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Contemporary Businessand Online Commerce Law

Henry R. CheesemanSeventh Edition

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Table of Contents

Cover

Table of Contents

Glossary

1. Legal Heritage and the Information Age

2. Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce

3. Courts and Jurisdiction

4. Judicial, Alternative, Administrative, and E-Dispute Resolution

5. Torts and Strict Liability

6. Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes

7. Intellectual Property and Cyber Piracy

8. Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business

9. Nature of Traditional and E-Contracts

10. Agreement and Consideration

11. Capacity and Legality

12. Third-Party Rights and Discharge

13. Breach of Contract and Remedies

14. Digital Law and E-Commerce

15. Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

16. Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts

17. Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts

18. Warranties and Product Liability

19. Creation and Transfer of Negotiable Instruments

20. Holder in Due Course and Liability of Parties

21. Banking System, E-Money, and Financial Reform

22. Credit and Secured Transactions

23. Bankruptcy and Reorganization

24. Agency Law

25. Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Partnerships

26. Corporate Formation and Financing

27. Corporate Governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Act

28. Corporate Acquisitions and Multinational Corporations

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29. Limited Liability Company and Limited Liability Partnership

30. Franchise and Special Forms of Business

31. Investor Protection, E-Securities Transactions, and Wall Street Reform

32. Antitrust Law and Unfair Trade Practices

33. Consumer Safety, Consumer Financial Protection, and Environmental Protection

34. Labor, Worker Protection, Employment, and Immigration Law

35. Equal Opportunity in Employment

36. Personal Property, Bailment, and Insurance

37. Real Property, LandlordTenant Law, and Land Use Regulation

38. Family Law, Wills, and Trusts

39. Accountants Liability

40. International and World Trade Law

Appendix: IRAC Instructions for Briefing a Case and Writing Assignment Cases

Appendix: Uniform Commercial Code (2000 Official Text), Article 2

Appendix: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Excerpts)

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