TY - BOOK AU - Brown,Gordon W. AU - Sukys,Paul TI - Business law: with UCC applications SN - 0072960574 (student ed. : alk. paper) AV - KF889.3 .B76 2006 U1 - 346.7307 22 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin KW - Commercial law KW - United States N1 - Ethics, Law and the Judicial System -- Ethics -- Sources of the law -- The judicial process -- Criminal law -- Tort law -- Case study: Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania v. Casey -- Contract Law -- The nature, characteristics, and status of contracts -- Offer and acceptance -- Mutual assent and defective agreement -- Contractual capacity -- Consideration -- Legality -- Written contracts -- Third parties in contract law -- Discharge and remedies -- Case study: Wilcox v. Trautz -- Sales and Consumer Protection -- Sale and lease of goods -- Title and risk of loss in sales of goods -- Performacnce and breach of the sales contract -- Warranties and product liability -- Consumer protection -- Case study: Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue -- Property -- Personal property -- Bailments -- Real property -- Landlord and tenant -- Wills, trusts, and estates -- Case study: Kapner v. Meadowlark Ranch -- Negotiable instruments -- Purpose and types of negotiable instruments -- Transferring negotiable instruments -- Holders in due course, defenses, and liabilities -- Bank deposits, collections, and depositor relationships -- Case study: Triffin v. Dillabough and American Express -- Insurance, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy -- The nature of the insurance contract -- Mortgages and other security devices -- Bankruptcy and debt adjustment -- Case study: In re: Lisa A. Bloch v. Windham Professionals, et. al. -- Agency and Employment -- The principal and agent relationship -- Agency operation -- Employment law -- Labor-management relations law -- Case study : Stephenson v. Litton Systems, Inc. -- Business Organization and regulation -- Sole proprietorships and partnerships -- The corporate entity -- Corporate governance -- Government regulation of corporate business -- Case study: Gries Sports Enterprises, Inc. v. Cleveland Browns Football Co., Inc. -- Emerging Trends and Issues -- Professional liability -- Substantive and procedural cyberlaw -- Alternative dispute resolution -- International law -- Case study: New York Times v. Tasini -- U.S. Constitution -- Uniform Commercial Code (Abridged) UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0619/2004061118-t.html ER -