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Fostering Better Business Thinkers with the Law in Mind

 

An ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING framework, first introduced in chapter 2, is a cohesive theme throughout cases questions and other material.


An emphasis on CRITICAL THINKING, backed by co-author Neil Browne’s expertise in this area, teaches students how to frame and re-frame a question/issue.


A focus on BUSINESS RELEVANCE consistently ties legal issues back to the core business curriculum. Students leave with an appreciation of why understanding the law in the context of the business is critical to their future success as a business leader.

 

With Connect,students benefit from critical thinking practice with Interactives, a personalized reading experience with SmartBook, and review opportunities that drive enhanced performance in this crucial business course.   

Part One THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Dynamic Business Law
1(14)
Law and Its Purposes
2(1)
Classification of the Law
2(3)
Sources of Business Law
5(6)
Constitutions
5(1)
Statutes
5(1)
Cases
5(2)
Administrative Law
7(1)
Treaties
8(1)
Executive Orders
8(1)
Schools of Jurisprudence
9(2)
Global and Comparative Law
11(1)
Key Terms
11(1)
Appendix 1A Critical Thinking and Business Law
12(2)
Key Term
14(1)
Chapter 2 Business Ethics
15(24)
Case Opener
Acne Medication and Gastrointestinal Injury
15(1)
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
16(1)
Business Law and Business Ethics
17(3)
The WPH Framework for Business Ethics
20(6)
Who Are the Relevant Stakeholders?
20(2)
What Are the Ultimate Purposes of the Decision?
22(1)
How Do We Make Ethical Decisions?
23(3)
Case 2-1 United States off America et al. ex rel. Andrew Hagerty v. Cyberonics, Inc.
26(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Acne Medication and Gastrointestinal Injury
28(1)
Key Terms
29(1)
Summary of Key Topics
29(1)
Point/Counterpoint
29(1)
Questions & Problems
30(4)
Appendix 2A Theories of Business Ethics
34(5)
Chapter 3 The U.S. Legal System
39(31)
Case Opener
Questionable Jurisdiction over Caterpillar
39(1)
Jurisdiction
40(5)
Original versus Appellate Jurisdiction
40(1)
Jurisdiction over Persons and Property
41(2)
Subject-Matter Jurisdiction
43(2)
Case 3-1 Hertz Corp. v. Friend
45(2)
Venue
47(1)
Forum Selection and Choice of Law
48(1)
Case 3-2 Atlantic Marine Construction Company, Inc. v. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas et al.
48(2)
The Structure of the Court System
50(3)
The Federal Court System
50(2)
State Court Systems
52(1)
Threshold Requirements
53(2)
Standing
53(1)
Case or Controversy
54(1)
Ripeness
54(1)
Steps in Civil Litigation
55(6)
The Pretrial Stage
55(5)
The Trial
60(1)
Case 3-3 J.E.B. v. Alabama, ex. rel. T.B.
61(4)
Appellate Procedure
64(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Questionable Jurisdiction over Caterpillar
65(1)
Key Terms
66(1)
Summary of Key Topics
66(1)
Point/Counterpoint
67(1)
Questions & Problems
67(3)
Chapter 4 Alternative Dispute Resolution
70(26)
Case Opener
Mandatory Arbitration at Hooters
70(2)
Primary Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution
72(3)
Negotiation
72(1)
Mediation
72(3)
Arbitration
75(1)
Case 4-1 Nitro-Lift Technologies L.L.C. v. Howard
75(5)
Case 4-2 A.T. & T. Mobility LLC v. Concepcion
80(4)
Case 4-3 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc.
84(2)
Other ADR Methods
86(3)
Med-Arb
86(1)
Summary Jury Trial
86(1)
Minitrial
87(1)
Early Neutral Evaluation
88(1)
Private Trials
88(1)
Court-Annexed ADR
89(1)
Use of ADR in International Disputes
90(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Mandatory Arbitration at Hooters
91(1)
Key Terms
92(1)
Summary of Key Topics
92(1)
Point/Counterpoint
92(1)
Questions & Problems
93(3)
Chapter 5 Constitutional Principles
96(32)
Case Opener
The Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act
96(1)
The U.S. Constitution
97(1)
Judicial Review
97(1)
The Supremacy Clause and Federal Preemption
98(1)
The Commerce Clause
99(1)
The Commerce Clause as a Source of Authority for the Federal Government
99(1)
Case 5-1 Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison et al.
100(4)
The Commerce Clause as a Restriction on State Authority
103(1)
Case 5-2 Family Winemakers of California v. Jenkins
104(2)
Taxing and Spending Powers of the Federal Government
106(1)
Other Constitutional Restrictions on Government
107(1)
The Privileges and Immunities Clause
107(1)
The Full Faith and Credit Clause
107(1)
The Contract Clause
107(1)
The Amendments to the Constitution
108(8)
The First Amendment
108(6)
The Fourth Amendment
114(2)
Case 5-3 David Leon Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie
116(7)
The Fifth Amendment
118(3)
The Ninth Amendment
121(1)
The Fourteenth Amendment
121(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: The Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act
123(1)
Key Terms
123(1)
Summary of Key Topics
124(1)
Point/Counterpoint
125(1)
Questions & Problems
126(2)
Chapter 6 International and Comparative Law
128(23)
Case Opener
Resolving a Breach of Contract Under the CISG
128(2)
Doing Business Internationally
130(1)
Ethical Considerations
131(1)
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization
131(2)
Regional Trade Agreements
133(1)
Comparative Law
134(1)
Legal Systems and Procedures
134(2)
Civil Law Systems
134(1)
Common Law Systems
135(1)
Other Legal Systems
136(1)
Substantive Law: An Example Utilizing Comparative Contract Law
136(2)
Introduction
136(2)
Dispute Settlement in an International Context
138(1)
Litigation
138(1)
Case 6-1 Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown
139(3)
Case 6-2 Fallhowe v. Hilton Worldwide, Inc.
142(3)
Arbitration
145(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Resolving a Breach of Contract Under the CISG
145(1)
Key Terms
146(1)
Summary of Key Topics
147(1)
Point/Counterpoint
148(1)
Questions & Problems
148(3)
Chapter 7 Crime and the Business Community
151(36)
Case Opener
A Questionable Stock Investment
151(1)
Elements of a Crime
152(1)
Classification of Crimes
152(1)
Common Crimes Affecting Business
153(5)
Property Crimes against Business
153(1)
White-Collar Crime
154(4)
Case 7-1 United States of America v. Thomas Tanke
158(7)
Liability for Crimes
165(1)
Corporate Criminal Liability
165(1)
Liability of Corporate Executives
165(1)
Case 7-2 United States v. Park
166(1)
Defenses to Crimes
167(2)
Infancy
167(1)
Mistake of Fact
167(1)
Intoxication
167(1)
Insanity
167(1)
Duress
168(1)
Entrapment
168(1)
Necessity
169(1)
Justifiable Use of Force
169(1)
Constitutional Safeguards
169(2)
Fourth Amendment Protections
169(1)
Fifth Amendment Protections
169(1)
Sixth Amendment Protections
170(1)
Eighth Amendment Protections
170(1)
Fourteenth Amendment Protections
170(1)
The Exclusionary Rule
171(1)
Criminal Procedure
171(2)
Pretrial Procedure
172(1)
Case 7-3 Miranda v. Arizona
173(5)
Trial Procedure
176(1)
Posttrial Procedure
177(1)
Tools for Fighting Business Crime
178(3)
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
178(1)
The False Claims Act
179(1)
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
180(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: A Questionable Stock Investment
181(1)
Key Terms
181(1)
Summary of Key Topics
181(2)
Point/Counterpoint
183(1)
Questions & Problems
184(3)
Chapter 8 Tort Law
187(31)
Case Opener
Plastic Surgeon Defamation
187(1)
Introduction to Tort Law
188(1)
Classification of Torts
189(1)
Intentional Torts
189(4)
Intentional Torts against Persons
190(3)
Case 8-1 Joseph E. Hancock, Petitioner v. Easwaran P. Variyam, Respondent
193(7)
Case 8-2 Aaron Olson, Appellant v. Centurylink, Respondent
200(6)
Intentional Torts against Property
202(2)
Intentional Torts against Economic Interests
204(2)
Damages Available in Tort Cases
206(4)
Compensatory Damages
206(1)
Nominal Damages
207(1)
Punitive Damages
207(3)
Case 8-3 Clark v. Chrysler Corporation
210(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Plastic Surgeon Defamation
212(1)
Key Terms
212(1)
Summary of Key Topics
213(1)
Point/Counterpoint
214(1)
Questions & Problems
215(3)
Chapter 9 Negligence and Strict Liability
218(21)
Case Opener
The Case of the Collapsing Dock
218(1)
Introduction to Negligence and Strict Liability
219(1)
Elements of Negligence
219(5)
Duty
220(2)
Breach of Duty
222(1)
Causation
223(1)
Case 9-1 Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Company
224(1)
Damages
225(1)
Plaintiff's Doctrines
225(1)
RES IPSA Loquitur
225(1)
Case 9-2 Swoboda v. Fontanetta
226(2)
Negligence Per Se
228(1)
Special Plaintiff's Doctrines and Statutes
228(1)
Defenses to Negligence
228(3)
Contributory Negligence
229(1)
Comparative Negligence
229(1)
Assumption of the Risk
230(1)
Case 9-3 Ex Parte Emmette L. Barran lii
231(1)
Special Defenses to Negligence
232(1)
Strict Liability
232(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: The Case of the Collapsing Dock
234(1)
Key Terms
234(1)
Summary of Key Topics
234(1)
Point/Counterpoint
235(1)
Questions & Problems
236(3)
Chapter 10 Product Liability
239(22)
Case Opener
Is Human Sperm Subject to Product Liability Laws?
