Fundamentals of Business Law

Part I: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS. 1. The Legal and Constitutional Environment of Business. 2. Traditional and Online Dispute Resolution. 3. Ethics and Business Decision Making. Part II: TORTS AND CRIMES. 4. Torts and Cyber Torts. 5. Intellectual Property and Internet Law. 6. Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes. Part III: CONTRACTS. 7. Nature and Classification. 8. Agreement and Consideration. 9. Capacity and Legality. 10. Defenses to Contract Enforceability. 11. Third Party Rights and Discharge. 12. Breach and Remedies. 13. E-Contracts and E-Signatures. Part IV: SALES AND LEASE CONTRACTS. 14. The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts. 15. Title and Risk of Loss. 16. Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts. 17. Warranties and Product Liability. Part V: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS. 18. Negotiability, Transferability, and Liability. 19. Checks and Banking in the Digital Age. Part VI: DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONSHIPS. 20. Security Interests in Personal Property. 21. Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy. Part VII: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS. 22. Agency Relationships. 23. Employment Law and Immigration. Part VIII: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS. 24. Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies. 25. Corporate Formation, Financing, and Termination. 26. Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders. 27. Investor Protection, Insider Trading and Corporate Governance. Part IX: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION. 28. Personal Property and Bailments. 29. Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law. 30. Insurance, Wills, and Trusts. Part X: SPECIAL TOPICS. 31. Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals. 32. International Law in a Global Economy. Appendices.