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Anderson's Business Law & The Legal Environment - Comprehensive Edition, 25th Edition

David P. Twomey, Marianne M. Jennings, Stephanie M. Greene

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Introduce your students to business law today with clear discussions, recent content, summarized cases and a level of detail that's ideal for undergraduate students. “Anderson’s Business Law & The Legal Environment – Comprehensive Edition,” 25th Edition, offers comprehensive coverage without overwhelming students. This edition's highly respected authors apply their teaching expertise as they present a wealth of integrated examples and life applications to help students grasp important legal concepts. Proven learning features challenge students to consider ethics, cyberlaw and e-commerce, while current cases challenge students to apply what they've learned and examine the relevance of each chapter. Clearly identified content also helps students prepare for the current CPA exam. You can even customize the MindTap online learning platform to further strengthen your business law course.

Meet the Authors

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David P. Twomey

Professor David Twomey has been a member of the business law department in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College since 1968. As department chair for more than a decade and a multi-term chair of the school’s Education Policy Committee, Professor Twomey served as a spokesperson for a strong legal and ethical component in both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. He is the author of 36 editions of textbooks on labor, employment and business law topics. His articles have appeared in journals such as Best’s Review, The American Business Law Journal, The Labor Law Journal, The Massachusetts Law Quarterly, The Florida Bar Journal and The Business Law Review. Professor Twomey has served as arbitrator in more than 2,000 labor-management disputes throughout the country. His service includes appointments by Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama to nine Presidential Emergency Boards, whose recommendations served as the basis for the resolution of major disputes in the rail and airline industries. After service in the U.S. Marine Corps, Professor Twomey graduated from Boston College, earned his MBA at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a J.D. degree at Boston College Law School. He is a member of the Massachusetts and Florida Bars and a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators.

Marianne M. Jennings

Professor Marianne M. Jennings, emeritus professor of legal and ethical studies, taught at the WP Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, from 1977 through 2019. She was named professor of the year in the College of Business in 1981, 1987, 2000 and 2010 and was the recipient of a Burlington Northern teaching excellence award in 1985. She taught in ASU’s CPA Review course and CPAExcel Review course from 1984–2023. Professor Jennings earned her undergraduate degree in finance and her J.D. from Brigham Young University and has been a member of the Arizona and Federal Bars since 1977. She has four textbooks and five monographs in circulation in the areas of business law, business ethics, ethical culture and legal environment. She was director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics from 1995 to 1999. Professor Jennings has authored hundreds of articles in academic, professional and trade journals. She is a contributing editor for the Real Estate Law Journal. She was a contributing editor for Ethikos from 2019–2021. She served on the Board of Editors for the Financial Analysts Journal from 2007–2012. She served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Legal Studies Education during 2003–2004. During 1984–85, she served as then-Governor Bruce Babbitt's appointee to the Arizona Corporation Commission. In 1999, she was appointed by then-Governor Jane Dee Hull to the Arizona Commission on Character. Her columns have been syndicated around the country and her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Washington Post and the Reader's Digest. A collection of her essays, "Nobody Fixes Real Carrot Sticks Anymore," first published in 1994, is still being published. She was a contributing editor of Corporate Finance Review from and Real Estate Law Journal. Two of her books have been named Library Journal ’s book of the year.

Stephanie M. Greene

Professor Stephanie M. Greene has been a member of the faculty at the Boston College Carroll School of Management since 1995, where she currently serves as professor and chair of the Business Law Department. She served as editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal and the Journal of Legal Studies Education, both publications of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. She has published numerous articles on intellectual property law, pharmaceutical regulation and employment law with publications appearing in the American Business Law Journal, the Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business and the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. A member of the Massachusetts Bar, Professor Greene earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and her J.D. from Boston College Law School. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.

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Recent cases and examples feature today’s most current and newsworthy topics. Carefully selected case summaries appear in abundance and are still at the core of this text.
The Ethics & The Law feature continues to provide students with an ethical dilemma in each chapter that is related to that area of the law.
The Thinking Things Through feature is designed to help students apply the law to hypothetical scenarios or cases that vary slightly from examples in the reading.
The E-Commerce and Cyberlaw feature covers e-mail privacy, identity theft, online contract formation, electronic signature, privacy issues with your ring doorbell and more.
The Sports and Entertainment Law feature teaches students about recent law and ethics with examples of encounters with the law from sports figures and entertainers.
Coverage of CPA Exam legal topics -- e.g., contracts, agency, debtor-creditor relationships, business structures and more -- plus practice questions are included.

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Preface.
Acknowledgments.
About The Authors.
Part I: THE LEGAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS.
1. The Nature and Sources of Law.
2. The Court System and Dispute Resolution.
3. Business Ethics, Social Forces, and The Law.
4. The Constitution As The Foundation of The Legal Environment.
5. Government Regulation of Competition and Prices.
6. Administrative Agencies.
7. Crimes.
8. Torts.
9. Intellectual Property Rights.
10. The Legal Environment of International Trade.
Part II: CONTRACTS.
11. Nature and Classes of Contracts: Contracting On The Internet.
12. Formation of Contracts: Offer and Acceptance.
13. Capacity and Genuine Assent.
14. Consideration.
15. Legality and Public Policy.
16. Writing, Electronic Forms, and Interpretation of Contracts.
17. Third Persons and Contracts.
18. Discharge of Contracts.
19. Breach of Contract and Remedies.
Part III: SALES AND LEASES OF GOODS.
20. Personal Property and Bailments.
21. Legal Aspects of Supply Chain Management.
22. Nature and Form of Sales.
23. Title and Risk of Loss.
24. Product Liability: Warranties and Torts.
25. Obligations and Performance.
26. Remedies For Breach of Sales Contracts.
Part IV: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS.
27. Negotiable Instruments: Types, Parties, Transfer, and Liability.
28. Checks, Banks, and Funds Transfers.
Part V: DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONSHIPS.
29. Nature of The Debtor-Creditor Relationship.
30. Consumer Protection.
31. Secured Transactions in Personal Property.
32. Bankruptcy.
33. Insurance.
Part VI: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT.
34. Agency.
35. Third Persons in Agency.
36. Regulation of Employment.
37. Equal Employment Opportunity Law.
Part VII: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.
38. Types of Business Organizations.
39. Partnerships.
40. LPs, LLCs, and LLPs.
41. Corporation Formation.
42. Shareholder Rights in Corporations.
43. Securities Regulation.
44. Accountants' Liability and Malpractice.
45. Management of Corporations.
Part VIII: REAL PROPERTY AND ESTATES.
46. Real Property.
47. Environmental Law and Land Use Controls.
48. Leases.
49. Decedents' Estates and Trusts.
Appendices.
Glossary.
Case Index.
Subject Index