The Legal Environment Today: Business In Its Ethical, Regulatory, E-Commerce, and Global Setting
Unit I: THE FOUNDATIONS. 1. Business and Its Legal Environment. 1 Appendix: Finding and Analyzing the Law. 2. Ethics and Business Decision Making. 3. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution. 4. Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business. 5. Torts, Cyber Torts, and Strict Liability. 6. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime. 7. International Law in a Global Economy. Unit II: THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT. 8. Intellectual Property and Internet Law. 9. Contract Formation in Traditional and E-Contracts. 10. Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies. 11. Sales, Leases, and Product Liability. 12. Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy. 13. Mortgages and Foreclosures after the Recession. Unit III: BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT. 14. Small Business Organizations. 15. Corporations. 16. Agency. 17. Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law. 18. Employment Discrimination. Unit IV: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT. 19. Powers and Functions of Administrative Agencies. 20. Consumer Protection. 21. Protecting the Environment. 22. Land-Use Control and Real Property. 23. Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition. 24. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance. Appendices: A. How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems. B. The Constitution of the United States. C. The Uniform Commercial Code (Article 2). D. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Excerpts). E. Sample Answers for Selected Questions with Sample Answer. F. Sample Answers for Case Problems with Sample Answer. G. Answers to Issue Spotters.