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Business Law Text and Cases Legal, Ethical, Global, and Corporate Environment Twelfth Edition







Business Law Text and Cases Legal, Ethical, Global, and Corporate Environment Twelfth Edition
Buku ini diterbitkan Tahun 2012  Oleh  South-Western, Cengage Learning adalah buku edisi  Duabelas.

Judul:  Business Law Text and Cases Legal, Ethical, Global, and Corporate Environment Twelfth Edition
Oleh: Kenneth W. Clarkson, et al
Penerbit:  South-Western, Cengage Learning
Tahun: 2012
Jumlah Halaman: 1398  hal.


Penulis:
Kenneth W. Clarkson
University of Miami

Roger LeRoy Miller
Institute for University Studyies
Arlington, Texas

Frank B. Cross
Herbert D.Kelleher
Centernnial Professor in Business Law
University of Rexas at Austin

Lingkup Pembahasan:
Buku ini dibangun dengan 10  Unit mencakup 52 Bab. UNIT SATU LINGKUNGAN HUKUM BISNIS  mencakup Bab 1 Pengantar dan Penalaran Hukum, Bab 2 Pengadilan dan Alternatif Penyelesaian Sengketa, Bab 3 Prosedur Pengadilan,  Bab 4 Otoritas Konstitusi untuk Mengatur Bisnis, dan Bab 5 Etika dan  Pembuatan Keputusan Bisnis.  UNIT DUA DAN KEJAHATAN GANTl RUGl  mencakup Bab 6 Disengaja Ganti Rugi  Disengaja dan Privasi, Bab 7 Kelalaian dan Kewajiban ketat,  Bab 8 Kekayaan Intelektual dan Hukum Internet, dan Bab 9 Hukum Pidana dan Cyber Crime.  UNIT TIGA KONTRAK DAN E-KONTRAK yang meliputi pembahasan Bab 10 Alam dan Terminologi, Bab 11 Kesepakatan Tradisional dan E-Kontrak,  Bab 12 Pertimbangan, Bab 13 Kapasitas dan Legalitas, Bab 14 Kesalahan, Penipuan, dan Persetujuan Sukarela,  Bab 15 Statuta Kebutuhan  Frauds—Writing dan Dokumen Elektronik, Bab 16 Hak Pihak Ketiga, Bab 17 Kinerja dan Discharge dalam Tradisional dan E-Kontrak, dan Bab 18 Pelanggaran Kontrak dan remedies. UNIT EMPAT PENJUALAN DOMESTIK DAN PENJUALAN INTERNASIONAL DAN SEWA KONTRAK meliputi pembahasan  Bab 19 Pembentukan Penjualan dan Sewa Kontrak, Bab 20 Judul, Risiko, dan bunga Insurable, Bab 21 Kinerja dan Pelanggaran Penjualan dan Sewa Kontrak, Bab 22 Jaminan dan Kewajiban Produk, dan Bab 23 Hukum Internasional dalam Ekonomi Global.
UNIT LIMA INSTRUMEN NEGOTIABLE mencakup Bab 24 Fungsi dan Penciptaan Instruments Negotiable, 
Bab 25 Pemegang Transferabilitas dan di Due Kursus, Bab 26 Kewajiban, Pertahanan, dan Discharge, dan Bab 27 Cek dan Perbankan di Era Digital. UNIT ENAM  'HAK KREDITUR DAN KEBANGKRUTAN meliputi Bab 28 Hak Kreditor dan remedies, Bab 29 Transaksi Terjamin, Bab 30 Kepailitan Hukum, Bab 31 Hipotek dan Foreclosures setelah resesi.
UNIT TUJUH BADAN DAN KERJA meliputi pembahasan Bab 32 Badan Pembentukan dan Tugas,
Bab 33 Kewajiban Badan dan Penghentian, Bab 34 Pekerjaan, Imigrasi, dan UU Ketenagakerjaan, dan Bab 35 Diskriminasi Pekerjaan.
UNIT DELAPAN ORGANISASI BISNIS  mencakup pembahasan Bab 36 Sole perseorangan dan Waralaba, Bab 37 Kemitraan dan Kewajiban Kemitraan Terbatas, Bab 38 Perseroan Terbatas dan Formulir Khusus Bisnis, Bab 39 Pembentukan Perusahaan dan Pembiayaan, Bab 40 Direksi Perusahaan, Offi petugas, dan Pemegang Saham, Bab 41 Merger Perusahaan, Konsolidasi, dan Pemberhentian, Bab 42 Undang-Undang Securities dan Corporate Governance, dan Bab 43 Undang-Undang untuk Usaha Kecil.  UNIT SEMBILAN PERATURAN PEMERINTAH meliputi Bab 44 Hukum Administrasi, Bab 45 Undang-Undang Konsumen, Bab 46 Undang-Undang Lingkungan Hidup, Bab 47 Hukum Anti Monopoli, dan  Bab 48 Kewajiban Profesional dan Akuntabilitas.  UNIT SEPULUH  PROPERTI DAN PERLINDUNGAN  meoliputi pembahasan Bab 49 Properti Pribadi dan Bailments, Bab 50  Hubungan Real Property dan Tuan Tanah-Tenant Hubungan, Bab 51 Asuransi, dan Bab 52 Wills dan Trust.




