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The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business

ISBN: 9780073654294 | 0073654299
Edition: 11th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div
Pub. Date: 7/1/1998

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Table of Contents
Table of Cases
xxvii
1 Introduction to Law1(26)
What Is Law
2(4)
... MORE1. Definitions of Law
2(2)
Law as Commands
3(1)
Law as a Means of Social Control
3(1)
Law as Justice
3(1)
2. Classifications of Law
4(2)
Common Law and Civil Law
4(1)
Public and Private Law
4(1)
Civil Law and Criminal Law
5(1)
Substantive Law and Procedural Law
5(1)
Sources of Law
6(13)
3. Constitutions
6(1)
4. Legislation
6(2)
Uniformity of Legislations
7(1)
Interpretation of Legislation
7(1)
5. Administrative Rules, Regulations, and Decisions
8(1)
6. Judicial Decisions
9(4)
Advantages
9(1)
Disadvantages
9(4)
7. Judicial Review
13(4)
Judicial Restraint
14(2)
Judicial Activism
16(1)
8. The Nature of the Judicial Process
17(2)
Legal Sanctions
19(4)
9. For Criminal Conduct
20(1)
10. For Breach of Contract
20(1)
11. For Tortious Conduct
21(1)
12. For Violating Statutes and Regulations
21(2)
A Current Business Example
23(4)
2 Courts and Litigation27(36)
Personnel
28(4)
1. Judges and Justices
28(1)
2. Jurors
29(1)
3. Lawyers
30(2)
Organization of the Court System
32(6)
4. Jurisdiction
33(1)
5. State Courts
33(2)
Trial Courts
33(1)
Appellate Courts
34(1)
Small-Claims Courts
35(1)
6. Federal Courts
35(3)
Trial Courts
36(1)
Appellate Courts
36(2)
Litigation-an Overview
38(8)
7. Parties
39(1)
8. Standing to Sue
40(2)
9. Personal Jurisdiction
42(3)
10. Class Action Suits
45(1)
Pretrial Procedures
46(6)
11. Pleadings
46(1)
12. Discovery
47(4)
Purpose
47(1)
Methods
47(1)
Scope
48(3)
13. Motions
51(1)
14. Frivolous Cases
52(1)
The Trial
52(5)
15. Jury Selection
52(3)
16. Other Steps during a Trial
55(1)
17. Burden of Proof
56(1)
Criminal Cases
56(1)
Civil Cases
56(1)
18. Deciding the Case
56(1)
Posttrial Issues
57(6)
19. Appeals
57(1)
Appellate Procedures
58(1)
Deference to Trial Courts
58(1)
20. Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees
58(1)
21. Res Judicata
59(4)
3 Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems63(28)
Movement to Arbitration
64(6)
1. Reasons to Arbitrate
65(1)
2. The Federal Arbitration Act
65(4)
Impact on Policy
66(1)
Impact on State Laws
67(2)
3. Statutorily Mandated Arbitration
69(1)
Types of Cases
69(1)
Procedures
69(1)
4. Voluntary/Contract-based Arbitration
70(1)
Arbitration Procedures
70(10)
5. Submissions
71(2)
6. Arbitrators
73(1)
Expertise
73(1)
Number Chosen
73(1)
7. Awards
73(4)
8. Judicial Review
77(3)
Review of Voluntary/Contract-based Arbitration Awards
77(1)
Review of Statutorily Mandated Arbitration
77(1)
Review under the Federal Arbitration Act
78(2)
Mock and Minitrials
80(1)
9. Mock Trials
80(1)
10. Minitrials
80(1)
Mediation
81(3)
11. Advantages/Disadvantages
82(1)
12. Procedures
83(1)
13. Combination with ADR Systems
83(1)
Negotiated Settlements
84(7)
14. Position-based Negotiations
85(1)
15. nterest-based Negotiations
85(6)
Communication
86(1)
Relationship
86(1)
Interests
86(1)
Options
86(1)
Legitimacy
86(1)
Alternatives
87(1)
Commitment
87(4)
4 Ethics and Self-Regulation91(26)
Contemporary Business Ethics
92(1)
1. Ethics and Society
92(1)
2. Ethics and Government
