Business Law / Edition 15

by L. Thomas Bowers, Arlen W Langvardt, Jane P. Mallor, A. James Barnes

Overview

Mallor, Barnes, Bowers and Langvardt’s: Business Law, 15e is appropriate for the two-term business law course. The cases in the 15th edition are excerpted and edited by the authors. The syntax is not altered, therefore retains the language of the courts. As in recent previous editions, the 15th edition includes a mix of actual AND hypothetical cases. This text is our most research-based Business Law text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780073524986
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date:	01/09/2012
Pages:	1696
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.10(h) x 2.20(d)

About the Author

Jane P. Mallor has taught business law at Indiana University since 1976. During that time she has received many teaching awards, including the Student Alumni Council Senior Faculty Award, the Faculty Colloquium for Excellence in Teaching, and the Amoco Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching.

A. James Barnes is Dean and Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. He previously won a distinguished teaching award from Indiana University’s School of Business.

Thomas Bowers is a faculty member of Indiana University’s School of Business. He has received 10 outstanding teaching awards, and is the only two-time recipient of the Indiana University Student Choice Award for outstanding teaching.

Arlen W. Langvardt, currently Associate Professor of Business Law at Indiana University, received several teaching awards and in 1989 received the Holmes/Cardozo Award from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Foundations of American Law
1 The Nature of Law
2 The Resolution of Private Disputes3 Business and the Constitution4 Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility,Corporate Governance, and Critical ThinkingPart 2 Crimes and Torts5 Criminal Law and Procedure6 Intentional Torts7 Negligence and Strict Liability8 Intellectual Property and Unfair CompetitionPart 3 Contracts9 Introduction to Contracts 10 The Agreement: Offer11 The Agreement: Acceptance12 Consideration13 Reality of Consent14 Capacity to Contract15 Illegality16 Writing 17 Rights of Third Parties18 Performance and Remedies Part 4 Sales19 Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts20 Product Liability 21 Performance of Sales Contracts 22 Remedies for Breach of Sales ContractsPart 5 Property23 Personal Property and Bailments24 Real Property25 Landlord and Tenant 26 Estates and Trusts 27 Insurance Law Part 6 Credit28 Introduction to Credit and Secured Transactions29 Security Interests in Personal Property30 BankruptcyPart 7 Commercial Paper31 Negotiable Instruments32 Negotiation and Holder in Due Course33 Liability of Parties34 Checks and Electronic TransfersPart 8 Agency Law35 The Agency Relationship36 Third-Party Relations of the Principal and the AgentPart 9 Partnerships37 Introduction to Forms of Business and Formation of Partnerships38 Operation of Partnerships and Related Forms 39 Partners’ Dissociation and Partnerships’ Dissolution and Winding Up40 Limited Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Limited PartnershipsPart 10 Corporations41 History and Nature of Corporations42 Organization and Financial Structure of Corporations43 Management of Corporations44 Shareholders’ Rights and Liabilities45 Securities Regulation46 Legal and Professional Responsibilities of Auditors, Consultants, and Securities Professionals Part 11 Regulation of Business47 Administrative Law48 The Federal Trade Commission Act and Consumer Protection Laws49 Antitrust: The Sherman Act50 The Clayton Act, the Robinson–Patman Act,and Antitrust Exemptions and Immunities 51 Employment Law52 Environmental RegulationAppendix A The Constitution of the United States of America A-1Appendix B Uniform Commercial Code B-1