Daftar Isi:

UNIT ONE   THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
    CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning 2

        Business Activities and the Legal Environment 2
        Sources of American Law 4
        The Common Law Tradition 7
        Schools of Jurisprudential Thought 13
        Classifi cations of Law 14
        How to Find Primary Sources of Law 15
        How to Read and Understand Case Law 21
        REVIEWING: INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND LEGAL REASONING 26
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 26
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 26
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 27
    CHAPTER 2 Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution 28
        The Judiciary’s Role in American Government 28
        Basic Judicial Requirements 29
        CASE 2.1 Southern Prestige Industries, Inc. v. Independence Plating Corp. 31
        CASE 2.2 Oregon v. Legal Services Corp. 36
            The State and Federal Court Systems 37
            Alternative Dispute Resolution 41
        CASE 2.3 NCR Corp. v. Korala Associates, Ltd. 43
            International Dispute Resolution 46
        REVIEWING: COURTS AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 46
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 47
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 47
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 49
    CHAPTER 3 Court Procedures 50
        Procedural Rules 50
        Pretrial Procedures 52
        CASE 3.1 Cruz v. Fagor America, Inc. 54
        CASE 3.2 Blankenship v. Collier 58
            The Trial 62
        CASE 3.3 Novak v. Tucows, Inc. 64
            Posttrial Motions 66
            The Appeal 67
        CASE 3.4 Evans v. Eaton Corp. Long-Term Disability Plan 68
            Enforcing the Judgment 70
        REVIEWING: COURT PROCEDURES 71
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 71
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 72
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 73
    CHAPTER 4 Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business 74
        The Constitutional Powers of Government 74
        CASE 4.1 Family Winemakers of California v. Jenkins 77
            Business and the Bill of Rights 79
        CASE 4.2 Bad Frog Brewery, Inc. v. New York State Liquor Authority 81
        CASE 4.3 In re Espiscopal Church Cases 84
            Due Process and Equal Protection 86
            Privacy Rights 88
        REVIEWING: CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE BUSINESS 90
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 90
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 90
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 92
    CHAPTER 5  Ethics and Business Decision Making 93
        Business Ethics 93
        CASE 5.1 Skilling v. United States 95
        CASE 5.2 Krasner v. HSH Nordbank AG 97
            Ethical Transgressions by Financial Institutions 99
            Approaches to Ethical Reasoning 100
        CASE 5.3 Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange Commission 102
            Making Ethical Business Decisions 104
                            Practical Solutions to Corporate Ethics Questions 105
            Business Ethics on a Global Level 106
            REVIEWING: ETHICS AND BUSINESS DECISION MAKING 107
            TERMS AND CONCEPTS 108
            QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 108
            LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 110
            UNIT ONE FOCUS ON ETHICS: ETHICS AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF
                   BUSINESS 111

