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Essentials of Business Law, 6th Edition

Jeffrey F. Beatty, Susan S. Samuelson, Patricia Sanchez Abril

  • Copyright 2019
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Essentials of Business Law 6th Edition by Jeffrey F. Beatty/Susan S. Samuelson/Patricia Sanchez Abril
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Packed with current examples and real scenarios, ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS LAW, 6th EDITION has earned praise from judges, attorneys, scholars, businesspeople, professors, and students. An extremely reader-friendly presentation features a conversational writing style that explains complex legal topics with easy-to-understand language. Using real-world stories, the authors illustrate how legal concepts apply to everyday business practice. As experienced teachers and respected scholars, the authors provide absolutely authoritative, thorough coverage of the issues most relevant to students today, while accurately foreseeing emerging legal trends and issues. Hands-on activities encourage students to think critically about legal issues and business. In addition, MindTap offers access to Case Collection with more than 1600 cases, sortable by name, year, state, and subject.

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Jeffrey F. Beatty

Jeffrey F. Beatty earned his B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and J.D. from Boston University. He practiced law at Greater Boston Legal Services, where he represented clients in poverty. Professor Beatty earned The Metcalf Cup and Prize, Boston University’s highest teaching award. In addition to his legal research and writings, Professor Beatty wrote both plays and television scripts that were performed in Boston, London and Amsterdam.

Susan S. Samuelson

Susan S. Samuelson earned her A.B. and J.D. from Harvard University. She practiced corporate law with Choate, Hall and Stewart. Professor Samuelson earned the Broderick Prize for excellence in teaching at the Questrom School. A highly respected legal professional, she has written numerous articles on legal issues for scholarly and popular journals, including American Business Law Journal, Ohio State Law Journal, Boston University Law Review, Harvard Journal on Legislation, National Law Journal, Sloan Management Review, Inc. Magazine and Boston Magazine.

Patricia Sanchez Abril

Patricia Sánchez Abril is Interim Dean of the University of Miami Law School and Professor of Business Law at the University of Miami Herbert Business School. After graduating from Duke University and Harvard Law School, she practiced international corporate law and served in a business and legal affairs capacity at a major entertainment company. Professor Abril’s research has appeared in the American Business Law Journal, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology, Florida Law Review, University of North Carolina Law Review, Wake Forest Law Review, Yale Journal of Law and Technology and Columbia Business Law Journal, among other journals. Professor Abril has won multiple awards for teaching business law, including the University of Miami Faculty Senate Outstanding Teaching Award.

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  • NEW CASES AS RECENT AS 2016 NOW APPEAR THROUGHOUT THIS EDITION. The authors use today’s most current legal topics and timely cases to illustrate legal principles in practice.
  • THOROUGHLY REVIEWED INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS NOW OFFER SIGNFICANT IMPROVEMENTS. Digital and traditional resources save you time in class preparation and grading in this edition’s comprehensive support package.

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  • THE BOOK’S SIGNATURE STUDENT-FRIENDLY WRITING STYLE PUTS LEGAL CONCEPTS INTO CONTEXT. The authors use familiar real-world scenarios and a reader-friendly conversational tone throughout the book to engage readers and help students gain a thorough understanding of material.
  • COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE DIGITAL RESOURCES SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING. Your students gain access to Case Collection and Adaptive Test Prep, both available in MindTap®. Case Collection offers more than 1600 interactive cases that you can assign. Cases are sortable by name, year, state and subject matter. Whiteboard videos are also available to clarify and build on concepts from the book.
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Table of Contents

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Unit 1: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT.
1. Introduction to Law.
2. Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility.
3. International Law.
4. Common Law, Statutory Law, and Administrative Law.
5. Constitutional Law.
6. Dispute Resolution.
7. Crime.
Unit 2: TORTS.
8. Intentional Torts and Business Torts.
9. Negligence, Strict Liability, and Product Liability.
10. Privacy and Internet Law.
Unit 3: CONTRACTS.
11. Introduction to Contracts.
12. Agreement: Offers and Acceptances.
13. Consideration.
14. Legality.
15. Voidable Contracts: Capacity and Consent.
16. Written Contracts.
17. Third Parties.
18. Contract Termination.
19. Remedies.
20. Practical Contracts.
Unit 4: SALES.
21. Introduction to Sales.
22. Ownership, Risk and Warranties.
23. Performance and Remedies.
Unit 5: ADDITIONAL CPA TOPICS.
24. Secured Transactions.
25. Creating a Negotiable Instrument.
26. Liability for Negotiable Instruments.
27. Accountants' Liability.
Unit 6: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT LAW.
28. Agency Law.
29. Employment and Labor Law.
30. Employment Discrimination.
Unit 7: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.
31. Starting a Business: LLCs and Other Options.
32. Partnerships.
33. Life and Death of a Corporation.
34. Management Duties.
35. Shareholder Rights.
36. Bankruptcy.
Unit 8: GOVERNMENT REGULATION.
37. Securities Regulation.
38. Antitrust.
39. Consumer Protection.
40. Environmental Law.
Unit 9: PROPERTY.
41. Intellectual Property.
42. Real Property and Landlord Tenant Law.
43. Personal Property and Bailment.
44. Planning for the Future: Wills, Trusts and Insurance
Appendix A: The Constitution of the U.S.
Appendix B: The UCC.
Appendix C: Answer Key for Selected End-of-Chapter Questions.

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