LawforBusiness15thEdition,
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ByA.JamesBarnes,TimothyLemper,AllChapters1-47
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PART ONE: Introduction to the Law Chapter 1:
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Law and Legal Reasoning Chapter 2: Dispute
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Settlement
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Chapter 3: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter
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4: Business and the Constitution
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Chapter 5: Criminal Law and Procedure Chapter
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6: Intentional Torts
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Chapter 7: Negligence and Strict Liability
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Chapter 8: Intellectual Property
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PART TWO: Contracts
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Chapter 9: The Nature and Origins of Contracts
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Chapter 10: Creating a Contract: Offers Chapter
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11: Creating a Contract: Acceptances Chapter 12:
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Consideration
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Chapter 13: Capacity to Contract v v v v
Chapter 14: Consent to Contract
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Chapter 15: Illegality
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Chapter 16: Form and Meaning of Contracts Chapter
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17: Third Parties’ Contract Rights Chapter 18: Contract
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Performance and Remedies
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PART THREE: Sales
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Chapter 19: Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts
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Chapter 20: Warranties and Product Liability Chapter
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21: Performance of Sales Contracts
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Chapter 22: Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts
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PART FOUR: Agency andEmployment
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Chapter 23: The Agency Relationship—Creation, Duties, and Termination Chapter 24:
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Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties
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Chapter 25: Employment Laws v v v
PART FIVE: Business Organizations
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Chapter 26: Which Form of Business Organization?
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Chapter 27: Partnerships
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Chapter 28: Formation and Termination of Corporations Chapter 29:
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Management of the Corporate Business
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Chapter 30: Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders Chapter 31:
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Securities Regulation
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Chapter 32: Legal Liability of Accountants
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,PART SIX: Property
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Chapter 33: Personal Property and Bailments Chapter
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34: Real Property
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Chapter 35: Landlord and Tenant Chapter
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36: Estates and Trusts Chapter 37:
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Insurance
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PART SEVEN: Commercial Paper
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Chapter 38: Negotiable Instruments
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Chapter 39: Negotiation and Holder in Due Course
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Chapter 40: Liability of Parties
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Chapter 41: Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers
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PART EIGHT: Credit Transactions
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Chapter 42: Introduction to Security
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Chapter 43: Security Interests in Personal Property
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Chapter 44: Bankruptcy
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PART NINE: Government Regulation
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Chapter 45: The Antitrust Laws Chapter 46:
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Consumer Protection Laws Chapter 47:
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Environmental Regulation
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LECTURE OUTLINE
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1. Discuss the Twisdale case that opens this chapter. It provides an interesting vehicle for
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vdiscussing the functions of law and legal interpretation.
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a. Have your students identify the various functions of the law and then discuss which specific
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functions are furthered bythis antiretaliation aspects of the Civil Rights statute.
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b. In the context of legal interpretation, the court found that Twisdale did seem to be protected
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based on the literal language of the statute. However, it looked beyond the plain meaning
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to reject his claim. Specifically, the court believed that interpreting the law in a manner that
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would protect him from retaliation would undermine the purpose ofthe statute. It is
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conceivable that the court is motivated by public policy concerns as well.
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c. What do your students think of courts who do look at intent and public policy? Use thisas a
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lead-in for a discussion of legal jurisprudence.
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2. Question students about their definitionsof ―law.‖ Make certain they understandthe
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importance of law in all aspects of our lives.
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3. Discuss the various functions that law serves in society. You might do this by having the
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a. Discuss the conflicts that arise between and among the various functions of law. For example,
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there often are conflicts between the goals of individual freedom and achieving social justice.
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Note the problems that arise when there is no clear consensus on what is just.
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b. Ask the students if theythinkthat law ever is ―overused.‖ Theyare likelyto cite numerous
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examples. For instance, this might be a time to talk about the product liabilitycases that are
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regularly in the headlines. Perhaps the case involving the woman who burned herself with
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coffee from McDonald’s would be appropriate here.
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