UNIT TWO  TORTS AND CRIMES 115
    CHAPTER 6  Intentional Torts and Privacy 116

        The Basis of Tort Law 116
        Intentional Torts against Persons 117
        CASE 6.1 Orlando v. Cole 119
            Business Torts 124
            Intentional Torts against Property 126
        CASE 6.2 Trustees of University of District of
            Columbia v. Vossoughi 127
            Cyber Torts 129
        CASE 6.3 Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommate.com, LLC 130
        REVIEWING: INTERNATIONAL TORTS AND PRIVACY 132
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 133
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 133
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 135
    CHAPTER 7  Negligence and Strict Liability 136
        Negligence 136
        CASE 7.1 McClain v. Octagon Plaza, LLC 137
        CASE 7.2 Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. 140
            Defenses to Negligence 141
        CASE 7.3 Pfenning v. Lineman 143
            Special Negligence Doctrines and Statutes 145
            Strict Liability 147
        REVIEWING: NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY 148
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 148
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 148
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 150
    CHAPTER 8  Intellectual Property and Internet Law 151
        Trademarks and Related Property 151
        CASE 8.1 The Coca-Cola Co. v. The Koke Co. of  America 152
            Cyber Marks 156
            Patents 158
        CASE 8.2 KSR International Co. v., Telefl ex, Inc. 159
            Copyrights 162
            Copyrights in Digital Information 164
        CASE 8.3 Maverick Recording Co. v. Harper 165
            Trade Secrets 167
            International Protection for Intellectual Property 168
        REVIEWING: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INTERNET LAW 171
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 171
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 171
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 173
    CHAPTER 9  Criminal Law and Cyber Crime 174
        Civil Law and Criminal Law 174
        Criminal Liability 176
        Types of Crimes 178
        CASE 9.1 People v. Sisuphan 180
            Defenses to Criminal Liability 186
            Criminal Procedures 187
        CASE 9.2 Herring v. United States 188
        CASE 9.3 Miranda v. Arizona 190
            Cyber Crime 193
        REVIEWING: CRIMINAL LAW AND CYBER CRIME 196
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 197
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 197
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 199
        UNIT TWO FOCUS ON ETHICS: ETHICS AND TORTS AND CRIMES 200

UNIT THREE CONTRACTS AND E-CONTRACTS 205
    CHAPTER 10  Nature and Terminology 206

        An Overview of Contract Law 206
        Elements of a Contract 207
        Types of Contracts 208
        Quasi Contracts 212
        CASE 10.1 Scheerer v. Fisher 213
            Interpretation of Contracts 215
        CASE 10.2 Wagner v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. 215
        CASE 10.3 U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company 218
                        REVIEWING: NATURE AND TERMINOLOGY 219
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 219
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 220
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 221
    CHAPTER 11  Agreement in  Traditional and E-Contracts 222
        Agreement 222
        CASE 11.1 Lucy v. Zehmer 223
        CASE 11.2 Basic Technology Corp. v. Amazon.com, Inc. 226
        CASE 11.3 Alexander v. Lafayette Crime Stoppers, Inc. 228
            Agreement in E-Contracts 233
            The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act 237
            International Treaties Affecting E-Contracts 239
        REVIEWING: AGREEMENT IN TRADITIONAL AND E-CONTRACTS 239
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 240
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 240
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 242
    CHAPTER 12  Consideration 243
        Elements of Consideration 243
        CASE 12.1 Hamer v. Sidway 243
            Adequacy of Consideration 245
            Agreements That Lack Consideration 245
        CASE 12.2 Access Organics, Inc. v. Hernandez 246
            Settlement of Claims 249
            Exceptions to the Consideration Requirement 250
        CASE 12.3 1861 Group, LLC v. Wild Oats Markets, Inc. 251
        REVIEWING: CONSIDERATION 252
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 253
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 253
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 255
    CHAPTER 13  Capacity and Legality 256
        Contractual Capacity 256
        Legality 260
        CASE 13.1 United States v. $6,976,934.65, Plus Interest Deposited into Royal Bank of
            Scotland International 262
        CASE 13.2 Comedy Club, Inc. v. Improv West Associates 264
        CASE 13.3 Lhotka v. Geographic Expeditions, Inc. 267
        REVIEWING: CAPACITY AND LEGALITY 270
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 271
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 271
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 273
    CHAPTER 14  Mistakes, Fraud, and Voluntary Consent 274
        Mistakes 274
        CASE 14.1 Inkel v. Pride Chevrolet-Pontiac, Inc. 275
            Fraudulent Misrepresentation 277
        CASE 14.2 Rosenzweig v. Givens 279
        CASE 14.3 Eaton v. Waldrop 280
            Undue Infl uence 283
            Duress 283
            Adhesion Contracts and Unconscionability 284
        REVIEWING: MISTAKES, FRAUD, AND
        VOLUNTARY CONSENT 285
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 286
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 286
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 288
    CHAPTER 15 The Statute of Frauds—Writing Requirement and Electronic Records 289
        The Origins of the Statute of Frauds 289
        Contracts That Fall within the Statute of Frauds 289
        CASE 15.1 Salim v. Solaiman 290
        CASE 15.2 School-Link Technologies, Inc. v. Applied Resources, Inc. 294
            Suffi ciency of the Writing 295
            The Parol Evidence Rule 297
        CASE 15.3 Watkins v. Schexnider 298
            The Statute of Frauds in the International Context 300
        REVIEWING: THE STATUTE OF FRAUDS—WRITING REQUIREMENT AND ELECTRONIC
            RECORDS 301
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 301
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 301
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 303
    CHAPTER 16 Third Party Rights  Assignments and Delegations 304
        CASE 16.1 Martha Graham School and Dance Foundation, Inc. v. Martha Graham Center
            of Contemporary Dance, Inc. 306
            Third Party Benefi ciaries 311
        CASE 16.2 Allan v. Nersesova 311
        CASE 16.3 Revels v. Miss America Organization 314
        REVIEWING: THIRD PARTY RIGHTS 315
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 316
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 316
                        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 318
    CHAPTER 17  Performance and Discharge in Traditional and E-Contracts 319
        Conditions 319
        Discharge by Performance 320
        CASE 17.1 Jacob & Youngs v. Kent 321
        CASE 17.2 Wisconsin Electric Power Co. v. Union Pacifi c Railroad Co. 323
            Discharge by Agreement 325
            Discharge by Operation of Law 326
        CASE 17.3 Merry Homes, Inc. v. Chi Hung Luu 329
        REVIEWING: PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE IN
        TRADITIONAL AND E-CONTRACTS 331
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 331
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 331
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 333
    CHAPTER 18   Breach of Contract and Remedies 334
        Damages 334
        18.1 Hadley v. Baxendale 336
        CASE 18.2 B-Sharp Musical Productions, Inc. v. Haber 338
            Equitable Remedies 339
        CASE 18.3 Drake v. Hance 341
            Recovery Based on Quasi Contract 342
            Election of Remedies 343
            Waiver of Breach 344
            Contract Provisions Limiting Remedies 345
        REVIEWING: BREACH OF CONTRACT AND REMEDIES 346
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 346
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 347
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 349
        UNIT THREE FOCUS ON ETHICS: CONTRACT LAW AND THE APPLICATION OF
              ETHICS 350

