Contemporary Business and E-Commerce Law Legal, Global, Digital, and Ethical Environment

9780130348524

013034852X

I. THE LEGAL, E-COMMERCE, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT. 1. Legal, Business, and E-Commerce Environment. 2. Judicial and Alternative Dispute Resolution. 3. Constitutional Law for Commerce and Information Technology. 4. Intentional Torts, Negligence, and Strict Liability. 5. Business and Online Crimes. 6. International and Comparative Law. 7. Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business. II.TRADITIONAL AND E-COMMERCE CONTRACTS. 8. Nature of Traditional and E-Commerce Contracts. 9. Agreement and Consideration. 10. Capacity and Legality. 11. Writing and E-Commerce Signature Law. 12. Third-Party Rights and Discharge. 13. Remedies for Breach of Traditional and Online Contracts. III. E-COMMERCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 14. Intellectual Property and Internet Law. 15. Electronic Commerce and Information Technology Licensing. IV. COMMERCIAL AND INTERNET TRANSACTIONS. 16. Formation of Sales, Lease, and Internet Contracts. 17. Performance of Sales, Lease, and Internet Contracts. 18. Product Liability and Warranties. 19. Creation and Transfer of Negotiable Instruments. 20. Holder in Due Course and Liability. 21. Checks and Digital Banking. 22. Credit and Secured Transactions. 23. Bankruptcy and Reorganization. V. EMPLOYMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LAWS. 24. Agency. 25. Employment and Labor Laws. 26. Equal Opportunity in Employment. VI. DOMESTIC AND MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS. 27. Entrepreneurship, Franchising, and Licensing. 28. Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies. 29. Domestic and Multinational Corporations. 30. Directors, Officers, and Shareholders. 31. Mergers and Takeovers of Corporations. 32. Investor Protection and Online Securities Transactions. VII. GOVERNMENT REGULATION. 33. Administrative Law and Consumer Protection. 34. Environmental Protection. 35. Antitrust Law. VIII. PROPERTY AND INSURANCE. 36. Personal Property and Bailments. 37. Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Relationship. 38. Insurance and Estates. APPENDIX. Case Appendix. Glossary. Case Index. Subject Index.