93(1)
The Nature of Ethics
93(3)
3. Ethics and Morality
94(1)
4. Ethics and Law
95(1)
Two Systems of Ethics
96(5)
5. Formalism
96(2)
The Social Contract
97(1)
6. Consequentialism
98(2)
The Protestant Ethic
99(1)
7. Comparing the Two Ethical Systems
100(1)
Sources of Values for Business Ethics
101(9)
8. Legal Regulation
102(2)
Liberty and Rights
102(1)
Good Faith
102(1)
Due Care
103(1)
Confidentiality
103(1)
Conflicts of Interest
104(1)
9. Professional Codes of Ethics
104(2)
10. Organizational Codes of Ethics
106(1)
11. Individual Values
107(3)
Achieving an Ethical Business Corporation
110(7)
12. The Obstacles
110(1)
The Emphasis on Profit
110(1)
The Effect of the Group
110(1)
13. The Steps
111(2)
Involvement of Top Management
111(1)
Openness in Communication
112(1)
Other Strategies
113(1)
14. The Rewards
113(4)
5 The Constitution and Business117(30)
Basic Concepts
118(9)
1. Separation of Powers
118(1)
2. Supremacy Clause
118(3)
Preemption
118(3)
3. The Contract Clause
121(1)
4. The Commerce Clause and Federal Regulation
121(6)
Interstate Commerce
121(1)
Impact on the State Police Power
122(4)
State Taxation
126(1)
Foreign Commerce
127(1)
Regulation and Basic Freedoms
127(7)
5. Freedom of Religion
128(1)
6. Freedom of the Press
129(1)
7. Freedom of Speech
130(4)
Commercial Speech
131(3)
The Fourteenth Amendment
134(13)
8. Due Process of Law
134(4)
Incorporation Doctrine
138(1)
9. Equal Protection
138(9)
Minimum Rationality
138(1)
Strict Scrutiny
139(3)
Quasi-Strict Scrutiny
142(5)
6 The Regulatory Process147(26)
Administrative Agencies
148(8)
1. Reasons for Agencies
149(1)
Providing Specificity
149(1)
Providing Expertise
149(1)
Providing Protection
150(1)
Providing Regulation
150(1)
Providing Services
150(1)
2. Functions of Agencies
150(3)
Rule Making
151(1)
Adjudicating
152(1)
Advising
152(1)
Investigating
153(1)
3. Organization of Agencies
153(3)
In General
153(2)
Quasi-judicial Staff
155(1)
4. Influencing Agency Decisions
156(1)
Judicial Review of Agency Decisions
156(12)
5. Standing to Sue
157(1)
Reviewability
157(1)
Aggrieved Party
157(1)
6. Review of Rule Making
157(4)
Is Delegation Valid?
158(2)
Authority Exceeded?
160(1)
7. Review of Adjudications: Procedural Aspects
161(4)
Exhaustion of Remedies
162(2)
Primary Jurisdiction
164(1)
8. Review of Factual Determinations
165(3)
9. Equal Access to Justice Act
168(1)
Criticism of Administrative Agencies
168(5)
10. The Cost of Regulation
169(4)
The Problem with Assessing Costs
170(3)
7 Business Organizations and Securities Regulation173(30)
Forms of Business Organizations
173(17)
1. Factors to Consider
174(1)
Creation
174(1)
Continuity
174(1)
Managerial Control
174(1)
Liability
175(1)
Taxation
175(1)
2. Selecting the Best Organizational Form
175(1)
3. Sole Proprietorships
176(1)
4. Partnerships
176(3)
Creation
176(1)
Continuity
177(1)
Managerial Control
177(1)
Liability
177(1)
Taxation
178(1)
5. Corporations
179(6)
Creation
179(1)
Continuity
179(1)
Managerial Control
180(1)
Liability
181(2)
Taxation
183(2)
6. Limited Partnerships
185(1)
Creation and Continuity
186(1)
Managerial Control and Liability
186(1)
7. S Corporations
186(2)
8. Limited Liability Companies
188(1)
9. Making the Decision
189(1)
Agency
190(2)
10. Terminology
190(1)
11. Contractual Liability
191(1)
12. Tort Liability
192(1)
Public Investment-Securities Regulation
192(11)
