Includes bibliographical references and appendices.

An introduction to the fundamentals of dynamic business law -- Business ethics and social responsibility -- The U.S. legal system and alternative dispute resolution -- Administrative law -- Constitutional law -- Criminal law and busines -- Tort law -- Real, personal, and intellectual property -- Introduction to contracts and agreemen -- Consideration -- Capacity and legality -- Reality of assent -- Contracts in writing and third-party contracts -- Discharge and remedie -- Formation and performance of sales and lease contracts -- Sales and lease contracts : performance, warranties, and remedies -- Negotiable instruments : negotiability and transferability -- Holder in due course, liability, and defense -- Secured transactions and bankruptcy -- Agency and liability to third parties -- Forms of business organization -- Corporations : formation and organization -- Securities regulation -- Employment and discrimination law -- Consumer law.

"We wrote this book because our primary sense of who we are as professionals is that we are teachers. We play various roles in our careers, but we are especially dedicated to our students. We want them to listen, read, create, and evaluate more effectively as a result of their experience in a business law class. Above all, we want them to sense the importance and excitement of the law. We want them to be aware that business resides in an atmosphere of legal rights and responsibilities. The more they have an understanding of relevant law, the more their business activities will flourish. We tried to construct a book that contains the basics of business law but does not get bogged down in the kind of details that would be more appropriate in an upper-level law class. This sixth edition continues and advances the pedagogical strengths of earlier editions. As difficult as it is to recall what it is like to know almost nothing about business law, we tried repeatedly to force ourselves to remember that the text is for students, not for us to reveal our previous training. Toward that end, we have simplified and clarified as often as we could"-- Provided by publisher.