Business law : legal environment, online commerce, business ethics, and international issues /
Cheeseman, Henry R.
Boston, Mass. : Pearson Prentice Hall,
c2010.
"International edition"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Legal heritage and the information age -- Court systems 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 promessory 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 -- Internet law and E-commerce -- Formation of sales and lease contracts -- Title to goods and risk of loss -- Remedies for breach of sales and lease contracts -- Sales and lease warranties -- Creation of negotiable instruments -- Transferability and holder in due course -- Liability, defenses, and discharge -- Checks, the banking system, and E-money -- Creditor's and debtor's rights -- Secured transactions and electronic filing -- Bankruptcy and the reorganization -- Agency formation and termination -- Liabilities of principals, agents, and independent contractors -- Employment, worker protection, and immigration laws -- Labor law and collective bargaining -- Equal opportunity in employment -- Small businesses, entrepreneurs, and general partners -- Limited partnerships and limited liability limited 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 and online securities transactions -- Ethics and social responsibility of business -- Administrative law and regulatory agencies -- Consumer protection and product safety -- Environmental protection and global warming -- Antitrust laws and unfair trade practices -- Personal property and bailment -- Real property -- Landlord-tenant law and land use regulation -- Insurance -- Accountants' liability -- Wills, trusts, and elder law -- Family law -- International and world trade law.
Business law