239(1)
Theories of Liability for Defective Products
240(7)
Negligence
241(4)
Strict Product Liability
245(2)
Case 10-1 Welge v. Planters Lifesavers Co.
247(2)
Case 10-2 Sperry--New Holland, a Division of Sperry Corporation v. John Paul Prestage and Pam Prestage
249(2)
Case 10-3 Kesner v. Pneumo Abex LLC
251(5)
Warranty
252(4)
Market Share Liability
256(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: is Human Sperm Subject to Product Liability Laws?
257(1)
Key Terms
257(1)
Summary of Key Topics
258(1)
Point/Counterpoint
258(1)
Questions & Problems
258(3)
Chapter 11 Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals
261(26)
Case Opener
Questionable Accounting At WorldCom
261(1)
Common Law Accountant Liability to Clients
262(3)
Accountant Liability for Negligence
262(2)
Accountant Liability for Breach of Contract
264(1)
Accountant Liability for Fraud
264(1)
Common Law Accountant Liability to Third Parties
265(2)
Liability Based on Privity or Near-Privity (The Ultramares Rule)
265(1)
Liability to Foreseen Users and Foreseen Class of Users (The Restatement Rule)
266(1)
Liability to Reasonably Foreseeable Users
266(1)
Case 11-1 Bily v. Arthur Young & Co.
267(2)
Accountants' and Clients' Rights
269(2)
Working Papers
269(1)
Accountant-Client Privilege
270(1)
Case 11-2 United States of America v. Louis Kovel
271(1)
Federal Securities Law and Accountant Liability
272(3)
The Securities Act of 1933
272(2)
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
274(1)
Case 11-3 Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. et al. v. Siracusano et al.
275(5)
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
278(1)
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
278(2)
Liability of Other Professionals
280(1)
Protection from Claims of Professional Malpractice
281(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Questionable Accounting at WorldCom
281(1)
Key Terms
281(1)
Summary of Key Topics
282(1)
Point/Counterpoint
283(1)
Questions & Problems
284(3)
Chapter 12 Intellectual Property
287(24)
Case Opener
Smartphone Wars: Focus on Intellectual Property Rights
287(1)
Types of Intellectual Property
288(1)
Trademarks
288(2)
Case 12-1 In Re Simon Shiao Tam
290(2)
Case 12-2 Toys "R" Us, Inc. v. Canarsie Kiddie Shop, Inc.
292(4)
Trade Dress
294(2)
Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995
296(1)
Copyrights
296(1)
Case 12-3 Crown Awards, Inc. v. Discount Trophy & Co., Inc.
297(4)
Fair-Use Doctrine
299(1)
No Electronic Theft Act
300(1)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
300(1)
Patents
301(2)
Anatomy of Patent Litigation
303(1)
The America Invents Act
303(1)
Trade Secrets
303(1)
International Protection of Intellectual Property
304(2)
The Berne Convention of 1886
304(1)
The Universal Copyright Convention of 1952, as Revised in 1971
305(1)
The Paris Convention of 1883
305(1)
The 1994 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
305(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Smartphone Wars: Focus on Intellectual Property Rights
306(1)
Key Terms
306(1)
Summary of Key Topics
306(1)
Point/Counterpoint
307(1)
Questions & Problems
308(3)
Part Two CONTRACTS
Chapter 13 Introduction to Contracts
311(21)
Case Opener
A Questionable Contract
311(1)
The Definition of a Contract
312(3)
Elements of a Contract
312(2)
Defenses to the Enforcement of a Contract
314(1)
The Objective Theory of Contracts
315(1)
Sources of Contract Law
315(1)
Common Law
315(1)
Uniform Commercial Code
316(1)
Classification of Contracts
316(1)
Bilateral versus Unilateral Contracts
317(1)
Case 13-1 In Re Zappos.com Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation
317(2)
Express versus Implied Contracts
319(1)
Case 13-2 Wrench, LLC, Shields, and Rinks, LLC v. Taco Bell
319(2)
Case 13-3 Reisenfeld & Co. v. The Network Group, Inc.; Builders Square, Inc.; Kmart Corp.
321(4)
Valid, Void, Voidable, and Unenforceable Contracts
322(1)
Executed versus Executory Contracts
323(1)
Formal versus Informal Contracts
323(2)
Interpretation of Contracts
325(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: A Questionable Contract
326(1)
Key Terms
327(1)
Summary of Key Topics
327(1)
Point/Counterpoint
328(1)
Questions & Problems
329(3)
Chapter 14 Agreement
332(20)
Case Opener
The Problematic Promotion
332(1)
Elements of the Offer
333(1)
Intent
333(1)
Case 14-1 Lucy v. Zehmer
334(4)
Definite and Certain Terms
337(1)
Case 14-2 Andrus v. State, Department of Transportation, and City of Olympia
338(1)
Communication to the Offeree
338(1)
Termination of the Offer
338(3)
Revocation by the Offeror
339(1)
Rejection or Counteroffer by the Offeree
340(1)
Death or Incapacity of the Offeror
340(1)
Destruction or Subsequent Illegality of the Subject Matter
340(1)
Lapse of Time or Failure of Another Condition Specified in the Offer
341(1)
The Acceptance
341(5)
Manifestation of Intent to Be Bound To the Contract
341(2)
Acceptance of Definite and Certain Terms: The Mirror-Image Rule
343(1)
Communication to the Offeror
343(3)
Case 14-3 Paul Ehlen v. John M. and LynnDee Melvin
346(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: The Problematic Promotion
347(1)
Key Terms
347(1)
Summary of Key Topics
347(1)
Point/Counterpoint
348(1)
Questions & Problems
349(3)
Chapter 15 Consideration
352(17)
Case Opener
Upper Deck---Contract Liability or Gift?
352(1)
What is Consideration?
353(1)
Rules of Consideration
353(2)
Lack of Consideration
353(2)
Case 15-1 Bouton v. Byers
355(2)
Adequacy of Consideration
357(1)
Case 15-2 Hamer v. Sidway
357(1)
Case 15-3 Thelma Agnes Smith v. David Phillip Riley
358(3)
Illusory Promise
360(1)
Past Consideration
360(1)
Case 15-4 Jamil Blackmon v. Allen Iverson
361(2)
Preexisting Duty
362(1)
Partial Payment of a Debt
363(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Upper Deck---Contract Liability or Gift?
