Dynamic Business Law: The Essentials - Brossura

Nancy K. Kubasek received her J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1981 and her B.A. from Bowling Green State University in 1978. She joined the BGSU faculty in 1982, became an associate professor in 1988, and became a full professor in 1993. During her tenure at Bowling Green State University, she has primarily taught courses in business law, legal environment of business, environmental law, health care law, and moral principles. She has published over 75 articles, primarily in law reviews and business journals. Most of her substantive articles focus on environmental questions. She has helped get students involved in legal research, and a number of her articles have been coauthored with students. She has also published a number of pedagogical articles in teaching journals, focusing primarily on the teaching of critical thinking and ethics. She wrote the first environmental law text for undergraduate students, Environmental Law, and coauthored The Legal Environment of Business: A Critical Thinking Approach. She has written supplemental materials, such as study guides, test banks, and instructors manuals. Active in many professional organizations, she has served as president of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, the national organization for professors of legal studies in colleges of business. She has also served as president of the Tri-State Academy of Legal Studies in Business, her regional professional association. In her leisure time, she and her husband, Neil Browne, fish for halibut and salmon in Alaska, as well as largemouth bass in Florida. In addition, they are regular participants in polka, waltz, zydeco, and Cajun dance festivals in Europe and the United States. For almost 30 years, they have been successful tournament blackjack players. Both are avid exerciserslifting weights, doing yoga, and running almost every day.

PART 1: The Legal Environment of Business

chapter 1 An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Dynamic Business Law

chapter 2 Business Ethics and White-Collar Crime

chapter 3 The U.S. Legal System and Alternative Dispute Resolution

chapter 4 Constitutional Principles

chapter 5 Tort Law

chapter 6 Real and Intellectual Property

PART 2: Contracts

chapter 7 Introduction to Contracts and Agreement

chapter 8 Consideration

chapter 9 Capacity and Legality

chapter 10 Reality of Assent

chapter 11 Contracts in Writing and Third-Party Contracts

chapter 12 Discharge and Remedies

PART 3: Domestic and International Sales Law

chapter 13 Formation and Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts

chapter 14 Performance and Obligations under Sales and Lease Contracts

PART 4: Negotiable Instruments and Banking

chapter 15 Negotiable Instruments: Negotiability and Transferability

chapter 16 Holder in Due Course, Liability, and Defenses

PART 5: Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy

chapter 17 Secured Transactions, Creditors’ Rights, and Bankruptcy

PART 6: Agency

chapter 18 Agency and Liability to Third Parties

PART 7: Business Organizations

chapter 19 Forms of Business Organizations

chapter 20 Partnerships

chapter 21 Corporations: Formation and Organization

chapter 22 Securities Regulation

PART 8: Government Regulation

chapter 23 Administrative Law

chapter 24 Employment and Discrimination Law

chapter 25 Consumer Law

Appendices

appendix A The Constitution of the United States of America

appendix B Uniform Commercial Code

appendix C Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002