13. What Is a Security?
192(1)
14. Securities and Exchange Commission
193(1)
15. Securities Act of 1933: Going Public
193(1)
16. Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Being Public
194(9)
Fraud
195(1)
Insider Transactions
195(1)
Nonpublic Information
195(8)
8 Contract Law and Private Enterprise203(30)
Basic Concepts
205(5)
1. Contract Law in Private Enterprise
205(1)
2. Sources of Contract Law
206(1)
3. Classification of Contracts
206(2)
Executory and Executed Contracts
207(1)
Express and Implied-in-Fact Contracts
207(1)
Quasi-Contract
207(1)
Unilateral and Bilateral Contracts
207(1)
Void Contracts
207(1)
Voidable Contracts
208(1)
4. Breach of Contract
208(2)
Contract Formation
210(14)
5. Offer to Contract
210(1)
Definiteness of Terms
210(1)
Termination of Offer
210(1)
6. Acceptance of Offer
211(2)
Deposited Acceptance Rule
212(1)
Mirror Image Rule
212(1)
Silence Not Acceptance
212(1)
7. Voluntary Consent
213(2)
Mutual Mistake
213(1)
Mutual Assent
213(2)
8. Consideration
215(2)
Must Be Bargained For
215(1)
Agreement Not to Sue
215(1)
Preexisting Obligation
215(1)
Consideration Not Necessary
216(1)
9. Capacity of Parties to Contract
217(2)
Minors
218(1)
Intoxicated and Mentally Incompetent Persons
218(1)
10. Illegal Contracts
219(2)
Contracts That Restrain Trade
220(1)
11. Written Contracts
221(3)
Sale of an Interest in Land
221(1)
Collateral Promise to Pay Another's Debt
222(1)
Cannot Be Performed within One Year
222(1)
Sale of Goods of $500 or More
222(1)
Others
222(1)
The Parol Evidence Rule
222(2)
Other Contract Issues
224(9)
12. Interpretation of Contracts
224(1)
13. ssignment of Contracts
225(1)
Notice of Assignment
226(1)
Contracts That Cannot Be Assigned
226(1)
14. Contracts Benefiting a Third Party
226(1)
15. Performance of Contracts
227(1)
Conditions
227(1)
Levels of Performance
227(1)
16. Discharge of Contracts
228(1)
Impossibility to Performance
228(1)
Commercial Impracticability
228(1)
17. Trends in Contract Law
228(2)
Contractual Relationships between Businesses
229(1)
Contractual Relationships between Businesses and Employees
229(1)
Contractual Relationships between Businesses and Consumers
229(1)
18. Contractual Ethics
230(3)
9 Torts in the Business Environment233(30)
Intentional Torts
234(10)
1. Assault and Battery
234(1)
2. Intentional infliction of Mental Distress
235(2)
3. Invasion of Privacy
237(1)
4. False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution
237(1)
5. Trespass
238(1)
6. Conversion
238(1)
7. Defamation
238(1)
8. Fraud
239(1)
9. Common Law Business Torts
240(1)
Injurious Falsehood
240(1)
Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations
240(1)
Obtaining Trade Secrets
240(1)
10. Statutory Competitive Torts
241(3)
Trademark Infringement
241(1)
False Advertising
242(1)
Patent Infringement
243(1)
Copyright Infringement
244(1)
Negligence
244(6)
11. Duty to Care
245(2)
12. Unreasonable Behavior-Breach of Duty
247(1)
13. Causation in Fact
247(1)
14. Proximate Causation
248(1)
15. Defenses to Negligence
249(1)
Contributory Negligence
249(1)
Assumption of Risk
249(1)
Strict Liability in Tort
250(4)
16. Strict Products Liability
250(2)
17. Respondeat Superior
252(1)
18. Ultrahazardous Activity
253(1)