365(1)
Key Terms
366(1)
Summary of Key Topics
366(1)
Point/Counterpoint
366(1)
Questions & Problems
367(2)
Chapter 16 Capacity and Legality
369(23)
Case Opener
Apple's Questionable Contracts
369(1)
Capacity
370(1)
Minors
370(1)
Case 16-1 Adrian Lopez v. Kmart Corporation
370(7)
Mentally Incapacitated Persons
374(1)
Intoxicated Persons
375(2)
Legality
377(2)
Contracts That Violate State or Federal Statutes
377(2)
Case 16-2 King v. Riedl
379(6)
Agreements in Contradiction to Public Policy
382(3)
Case 16-3 Eric Lucier and Karen A. Haley v. Angela and James Williams, Cambridge Associates, Ltd., and Al Vasys
385(3)
Effect of Illegal Agreements
386(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Apple's Questionable Contract
388(1)
Key Terms
388(1)
Summary of Key Topics
389(1)
Point/Counterpoint
389(1)
Questions & Problems
390(2)
Chapter 17 Legal Assent
392(20)
Case Opener
A Disagreement over an Agreement
392(1)
The Importance of Legal Assent
393(1)
Mistake
394(3)
Unilateral Mistake
395(1)
Mutual Mistake
395(2)
Case 17-1 Simkin v. Blank
397(1)
Misrepresentation
398(3)
Innocent Misrepresentation
399(1)
Negligent Misrepresentation
399(1)
Fraudulent Misrepresentation
399(2)
Case 17-2 Fantastic Sams Salons Corp. v. Pstevo, LLC and Jeremy Baker
401(3)
Undue Influence
404(1)
Duress
405(1)
Case 17-3 Tommy E. Porter v. Domtar Paper Company, LLC
406(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: A Disagreement over an Agreement
407(1)
Key Terms
407(1)
Summary of Key Topics
408(1)
Point/Counterpoint
408(1)
Questions & Problems
409(3)
Chapter 18 Contracts in Writing
412(23)
Case Opener
Admissibility of an Oral Contract in Court
412(1)
Statute of Frauds
413(1)
Contracts Falling within the Statute of Frauds
414(3)
Contracts Whose Terms Prevent Possible Performance within One Year
414(1)
Promises Made in Consideration of Marriage
415(1)
Contracts for One Party to Pay the Debt of Another if the Initial Party Fails to Pay
416(1)
Case 18-1 Power Entertainment, Inc. et al. v. National Football League Properties, Inc.
417(3)
Contracts Related to an Interest in Land
418(1)
Contracts for the Sale of Goods Totaling More Than $500
418(1)
Further Requirements Specific to Certain States
419(1)
Sufficiency of the Writing
420(2)
Case 18-2 Heritage Constructors, Inc. v. Chrietzberg Electric, Inc., and Richard Marc Chrietzberg
422(1)
Exceptions to the Statute of Frauds
423(2)
Admission
423(1)
Partial Performance
424(1)
Promissory Estoppel
424(1)
Exceptions Under the UCC
425(1)
Parol Evidence Rule
425(2)
Exceptions to the Parol Evidence Rule
427(2)
Contracts That Have Been Subsequently Modified
427(1)
Contracts Conditioned on Orally Agreed-On Terms
427(1)
Nonfinalized, Partially Written and Partially Oral Contracts
428(1)
Contracts Containing Ambiguous Terms
428(1)
Incomplete Contracts
428(1)
Contracts with Obvious Typographical Errors
428(1)
Void or Voidable Contracts
428(1)
Evidence of Prior Dealings or Usage of Trade (UCC)
429(1)
Integrated Contracts
429(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Admissibility of an Oral Contract in Court
430(1)
Key Terms
430(1)
Summary of Key Topics
430(1)
Point/Counterpoint
431(1)
Questions & Problems
432(3)
Chapter 19 Third-Party Rights to Contracts
435(24)
Case Opener
Fallout from an Unforgettable Fight
435(1)
Assignments and Delegations
436(2)
Assignment
436(2)
Case 19-1 General Mills, Inc. v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
438(6)
Delegation
442(2)
Assignment of the Contract
444(1)
Third-Party Beneficiary Contracts
445(1)
Intended Beneficiaries
445(1)
Case 19-2 Allan v. Nersesova
446(4)
Case 19-3 Juan Mendez, Jr., as Guardian of Juan Mendez, Sr. v. Hampton Court Nursing Center, LLC
450(4)
Incidental Beneficiaries
451(3)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Fallout from a Unforgettable Fight
454(1)
Key Terms
454(1)
Summary of Key Topics
454(1)
Point/Counterpoint
455(1)
Questions & Problems
456(3)
Chapter 20 Discharge and Remedies
459(24)
Case Opener
Impossible Wine Bottles
459(1)
Methods of Discharging a Contract
460(2)
Conditions
460(2)
Case 20-1 Mind & Motion Utah Investments, LLC, Appellee v. Celtic Bank Corporation
462(3)
Discharge by Performance
463(1)
Discharge by Material Breach
464(1)
Case 20-2 Hamilton v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Company
465(4)
Discharge by Mutual Agreement
466(1)
Discharge by Operation of Law
467(2)
Case 20-3 Thrifty Rent-A-Car System v. South Florida Transport
469(3)
Remedies
472(6)
Legal Remedies (Monetary Damages)
472(4)
Equitable Remedies
476(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Impossible Wine Bottles
478(1)
Key Terms
479(1)
Summary of Key Topics
479(1)
Point/Counterpoint
479(1)
Questions & Problems
480(3)
Part Three DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SALES LAW
Chapter 21 Introduction to Sales and Lease Contracts
483(22)
Case Opener
Can You See the Forest for the Trees?
483(1)
The Uniform Commercial Code
484(1)
The Scope of the UCC
484(1)
The Significance of the UCC
485(1)
Articles 2 and 2(A) of the UCC
485(3)
Article 2 of the UCC
486(2)
Case 21-1 Novamedix, Limited, Plaintiff-Appellant v. NDM Acquisition Corporation and Vesta Healthcare, Inc., Defendants-Appellees
488(3)
Case 21-2 Deweldon, Ltd. v. McKean
491(2)
Article 2(A) of the UCC
492(1)
How Sales and Lease Contracts Are Formed Under the UCC
493(4)
Formation in General
493(1)
Offer and Acceptance
493(2)
Consideration
495(1)
Requirements Under the Statute of Frauds
495(1)
The Parol Evidence Rule
496(1)
Unconscionability
496(1)
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
497(1)
The Scope of the CISG
497(1)
The Significance of the CISG
497(1)
Case 21-3 The Travelers Property Casualty Company of America and Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, Inc., Plaintiffs v. Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics Canada Limited, Formerly Known As Bay Mills, Defendant
498(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Can You See the Forest for the Trees?
500(1)
Key Terms
501(1)
Summary of Key Topics
501(1)
Point/Counterpoint
502(1)
Questions & Problems
503(2)
Chapter 22 Title, Risk of Loss, and Insurable Interest
505(20)
Case Opener
Anyone for a Bar-B-Que?
505(1)
The Concept of Title
506(1)
Three Kinds of Title
506(1)
Acquiring Good Title
506(1)
Case 22-1 Tempur-Pedic International, Inc., Plaintiff v. Waste to Charity, Inc.; Broco Supply, Inc.; Jack Fitzgerald; Eric Volovic; Howard Hirsch; Thomas Scarello; Nelson Silva; Close Out Surplus and Savings, Inc.; and Ernest Peia, Defendants
507(4)
Voidable Title
508(1)
Third-Party Purchasers and Good Title
509(1)
Entrustment
510(1)
Recourse Under the UCC
510(1)
Types of Sales Contracts
511(1)
Simple Delivery Contract
512(1)
Case 22-2 Emery v. Weed
512(2)
Common-Carrier Delivery Contract
513(1)
Case 22-3 Pileri Industries, Inc. v. Consolidated Industries, Inc.
