Business Law with UCC Applications / Edition 14

by Gordon W. Brown, Paul A. Sukys

Overview

The 14th edition of Business Law with UCC Applications updates many key areas of the law. As in previous editions, a great deal of care has been taken to present business law concepts in the most coherent and accessible way and to provide up-to-date coverage of business law topics that are essential to today’s students. All of the chapters for this edition have been updated, and we have continued to enhance our coverage of the important topics of cyber-commerce, international law, identity theft, trade secrets, abandoned property, eminent domain, mortgages, bankruptcy, limited liability companies (LLC), ethics, the Dodd-Frank Act, the new health care act, revised Uniform Partnership Act, the Genetic Information Nondisclosure, the War Powers Act, changes in state law regarding collective bargaining, the proposed changes in patent law, proposed changes in the court system, the War Powers Act, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.



Material is presented in nine sections, which include relevant case studies featuring excerpts from the court's opinion. Content has been updated to reflect the many recent changes in the legal field and color photos throughout the text help students relate the material to their own lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780077733735
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date:	01/06/2016
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	1120
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Paul A. Sukys is an attorney and professor emeritus of applied philosophy, humanities, and law at North Central State College in Mansfield, Ohio, where he has taught courses in business law; the legal and ethical aspects of health care; leadership and the humanities; American government; philosophy and science; ethics; science, art, and literature; introduction to the humanities; Eastern philosophy; the philosophy of religion; and Western philosophy.

He has also taught at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Ashland University, and Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. He is the sole author of Lifting the Scientific Veil: Science Appreciation for the Nonscientist and Business Law with UCC Applications and co-author of Civil Litigation and Understanding Business and Personal Law. He has written numerous articles, including “The Hobby Lobby Teachable Moment: Veil Piercing, Corporate Rights, and the Legal Debate,” (Business Education Forum) and “Robinson’s Theological Catch 22 and Emerson’s Divine Man: When Good Intentions Go Wrong,” (Community College Humanities Review). He has also made various presentations at professional conferences, including a session at the National Business Education Association convention in 2018, entitled, “Employment Law in the 21st Century: Can Basic Principles Survive Under Social, Religious, and Political Pressure?”

Sukys earned his doctorate in applied philosophy and art history at the Union Institute and University in Cincinnati. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University in Cleveland, where he taught as a graduate associate. He earned his law degree at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, the law school of Cleveland State University. Sukys is a member of the Ohio Bar, the National Business Education Association (NBEA), the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA), the Christian Legal Society, the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA), and the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC). Sukys lives in Cleveland.

Table of Contents

Part One: Ethics, Law, and the Judicial System


Chapter 1: Ethics, Social Responsibility, and the Law


Chapter 2: Sources of the Law


Chapter 3: The Judicial Process and Cyber-Procedure


Chapter 4: Alternate Dispute Resolution


Chapter 5: Criminal Law and Cybercrimes


Chapter 6: Tort Law and Cybertorts


Case Study: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission





Part Two: Contract Law


Chapter 7: The Essentials of Contract Law


Chapter 8: Offer, Acceptance, and Mutual Assent


Chapter 9: Consideration and Cyber-Payments


Chapter 10: Capacity and Legality: The Final Elements


Chapter 11: Written Contracts and Cyber-Commerce


Chapter 12: Third Parties, Discharge, and Remedies


Case Study: Murray v. Accounting Center & Tax Services, Inc., et al.





Part Three: Sales and Consumer Protection


Chapter 13: Sales Contracts: Formation, Title, and Risk of Loss


Chapter 14: Sales Contracts Rights, Duties, Breach, and Warranties


Chapter 15: Product Liability and Consumer Protection


Case Study: DICenzo v. A-Best Products Company Inc.





Part Four: Negotiable Instruments and Banking


Chapter 16: The Nature of Negotiable Instruments


Chapter 17: Holders in Due Course, Defenses, and Liabilities


Chapter 18: Bank-Depositor Relationships and Cyber-Banking


Case Study: Triffin v. Dillabough and American Express





Part Five: Insurance, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy


Chapter 19: Insurance


Chapter 20: Mortgages and Security Interests


Chapter 21: Bankruptcy and Debt Adjustment


Case Study: In re: Lisa A. Block, Debtor Plaintiff v. Windham Professionals, et al., Defendants





Part Six: Agency and Employment


Chapter 22: Agency Law


Chapter 23: Employment Law


Chapter 24: Labor Law


Case Study: Griggs v. Duke Power Co.





Part Seven: Business Organization and Regulation


Chapter 25: Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships


Chapter 26: The Corporate Entity


Chapter 27: Corporate Governance


Chapter 28: Government Regulation of Corporate Business


Case Study: Gries Sports Enterprises, Inc. V. Cleveland Browns Football Co., Inc.





Part Eight: Property Law


Chapter 29: Personal Property and Bailments


Chapter 30: Real Property and Landlord and Tenant Law


Chapter 31: Wills, Trusts, and Advanced Directives


Case Study: Estate of Saueressig v. Goff





Part Nine: The Legal Environment


Chapter 32: Professional Liability


Chapter 33: The Intersection of Law and Science


Chapter 34: International Law


Case Study: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Request for Advisory Opinion), The International Court of Justice





Appendix A: U.S. Constitution


Appendix B: Uniform Commercial Code (Abridged)


Appendix C: United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)