19. Other Strict Liability Torts
253(1)
Damages
254(1)
20. Compensatory Damages
254(1)
21. Punitive Damages
255(1)
Alternatives to the Tort System
255(8)
22. Workers' Compensation Acts
256(7)
History
256(1)
The System
257(1)
Tests for Determining Compensation
258(1)
Exclusive Remedy Rule
258(1)
The Future of State Workers' Compensation
259(4)
10 The Criminal Law and Business263(26)
Terms and Procedures
265(5)
1. Terminology
265(1)
2. The Grand Jury
266(2)
3. Conspiracies
268(2)
4. Aiding and Abetting
270(1)
Constitutional Issues
270(7)
5. The Fourth Amendment: Illegal Search and Seizure
270(2)
6. The Fifth Amendment: Self-Incrimination
272(3)
7. The Sixth Amendment: Trial by Jury
275(2)
Specific Crimes
277(12)
8. Endangering Workers
277(1)
9. False Statement to a Bank
278(1)
10. Fraud
278(1)
11. False Statement to a Federal Agency
279(1)
12. Bankruptcy Crimes
280(1)
13. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
280(3)
14. Criminalization of Health Care
283(1)
15. Sentencing Guidelines
284(5)
11 Antitrust Laws-Regulating Competition289(28)
The Sherman Act
290(8)
1. Historical Development
290(1)
2. Restraint of Trade
291(1)
3. Monopoly
291(2)
4. The Rule of Reason
293(3)
5. Sanctions
296(1)
6. Exemptions
297(1)
Price Fixing
298(7)
7. Horizontal Price Fixing
298(3)
8. Vertical Price Fixing
301(3)
9. Indirect Price Fixing
304(1)
Other Acts in Restraint of Trade
305(1)
10. Territorial Agreements
305(1)
11. Concerted Activities
305(1)
The Clayton Act
306(6)
12. Introduction
306(1)
13. Price Discrimination
306(4)
14. Special Arrangements
310(1)
15. Illegal Mergers and Acquisitions
311(1)
Unfair Competition
312(5)
16. The Role of the FTC
312(5)
12 Employment and Labour Laws317(30)
Current Trends and Issues
318(5)
1. Limitations on Employment at Will
318(2)
2. Workers' Privacy
320(2)
3. Employee Lawsuits
322(1)
Labor-Management Relationship
323(3)
4. Laws before 1935
324(2)
The Clayton Act
324(1)
The Railway Labor Act
324(1)
The Norris-LaGuardia Act
325(1)
The Wagner Act
326(11)
5. The National Labor Relations Board
326(2)
NLRB Organization
326(1)
Jurisdiction
327(1)
Quasi-judicial Authority
328(1)
6. Certification of Unions
328(2)
Unionization Elections
328(2)
Unionization through Cards
330(1)
7. Unfair Labor Practices by Management
330(7)
Interfering
331(3)
Dominating a Labor Organization
334(1)
Discriminating Based on Union Affiliation
334(1)
Discriminating as a Result of NLRB Proceedings
334(1)
Refusing to Bargain in Good Faith
335(2)
The Taft-Hartley Act
337(10)
8. Eighty-Day Cooling-Off Period
338(1)
9. Free Speech
339(1)
10. Union Shop-Memberships and Fees
339(1)
11. Suits against Unions
340(1)
12. Unfair Labor Practices by Unions
340(2)
Restraining or Coercing an Employee into Joining a Union
341(1)
Causing an Employer to Discriminate against a Nonunion Member
341(1)
Striking or Picketing for Illegal Purposes or Engaging in Secondary Boycotts
342(1)
13. Amendments
342(5)
Agreeing to Engage in a Secondary Boycott
342(1)
Picketing When Not Certified
343(4)
13 Discrimination in Employment347(30)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
348(12)
1. General Provisions
348(2)
2. Enforcement Procedures
350(4)
3. Discrimination on the Basis of Race or Color