514(4)
Goods-In-Bailment Contract
516(1)
Conditional Sales Contract
517(1)
Risk of Loss During a Breach of Contract
518(1)
When the Seller Is in Breach
518(1)
When the Buyer Is in Breach
518(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Anyone for a Bar-B-Que?
519(1)
Key Terms
520(1)
Summary of Key Topics
520(1)
Point/Counterpoint
521(1)
Questions & Problems
522(3)
Chapter 23 Performance and Obligations under Sales and Leases
525(18)
Case Opener
What a Difference a Day Makes!
525(1)
The Basic Performance Obligation
526(1)
Good Faith
526(1)
Specific Obligations of Sellers and Lessors
527(1)
The Perfect Tender Rule
527(1)
Exceptions to the Perfect Tender Rule
528(1)
Case 23-1 Alaska Pacific Trading Co. v. Eagon Forest Products Inc.
528(2)
Case 23-2 Levista, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
530(2)
Case 23-3 Dejesus v. Cat Auto Tech. Corp.
532(2)
Specific Obligations of Buyers and Lessees
534(2)
The Basic Obligation: Inspection, Payment, and Acceptance
534(1)
Exceptions to the Basic Obligation
534(2)
Case 23-4 Hubbard v. Utz Quality Foods, Inc.
536(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: What a Difference a Day Makes!
538(1)
Key Terms
539(1)
Summary of Key Topics
539(1)
Point/Counterpoint
540(1)
Questions & Problems
540(3)
Chapter 24 Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
543(18)
Case Opener
Let's "See" the Damages in Defective Eye Ointment
543(1)
The Goal of Contract Remedies
544(1)
Case 24-1 Badilla v. Wal-Mart Stores East Inc.
545(1)
Remedies Available to Sellers and Lessors Under the UCC
546(3)
Cancel the Contract
546(1)
Withhold Delivery
546(1)
Resell or Dispose of the Goods
547(1)
Sue to Get the Benefit of the Bargain
548(1)
Liquidated Damages
548(1)
Stop Delivery
548(1)
Reclaim the Goods
549(1)
Remedies Available to Buyers and Lessees Under the UCC
549(1)
Cancel the Contract
549(1)
Case 24-2 U.S.A. Coil & Air, Inc. v. Hodess Building Co.
550(2)
Obtain Cover
551(1)
Sue to Recover Damages
551(1)
Recover the Goods
551(1)
Obtain Specific Performance
552(1)
Case 24-3 Almetals, Inc., Plaintiff v. Wickeder Westfalenstahl, Gmbh, Defendant
552(2)
Reject Nonconforming Goods
553(1)
Revoke Acceptance of Nonconforming Goods
553(1)
Accept the Nonconforming Goods and Seek Damages
554(1)
Modifications or Limitations to Remedies Otherwise Provided by the UCC
554(1)
Case 24-4 Figgie International, Inc. v. Destileria Serralles, Inc.
554(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Let's "See" the Damages in Defective Eye Ointment
556(1)
Key Terms
557(1)
Summary of Key Topics
557(1)
Point/Counterpoint
558(1)
Questions & Problems
558(3)
Chapter 25 Warranties
561(18)
Case Opener
How Much Is That Doggie?
561(1)
Introduction
562(1)
Types of Warranties
562(1)
Express Warranties
562(1)
Case 25-1 Donald Welchert, Rick Welchert, Jerry Welchert, Deborah Welchert, Appellees v. American Cyanamid Inc., Appellant
563(3)
Implied Warranties of Title
564(1)
Implied Warranties of Quality
565(1)
Case 25-2 Priscilla D. Webster v. Blue Ship Tea Room, Inc.
566(2)
Warranty Rights of Third Parties
568(1)
Case 25-3 Melissa Kahn v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
569(2)
Warranty Disclaimers and Waivers
571(3)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: How Much Is That Doggie?
574(1)
Key Terms
575(1)
Summary of Key Topics
575(1)
Point/Counterpoint
576(1)
Questions & Problems
577(2)
Part Four NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS AND BANKING
Chapter 26 Negotiable Instruments: Negotiability and Transferability
579(18)
Case Opener
Oral Agreements and Negotiable Instruments
579(1)
The Need for Negotiable Instruments
580(1)
Contracts as Commercial Paper
580(1)
Problems with Commercial Paper
581(1)
Types of Negotiable Instruments
581(1)
Case 26-1 Reger Development, LLC v. National City Bank
582(2)
An Overview of the Law of Negotiable Instruments
584(1)
Negotiable Instrument versus Simple Contract
584(1)
Case 26-2 Samuel James Thompson v. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
585(3)
Requirements for Negotiability
586(2)
Case 26-3 Athanasios Valsamis v. Nestor Gonzalez-Romero
588(4)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Oral Agreements and Negotiable Instruments
592(1)
Key Terms
593(1)
Summary of Key Topics
593(1)
Point/Counterpoint
593(1)
Questions & Problems
594(3)
Chapter 27 Negotiation, Holder in Due Course, and Defenses
597(24)
Case Opener
Dishonored Check and Holder-in-Due-Course Status
597(1)
Negotiation
598(4)
Delivery
599(1)
Endorsement
599(3)
Case 27-1 Jones v. Wells Fargo Bank 666 F. 3D 955 (2012)
602(4)
Noncriminal Endorsement Problems
604(2)
Holder-in-Due-Course Doctrine
606(1)
Reason for Holder-in-Due-Course Status
606(1)
Requirements for Holder-in-Due-Course Status
606(1)
Case 27-2 Michael J. Kane, Jr. v. Grace Kroll
607(4)
Be a Holder of a Complete and Authentic Negotiable Instrument
608(1)
Take Instrument for Value
609(2)
Take Instrument in Good Faith
611(1)
Case 27-3 Wawel Savings Bank v. Jersey Tractor Trailer Training, Inc.
611(3)
Take Instrument without Notice
612(2)
The Shelter Principle and HDC
614(1)
Abuse of the Holder-In-Due-Course Doctrine
615(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Dishonored Check and Holder-in-Due-Course Status
616(1)
Key Terms
616(1)
Summary of Key Topics
616(1)
Point/Counterpoint
617(1)
Questions & Problems
617(4)
Chapter 28 Liability, Defenses, and Discharge
621(24)
Case Opener
Bank One and the Forged Checks
621(1)
Signature Liability
622(5)
Primary Liability of Makers and Acceptors
623(1)
Secondary Liability of Drawers and Endorsers
623(4)
Accommodation Parties
627(1)
Case 28-1 Heartland State Bank v. American Bank & Trust
627(5)
Agents' Signatures
628(4)
Warranty Liability
632(2)
Transfer Warranty
632(1)
Presentment Warranty
633(1)
Case 28-2 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. v. Fleet National Bank
634(1)
Avoiding Liability for Negotiable Instruments
635(2)
Defenses to Liability
635(2)
Case 28-3 John A. Colfax v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
637(3)
Discharge of Liability on Instruments
638(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Bank One and the Forged Checks
640(1)
Key Terms
641(1)
Summary of Key Topics
641(1)
Point/Counterpoint
642(1)
Questions & Problems
643(2)
Chapter 29 Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers
645(30)
Case Opener
Fraudulent Electronic Fund Transfers
645(1)
Checks
646(6)
Cashier's Checks
647(1)
Teller's Checks
648(1)
Traveler's Checks
648(1)
Money Orders
648(2)
Certified Checks
650(1)
Why Use Cashier's, Teller's, or Certified Checks?
