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Tables of Contents for West''s Business Law
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
UNIT ONE The Legal Environment of Business
1
196
Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning
2
24
Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
26
20
Court Procedures
46
22
Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business
68
18
Torts
86
24
Strict Liability and Product Liability
110
14
Intellectual Property
124
19
Criminal Law and Procedures
143
23
Cyberlaw and E-Commerce
166
31
UNIT TWO Contracts
197
132
Nature and Terminology
198
12
Agreement
210
17
Consideration
227
12
Capacity and Legality
239
18
Genuineness of Assent
257
13
The Statute of Frauds
270
13
Third Party Rights
283
11
Performance and Discharge
294
13
Breach of Contract and Remedies
307
22
UNIT THREE Domestic and International Sales and Lease Contracts
329
90
The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts
330
25
Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest
355
15
Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts
370
14
Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
384
13
Sales and Lease Warranties
397
22
UNIT FOUR Negotiable Instruments
419
84
The Function and Creation of Negotiable Instruments
420
15
Transferability and Holder in Due Course
435
17
Liability, Defenses, and Discharge
452
20
Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers
472
31
UNIT FIVE Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy
503
68
Secured Transactions
504
27
Other Creditors' Remedies and Suretyship
531
13
Bankruptcy Law
544
27
UNIT SIX Agency
571
44
Agency Formation and Duties
572
15
Liability to Third Parties and Termination
587
28
UNIT SEVEN Business Organizations
615
144
Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships
616
21
Corporations---Formation and Financing
637
21
Corporations---Directors, Officers, and Shareholders
658
20
Corporations---Merger, Consolidation, and Termination
678
12
Corporations---Securities Regulation and Investor Protection
690
21
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
711
16
Special Business Forms and Private Franchises
727
11
Ethics and Business Decision Making
738
21
UNIT EIGHT Labor and Employment Relations
759
44
Labor and Employment Law
760
19
Employment Discrimination
779
24
UNIT NINE Government Regulation
803
62
Administrative Law
804
16
Consumer and Environmental Law
820
21
Antitrust Law
841
24
UNIT TEN Property
865
66
Personal Property and Bailments
866
22
Real Property
888
19
Landlord-Tenant Relationships
907
24
UNIT ELEVEN Special Topics
931
 
Insurance
932
 
Wills, Trusts, and Elder Law
950
 
Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals
972
 
International and Comparative Law
989
 
Law for Entrepreneurs
1008
 
Appendices
A How to Brief Cases and Analyze Cases Problems
A-2
 
B The Constitution of the United States
A-5
 
C The Uniform Commercial Code
A-14
 
D The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Excerpts)
A-211
 
E The Uniform Partnership Act
A-215
 
F The Revised Uniform Partnership Act (Excerpts)
A-224
 
G The Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
A-228
 
H The Revised Model Business Corporation Act (Excepts)
A-239
 
I The Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (Excerpts)
A-250
 
J The Securities Act of 1933 (Excerpts)
A-253
 
K The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts)
A-255
 
L Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Excerpts)
A-256
 
M The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Excerpts)
A-258
 
N The Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Excerpts)
A-260
 
O The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (Excerpts)
A-262
 
P The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994 (Excerpts)
A-264
 
Q The North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993 (Excerpts)
A-268
 
R Spanish Equivalents for Important Legal Terms in English
A-272
 
Glossary
G-I
 
Table of Cases
TC-I
 
Index
I-I