Forms

299

(3)

Private Franchises

302

(5)

Ethical Issue: Should traditional franchising rules apply to the Internet?

304

(2)

Contemporary Legal Debates: Exclusive Territorial Rights and the Internet

306

(1)

Raising Financial Capital

307

(8)

Malihi v. Gholizadeh

308

(6)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

314

(1)

Contract Law

315

(53)

The Function of Contract Law

317

(1)

Definition of a Contract

317

(1)

Elements of a Contract

318

(1)

Types of Contracts

318

(8)

Ardito v. City of Providence

319

(4)

Ameripro Search, Inc. v. Fleming Steel Co.

323

(3)

Agreement

326

(8)

Consideration

334

(3)

Hamer v. Sidway

334

(3)

Capacity

337

(1)

Legality

337

(2)

Contemporary Legal Debates: Promissory Estoppel and Employment Contracts

338

(1)

Genuineness of Assent

339

(6)

Foley v. Parlier

341

(4)

The Statute of Frauds

345

(1)

Third Party Rights

345

(2)

Performance and Discharge

347

(10)

Manganaro Corp. v. HITT Contracting, Inc.

351

(5)

Ethical Issue: Should the courts allow the defense of impossibility of performance to be used more often?

356

(1)

Breach of Contract and Remedies

357

(11)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

367

(1)

Sales, Leases, and E-Contracts

368

(47)

The Scope of Article 2---The Sale of Goods

370

(1)

The Scope of Article 2A---Leases

371

(1)

The Amendments to Articles 2 and 2A

371

(1)

The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

372

(3)

Ethical Issue: Should merchants be required to act in good faith?

373

(2)

Consideration

375

(1)

The Statute of Frauds

375

(2)

Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest

377

(7)

In re Stewart

378

(6)

Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts

384

(6)

Koch Materials Co. v. Shore Slurry Seal, Inc.

387

(3)

Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts

390

(6)

Brandeis Machinery & Supply Co. v. Capitol Crane Rental, Inc.

391

(5)

Sales and Lease Warranties

396

(6)

International Turbine Services, Inc. v. VASP Brazilian Airlines

401

(1)

E-Contracts

402

(13)

Contemporary Legal Debates: The Enforceability of Forum-Selection Clauses

404

(2)

People v. Network Associates, Inc.

406

(7)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

413

(2)

Torts and Product Liability

415

(42)

The Basis of Tort Law

416

(1)

Intentional Torts against Persons and Business Relationships

417

(8)

Mathis v. Liu

423

(2)

Intentional Torts against Property

425

(5)

Pearl Investments, LLC v. Standard I/O, Inc.

427

(3)

Negligence

430

(8)

Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.

434

(4)

Cyber Torts

438

(4)

Ethical Issue: Who should be held liable for computer viruses?

438

(2)

Emerging Trends: Internet Service Providers' Immunity from Liability

440

(2)

Strict Liability

442

(1)

Product Liability

442

(1)

Strict Product Liability

443

(5)

Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.

444

(4)

Defenses to Product Liability

448

(9)

Pelman v. McDonald's Corp.

450

(6)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

456

(1)

Intellectual Property and Internet Law

457

(40)

Constitutional Protection

458

(3)

Trademarks and Related Property

461

(5)

The Coca-Cola Co. v. The Koke Co. of America

461

(5)

Cyber Marks

466

(5)

Schmidheiny v. Weber

467

(2)

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Welles

469

(2)

Patents

471

(2)

Ethical Issue: Will business process patents have a chilling effect on e-commerce?

472

(1)

Copyrights

473

(2)

Copyrights in Digital Information

475

(7)

New York Times Co. v. Tasini

476

(3)

Contemporary Legal Debates: Copyright Law versus Free Speech

479

(2)

A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.

481

(1)

Trade Secrets

482

(1)

Licensing

483

(1)

International Protection for Intellectual Property

483

(6)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

487

(2)

Focus on Legal Reasoning: Ford v. Trendwest Resorts, Inc.

489

(3)

Focus on Ethics: The Commercial Environment

492

(5)

UNIT FOUR The Employment Environment

497

(80)

Employment Relationships

498

(37)

Agency Relationships

499

(4)

Graham v. James

502

(1)

Formation of the Agency Relationship

503

(3)

Acordia of Virginia Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Genito Glenn, L.P.

