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West's Legal Environment of Business (with Online Business Guide)

ISBN: 9780324303919 | 0324303912
Edition: 6th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 1/12/2006

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SummaryTable of Contents
WEST'S LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS is the #1 text for this course--setting the standard by delivering comprehensive, authoritative, and cutting-edge coverage in an interesting and accessible format. Its recipe for success includes the same "black letter law" flavor as its #1 Business Law counterpart, West's Business Law, but with a more specific focus on current topics like ethics, government regulation, and administrative law. Updated and expanded teaching materials, including the new West's Legal Environment NOW online assignment administra... MORE
Unit One The Foundations
1(104)
Business and Its Legal Environment
2(28)
Schools of Jurisprudential Thought
... MORE		2(2)
Business Activities and the Legal Environment
4(2)
Sources of American Law
6(1)
The Common Law Tradition
7(6)
The Common Law Today
13(1)
Classifications of Law
14(1)
How to Find Primary Sources of Law
15(4)
How to Read and Understand Case Law
19(11)
Terms and Concepts to Review
27(1)
Questions and Case Problems
27(1)
Law on the Web
28(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
29(1)
The Court System
30(34)
The Judiciary's Role in American Government
30(1)
Basic Judicial Requirements
31(7)
Case 2.1 Bickford v. Onslow Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc.
32(3)
Case 2.2 Bird v. Parsons
35(3)
The State and Federal Court Systems
38(2)
Judicial Procedures: Following a Case through the Court
40(24)
Case 2.3 Phansalkar v. Andersen Weinroth & Co.
56(4)
Terms and Concepts to Review
60(1)
Questions and Case Problems
61(1)
Law on the Web
62(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
63(1)
Alternative and Online Dispute Resolution
64(20)
The Search for Alternatives to Litigation
64(1)
Negotiation and Mediation
65(1)
Arbitration
66(10)
Case 3.1 Hooters of America, Inc. v. Phillips
67(4)
Case 3.2 Morrison v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.
71(3)
Case 3.3 Major League Baseball Players Association v. Garvey
74(2)
The Integration of ADR and Formal Court Procedures
76(1)
ADR Forums and Services
77(1)
Online Dispute Resolution
78(1)
International Dispute Resolution
79(5)
Terms and Concepts to Review
80(1)
Questions and Case Problems
81(2)
Law on the Web
83(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
83(1)
Ethics and Business Decision Making
84(21)
Business Ethics
84(2)
Case 4.1 Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. Six Flags Over Georgia, L.L.C.
85(1)
Setting the Right Ethical Tone
86(6)
Case 4.2 In re the Exxon Valdez
87(3)
Case 4.3 Securities and Exchange Commission v. WorldCom, Inc.
90(2)
Companies That Defy the Rules
92(2)
Business Ethics and the Law
94(1)
Approaches to Ethical Reasoning
95(1)
Business Ethics on a Global Level
96(9)
Terms and Concepts to Review
98(1)
Questions and Case Problems
99(2)
Law on the Web
101(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
101(1)
Focus on Ethics: The Foundations
102(3)
Unit Two The Public and International Environment
105(86)
Constitutional Law
106(20)
The Constitutional Powers of Government
106(4)
Business and the Bill of Rights
110(10)
Case 5.1 Hodgkins v. Peterson
112(2)
Case 5.2 Interactive Digital Software Association v. St. Louis County, Missouri
114(3)
Case 5.3 Locke v. Davey
117(3)
Due Process and Equal Protection
120(1)
Privacy Rights
121(5)
Terms and Concepts to Review
123(1)
Questions and Case Problems
123(2)
Law on the Web
125(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
125(1)
Administrative Law
126(18)
Agency Creation and Powers
126(3)
Administrative Process
129(6)
Case 6.1 Hemp Industries Association v. Drug Enforcement Administration
130(2)
Case 6.2 Federal Trade Commission v. Ken Roberts Co.