650(1)
Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Cashier's, Teller's, or Certified Checks
651(1)
Accepting Deposits
652(2)
The Check Collection Process
652(1)
Types of Banks Involved in Check Collection
652(1)
Check Collection within the Same Bank
652(1)
Check Collection between Different Banks
652(1)
Federal Reserve System for Clearing Checks
653(1)
Electronic Check Presentment
653(1)
Availability Schedule for Deposited Checks
654(1)
When a Bank May Charge a Customer's Account
654(2)
Wrongful Dishonor
654(2)
Case 29-1 Pamela Jana v. Wachovia
656(4)
Overdrafts
658(1)
Stop-Payment Order
658(1)
Postdated Checks
659(1)
Stale Checks
660(1)
Case 29-2 Aliaga Medical Center, S.C. v. Harris Bank N.A., A/K/A BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
660(2)
Forgeries and Alterations
661(1)
Case 29-3 Merisier v. Bank of America
662(3)
Electronic Fund Transfers
665(2)
Types of EFT Systems
665(1)
Consumer Fund Transfers
666(1)
Commercial Fund Transfers
667(1)
E-Money and Online Banking
667(3)
Online Banking Services
668(1)
Regulatory Compliance
668(1)
Privacy Protection
669(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Fraudulent Electronic Fund Transfers
670(1)
Key Terms
670(1)
Summary of Key Topics
670(2)
Point/Counterpoint
672(1)
Questions & Problems
672(3)
Part Five CREDITORS' RIGHTS AND BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 30 Secured Transactions
675(23)
Case Opener
M&T Bank
675(1)
Important Definitions Associated with Secured Transactions
676(1)
Creation of Secured Interests
677(2)
Written Agreement
677(1)
Value
678(1)
Debtor Rights in the Collateral
678(1)
Purchase-Money Security Interest
678(1)
Perfected Security Interest
679(2)
Perfection by Filing
679(1)
Perfection by Possession
680(1)
Automatic Perfection
681(1)
Case 30-1 In Re Robert
0. Troupe and Dawn Lynn Troupe, Debtors
681(3)
Perfection of Movable Collateral
683(1)
Perfection of Security Interests in Automobiles and Boats
683(1)
The Scope of a Security Interest
684(1)
After-Acquired Property
684(1)
Proceeds
684(1)
Termination of a Security Interest
684(1)
Priority Disputes
685(2)
Secured versus Unsecured Creditors
685(1)
Secured versus Secured Creditors
685(2)
Secured Party versus Buyer
687(1)
Case 30-2 In Re Girolamo Afonica, Debtor
687(2)
Default
688(1)
Taking Possession of the Collateral
689(1)
Case 30-3 Price Auto Sales, Inc. v. Sanders
689(3)
Proceeding to Judgment
692(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: M&T Bank
692(1)
Key Terms
693(1)
Summary of Key Topics
693(1)
Point/Counterpoint
694(1)
Questions & Problems
695(3)
Chapter 31 Other Creditors' Remedies and Suretyship
698(20)
Case Opener
Mortgage Foreclosure
698(1)
Laws Assisting Creditors
699(3)
Statutory Liens
700(2)
Case 31-1 In Re Enron Corp.
702(5)
Judicial Liens
704(3)
Case 31-2 Cameron v. Ewing
707(3)
Mortgage Foreclosure
708(1)
Creditors' Composition Agreements
709(1)
Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors
709(1)
Suretyship and Guaranty Contracts
710(1)
Suretyship
710(1)
Guaranty
710(1)
Defenses of the Surety and the Guarantor
710(1)
Case 31-3 Beal Bank v. Biggers
711(2)
Rights of the Surety and the Guarantor
712(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Mortgage Foreclosure
713(1)
Key Terms
713(1)
Summary of Key Topics
714(1)
Point/Counterpoint
714(1)
Questions & Problems
715(3)
Chapter 32 Bankruptcy and Reorganization
718(28)
Case Opener
GM Bankruptcy
718(1)
The Bankruptcy Act and Its Goals
719(2)
Title 11 of the United States Code
720(1)
Attributes of Bankruptcy Cases
721(1)
Perceptions of Bankruptcy
721(1)
Bankruptcy Proceedings
722(1)
Specific Types of Relief Available
722(1)
Case 32-1 In Re Arkuszewski
722(7)
Chapter 7 Liquidation Proceedings
724(5)
Case 32-2 Rousey v. Jacoway
729(5)
Case 32-3 Margaret Kawaauhau et vir, Petitioners v. Paul W. Geiger
734(7)
Chapter 11 Reorganizations
736(2)
Chapter 13 Individual Repayment Plans
738(2)
Chapter 12 Family-Farmer and Family-Fisherman Plans
740(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: GM Bankruptcy
741(1)
Key Terms
742(1)
Summary of Key Topics
742(1)
Point/Counterpoint
742(1)
Questions & Problems
743(3)
Part Six AGENCY
746(46)
Chapter 33 Agency Formation and Duties
746(25)
Case Opener
FedEx and Independent Contractors
746(1)
Introduction to Agency Law
747(1)
Creation of the Agency Relationship
747(1)
Types of Agency
748(3)
Expressed Agency (Agency by Agreement)
748(2)
Agency by Implied Authority
750(1)
Apparent Agency (Agency by Estoppel)
750(1)
Case 33-1 Ackerman v. Sobol Family Partnership, LLP
751(2)
Agency by Ratification
752(1)
Agency Relationships
753(3)
Principal-Agent Relationship
753(1)
Employer-Employee Relationship
753(1)
Employer--Independent Contractor Relationship
753(3)
Case 33-2 Glenn v. Gibbs
756(1)
Duties of the Agent and the Principal
757(3)
Principal's Duties to the Agent
757(2)
Agent's Duties to the Principal
759(1)
Case 33-3 International Airport Centers v. Jacob Citrin
760(2)
Rights and Remedies
762(2)
Principal's Rights and Remedies against the Agent
762(1)
Agent's Rights and Remedies against the Principal
763(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: FedEx and Independent Contractors
764(1)
Key Terms
764(1)
Summary of Key Topics
765(1)
Point/Counterpoint
766(1)
Questions & Problems
767(4)
Chapter 34 Liability to Third Parties and Termination
771(21)
Case Opener
Vicarious Liability and Medical Malpractice Suits
771(1)
Contractual Liability of the Principal and Agent
772(1)
Case 34-1 In Re Estate of Kurrelmeyer
772(4)
Classification of the Principal
773(1)
Authorized Acts
774(1)
Unauthorized Acts
775(1)
Tort Liability and the Agency Relationship
776(1)
Principal's Tortious Conduct
776(1)
Case 34-2 Iglesia Cristiana La Casa Del Senor, Inc., etc. v. L.M.
777(3)
Agent Misrepresentation
779(1)
Principal's Liability and the Independent Contractor
780(1)
Crime and Agency Relationships
781(1)
Termination of the Agency Relationship
781(1)
Case 34-3 Jerry A. Mais et al. v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
782(4)
Termination by Acts of Parties
783(1)
Termination by Operation of Law
784(2)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Vicarious Liability and Medical Malpractice Suits
786(1)
Key Terms
787(1)
Summary of Key Topics
787(1)
Point/Counterpoint
788(1)
Questions & Problems
788(4)
Part Seven BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 35 Forms of Business Organization
792(24)
Case Opener
The Dunkin' Donuts Franchise Agreement
792(1)
Major Forms of Business Organization
793(8)
Sole Proprietorship
793(1)
Partnership
794(3)
Corporation
797(1)
Limited Liability Company
798(3)
Specialized Forms of Business Organization
801(2)
Cooperative
801(1)
Joint Stock Company
801(1)
Business Trust
802(1)
Syndicate
802(1)
Joint Venture
802(1)
Case 35-1 Meyer v. Christie
803(2)
Franchise
804(1)
Case 35-2 Mary Kay, Inc., A/K/A Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. v. Janet Isbell
805(2)
Case 35-3 Patterson v. Domino's Pizza LLC
807(3)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: The Dunkin' Donuts Franchise Agreement
810(1)
Key Terms
811(1)
Summary of Key Topics
811(1)
Point/Counterpoint
812(1)
Questions & Problems
813(3)
Chapter 36 Partnerships: Nature, Formation, and Operation
816(19)
Case Opener
Joint-Venture Partnership and Liability
816(1)
Nature of the Partnership
817(1)
Case 36-1 Leoff v. S&J Land Co.
