LawforBusiness15thEdition,
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ByA.JamesBarnes,TimothyLemper,AllChapters1-47
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PARTONE:Introductiontothe Law Chapter1:
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Law andLegal Reasoning Chapter2:Dispute
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Settlement
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Chapter3:BusinessEthicsandCorporateSocialResponsibility Chapter4:
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BusinessandtheConstitution
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Chapter5:CriminalLawandProcedure Chapterc c c c c c
6:IntentionalTorts
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Chapter7:NegligenceandStrictLiability c c c c c
Chapter8:IntellectualProperty
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PARTTWO:Contracts c c
Chapter9:TheNatureandOriginsofContracts c c c c c c c
Chapter10:Creating aContract:Offers Chapter
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11:CreatingaContract:Acceptances Chapter12:
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Consideration
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Chapter 13: Capacity to Contract c c c c
Chapter 14: Consent to Contract
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Chapter15:Illegality
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Chapter16:Form and Meaning ofContracts Chapter 17:
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Third Parties’ Contract Rights Chapter18:Contract
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PerformanceandRemedies
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PARTTHREE:Sales c c
Chapter19:FormationandTermsofSalesContracts
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Chapter20:Warrantiesand ProductLiability Chapter21:
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PerformanceofSalesContracts
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Chapter22:RemediesforBreach ofSalesContracts
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PARTFOUR:AgencyandEmployment
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Chapter23:TheAgencyRelationship—Creation,Duties,andTermination Chapter24:
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LiabilityofPrincipalsandAgentstoThirdParties
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Chapter25:EmploymentLaws c c c
PARTFIVE:BusinessOrganizations
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Chapter26:WhichFormofBusinessOrganization? Chapter
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27:Partnerships
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Chapter28:FormationandTerminationofCorporations Chapter29:
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ManagementoftheCorporateBusiness
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Chapter30:FinancingtheCorporationandtheRoleoftheShareholders Chapter31:
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SecuritiesRegulation
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Chapter32:LegalLiabilityofAccountants c c c c c
,PARTSIX:Property
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Chapter33:PersonalPropertyandBailments Chapter
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34:RealProperty
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Chapter35:LandlordandTenant Chapter
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36:EstatesandTrusts Chapter37:Insurance
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PARTSEVEN:CommercialPaper
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Chapter38:NegotiableInstruments
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Chapter39:Negotiationand HolderinDueCourse Chapter
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40:LiabilityofParties
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Chapter41:ChecksandElectronicFundTransfers
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PARTEIGHT:CreditTransactions
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Chapter42:IntroductiontoSecurity
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Chapter43:SecurityInterestsinPersonalProperty Chapter
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44:Bankruptcy
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PARTNINE:GovernmentRegulation
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Chapter45:TheAntitrustLaws Chapter46:
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ConsumerProtectionLaws Chapter47:
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EnvironmentalRegulation
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LECTUREOUTLINE
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1. DiscusstheTwisdale case thatopensthischapter. Itprovides aninterestingvehiclefor
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cdiscussingthe functionsof lawand legal interpretation. c c c c c c c
a. Have your studentsidentify the variousfunctionsofthelawandthen discusswhich specific
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functionsarefurtheredbythisantiretaliation aspectsoftheCivil Rights statute.
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b. Inthecontextoflegal interpretation,thecourt found that Twisdale did seem to be protected
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based ontheliteral language of the statute.However, itlookedbeyondthe plain meaning to
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rejecthis claim. Specifically, the courtbelieved that interpretingthe lawin a mannerthatwould
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protecthim from retaliation would underminethepurposeofthe statute. It isconceivable that
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thecourt ismotivated bypublic policyconcerns aswell.
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c. What do your students thinkofcourts who do lookat intent andpublic policy? Use thisas alead-
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in foradiscussion oflegal jurisprudence.
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2. Questionstudentsabouttheirdefinitionsof―law.‖Makecertaintheyunderstandthe
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importanceof law in all aspectsofour lives.
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3. Discuss thevarious functions that law serves insociety. You mightdothisbyhavingthe
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a. Discussthe conflictsthatarise betweenand amongthe variousfunctionsoflaw. For example,
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thereoften areconflictsbetween thegoalsof individual freedom andachieving social justice.
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Notetheproblemsthatarise whenthere is no clearconsensuson what is just.
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b. Askthestudentsiftheythinkthatlaweveris―overused.‖Theyarelikelytocitenumerous
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examples.For instance,thismightbe atimetotalk abouttheproduct liabilitycases thatare
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regularly in theheadlines. Perhapsthecase involvingthe woman who burnedherselfwith
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coffee from McDonald’s would be appropriatehere.
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