132(3)
Limitations on Agency Powers
135(1)
Public Accountability
136(2)
State Administrative Agencies
138(6)
Case 6.3 Vonage Holdings Corp. v. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
139(2)
Terms and Concepts to Review
141(1)
Questions and Case Problems
141(2)
Law on the Web
143(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
143(1)
Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes
144(28)
Civil Law and Criminal Law
144(1)
Classification of Crimes
145(2)
The Essentials of Criminal Liability
147(1)
Corporate Criminal Liability
147(1)
Types of Crimes
148(5)
Defenses to Criminal Liability
153(3)
Criminal Procedures
156(8)
Case 7.1 Fellers v. United States
157(2)
Case 7.2 Miranda v. Arizona
159(3)
Case 7.3 United States v. Yates
162(2)
Cyber Crimes
164(8)
Terms and Concepts to Review
169(1)
Questions and Case Problems
169(2)
Law on the Web
171(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
171(1)
International Law
172(19)
International Law
172(5)
Case 8.1 Brockmeyer v. May
173(3)
Case 8.2 Republic of Austria v. Altmann
176(1)
Doing Business Internationally
177(3)
National Legal Systems
180(11)
Case 8.3 In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
182(1)
Terms and Concepts to Review
183(1)
Questions and Case Problems
184(2)
Law on the Web
186(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
186(1)
Focus on Ethics: The Public and International Environment
187(4)
Unit Three The Commercial Environment
191(200)
Contract Formation
192(36)
The Function and Definition of Contract Law
192(1)
Elements of a Contract
193(1)
Types of Contracts
193(5)
Case 9.1 Ardito v. City of Providence
195(3)
Agreement
198(12)
Case 9.2 Lucy v. Zehmer
199(3)
Case 9.3 Baer v. Chase
202(8)
Consideration
210(5)
Case 9.4 Hamer v. Sidway
211(2)
Case 9.5 Blackmon v. Iverson
213(2)
Capacity
215(1)
Legality
216(1)
Genuineness of Assent
216(5)
Case 9.6 Roberts v. Century Contractors, Inc.
217(4)
The Statute of Frauds
221(1)
Third Party Rights
222(6)
Terms and Concepts to Review
224(1)
Questions and Case Problems
224(2)
Law on the Web
226(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
227(1)
Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies
228(21)
Performance and Discharge
228(8)
Case 10.1 Jacob & Youngs v. Kent
229(3)
Case 10.2 Shah v. Cover-It, Inc.
232(4)
Breach of Contract and Remedies
236(13)
Case 10.3 Hadley v. Baxendale
238(2)
Case 10.4 Green Park Inn, Inc. v. Moore
240(5)
Terms and Concepts to Review
245(1)
Questions and Case Problems
245(2)
Law on the Web
247(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
248(1)
Sales, Leases, and E-Contracts
249(37)
The Scope of Article 2---The Sale of Goods
249(1)
The Scope of Article 2A---Leases
250(1)
The Amendments to Articles 2 and 2A
250(1)
The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts
251(2)
Consideration
253(1)
The Statute of Frauds
253(1)
Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest
254(7)
Case 11.1 Windows, Inc. v. Jordan Panel Systems Corp.
257(2)
Case 11.2 Ganno v. Lanoga Corp.
259(2)
Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts
261(4)
Case 11.3 Maple Farms, Inc. v. City School District of Elmira
263(2)
Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
265(4)
Case 11.4 Fitl v. Strek
268(1)
Sales and Lease Warranties
269(4)
Case 11.5 Webster v. Blue Ship Tea Room, Inc.
271(2)
E-Contracts
273(13)
Terms and Concepts to Review
278(1)
Questions and Case Problems
279(2)
Law on the Web
281(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
281(5)
Torts and Cyber Torts
286(27)
The Basis of Tort Law
286(1)
Intentional Torts against Persons
287(4)
Business Torts
291(3)
Case 12.1 Mathis v. Liu
292(2)
Intentional Torts against Property
294(3)
Case 12.2 Register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc.