818(3)
Partnership as a Legal Entity
820(1)
Partnership as a Legal Aggregate
820(1)
Formation of the Partnership
821(1)
Partnership by Estoppel
821(1)
Interactions between Partners
822(1)
Duties of Partners to One Another
822(1)
Case 36-2 Colette Bohatch v. Butler & Binion
822(4)
Rights of the Partners in Their Interactions With Other Partners
824(2)
Interactions between Partners and Third Parties
826(1)
Actual Authority of the Partners
826(1)
Implied Authority of the Partners
826(1)
Liability to Third Parties
826(1)
Case 36-3 Robert Law, on behalf of the Robert M. Law Profit Sharing Plan v. Ronald Zemp, Court of Appeals of Oregon
827(2)
Liability of Incoming Partners
829(1)
The Revised Uniform Partnership Act
829(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Joint-Venture Partnership and Liability
830(1)
Key Terms
830(1)
Summary of Key Topics
830(1)
Point/Counterpoint
831(1)
Questions & Problems
832(3)
Chapter 37 Partnerships: Termination and Limited Partnerships
835(18)
Case Opener
Partnership Problems of Wildmeadow Village
835(1)
Termination of the Partnership
836(1)
Dissolution of the Business
837(3)
Act of Partners
837(2)
Operation of Law
839(1)
Act of the Court
839(1)
Case 37-1 Urbain v. Beierling Court of Appeals of Michigan
840(1)
Consequences of Dissolution
841(1)
Winding-Up the Business
841(1)
Case 37-2 Jack A. Kahn and Denise W. Kahn v. Stewart Mesher and Lieselotte Mesher
842(2)
Case 37-3 Robert M. Tafoya v. Dee S. Perkins, No. 95CA0408
844(2)
Continuing the Partnership after Dissolution
845(1)
Limited Partnerships
846(2)
Formation of the Limited Partnership
846(1)
Rights and Liabilities of the Limited Partners and the General Partners
847(1)
Dissolution of the Limited Partnership
848(1)
Limited Liability Companies
848(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Partnership Problems of Wildmeadow Village
848(1)
Key Terms
849(1)
Summary of Key Topics
849(1)
Point/Counterpoint
850(1)
Questions & Problems
850(3)
Chapter 38 Corporations: Formation and Financing
853(23)
Case Opener
The Formation of the Facebook Corporation
853(1)
Characteristics of Corporations
854(1)
Legal Entity
854(1)
Rights as a Person and a Citizen
854(1)
Case 38-1 Federal Election Comm'n v. Beaumont
854(3)
Creature of the State
856(1)
Limited Liability
856(1)
Free Transferability of Corporate Shares
856(1)
Perpetual Existence
856(1)
Centralized Management
856(1)
Corporate Taxation
856(1)
Liability for Officers and Employees
857(1)
Corporate Powers
857(1)
Express and Implied Powers
858(1)
Classification of Corporations
858(1)
Public or Private
858(1)
Profit or Nonprofit
858(1)
Domestic, Foreign, and Alien Corporations
858(1)
Publicly Held or Closely Held
858(1)
Subchapter S Corporation
859(1)
Professional Corporation
859(1)
Formation of the Corporation
859(1)
Organizing and Promoting the Corporation
859(1)
Case 38-2 King v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company; American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin
860(2)
Selecting a State for Incorporation
861(1)
Legal Process of Incorporation
862(1)
Selection of Corporate Name
862(1)
Incorporators
862(1)
Articles of Incorporation
862(1)
First Organizational Meeting
863(1)
Potential Problems with Formation of the Corporation
863(3)
Responses to Defective Incorporation
863(3)
Case 38-3 Wachovia Securities, LLC v. Banco Panamericano
866(3)
Corporate Financing
869(2)
Debt Securities
869(1)
Equity Securities
870(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: The Formation of the Facebook Corporation
871(1)
Key Terms
871(1)
Summary of Key Topics
871(1)
Point/Counterpoint
872(1)
Questions & Problems
873(3)
Chapter 39 Corporations: Directors, Officers, and Shareholders
876(23)
Case Opener
A Majority Shareholder and Her Son
876(1)
Importance of Regulating Interactions among Directors, Officers, and Shareholders within a Corporation
877(1)
Roles of Directors, Officers, and Shareholders
877(4)
Directors' Roles
878(1)
Officers' Roles
879(1)
Shareholders' Roles
879(2)
Duties of Directors, Officers, and Shareholders
881(3)
Duties of Directors and Officers
881(3)
Duties of Shareholders
884(1)
Case 39-1 McCann v. McCann
884(1)
Liabilities of Directors, Officers, and Shareholders
885(2)
Liability of Directors and Officers
885(2)
Case 39-2 KDW Restructuring & Liquidation v. Greenfield
887(2)
Liability of Shareholders
888(1)
Rights of Directors, Officers, and Shareholders
889(3)
Directors' Rights
889(1)
Officers' Rights
890(1)
Shareholders' Rights
890(2)
Case 39-3 Mouzakitis v. Pearl Nightlife, Inc. et al.
892(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: a Majority Shareholder and Her Son
893(1)
Key Terms
894(1)
Summary of Key Topics
894(1)
Point/Counterpoint
895(1)
Questions & Problems
896(3)
Chapter 40 Corporations: Mergers, Consolidations, Terminations
899(21)
Case Opener
Acquisitions as Horizontal Mergers
899(1)
Introduction to Mergers and Consolidations
900(1)
Mergers
900(1)
Consolidations
900(1)
Procedures for Mergers and Consolidations
901(2)
The Rights of Shareholders
902(1)
Case 40-1 Hartleib v. Sirius Satellite Radio et al.
903(2)
Short-Form Mergers
903(1)
Appraisal Rights
904(1)
Case 40-2 Shiftan v. Morgan Joseph Holdings, Inc.
905(2)
Purchase of Assets
907(1)
Purchase of Stock
908(1)
The Nature of Takeovers
908(2)
Types of Takeovers
908(1)
Response to Takeovers
909(1)
Response to Termination
910(1)
Dissolution
910(1)
Case 40-3 Germain v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co
911(3)
Liquidation
913(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Acquisitions as Horizontal Mergers
914(1)
Key Terms
914(1)
Summary of Key Topics
914(1)
Point/Counterpoint
915(1)
Questions & Problems
916(4)
Chapter 41 Corporations: Securities and Investor Protection
920(25)
Case Opener
The Martha Stewart Case
920(1)
What Is a Security?
921(1)
Case 41-1 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mutual Benefits Corp.
921(2)
Securities Regulation
923(2)
The Securities and Exchange Commission
923(2)
The Securities Act of 1933
925(5)
Registration Statement
925(1)
Prospectus
925(1)
Periods of the Filing Process
926(1)
Special Registration Provisions
927(1)
Exemptions Under the 1933 Act
927(3)
Violations and Liability
930(1)
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
930(2)
Section 10(B) and Rule 10B-5
930(1)
Insider Trading
931(1)
Case 41-2 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.
932(3)
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
933(1)
Outsiders and Insider Trading
934(1)
Case 41-3 United States of America v. Matthew Kluger
935(3)
Section 16(B)
937(1)
Proxy Solicitations
937(1)
Violations of the 1934 Act
937(1)
Regulation of Investment Companies
938(1)
State Securities Laws
939(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: The Martha Stewart Case
940(1)
Key Terms
940(1)
Summary of Key Topics
940(2)
Point/Counterpoint
942(1)
Questions & Problems
943(2)
Part Eight EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS
Chapter 42 Employment and Labor Law
945(24)
Case Opener
Madison and Save Right Pharmacy
945(1)
Introduction to Labor and Employment Law
946(1)
Fair Labor Standards Act
946(2)
Family and Medical Leave Act
948(1)
Remedies for Violations of FMLA
949(1)
Unemployment Compensation
949(1)
Workers' Compensation Laws
950(1)
Benefits Under State Workers' Compensation
950(1)
Case 42-1 Delgado v. Phelps Dodge Chino, Inc.