UNIT FOUR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SALES AND LEASE CONTRACTS 355
    CHAPTER 19  The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts 356

        The Uniform Commercial Code 356
        The Scope of Article 2—The Sale of Goods 357
        CASE 19.1 Jannusch v. Naffziger 359
            The Scope of Article 2A—Leases 361
            The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts 362
        CASE 19.2 Glacial Plains Cooperative v. Lindgren 369
        CASE 19.3 Jones v. Star Credit Corp. 372
            Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 373
        REVIEWING: THE FORMATION OF SALES AND LEASE CONTRACTS 376
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 377
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 377
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 379
        APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 19: AN EXAMPLE OF A CONTRACT FOR THE
             INTERNATIONAL SALE OF COFFEE 380
    CHAPTER 20  Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest 384
        Identifi cation 384
        When Title Passes 385
        CASE 20.1 Lindholm v. Brant 388
            Risk of Loss 389
        CASE 20.2 Spray-Tek, Inc. v. Robbins Motor Transportation, Inc. 390
        CASE 20.3 In re Music City RV, LLC 394
            Insurable Interest 397
        REVIEWING: TITLE, RISK, AND INSURABLE INTEREST 397
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 398
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 398
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 399
    CHAPTER 21  Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts 400
        Performance Obligations 400
        Obligations of the Seller or Lessor 401
        CASE 21.1 Maple Farms, Inc. v. City School District of Elmira 404
            Obligations of the Buyer or Lessee 406
        CASE 21.2 Romero v. Scoggin-Dickey Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. 406
            Anticipatory Repudiation 408
            Remedies of the Seller or Lessor 409
            Remedies of the Buyer or Lessee 411
        CASE 21.3 Houseman v. Dare 412
            Additional Provisions Affecting Remedies 415
            Dealing with International Contracts 416
        REVIEWING: PERFORMANCE AND BREACH OF SALES AND LEASE CONTRACTS 418
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 418
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 418
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 420
    CHAPTER 22  Warranties and Product Liability 421
        Types of Warranties 421
        CASE 22.1 Webster v. Blue Ship Tea Room, Inc. 424
                            Overlapping Warranties 426
            Warranty Disclaimers and Limitations on Liability 428
            Product Liability 429
            Strict Product Liability 430
        CASE 22.2 Wyeth v. Levine 432
            Defenses to Product Liability 435
        CASE 22.3 Boles v. Sun Ergoline, Inc. 435
        REVIEWING: WARRANTIES AND PRODUCT LIABILITY 438
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 438
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 438
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 440
    CHAPTER 23  International Law in a Global Economy 441
        International Law 441
        Doing Business Internationally 444
        Regulation of Specifi c Business Activities 446
        CASE 23.1 Fuji Photo Film Co. v. International Trade Commission 447
        CASE 23.2 United States v. Inn Foods, Inc. 449
            U.S. Laws in a Global Context 451
        CASE 23.3 Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank, Ltd. 452
        REVIEWING: INTERNATIONAL LAW IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY 453
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 454
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 454
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 456
        UNIT FOUR FOCUS ON ETHICS: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SALES & LEASE
            CONTRACTS 457

