Essentials of the Legal Environment of Business | Don Mayer, Daniel Warner, George Siedel, and Jethro K. Lieberman

- 1Introduction to Law and the Legal Process
- 2Introduction to Business Ethics
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  - 2.1What Is Ethics?
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  - 2.2Major Ethical Perspectives
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  - 2.3Ethical Problems with Corporations and Corporate Governance
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  - 2.4Business Ethics Globally
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  - 2.5Summary and Exercises
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- 3Introduction to Constitutional Law and Commerce
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  - 3.1Basic Aspects of the United States Constitution
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  - 3.2The Commerce Clause
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  - 3.3The Dormant Commerce Clause
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  - 3.4Preemption: The Supremacy Clause
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  - 3.5Business and the Bill of Rights
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  - 3.6Summary and Exercises
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- 4Introduction to Law Making
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  - 4.1Law-Making by the Three Traditional Branches
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  - 4.2Law by Administrative Agencies and Direct Democracy
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  - 4.3Summary and Exercises
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- 5Introduction to Courts and the Legal Process
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  - 5.1State and Federal Court Systems in the United States
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  - 5.2The Issue of Jurisdiction
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  - 5.3Trial Procedure
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  - 5.4Judgment, Appeal, and Execution
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  - 5.5When Can Someone Bring a Lawsuit?
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  - 5.6Relations with Lawyers
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  - 5.7Alternative Means of Resolving Disputes
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  - 5.8Summary and Exercises
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- 6Introduction to International Law
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  - 6.1Sources of International Law
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  - 6.2Important Doctrines in Nation-State Judicial Decisions Affecting International Law
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  - 6.3Regulating Trade
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  - 6.4Organizing for International Business
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  - 6.5Summary and Exercises
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- 7Tort Law
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  - 7.1Purpose of Tort Laws
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  - 7.2Intentional Torts
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  - 7.3Negligence
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  - 7.4Strict Liability
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  - 7.5Tort Remedies, Limitations on Remedies, and Tort Reform
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  - 7.6Summary and Exercises
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- 8Contract Law
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  - 8.1Introduction to Contract Law
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  - 8.2Contract Formation
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  - 8.3Excuses for Non-Performance
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  - 8.4Remedies
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  - 8.5Summary and Exercises
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- 9Property Law
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  - 9.1Introduction to Property Law
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  - 9.2The Law of Real Property
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  - 9.3Rights and Duties Incident to Possession and Ownership of Real Estate
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  - 9.4The Law of Personal Property
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  - 9.5The Law of Estates and Trusts
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  - 9.6Intellectual Property
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  - 9.7Summary and Exercises
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- 10Agency Law
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  - 10.1Introduction to Agency
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  - 10.2Principal's Liability for Agent's (Employee's) Torts
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  - 10.3Principal's Liability for Agent's Contracts
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  - 10.4Duties Among the Parties
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  - 10.5Termination of Agency
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  - 10.6Summary and Exercises
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- 11Business Organization Law
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  - 11.1Sole Proprietorships
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  - 11.2General Partnerships
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  - 11.3Corporations
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  - 11.4Hybrid Business Forms and Limited Partnerships
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  - 11.5Summary and Exercises
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- 12Government Regulation: Environmental Law
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  - 12.1Introduction to Land Use Regulation and Environmental Law
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  - 12.2Regulation of Land Use
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  - 12.3Growth of the Environmental Movement
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  - 12.4Federal Environmental Laws
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  - 12.5Current Trends in Environmental Law and Regulation
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  - 12.6Summary and Exercises
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- 13Government Regulation: Employment Law
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  - 13.1Employment at Will
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  - 13.2Labor-Management Relations
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  - 13.3Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
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  - 13.4Other Employment-Related Laws
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  - 13.5Summary and Exercises
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- 14Government Regulation of the Market
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  - 14.1Why Government Regulation of the Market Is Necessary
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  - 14.2Regulation of the Business-to-Business Relationship: Antitrust
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  - 14.3Regulation of the Business-to-Customer Relationship: Consumer Protection
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  - 14.4Regulation of the Business-to-Customer Relationship: Products Liability
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  - 14.5Regulation of the Bank-to-Customer and Insurance Company-to-Consumer Relationship
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  - 14.6Regulation of Securities
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  - 14.7Summary and Exercises
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- 15Government Regulation: The Social Safety Net
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  - 15.1Why There Is a Social Safety Net
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  - 15.2Income Security
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  - 15.3Health Insurance
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  - 15.4Debtors’ Protection
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  - 15.5Homelessness and Hunger: The Worst Insecurities
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  - 15.6Summary and Exercises
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