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TABLEkOFkCONTENTSk
Chapterk1.kToday’skBusinesskEnvironment:kLawkandkEthics
Chapterk2.kThekCourtkSystems
Chapterk3.kTrialskandkResolvingkDisputes
Chapterk4.kThekConstitution:kFocuskonkApplicationktokBusiness
Chapterk5.kCriminalkLawkandkBusiness
Chapterk6.kElementskofkTorts
Chapterk7.kBusinesskTortskandkProductkLiability
Chapterk8.kRealkandkPersonalkProperty
Chapterk9.kIntellectualkProperty
Chapterk10.kContracts
Chapterk11.kDomestickandkInternationalkSales
Chapterk12.kBusinesskOrganizations
Chapterk13.kNegotiablekInstruments,kCredit,kandkBankruptcy
Chapterk14.kAgencykandkthekEmploymentkRelationship
Chapterk15.kEmploymentkandkLaborkRegulations
Chapterk16.kEmploymentkDiscrimination
Chapterk17.kThekRegulatorykProcess
Chapterk18.kSecuritieskRegulation
Chapterk19.kConsumerkProtection
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Chapterk20.kAntitrustkLaw
Chapterk21.kEnvironmentalkLaw
Chapterk22.kThekInternationalkLegalkEnvironmentkofkBusiness
CHAPTERk1
TablekofkContents
AnswerktokDiscussionkQuestion .............................................................................................................................. 1
AnswersktokCasekQuestions ...................................................................................................................................... 1
AnswersktokEthicskandkSocialkQuestions............................................................................................................ 3
AnswerktokDiscussionkQuestion
Shouldkthekcommonklawkmaximk“Ignorancekofktheklawkisknokexcuse”kapplyktokankimmigrantkwhoks
peaksklittlekEnglishkandkwasknotkeducatedkinkthekUnitedkStates?kHowkaboutkforkaktouristkwhokdoes
knotkspeakkEnglish?kEveryonekknowskcriminalkactskarekprohibited,kbutkwhatkaboutksubtlerkruleskthat
kdifferkacrosskcountrieskandksokmaykbekmisunderstoodkbykforeigners?
Answer:kItkiskgenerallyktruekthatkignorancekofktheklawkisknokexcuse.kCitizenskarekdeemedktokhavekc
onstructivekknowledgekofktheklaw.kYet,kaskwellkknownkaskthiskrulekis,kitkisksurprisingkhowkofte
nkitkiskprofferedkaskankexcuse.k(AkWestlawksearchkcaseskfindskhundredskofkexamples).kExample
skinclude:kDelucokv.kDezik(Conn.kSuper)k(lackkofkknowledgekregardingkthekstate‘skusuryklawskis
knokexcusekforkthekinclusionkofkankillegalkinterestkratekinkaksaleskcontract);kandkPlumleekv.kPa
ddockk(ignorancekofkthekfactkthatktheksubjectkmatterkofkthekcontractkwaskillegalkwasknotkexcus
e).kThekcourtskhavekprovidedkaksmallkexceptionktokthekrulekwhenkitkcomesktokpeoplekinklackk
ofkEnglishklanguagekskills.kConsiderkFlanerykv.kKuska,k(defendantkdidknotkspeakkEnglishkwaskad
visedkbykakfriendkthatkankanswerktokakcomplaintkwasknotkrequired);kRamonkv.kDept.kofkTransp
ortation,k(nokEnglishkandkankinabilityktokunderstandktheklawkrequiredkforkankexcuse);kYurechko
kv.kCountykofkAllegheny,k(Ignorancekandkwithkthekfactkthatkthekmunicipalityksufferedknokhards
hipkinklateklawsuitkfilingkwaskankexcuse).
AnswersktokCasekQuestions
1. FactskfromkankEnglishkjudge’skdecisionkink1884:k“ThekcrewkofkankEnglishkyacht werekcastkawaykin
akstormkonkthekhighkseask.k.k.kandkwerekcompelledktokputkintokankopenkboat.
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