Presents the core business law topics that you need to know in a concise paperback. Intended for the one-term course focused primarily on contracts and sales, this title condenses the legal topics - including cyberlaw, health-care, financial reform, and more - for quick comprehension.

Unit I: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS. 1. The Legal and Constitutional Environment of Business. Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding and Analyzing the Law. 2. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution. 3. Ethics and Business Decision Making. Unit One: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion. Unit II: TORTS AND CRIMES. 4. Tort Law. 5. Intellectual Property. 6. Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy. 7. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime. Unit Two: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion. Unit III: CONTRACTS. 8. Nature and Classification. 9. Agreement in Traditional and E-Contracts. 10. Consideration, Capacity, and Legality. 11. Defenses to Contract Enforceability. 12. Third Party Rights and Discharge. 13. Breach and Remedies. Unit Three: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion. Unit IV: SALES AND LEASE CONTRACTS. 14. The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts. Appendix to Chapter 13: An International Sales Contract. 15. Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts. 16. Warranties and Product Liability. Unit Four: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion. Unit V: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS. 17. Negotiability, Transferability, and Liability. 18. Checks and Banking in the Digital Age. Unit Five: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion. Unit VI: DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONSHIPS. 19. Secured Transactions. 20. Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy. Unit Six: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion. Unit VII: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS. 21. Agency Relationships. 22. Employment Law. Unit Seven: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion. Unit VIII: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS. 23. Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies. 24. Corporate Formation, Financing, and Termination. 25. Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders. 26. Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Governance. Unit Eight: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion. Unit IX: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION. 27. Personal Property and Bailments. 28. Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law. 29. Insurance, Wills, and Trusts. Unit Nine: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion. Unit X: SPECIAL TOPICS. 30. Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals. 31. International Law in a Global Economy. Unit Ten: Business Case Study with Dissenting Opinion. Appendix A. How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems. Appendix B. The Constitution of the United States. Appendix C. The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts). Appendix D. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Excerpts and Explanatory Comments). Appendix E. Answers to the Issue Spotters. Appendix F. Answers to Even-Numbered For Review Questions. Appendix G. Sample Answers for Case Problems with Sample Answer.