UNIT  FIVE  NEGOTIABLE  INSTRUMENTS  461
    CHAPTER 24  The Function and Creation of Negotiable Instruments 462

        Types of Negotiable Instruments 462
        Requirements for Negotiability 466
        CASE 24.1 Reger Development, LLC v. National City Bank 470
        CASE 24.2 Foundation Property Investments, LLC v. CTP, LLC 471
            Factors That Do Not Affect Negotiability 475
        REVIEWING: THE FUNCTION AND CREATION OF
        NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS 475
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 476
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 476
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 478
    CHAPTER 25  Transferability and Holder in Due Course 479
        Negotiation 479
        Indorsements 480
        CASE 25.1 Hammett v. Deutsche Bank National Co. 482
            Miscellaneous Indorsement Problems 485
            Holder in Due Course (HDC) 486
        CASE 25.2 Georg v. Metro Fixtures Contractors, Inc. 488
        CASE 25.3 South Central Bank of Daviess County v. Lynnville National Bank 491
            Holder through an HDC 493
        REVIEWING: TRANSFERABILITY AND HOLDER IN DUE COURSE 494
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 495
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 495
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 497
    CHAPTER 26  Liability, Defenses, and Discharge 498
        Signature Liability 498
        CASE 26.1 Jeanmarie v. Peoples 502
            Warranty Liability 505
            Defenses and Limitations 508
        CASE 26.2 Keesling v. T.E.K. Partners, LLC 509
            Discharge 513
        REVIEWING: LIABILITY, DEFENSES, AND DISCHARGE 514
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 515
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 515
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 517
    CHAPTER 27 Checks and Banking in the Digital Age 518
        Checks 518
        CASE 27.1 MidAmerica Bank, FSB v. Charter One Bank, FSB 519
            The Bank-Customer Relationship 521
            The Bank’s Duty to Honor Checks 522
        CASE 27.2 Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Bank One 525
        CASE 27.3 Schultz v. Bank of America, N.A. 527
            The Bank’s Duty to Accept Deposits 530
            Electronic Fund Transfers 536
            E-Money and Online Banking 537
            REVIEWING: CHECKS AND BANKING IN THE DIGITAL AGE 539
                            TERMS AND CONCEPTS 539
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 539
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 541
        UNIT FIVE FOCUS ON ETHICS: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS 542

UNIT  SIX  CREDITORS’ RIGHTS AND BANKRUPTCY 545
    CHAPTER 28 Creditors’ Rights and Remedies 546

        Laws Assisting Creditors 546
        CASE 28.1 Indiana Surgical Specialists, v. Griffi n 548
            Suretyship and Guaranty 550
        CASE 28.2 Overseas Private Investment Corp. v. Kim 551
            Protection for Debtors 553
        REVIEWING: CREDITORS’ RIGHTS AND REMEDIES 554
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 555
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 555
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 556
    CHAPTER 29  Secured Transactions 557
        The Terminology of Secured Transactions 557
        Creation of a Security Interest 557
        Perfection of a Security Interest 559
        The Scope of a Security Interest 564
        Priorities 566
        CASE 29.1 Citizens National Bank of Jessamine County v. Washington Mutual Bank 567
            Rights and Duties of Debtors and Creditors 570
            Default 572
        CASE 29.2 First National Bank of Litchfi eld v. Miller 573
        CASE 29.3 Hicklin v. Onyx Acceptance Corp. 575
        REVIEWING: SECURED TRANSACTIONS 577
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 578
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 578
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 580
    CHAPTER 30  Bankruptcy Law 581
        The Bankruptcy Code 581
        Liquidation Proceedings 582
        CASE 30.1 In re Kuehn 585
        CASE 30.2 In the Matter of TransTexas Gas Corp. 589
            Reorganizations 594
            Bankruptcy Relief under Chapter 13 and Chapter 12 596
        CASE 30.3 United Student Aid Funds, Inc., v. Espinosa 598
        REVIEWING: BANKRUPTCY LAW 601
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 602
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 602
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 604
    CHAPTER 31 Mortgages and Foreclosures after the Recession 605
        Mortgages 605
        Real Estate Financing Law 608
        CASE 31.1 Bank of New York v. Parnell 610 Foreclosures 612
        CASE 31.2 Mitchell v. Valteau 614
        REVIEWING: MORTGAGES AND FORECLOSURES
        AFTER THE RECESSION 616
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 617
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 617
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 619
        UNIT SIX FOCUS ON ETHICS: CREDITORS’ RIGHTS AND BANKRUPTCY 620