951(1)
Advantages and Disadvantages Of Workers' Compensation
952(1)
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
952(1)
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
952(1)
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
953(1)
Penalties Under Osha
953(1)
Employment-at-Will Doctrine and Wrongful Termination
953(2)
Employee Privacy in the Workplace
955(1)
Electronic Monitoring and Communication
956(1)
Case 42-2 Moreno v. Hanford Sentinel, Inc. (2009)
956(2)
Drug Testing in the Workplace
958(1)
Employer Rights and Responsibilities When Hiring Foreign Workers
958(1)
Labor Law
959(4)
The Wagner Act of 1935
960(1)
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947
960(1)
The Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959
960(1)
The National Labor Relations Board
961(1)
The Collective Bargaining Process
962(1)
Strikes, Picketing, and Boycotts
962(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Madison and Save Right Pharmacy
963(1)
Key Terms
963(1)
Summary of Key Topics
964(1)
Point/Counterpoint
965(1)
Questions & Problems
966(3)
Chapter 43 Employment Discrimination
969(29)
Case Opener
Brad Gets Fired from "So Clean!"
969(1)
When May an Employee Be Fired?
970(1)
Federal Laws Governing Employers
970(1)
Civil Rights Act---Title Vii
971(4)
Proving Disparate-Treatment Discrimination Under Title Vii
972(2)
Proving Disparate-Impact Discrimination Under Title Vii
974(1)
Sexual Harassment Under Title Vii
975(1)
Case 43-1 Teresa Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.
975(7)
Harassment of Other Protected Classes Under Title Vii
978(1)
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1987---An Amendment to Title Vii
978(1)
Defenses to Claims Under Title Vii
978(2)
Remedies Under Title Vii
980(1)
Procedure for Filing a Claim Under Title Vii
981(1)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
982(1)
Proving Age Discrimination Under ADEA
982(1)
Defenses Under ADEA
983(1)
Americans with Disabilities Act
983(2)
Who Is Protected Under ADA?
984(1)
Enforcement Procedures Under ADA
984(1)
Remedies for Violations of ADA
985(1)
Equal Pay Act of 1963
985(2)
Defining Equal Work Under EPA
985(1)
The Impact of Extra Duties Under EPA
986(1)
Defenses Under EPA
986(1)
Remedies for Violations of EPA
986(1)
Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation---Actionable?
987(1)
Case 43-2 Donald Baldwin, Complainant v. Anthony Foxx, Secretary, Dept. of Transportation (FAA), Agency
988(1)
Same-Sex Marriage
989(1)
May an Employer Discriminate against a Smoker?
989(1)
May Employers Use Social Media in Employment Decisions?
990(2)
Use of Social Media in Hiring Decisions
990(1)
Use of Social Media in Firing Decisions
991(1)
Employment Discrimination Internationally
992(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Brad Gets Fired From "So Clean!"
993(1)
Key Terms
994(1)
Summary of Key Topics
994(1)
Point/Counterpoint
995(1)
Questions & Problems
995(3)
Part Nine GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Chapter 44 Administrative Law
998(21)
Case Opener
Does the EPA Have an Obligation to Regulate Automobile Emissions?
998(1)
Introduction to Administrative Law
999(1)
What Is Administrative Law?
999(1)
Why and How Are Agencies Created?
999(1)
Case 44-1 Doe v. United States Sec, 2011 U.S. Dist. Lexis 114384
1000(2)
Different Types of Administrative Agencies
1002(1)
How Are Agencies Run?
1003(5)
Informal Rule Making
1003(1)
Formal Rule Making
1004(1)
Hybrid Rule Making
1005(1)
Exempted Rule Making
1006(1)
Regulated Negotiation
1006(1)
Problems Associated with Rule Making
1006(1)
Other Administrative Activities
1007(1)
Case 44-2 Yan Ju Wang v. George Valverde
1008(1)
Limitations on Agency Powers
1009(2)
Political Limitations
1009(1)
Statutory Limitations
1009(1)
Judicial Limitations
1010(1)
Informational Limitations
1010(1)
Case 44-3 Electronic Privacy Information Center v. National Security Administration
1011(2)
Federal and State Administrative Agencies
1013(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Does the EPA Have an Obligation to Regulate Automobile Emissions?
1013(1)
Key Terms
1013(1)
Summary of Key Topics
1014(1)
Point/Counterpoint
1015(1)
Questions & Problems
1015(4)
Chapter 45 Consumer Law
1019(30)
Case Opener
Deceptive Advertising and the Ultimate Weight-Loss Cure
1019(1)
The Federal Trade Commission
1020(1)
How the FTC Brings an Action
1020(1)
Trade Regulation Rules
1021(1)
Deceptive Advertising
1021(1)
Case 45-1 Gotlin v. Lederman
1022(6)
Bait-and-Switch Advertising
1024(1)
FTC Actions against Deceptive Advertising
1025(1)
Telemarketing and Electronic Advertising
1025(2)
Tobacco Advertising
1027(1)
Labeling and Packaging Laws
1028(1)
Sales
1029(4)
Door-to-Door Sales
1029(1)
Telephone and Mail-Order Sales
1030(1)
FTC Regulation of Sales in Specific Industries
1031(2)
Credit Protection
1033(3)
The Truth in Lending Act
1033(2)
The Fair Credit Reporting Act
1035(1)
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
1035(1)
Case 45-2 Crawford v. LVNV Funding, LLC
1036(4)
The Credit Card Fraud Act
1038(1)
The Fair Credit Billing Act
1039(1)
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
1039(1)
The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act
1039(1)
Consumer Health and Safety
1040(1)
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
1040(1)
Case 45-3 Food and Drug Administration et al. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation et al.
1041(2)
The Consumer Product Safety Act
1043(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Deceptive Advertising and the Ultimate Weight-Loss Cure
1043(1)
Key Terms
1044(1)
Summary of Key Topics
1044(1)
Point/Counterpoint
1045(1)
Questions & Problems
1046(3)
Chapter 46 Environmental Law
1049(24)
Case Opener
Rogers Corporation's Hazardous Waste Debacle
1049(1)
Alternative Means of Protecting the Environment
1050(2)
Tort Law
1050(1)
Government Subsidies
1051(1)
Marketable Discharge Permits
1051(1)
Green Taxes
1051(1)
Direct Regulation
1052(1)
The Environmental Protection Agency
1052(1)
The National Environmental Policy Act
1052(1)
Environmental Impact Statements
1052(1)
Case 46-1 Brodsky v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1053(1)
Regulating Air Quality
1054(3)
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
1055(2)
Toxic or Hazardous Air Pollutants
1057(1)
Enforcement of the Clean Air Act
1057(1)
Regulating Water Quality
1057(2)
Clean Water Act
1057(2)
Safe Drinking Water Act
1059(1)
Regulating Hazardous Waste
1059(2)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
1059(2)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of 1986
1061(1)
Case 46-2 Consolidation Coal Company v. Georgia Power Company et al.
1061(2)
Regulating Toxic Substances
1063(1)
Toxic Substances Control Act
1063(1)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
1063(1)
Case 46-3 Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, LLC
1064(2)
International Environmental Considerations
1066(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Rogers Corporation's Hazardous Waste Debacle
1067(1)
Key Terms
1068(1)
Summary of Key Topics
1068(1)
Point/Counterpoint
1069(2)
Questions & Problems
1071(2)
Chapter 47 Antitrust Law
1073(26)
Case Opener
Whole Foods Market Merger and Monopoly
1073(1)
History of and Rationale for Antitrust Law
1074(2)
The Need for Regulation
1074(1)
Rationale for Antitrust Laws
1074(1)
Recent Regulatory Attitudes
1075(1)
Exemptions from Antitrust Law
1076(1)
The Sherman Act
1076(4)
Jurisdiction of the Sherman Act
1078(1)
Section 1 of the Sherman Act
1078(2)
Case 47-1 United States v. Apple Inc.
