Law for Business

A. James Barnes is Dean and Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. He previously won a distinguished teaching award from Indiana University's School of Business.

• PART I: Introduction to Law 1: Law, Legal Reasoning, and the Legal Profession 2: Dispute Settlement 3: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 4: Business and the Constitution 5: Crimes 6: Intentional Torts 7: Negligence and Strict Liability 8: Licensing and Intellectual Property PART II: Contracts 9: The Nature and Origins of Contracts 10: Creating a Contract: Offers 11: Creating a Contract: Acceptances 12: Consideration 13: Capacity to Contract 14: Voluntary Consent 15: Illegality 16: The Form and Meaning of Contracts 17: Third Parties' Contract Rights 18: Performance and Remedies PART III: Sales 19: Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts 20: Warranties and Product Liability 21: Performance of Sales Contracts 22: Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts PART IV: Agency and Employment 23: The Agency Relationship - Creation, Duties, and Termination 24: Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties 25: Employment Laws PART V: Business Organizations 26: Which Form of Business Organization? 27: Partnerships 28: Formation and Termination of Corporations 29: Management of the Corporate Business 30: Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders 31: Securities Regulation 32: Legal Liability of Accountants PART VI: Property 33: Personal Property and Bailments 34: Real Property 35: Landlord and Tenant 36: Estates and Trusts 37: Insurance PART VII: Commercial Paper 38: Negotiable Instruments 39: Negotiation and Holder in Due Course 40: Liability of Parties 41: Checks and Electronic Funds Transfers PART VIII: Credit Transactions 42: Introduction to Security 43: Security Interest in Personal Property 44: Bankruptcy PART IX: Government Regulation 45: The Antitrust Laws 46: Consumer Protection Laws 47: Environmental Regulation Appendix A: The Constitution of the United States of America Appendix B: Glossary of Legal Terms and Definitions Appendix C: Spanish-English Equivalents for Important Legal Terms Subject Index