504

(2)

Duties of Agents and Principals

506

(3)

Agent's Authority

509

(1)

Ethical Issue: Does an agent's breach of loyalty terminate the agent's authority?

510

(1)

Liability in Agency Relationships

510

(4)

McBride v. Taxman Corp.

511

(3)

Wage-Hour Laws

514

(1)

Worker Health and Safety

515

(4)

Emerging Trends: Employment Issues in the Virtual Workplace

516

(3)

Income Security

519

(3)

United States v. Cleveland Indians Baseball Co.

520

(2)

COBRA

522

(1)

Family and Medical Leave

523

(3)

Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs

524

(2)

Employee Privacy Rights

526

(9)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

534

(1)

Employment Discrimination

535

(42)

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

536

(9)

Carey v. Mount Desert Island Hospital

539

(2)

Jin v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

541

(4)

Equal Pay Act of 1963

545

(1)

Ethical Issue: Should market forces be considered a ``factor other than gender'' in wage-discrimination cases?

546

(1)

Discrimination Based on Age

546

(1)

Discrimination Based on Disability

547

(13)

Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P.C. v. Wells

548

(3)

Sutton v. United Airlines, Inc.

551

(5)

Emerging Trends: Narrowing the Definition of ``Disability''

556

(2)

Flowers v. Southern Regional Physician Services, Inc.

558

(2)

Defenses to Employment Discrimination

560

(1)

Affirmative Action

561

(3)

State Laws Prohibiting Discrimination

564

(5)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

567

(2)

Focus on Legal Reasoning: Redi-Floors, Inc. v. Sonenberg Co.

569

(3)

Focus on Ethics: The Employment Environment

572

(5)

UNIT FIVE The Regulatory Environment

577

Environmental Law

578

(27)

Common Law Actions

579

(1)

State and Local Regulation

580

(1)

Federal Regulation

581

(4)

Public Citizen v. Department of Transportation

583

(2)

Air Pollution

585

(6)

Contemporary Legal Debates: Environmental Takings

586

(2)

Ethical Issue: Should the costs of EPA regulations be weighed against their prospective benefits?

588

(1)

Clean Air Markets Group v. Pataki

589

(2)

Water Pollution

591

(3)

Noise Pollution

594

(1)

Toxic Chemicals

595

(1)

Hazardous Wastes

596

(5)

United States v. Elias

597

(2)

Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. Unocal Corp.

599

(2)

Global Environmental Issues

601

(4)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

604

(1)

Antitrust Law

605

(28)

The Sherman Antitrust Act

607

(1)

Section 1 of the Sherman Act

608

(9)

Freeman v. San Diego Association of Realtors

610

(4)

Continental T.V., Inc. v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.

614

(1)

State Oil Co. v. Khan

615

(2)

Section 2 of the Sherman Act

617

(4)

United States v. Microsoft Corp.

618

(2)

Ethical Issue: Are we destined for more monopolies in the future?

620

(1)

The Clayton Act

621

(3)

Enforcement of Antitrust Laws

624

(3)

Paper Systems, Inc. v. Nippon Paper Industries Co.

625

(2)

Exemptions from Antitrust Laws

627

(1)

U.S. Antitrust Laws in the Global Context

628

(5)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

632

(1)

Investor Protection and Online Securities Offerings

633

The Securities and Exchange Commission

634

(2)

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

636

(1)

The Securities Act of 1933

636

(12)

Tschetter v. Berven

638

(10)

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

648

(9)

SEC v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.

649

(2)

Ethical Issue: Should liability under SEC Rule 10b-5 arise from the mere possession of inside information by a person trading in securities?

651

(1)

United States v. O'Hagan

652

(3)

In re MCI WorldCom, Inc., Securities Litigation

655

(2)

Regulation of Investment Companies

657

(1)

State Securities Laws

658

(1)

Online Securities Offerings and Disclosures

659

(4)

DeMaria v. Andersen

660

(3)

Online Securities Fraud

663

(6)

Key Terms • For Review • Questions and Case Problems • Law on the Web

667

(2)

Focus on Legal Reasoning: In re Miller

669

(3)

Focus on Ethics: The Regulatory Environment

672

Appendix A The Constitution of the United States

(16)

Appendix B URLs for Selected Statutes Referenced in the Text

Glossary

(1)

Table of Cases

(1)

Index

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