1080(3)
Case 47-2 Continental T.V., Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.
1083(4)
Section 2 of the Sherman Act
1085(2)
The Clayton Act
1087(5)
Section 2 Price Discrimination
1087(1)
Section 3 Exclusionary Practices
1088(2)
Section 7 Mergers
1090(1)
Section 8 Interlocking Directorates
1091(1)
The Federal Trade Commission Act
1092(1)
The Robinson-Patman Act
1092(1)
Enforcement of Antitrust Laws
1093(1)
Public Enforcement
1093(1)
Private Enforcement
1093(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Whole Foods Market Merger and Monopoly
1094(1)
Key Terms
1094(1)
Summary of Key Topics
1095(1)
Point/Counterpoint
1096(1)
Questions & Problems
1097(2)
Part Ten PROPERTY
Chapter 48 The Nature of Property, Personal Property, and Bailments
1099(19)
Case Opener
Prisoners and Personal Property
1099(1)
The Nature and Classifications of Property
1100(1)
Personal Property
1101(3)
Voluntary Transfer of Property
1101(3)
Case 48-1 Campbell v. Robinson
1104(2)
Involuntary Transfer of Personal Property
1106(1)
Case 48-2 Omni Holding and Development Corp. v. C.A.G. Investments, Inc.
1106(2)
Other Means of Acquiring Ownership of Property
1108(1)
Bailment
1108(1)
Case 48-3 J&L Jewelry v. EPK Management
1109(5)
Rights and Duties of the Bailor
1110(1)
Rights and Duties of the Bailee
1111(1)
Documents Related to Bailments
1112(1)
Special Bailments
1113(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Prisoners and Personal Property
1114(1)
Key Terms
1114(1)
Summary of Key Topics
1114(1)
Point/Counterpoint
1115(1)
Questions & Problems
1116(2)
Chapter 49 Real Property
1118(24)
Case Opener
Groundwater and Property Rights
1118(1)
The Nature of Real Property
1119(2)
Fixtures
1119(1)
Extent of Ownership
1119(2)
Interests in Real Property
1121(1)
Fee Simple Absolute
1121(1)
Conditional Estate
1121(1)
Life Estate
1122(1)
Case 49-1 Sauls v. Crosby
1122(3)
Future Interest
1123(1)
Leasehold Estate
1123(1)
Nonpossessory Estates
1123(2)
Co-ownership
1125(2)
Tenancy in Common
1125(1)
Joint Tenancy
1126(1)
Tenancy by the Entirety
1126(1)
Condominiums and Cooperatives
1126(1)
Voluntary Transfer of Real Property
1127(3)
Legal Requirements
1127(1)
Sales Transactions
1128(2)
Involuntary Transfer of Real Property
1130(1)
Adverse Possession
1130(1)
Condemnation
1130(1)
Case 49-2 Kelo v. City of New London
1131(3)
Restrictions on Land Use
1134(1)
Restrictive Covenants
1134(1)
Case 49-3 The Spur at Williams Brice Owners Association, Inc. v. Sunil V. Lalla and Sharan W. Lalla
1135(2)
Zoning
1136(1)
Other Statutory Restrictions on Land Use
1137(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Groundwater and Property Rights
1137(1)
Key Terms
1138(1)
Summary of Key Topics
1138(1)
Point/Counterpoint
1139(1)
Questions & Problems
1140(2)
Chapter 50 Landlord-Tenant Law
1142(25)
Case Opener
Free to Choose?
1142(1)
Creation of the Landlord-Tenant Relationship
1143(2)
Types of Leases
1143(1)
Fair Housing Act
1144(1)
Case 50-1 Choices in Cmty. Living, Inc. v. Petkus
1145(3)
Rights and Duties of the Landlord and the Tenant
1147(1)
Possession of the Premises
1147(1)
Case 50-2 Janet I. Benitez v. Sebastiano Restifo
1148(6)
Eviction
1149(1)
Use of the Premises
1150(1)
Maintenance of the Premises
1151(2)
Rent
1153(1)
Liability for Injuries on the Premises
1154(2)
Landlord's Liability
1154(1)
Tenant's Liability
1155(1)
Case 50-3 Leonara Caruso v. Apts. Downtown, Inc.
1156(2)
Transferring Interests of Leased Property
1158(1)
Landlord Transfer of Interest
1158(1)
Tenant Transfer of Interest
1158(1)
Termination of the Lease
1159(2)
Breach of Condition by Landlord
1159(1)
Forfeiture
1160(1)
Destruction of the Premises
1160(1)
Surrender
1160(1)
Abandonment
1161(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Free to Choose?
1161(1)
Key Terms
1161(1)
Summary of Key Topics
1162(1)
Point/Counterpoint
1163(1)
Questions & Problems
1164(3)
Chapter 51 Insurance Law
1167(19)
Case Opener
Chinese Drywall Presents Challenges for Homeowners
1167(1)
The Nature of the Insurance Relationship
1168(1)
Risk
1168(1)
Insurable Interest
1169(1)
Case 51-1 Royal Capital Development LLC v. Maryland Casualty Company
1169(2)
The Insurance Contract
1171(1)
Application for Insurance
1171(1)
Case 51-2 Equity Fire & Casualty Company v. Laurence Traver
1172(1)
Important Elements of the Insurance Contract
1173(1)
Case 51-3 Mellin v. Northern Security Insurance Company
1173(3)
Canceling the Insurance Policy
1176(1)
Insurer and Insured Obligations
1176(1)
Insurer Duty to Defend the Insured
1176(1)
Insurer Duty to Pay Sums Owed by the Insured
1176(1)
Insured Duty to Disclose Information
1177(1)
Insured Duty to Cooperate with the Insurer
1177(1)
The Insurer's Defenses for Nonpayment
1177(1)
Types of Insurance
1178(2)
Liability and Property Insurance
1178(1)
Life Insurance
1179(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: Chinese Drywall Presents Challenges for Homeowners
1180(1)
Key Terms
1181(1)
Summary of Key Topics
1181(1)
Point/Counterpoint
1182(1)
Questions & Problems
1183(3)
Chapter 52 Wills and Trusts
1186
Case Opener
The Danger of Preprinted Forms
1186(1)
Estate Planning
1187(1)
The Uniform Probate Code
1187(1)
Tools of Estate Planning
1187(1)
Why Individuals Engage In Estate Planning
1187(1)
Case 52-1 Mattison v. Social Security Commissioner
1188(2)
Legal Issues Related to Wills
1190(2)
Intestacy Statutes
1190(1)
Requirements for a Legally Valid Will
1190(1)
Grounds for Contesting a Will
1191(1)
Case 52-2 McDaniel v. McDaniel
1192(2)
Changing a Will
1193(1)
Case 52-3 In Re Estate of Duke
1194(2)
Revoking a Will
1195(1)
Settlement of an Estate
1195(1)
Trusts as Estate Planning Tools
1196(2)
How and Why Individuals Create Trusts
1196(1)
Basic Kinds of Trusts
1196(1)
How Trusts Are Terminated
1197(1)
End-of-Life Decisions
1198(2)
Advance Directives
1198(1)
Anatomical Gifts
1198(2)
Choices about the Body after Death
1200(1)
International Protection for Wills
1200(1)
Case Opener Wrap-Up: The Danger of Preprinted Forms
1201(1)
Key Terms
1201(1)
Summary of Key Topics
1201(2)
Point/Counterpoint
1203(1)
Questions & Problems
1203
APPENDIXES
Appendix A The Constitution of the United States of America
1(1)
Appendix B Uniform Commercial Code
Appendix C Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 1(1)
Appendix D The Civil Rights Act of 1991 1(1)
Glossary 1(1)
Name Index 1(3)
Subject Index 4