A. James Barnes,
Indiana University Terry M. Dworkin,
Indiana University Eric L. Richards,
Indiana University
ISBN: 007352493x Copyright year: 2009
Table of Contents
PART ONE Introduction to the Law 1 Law, Legal Reasoning, and the Legal Profession 2 Dispute Settlement 3 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 4 Business and the Constitution 5 Crimes 6 Intentional Torts 7 Negligence and Strict Liability 8 Licensing and Intellectual Property
PART TWO Contracts 9 The Nature and Origins of Contracts 10 Creating a Contract: Offers 11 Creating a Contract: Acceptances 12 Consideration 13 Capacity to Contract 14 Voluntary Consent 15 Illegality 16 The Form and Meaning of Contracts 17 Third Parties’ Contract Rights 18 Performance and Remedies
PART THREE Sales 19 Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts 20 Warranties and Product Liability 21 Performance of Sales Contracts 22 Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts
PART FOUR Agency and Employment 23 The Agency Relationship—Creation, Duties, and Termination 24 Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties 25 Employment Laws
PART FIVE Business Organizations 26 Which Form of Business Organization? 27 Partnerships 28 Formation and Termination of Corporations 29 Management of the Corporate Business 30 Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders 31 Securities Regulation 32 Legal Liability of Accountants
PART SIX Property 33 Personal Property and Bailments 34 Real Property 35 Landlord and Tenant 36 Estates and Trusts 37 Insurance
PART SEVEN Commercial Paper 38 Negotiable Instruments 39 Negotiation and Holder in Due Course 40 Liability of Parties 41 Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers
PART EIGHT Credit Transactions 42 Introduction to Security 43 Security Interests in Personal Property 44 Bankruptcy
PART NINE Government Regulation 45 The Antitrust Laws 46 Consumer Protection Laws 47 Environmental Regulation
APPENDIXES A The Constitution of the United States of America B Glossary of Legal Terms and Definitions C Spanish-English Equivalents for Important Legal Terms