UNIT ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

Chapter 1 Legal Foundations

Appendix to Chapter1: A Business Student’s Guide to Understanding Cases and Finding the Law

Chapter 2 Business and the Constitution

Chapter 3 The American Judicial System, Jurisdiction, and Venue

Chapter 4 Resolving Disputes: Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Chapter 5 Business,Societal, and Ethical Contexts of Law

UNIT TWO: LAW AND COMMERCE

Chapter 6 Overview and Language of Contracts

Chapter 7 Contract Enforceability and Performance

Chapter 8 Contracts for the Sale of Goods

Chapter 9 Torts and Products Liability

Business Law Simulation Exercise 1: Restrictive Covenants in Contracts

UNIT THREE: REGULATION IN THE WORKPLACE

Chapter 10 Agency

Chapter 11 Employment Relationships and Labor Law

Chapter 12 Employment Discrimination

Business Law Simulation Exercise 2: Employment Discrimination

UNIT FOUR: BUSINESS ENTITIES, SECURITIES REGULATION, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Chapter 13 Choice of Business Entity, Sole Proprietorships, and Partnerships

Chapter 14 Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships

Chapter 15 Corporations

Chapter 16 Regulation of Securities, Corporate Governance, and Financial Markets

UNIT FIVE: REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

Chapter 17 Administrative Law

Chapter 18 Environmental Law

Chapter 19 Antitrust and Regulation of Competition

Chapter 20 Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy

Chapter 21 Warranties and Consumer Protection Law

Chapter 22 Criminal Law and Procedure in Business

Chapter 23 Personal Property, Real Property, and Land Use Law

Chapter 24 Intellectual Property

Chapter 25 International Law and Global Commerce