Dynamic Business Law: The Essentials,
6th Edition Kubasek, Browne, All Chapters 1-25),
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PART 1: The Legal Environment of Business
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C h. 1 An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Dynamic Business Law
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Ch. 2 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Ch. 3 The U.S. Legal System and Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Ch. 4 Administrative Law
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Ch. 5 Constitutional Law
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Ch. 6 Criminal Law and Business
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Ch. 7 Tort Law
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Ch. 8 Real, Personal, and Intellectual Property
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PART 2: Contract Law d d d d
Ch. 9 Introduction to Contracts and Agreement
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Ch. 10 Consideration
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Ch. 11 Capacity and Legality
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Ch. 12 Reality of Assent
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Ch. 13 Contracts in Writing and Third-Party Contracts
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Ch. 14 Discharge and Remedies
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Part 3: Domestic and International Sales Law
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Ch. 15 Formation and Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts
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Ch. 16 Sales and Lease Contracts: Performance, Warranties, and Remedies
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PART 4: Negotiable Instruments and Banking
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Ch. 17 Negotiable Instruments: Negotiability and Transferability
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Ch. 18 Holder in Due Course, Liability, and Defenses
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,PART 5: Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy
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Ch. 19 Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy
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PART 6: Agency
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Ch. 20 Agency and Liability to Third Parties
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PART 7: Business Organizations
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Ch. 21 Forms of Business Organization
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Ch. 22 Corporations: Formation and Organization
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Ch. 23 Securities Regulation
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PART 8: Government Regulation
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Ch. 24 Employment and Discrimination Law
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Ch. 25 Consumer Law
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, Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Dynamic Business Law
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CHAPTERdOVERVIEW
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LEARNINGdOBJECTIVES
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LECTUREdNOTESdWITHdDEFINITIONS
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