UNIT  SEVEN AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT 623
    CHAPTER 32 Agency Formation and Duties 624

        Agency Relationships 624
        CASE 32.1 Lopez v. El Palmar Taxi, Inc. 626
            Formation of the Agency Relationship 627
        CASE 32.2 Laurel Creek Health Care Center v. Bishop 628
            Duties of Agents and Principals 631
        CASE 32.3 Taser International, Inc. v. Ward 632
            Rights and Remedies of Agents and Principals 634
        REVIEWING: AGENCY FORMATION AND DUTIES 635
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 636
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 636
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 638
    CHAPTER 33  Agency Liability and Termination 639
        Scope of Agent’s Authority 639
        CASE 33.1 Azur v. Chase Bank, USA 641
                        CASE 33.2 Ermoian v. Desert Hospital 643
            Liability for Contracts 645
            Liability for Torts and Crimes 647
        CASE 33.3 Warner v. Southwest Desert Images, LLC 648
            Termination of an Agency 651
        REVIEWING: AGENCY LIABILITY AND TERMINATION 654
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 655
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 655
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 657
    CHAPTER 34 Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law 658
        Employment at Will 658
        Wage and Hour Laws 659
        CASE 34.1 Smith v. Johnson and Johnson 662
            Layoffs 663
            Family and Medical Leave 664
        CASE 34.2 Darst v. Interstate Brands Corp. 664
            Worker Health and Safety 666
            Income Security 667
            Employee Privacy Rights 670
            Immigration Law 672
            Labor Unions 674
        CASE 34.3 Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas v. National Labor Relations Board 676
        REVIEWING: EMPLOYMENT, IMMIGRATION, AND LABOR LAW 678
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 678
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 678
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 680
    CHAPTER 35  Employment Discrimination 681
        Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 681
        CASE 35.1 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad Co. v. White 686
            Discrimination Based on Age 688
        CASE 35.2 Mora v. Jackson Memorial Foundation, Inc. 689
            Discrimination Based on Disability 691
        CASE 35.3 Rohr v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District 692
            Defenses to Employment Discrimination 695
            Affi rmative Action 696
        REVIEWING: EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION 697
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 697
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 698
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 700
        UNIT SEVEN FOCUS ON ETHICS: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT 701

UNIT  EIGHT  BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 705
    CHAPTER 36  Sole Proprietorships and Franchises 706

