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Business Law with UCC Applications, Student Edition » (12nd Edition)

Book cover image of Business Law with UCC Applications, Student Edition by Gordon W. Brown

Authors: Gordon W. Brown, Paul A. Sukys
ISBN-13: 9780073524948, ISBN-10: 0073524948
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: March 2008
Edition: 12nd Edition

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Author Biography: Gordon W. Brown

Book Synopsis

The 12th edition of Business Law with UCC applications presents an up-to-date teaching-learning system that is written in an easy-to-understand style and provides comprehensive information about all facets of business law. Material is presented in nine sections, which include relevant case studies featuring excerpts from the court's opinion. Content has been updated to reflect the many recent changes in the legal field and color photos throughout the text help students relate the material to their own lives.

Table of Contents

Brown/Sukys, Business Law 12e Table of Contents
Part One: Ethics, Law, and the Judicial System

Chapter One: Ethics

Chapter Two: Sources of the Law

Chapter Three: The Judicial Process

NEW Chapter Four: Alternate Dispute Resolution

Chapter Five: Criminal Law

Chapter Six: Tort Law
Part Two: Contract Law

Chapter Seven: The Nature, Characteristics and Status of Contracts

Chapter Eight: Offer and Acceptance

Chapter Nine: Mutual Asset and Defective Agreement

Chapter Ten: Contractual Capacity

Chapter Eleven: Consideration

Chapter Twelve: Legality

Chapter Thirteen: Written Contracts

Chapter Fourteen: Third Parties in Contract Law

Chapter Fifteen: Discharge and Remedies
Part Three: Sales and Consumer Protection

Chapter Sixteen: Sale and Lease of Goods

Chapter Seventeen: Title and Risk of Loss in Sales of Goods

Chapter Eighteen: Performance and Breach of the Sales Contract

Chapter Nineteen: Warranties and Product Liability

Chapter Twenty: Consumer Protection
Part Four: Property

Chapter Twenty-one: Personal Property

Chapter Twenty-two: Bailments

Chapter Twenty-three: Real Property

Chapter Twenty-four: Landlord and Tenant

Chapter Twenty-five: Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Part Five: Negotiable Instruments

Chapter Twenty-six: Purpose and Types of Negotiable Instruments

Chapter Twenty-seven: Transferring Negotiable Instruments

Chapter Twenty-eight: Holders in Due Course, Defenses, and Liabilities

Chapter Twenty-nine: Bank Deposits, Collections, and Depositor Relationships
Part Six: Insurance, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy

Chapter Thirty: The Nature of the Insurance Contract

Chapter Thirty-one: Mortgages and Other Security Devices

Chapter Thirty-two: Bankruptcy and Debt Adjustment
Part Seven: Agency and Employment

Chapter Thirty-three: The Principal and Agent Relationship

Chapter Thirty-four: Agency Operation

Chapter Thirty-five: Employment Law

Chapter Thirty-six: Labor-Management Relations
Part Eight: Business Organization and Regulation

Chapter Thirty-seven: Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships

Chapter Thirty-eight: The Corporate Entity

Chapter Thirty-nine: Corporate Governance

Chapter Forty: Government Regulation of Corporate Business
Part Nine: Emerging Trends and Issues

Chapter Forty-one: Professional Liability

Chapter Forty-two: Substantive and Procedural Cyberlaw

Chapter Forty-three: International Law

Appendix A: U.S. Constitution

Appendix B: Uniform Commercial Code (Abridged)

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