Essentials of Business Law is a practical, concise, and broad-based introduction to the vibrant field of business law. While continuing to offer all the features that have made this title successful including chapters on the areas of law affected by social media, updated content, and enhanced support materials as well as traditional areas of law, such as contracts and property, and the emerging areas of law, such as e-commerce and environmental, are covered in short, informative chapters written to capture the essence of each topic.¿¿ The objective of the text throughout its coverage is ease - ease of use, ease of teaching, ease of assessment, and ease of understanding. It has been developed for those seeking a more fundamental overview of the concepts and principles that are vital to the understanding of business law.¿¿

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO LAW 1 Our System of Law 2 Ethics and the Law 3 Criminal Law 4 Tort Law 5 Constitutional Law 6 Administrative Law PART 2: CONTRACTS 7 Introduction to Contracts 8 Offer and Acceptance 9 Mutual Agreement 10 Consideration 11 Competent Parties 12 Legal Purpose of Contracts 13 Form of Contracts 14 Operation of Contracts 15 Discharge of Contracts PART 3: SALES, AGENCY, AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 16 Transfer of Title 17 Sales 18 Warranties 19 Agency 20 Business Organizations 21 Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy PART 4: COMMERCIAL PAPER 22 Introduction to Commercial Paper 23 Transfer and Discharge of Commercial Paper PART 5: PROPERTY 24 Real and Personal Property 25 Bailments 26 Landlord-Tenant Relations 27 Wills, Intestacy, and Trusts PART 6: BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY 28 Intellectual Property 29 Computer Privacy and Speech 30 Social Media and the Law 31 Conducting Business in CyberspacePART 7: LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS 32 The Employer-Employee Relationship 33 Employment Law 34 Product Liability 35 Professionals' Liability 36 International Business Law 37 Business and the Environment 38 Health Care Law