        Sole Proprietorships 706
        CASE 36.1 Garden City Boxing Club, Inc. v. Dominguez 707
            Franchises 708
            Franchise Termination 712
        CASE 36.3 Mac’s Shell Service, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products Co. 714
        REVIEWING: SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS AND FRANCHISES 716
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 716
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 716
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 718
    CHAPTER 37 Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships 719
        Basic Partnership Concepts 719
        Partnership Formation 721
        Partnership Operation 722
        CASE 37.1 Meinhard v. Salmon 724
            Dissociation of a Partner 727
            Partnership Termination 728
            Limited Liability Partnerships 730
            Limited Partnerships 731
        CASE 37.2 1515 North Wells, LP v. 1513 North Wells, LLC 733
        CASE 37.3 In re Dissolution of Midnight Star Enterprises, LP 734
        REVIEWING: PARTNERSHIPS AND LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS 735
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 736
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 736
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 738
    CHAPTER 38 Limited Liability Companies and Special Business Forms 739
        The Limited Liability Company 739
        CASE 38.1 02 Development, LLC v. 607 South Park, LLC 740
        CASE 38.2 ORX Resources, Inc. v. MBW Exploration, LLC 742
                            Operation and Management of an LLC 744
            Dissociation and Dissolution of an LLC 745
            Special Business Forms 746
        CASE 38.3 SPW Associates, LLP v. Anderson 747
        REVIEWING: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES AND SPECIAL BUSINESS FORMS 750
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 750
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 750
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 752
    CHAPTER 39  Corporate Formation and Financing 753
        The Nature and Classifi cation of Corporations 753
        CASE 39.1 Williams v. Stanford 757
            Corporate Formation 759
        CASE 39.2 Brown v. W. P. Media, Inc. 764
            Corporate Powers 765
            Piercing the Corporate Veil 766
        CASE 39.3 Schultz v. General Electric Healthcare Financial Services 767
            Corporate Financing 769
        REVIEWING: CORPORATE FORMATION AND FINANCING 771
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 772
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 772
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 774
    CHAPTER 40  Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders 775
        Roles of Directors and Offi cers 775
        Duties and Liabilities of Directors and Offi cers 778
        CASE 40.1 Guth v. Loft, Inc. 781
            The Role of Shareholders 783
            Rights of Shareholders 786
        CASE 40.2 Bezirdjian v. O’Reilly 789
            Liability of Shareholders 790
        CASE 40.3 Mazloom v. Mazloom 792
        REVIEWING: CORPORATE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND SHAREHOLDERS 793
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 793
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 794
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 795
    CHAPTER 41  Corporate Merger, Consolidation, and Termination 796
        Merger, Consolidation, and Share Exchange 796
        Purchase of Assets 799
        CASE 41.1 American Standard, Inc. v. OakFabco, Inc. 799
            Purchase of Stock 801
            Termination 802
        CASE 41.2 Parent v. Amity Autoworld, Ltd. 804
        CASE 41.3 Sartori v. S&S Trucking, Inc. 805
            Major Business Forms Compared 806
        REVIEWING: CORPORATE MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, AND TERMINATION 809
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 809
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 809
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 811
    CHAPTER 42 Securities Law and Corporate Governance 812
        The Securities and Exchange Commission 812
        The Securities Act of 1933 814
        The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 820
        CASE 42.1 SEC v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. 821
        CASE 42.2 Gebhart v. SEC 825
        CASE 42.3 Stark Trading v. Falconbridge, Ltd. 827
            State Securities Laws 828
            Corporate Governance 829
            Online Securities Fraud 831
        REVIEWING: SECURITIES LAW AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 833
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 834
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 834
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 836
    CHAPTER 43  Law for Small Business 837
        The Importance of Legal Counsel 837
        Selection of the Business Organization 838
        The Limited Liability Company 840
        CASE 43.1 Mixon v. Iberia Surgical, LLC 841
            How to Form a Business Entity 842
            Intellectual Property 843
            Financial Capital 845
        CASE 43.2 Halo Technology Holdings, Inc. v. Cooper 846
            Shareholders Agreements and Key-Person Insurance 848
            Contract Law and Small Businesses 849
            Employment Issues 849
        REVIEWING: LAW FOR SMALL BUSINESS 851
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 852
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 852
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 854
        UNIT EIGHT FOCUS ON ETHICS: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 855