295(2)
Negligence
297(5)
Case 12.3 Martin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
299(2)
Case 12.4 Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
301(1)
Defenses to Negligence
302(1)
Special Negligence Doctrines and Statutes
303(1)
Cyber Torts
304(9)
Case 12.5 Carafano v. Metrosplash.com, Inc.
305(4)
Terms and Concepts to Review
309(1)
Questions and Case Problems
309(2)
Law on the Web
311(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
312(1)
Strict Liability and Product Liability
313(16)
Strict Liability
313(1)
Product Liability
314(3)
Case 13.1 Jarvis v. Ford Motor Co.
316(1)
Strict Product Liability
317(3)
Defenses to Product Liability
320(9)
Case 13.2 Ward v. Arm & Hammer
321(2)
Case 13.3 Pelman v. McDonald's Corp.
323(2)
Terms and Concepts to Review
325(1)
Questions and Case Problems
326(2)
Law on the Web
328(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
328(1)
Intellectual Property
329(25)
Trademarks and Related Property
329(5)
Case 14.1 The Coca-Cola Co. v. The Koke Co. of America
330(4)
Cyber Marks
334(4)
Case 14.2 Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Welles
335(3)
Patents
338(1)
Copyrights
339(1)
Copyrights in Digital Information
340(5)
Case 14.3 Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Filmsa
341(3)
Case 14.4 A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.
344(1)
Trade Secrets
345(3)
International Protection for Intellectual Property
348(6)
Terms and Concepts to Review
350(1)
Questions and Case Problems
350(2)
Law on the Web
352(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
353(1)
Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy
354(37)
Laws Assisting Creditors
354(4)
Case 15.1 Shanks v. Lowe
356(2)
Suretyship and Guaranty
358(3)
Case 15.2 JSV, Inc. v. Hene Meat Co., Inc.
359(2)
Protection for Debtors
361(1)
Bankruptcy and Reorganization
362(1)
Liquidation
363(13)
Case 15.3 In re Lamanna
365(9)
Case 15.4 In re Savage
374(2)
Chapter 11 Reorganization
376(2)
Bankruptcy Relief under Chapter 13
378(13)
Terms and Concepts to Review
382(1)
Questions and Case Problems
383(2)
Law on the Web
385(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
385(1)
Focus on Ethics: The Commercial Environment
386(5)
Unit Four The Business Environment
391(68)
Sole Proprietorships, Franchises, and Partnerships
392(23)
Sole Proprietorships
392(2)
Case 16.1 Hsin Ten Enterprise USA, Inc. v. Clark Enterprises
393(1)
Franchises
394(5)
Case 16.2 Kerl v. Dennis Rasmussen, Inc.
397(2)
Partnerships
399(16)
Case 16.3 Cap Care Group, Inc. v. McDonald
401(6)
Case 16.4 Moren v. Jax Restaurant
407(5)
Terms and Concepts to Review
412(1)
Questions and Case Problems
412(2)
Law on the Web
414(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
414(1)
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
415(15)
Limited Liability Companies
415(3)
Case 17.1 Kaycee Land and Livestock v. Flahive
416(2)
Management and Operation of an LLC
418(3)
Case 17.2 Kuhn v. Tumminelli
419(2)
Limited Liability Partnerships
421(1)
Limited Partnerships
422(8)
Case 17.3 Smith v. Fairfax Realty, Inc.
424(3)
Terms and Concepts to Review
427(1)
Questions and Case Problems
427(2)
Law on the Web
429(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
429(1)
Corporations
430(29)
The Nature of the Corporation
430(1)
Classification of Corporations
431(4)
Case 18.1 Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Co. v. AT&T Corp.