354(1)
4. Discrimination on the Basis of National Origin
355(1)
5. Discrimination on the Basis of Religion
355(1)
6. Discrimination on the Basis of Sex
356(4)
Sexual Harassment
357(2)
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
359(1)
Equal Pay Act
359(1)
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
360(1)
Employment Practices That May Be Challenged
360(5)
7. Testing and Educational Requirements
360(1)
8. Height and Weight Requirements
361(1)
9. Appearance Requirements
361(1)
10. Affirmative Action Programs and Reverse Discrimination
362(3)
11. Seniority Systems
365(1)
Other Statutes and Discrimination in Employment
365(12)
12. Civil Rights Act of 1866
366(1)
13. Discrimination on the Basis of Age
366(3)
14. Discrimination on the Basis of Disabilities
369(2)
15. Discrimination in Getting and Keeping Health Insurance
371(1)
16. Other Federal Legislation
371(1)
17. State Antidiscrimination Laws
372(1)
18. Trends in Employment Discrimination and Litigation
372(5)
Discrimination by E-mail
372(1)
Arbitration in Employment Discrimination Disputes
373(1)
Insuring against Employment Discrimination Claims
374(3)
14 Environmental Laws and Pollution Control377(30)
Government's Regulation of Itself
378(4)
1. The National Environmental Policy Act
379(3)
2. Evaluation of Environmental Impact Statements
382(1)
Government's Regulation of Business
382(18)
3. The Environmental Protection Agency
383(1)
4. Air Pollution
383(2)
Clean Air Act and Amendments
383(1)
Air Pollution Sources
384(1)
5. Clean Air Act Trends
385(3)
6. Water Pollution
388(2)
7. Endangered Species Act
390(2)
8. Pesticide Control
392(1)
9. Solid Waste
393(2)
10. Toxic and Hazardous Substances
395(5)
Toxic Substances Control Act
395(1)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
396(1)
The Superfund
397(2)
Radiation
399(1)
Suits by Private Individuals
400(2)
11. Citizen Enforcement
400(1)
12. Tort Theories
401(1)
Nuisance
401(1)
Other Tort Doctrines
402(1)
Trends in Environmental Regulation
402(5)
13. Emerging Areas of Concern
403(1)
Loss of Natural Ecosystems
403(1)
Ozone
403(1)
Greenhouse Effect
403(1)
Population Growth
404(1)
14. The Dilemma of Environmental Ethics
404(3)
15 International Law and Business407
International Law and Organizations
408(7)
1. Sources of International Law
409(1)
Public International Law
409(1)
Private International Law
410(1)
2. International Organizations and Agreements Affecting Trade
410(3)
United Nations
411(1)
World Trade Organization
411(1)
Convention on the International Sale of Goods
412(1)
3. The European Union
413(1)
4. The North American Free Trade Agreement
414(1)
Methods of Transacting International Business
415(4)
5. Foreign Sales
415(2)
6. Licenses or Franchises
417(1)
7. Direct Foreign Investment
418(1)
Risks Involved in International Trade
419(7)
8. Expropriation and Nationalization
419(1)
9. Export Controls
419(3)
10. Pressures for Bribes
422(1)
11. Conflicts with U.S. Antitrust Laws
423(3)
Resolving International Disputes
426
12. Suing Foreign Governments in the United States
426(2)
13. Suing Foreign Firms in the United States
428(1)
14. International Arbitration
428

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