Includes bibliographical references and index.

The legal environment -- Constitutional law -- Courts and alternative dispute resolution -- Torts and cyber torts -- Intellectual property and Internet law -- Criminal law and cyber crimes -- Ethics and business decision making -- Nature and classification -- Agreement and consideration -- Capacity and legality -- Defenses to contract enforceability -- Third party rights and discharge -- Breach and remedies -- E-contracts and e-signatures -- The formation of sales and lease contracts -- Title and risk of loss -- Performance and breach of sales and lease contracts -- Warranties and product liability -- Negotiability and transferability -- Rights and liabilities of parties -- Checks and banking in the digital age -- Security interests in personal property -- Creditors' rights and bankruptcy -- Agency relationships in business -- Sole proprietorships and private franchises -- Partnerships -- Limited liability companies and special business forms -- Corporate formation, merger, and termination -- Corporate directors, officers, and shareholders -- Investor protection, insider trading, and corporate governance -- Promoting competition in a global context -- Consumer and environmental law -- Labor and employment law -- Employment discrimination -- Liability of accountants and other professionals -- Personal property and bailments -- Real property and landlord-tenant law -- Insurance, wills, and trusts -- International law in a global economy.