433(2)
Corporate Formation
435(3)
Improper Incorporation
438(1)
Disregarding the Corporate Entity
438(2)
Case 18.2 In re Flutie New York Corp.
439(1)
Directors, Officers, and Shareholders
440(19)
Case 18.3 Disney v. Walt Disney Co.
448(4)
Terms and Concepts to Review
452(1)
Questions and Case Problems
452(3)
Law on the Web
455(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
455(1)
Focus on Ethics: The Business Environment
456(3)
Unit Five The Employment Environment
459(96)
Agency
460(28)
Agency Relationships
460(4)
Case 19.1 Alberty-Velez v. Corporacion de Puerto Rico
462(2)
Formation of the Agency Relationship
464(1)
Duties of Agents and Principals
465(4)
Case 19.2 Cousins v. Realty Ventures, Inc.
466(3)
Rights and Remedies of Agents and Principals
469(1)
Scope of Agent's Authority
470(3)
Liability for Contracts
473(3)
Case 19.3 McBride v. Taxman Corp.
474(2)
Liability for Torts and Crimes
476(5)
Case 19.4 In re Selheimer & Co.
477(4)
Termination of an Agency
481(7)
Terms and Concepts to Review
484(1)
Questions and Case Problems
484(2)
Law on the Web
486(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
487(1)
Employment Relationships
488(19)
Employment at Will
488(2)
Wage-Hour Laws
490(1)
Worker Health and Safety
491(1)
Income Security, Pension, and Health Plans
492(2)
Family and Medical Leave
494(3)
Case 20.1 Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs
495(2)
Employee Privacy Rights
497(6)
Case 20.2 CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical, and Energy Workers International Union Local No. 2-991
501(2)
Employment-Related Immigration Laws
503(4)
Terms and Concepts to Review
504(1)
Questions and Case Problems
504(2)
Law on the Web
506(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
506(1)
Employment Discrimination
507(21)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
507(8)
Case 21.1 Conway-Jepsen v. Small Business Administration
510(3)
Case 21.2 Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders
513(2)
Equal Pay Act of 1963
515(1)
Discrimination Based on Age
515(1)
Discrimination Based on Disability
516(5)
Case 21.3 Flowers v. Southern Regional Physician Services, Inc.
520(1)
Defenses to Employment Discrimination
521(1)
Affirmative Action
522(2)
State Laws Prohibiting Discrimination
524(4)
Terms and Concepts to Review
525(1)
Questions and Case Problems
525(2)
Law on the Web
527(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
527(1)
Labor Law
528(27)
Federal Labor Law
528(3)
Case 22.1 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 174
529(2)
The Decision to Form or Select a Union
531(2)
Union Election
533(3)
Case 22.2 Associated Rubber Co. v. NLRB
534(2)
Collective Bargaining
536(3)
Case 22.3 National Steel Corp. v. NLRB
537(2)
Strikes
539(2)
Lockouts
541(1)
Unfair Labor Practices
541(4)
Case 22.4 Canteen Corp. v. NLRB
542(2)
Case 22.5 Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc.
544(1)
Rights of Nonunion Employees
545(10)
Case 22.6 In re Simmons Industries, Inc.
546(2)
Terms and Concepts to Review
548(1)
Questions and Case Problems
548(2)
Law on the Web
550(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
550(1)
Focus on Ethics: The Employment Environment
551(4)
Unit Six The Regulatory Environment
555
Consumer Protection
556(16)
Deceptive Advertising
556(2)
Labeling and Packaging Laws
558(1)
Sales
559(1)
Credit Protection
560(4)
Case 23.1 Johnson v. MBNA America Bank, N.A.
561(3)
Consumer Health and Safety
564(2)
Case 23.2 United States v. Mirama Enterprises, Inc.
