[FOX-Ebook]Business Law: The Ethical, Global, and E-Commerce Environment, 15th Edition

Mallor, Barnes, Bowers and Langvardt’s: Business Law, 15e is appropriate for the two-term business law course. The cases in the 15th edition are excerpted and edited by the authors. The syntax is not altered, therefore retains the language of the courts. As in recent previous editions, the 15th edition includes a mix of actual AND hypothetical cases. This text is our most research-based Business Law text.

Table of Contents

Part One Foundations of American Law
Chapter 1 The Nature of Law
Chapter 2 The Resolution of Private Disputes
Chapter 3 Business and the Constitution
Chapter 4 Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, and Critical Thinking

Part Two Crimes and Torts
Chapter 5 Criminal Law and Procedure
Chapter 6 Intentional Torts
Chapter 7 Negligence and Strict Liability
Chapter 8 Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition

Part Three Contracts
Chapter 9 Introduction to Contracts
Chapter 10 The Agreement: Offer
Chapter 11 The Agreement: Acceptance
Chapter 12 Consideration
Chapter 13 Reality of Consent
Chapter 14 Capacity to Contract
Chapter 15 Illegality
Chapter 16 Writing
Chapter 17 Rights of Third Parties
Chapter 18 Performance and Remedies

Part Four Sales
Chapter 19 Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts
Chapter 20 Product Liability
Chapter 21 Performance of Sales Contracts
Chapter 22 Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts

Part Five Property
Chapter 23 Personal Property and Bailments
Chapter 24 Real Property
Chapter 25 Landlord and Tenant
Chapter 26 Estates and Trusts
Chapter 27 Insurance Law

Part Six Credit
Chapter 28 Introduction to Credit and Secured Transactions
Chapter 29 Security Interests in Personal Property
Chapter 30 Bankruptcy

Part Seven Commercial Paper
Chapter 31 Negotiable Instruments
Chapter 32 Negotiation and Holder in Due Course
Chapter 33 Liability of Parties
Chapter 34 Checks and Electronic Transfers

Part Eight Agency Law
Chapter 35 The Agency Relationship
Chapter 36 Third-Party Relations of the Principal and the Agent

Part Nine Partnerships
Chapter 37 Introduction to Forms of Business and Formation of Partnerships
Chapter 38 Operation of Partnerships and Related Forms
Chapter 39 Partners’ Dissociation and Partnerships’ Dissolution and Winding Up
Chapter 40 Limited Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Limited Partnerships

Part Ten Corporations
Chapter 41 History and Nature of Corporations
Chapter 42 Organization and Financial Structure of Corporations
Chapter 43 Management of Corporations
Chapter 44 Shareholders’ Rights and Liabilities
Chapter 45 Securities Regulation
Chapter 46 Legal and Professional Responsibilities of Auditors, Consultants, and Securities Professionals

Part Eleven Regulation of Business
Chapter 47 Administrative Law
Chapter 48 The Federal Trade Commission Act and Consumer Protection Laws
Chapter 49 Antitrust: The Sherman Act
Chapter 50 The Clayton Act, the Robinson–Patman Act, and Antitrust Exemptions and Immunities
Chapter 51 Employment Law
Chapter 52 Environmental Regulation

Appendix A The Constitution of the United States of America
Appendix B Uniform Commercial Code