UNIT  NINE  GOVERNMENT REGULATION 859
    CHAPTER 44  Administrative Law 860

        The Practical Signifi cance of Administrative Law 860
        Agency Creation and Powers 861
        The Administrative Procedure Act 864
        CASE 44.1 Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. 865
            Judicial Deference to Agency Decisions 868
        CASE 44.2 Citizens Committee to Save Our Canyons v. Krueger 869
            Enforcement and Adjudication 870
            Public Accountability 873
        CASE 44.3 United Technologies Corp. v. U.S. Department of Defense 874
        REVIEWING: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 876
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 877
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 877
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 879
    CHAPTER 45 Consumer Law 880
        Deceptive Advertising 881
        CASE 45.1 Federal Trade Commission v. QT, Inc. 881
            Labeling and Packaging Laws 884
        CASE 45.2 Paduano v. American Honda Motor Co. 884
            Sales 886
            Credit Protection 887
        CASE 45.3 Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich, LPA 890
            Consumer Health and Safety 892
        REVIEWING: CONSUMER LAW 893
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 894
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 894
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 896
    CHAPTER 46  Environmental Law 897
        Common Law Actions 897
        Federal, State, and Local Regulations 898
        Air Pollution 899
        CASE 46.1 State of New Jersey v. Environmental Protection Agency 900
            Water Pollution 902
        CASE 46.2 Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. 903
        CASE 46.3 United States v. Lucas 904
            Toxic Chemicals 906
            Hazardous Wastes 907
        REVIEWING: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 909
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 909
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 910
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 912
    CHAPTER 47 Antitrust Law 913
        The Sherman Antitrust Act 913
        Section 1 of the Sherman Act 914
        CASE 47.1 American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League 915
        CASE 47.2 Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. 919
            Section 2 of the Sherman Act 920
        CASE 47.3 Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co. 922
            The Clayton Act 923
            Enforcement and Exemptions 926
            U.S. Antitrust Laws in the Global Context 927
        REVIEWING: ANTITRUST LAW 929
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 930
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 930
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 932
    CHAPTER 48  Professional Liability and Accountability 933
        Potential Liability to Clients 933
        CASE 48.1 Walsh v. State 936
            Potential Liability to Third Parties 938
        CASE 48.2 Perez v. Stern 939
            The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 941
            Potential Liability of Accountants under Securities Laws 942
        CASE 48.3 Overton v. Todman & Co., CPAs, P.C. 946
            Potential Criminal Liability of Accountants 947
            Confi dentiality and Privilege 949
        REVIEWING: PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY 949
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 950
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 950
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 952
        UNIT NINE FOCUS ON ETHICS: GOVERNMENT REGULATION 953

UNIT  TEN  PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION 955
    CHAPTER 49  Personal Property and Bailments 956

        Personal Property versus Real Property 956
        Fixtures 957
        CASE 49.1 APL Limited v. Washington State Department of Revenue 958
            Acquiring Ownership of Personal Property 959
        CASE 49.2 In re Estate of Piper 960
            Mislaid, Lost, and Abandoned Property 962
            Bailments 963
            Ordinary Bailments 965
        CASE 49.3 LaPlace v. Briere 968
            Special Types of Bailments 969
        REVIEWING: PERSONAL PROPERTY AND BAILMENTS 972
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 972
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 973
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 974
    CHAPTER 50  Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Relationships 975
        The Nature of Real Property 975
        Ownership and Other Interests in Real Property 976
        CASE 50.1 Biglane v. Under the Hill Corp. 977
            Transfer of Ownership 981
        CASE 50.2 Scarborough v. Rollins 987
            Limitations on the Rights of Property Owners 988
        CASE 50.3 Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut 989
            Zoning and Government Regulations 991
            Landlord-Tenant Relationships 993
        REVIEWING: REAL PROPERTY AND LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONSHIPS 996
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 997
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 997
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 999
    CHAPTER 51  Insurance 1000
        Insurance Terminology and Concepts 1000
        The Insurance Contract 1001
        CASE 51.1 Cary v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. 1005
        CASE 51.2 Woo v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. 1007
            Types of Insurance 1009
        CASE 51.3 Estate of Luster v. Allstate Insurance Co. 1011
        REVIEWING: INSURANCE 1014
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 1015
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 1015
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 1017
    CHAPTER 52 Wills and Trusts 1018
        Wills 1018
        CASE 52.1 Shaw Family Archives, Ltd. v. CMG Worldwide, Inc. 1022
        CASE 52.2 Peterson v. Harrell 1024
            Intestacy Laws 1026
            Trusts 1029
        CASE 52.3 Garrigus v. Viarengo 1031
            Other Estate-Planning Issues 1034
        REVIEWING: WILLS AND TRUSTS 1035
        TERMS AND CONCEPTS 1036
        QUESTIONS AND CASE PROBLEMS 1036
        LEGAL RESEARCH EXERCISES ON THE WEB 1038
        UNIT TEN FOCUS ON ETHICS: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION 1039
APPENDICES
    A     How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems A–1
    B     The Constitution of the United States A–4
    C     The Uniform Commercial Code A–12
    D     The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
        (Excerpts) A–176
    E     The Uniform Partnership Act (Excerpts) A–180
    F     The Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (Excerpts) A–190
    G     The Revised Model Business Corporation Act (Excerpts) A–200
    H     The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Excerpts and Explanatory Comments) A–210
    I     Sample Answers for End-of-Chapter Questions with Sample Answer A–218
GLOSSARY G–1
TABLE OF CASES TC–1
INDEX I–1


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