565(1)
State Consumer Protection Laws
566(6)
Case 23.3 ForSaleBy Owner.com v. Zinnemann
567(2)
Terms and Concepts to Review
569(1)
Questions and Case Problems
569(2)
Law on the Web
571(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
571(1)
Environmental Law
572(16)
Common Law Actions
572(1)
Federal, State, and Local Regulation
573(1)
Air Pollution
574(3)
Case 24.1 Clean Air Markets Group v. Pataki
576(1)
Water Pollution
577(2)
Toxic Chemicals
579(3)
Case 24.2 Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, LLC
580(2)
Hazardous Wastes
582(6)
Case 24.3 Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. Unocal Corp.
583(2)
Terms and Concepts to Review
585(1)
Questions and Case Problems
585(2)
Law on the Web
587(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
587(1)
Land-Use Control and Real Property
588(19)
The Nature of Real Property
588(2)
Case 25.1 In re Sand & Sage Farm & Ranch, Inc.
589(1)
Ownership Interests in Real Property
590(3)
Private Control of Land Use
593(5)
Case 25.2 Webster v. Ragona
595(3)
Public Control of Land Use
598(9)
Case 25.3 United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. v. Township of Warrington, Pennsylvania
600(2)
Case 25.4 Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut
602(2)
Terms and Concepts to Review
604(1)
Questions and Case Problems
604(2)
Law on the Web
606(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
606(1)
Antitrust and Monopoly
607(19)
Market Power
607(1)
The Common Law and the Restraint of Trade
608(1)
The Origins of Federal Antitrust Legislation
609(1)
Overview of the Major Federal Antitrust Laws
610(2)
Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws
612(1)
U.S. Antitrust Laws in the Global Context
612(2)
Exemptions
614(3)
Case 26.1 Clarett v. National Football League
615(2)
Monopolies
617(9)
Case 26.2 United States v. Microsoft Corp.
619(2)
Case 26.3 Nobody in Particular Presents, Inc. v. Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
621(2)
Terms and Concepts to Review
623(1)
Questions and Case Problems
623(2)
Law on the Web
625(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
625(1)
Antitrust and Restraint of Trade
626(19)
Restraint of Trade: Overview
626(1)
Horizontal Restraints
627(7)
Case 27.1 In re Cardizem CD Antitrust Litigation
628(2)
Case 27.2 Wilk v. American Medical Association
630(2)
Case 27.3 NYNEX Corp. v. Discon, Inc.
632(2)
Vertical Restraints
634(11)
Case 27.4 Continental T.V., Inc. v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.
635(1)
Case 27.5 State Oil Co. v. Khan
636(4)
Case 27.6 Federal Trade Commission v. Libbey, Inc.
640(2)
Terms and Concepts to Review
642(1)
Questions and Case Problems
642(2)
Law on the Web
644(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
644(1)
Investor Protection and Corporate Governance
645
The Securities and Exchange Commission
645(1)
The Securities Act of 1933
646(5)
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
651(7)
Case 28.1 SEC v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.
652(2)
Case 28.2 United States v. O'Hagan
654(2)
Case 28.3 United States v. Stewart
656(2)
Corporate Governance
658(3)
Regulation of Investment Companies
661(2)
State Securities Laws
663(1)
Online Securities Offerings and Disclosures
664
Terms and Concepts to Review
667(1)
Questions and Case Problems
667(2)
Law on the Web
669(1)
Legal Research Exercises on the Web
669(1)
Focus on Ethics: The Regulatory Environment
670
Appendices
A. How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems
2(4)
B. The Constitution of the United States
6(8)
C. The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts)
14(47)
D. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Excerpts)
61(4)
E. The Uniform Partnership Act (Excerpts)
65(10)
F. The Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (Excerpts)
75(10)
G. The Revised Model Business Corporation Act (Excerpts)
85(10)
H. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Excerpts and Explanatory Comments)
95(8)
I. Sample Answers for End-of-Chapter Questions with Sample Answer
103
Glossary1(1)
Table of Cases1(1)
Index1

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