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Origin and nature of law -- Government under law -- The U.S. court system and the legal process -- Nature, classification, and formation -- Reality of the contract: did the minds really meet? -- Capacity of the parties and legality of subject matter -- The satute of frauds; parol evidence rule; privity -- Discharge; damages and other remedies -- Special problems concerning sales contracts -- Negotiable instruments: definitions, concepts, and negotiation -- Negotiable instruments: the holder in due course, defenses, liability, and discharge -- Banking procedures and the bank/customer relationship -- Creditors' rights and debtors' protection; bankruptcy; secured transactions -- Agency -- Types of business organizations; partnerships; franchises -- Corporations: nature, formation, types, and powers -- Management of the corporation; termination -- Corporations: financial structure; securities regulation; liability of accountants -- Crimes and torts -- Properity -- Insurance, trusts, and wills -- Antitrust law -- Environmental law -- Employment law -- Labor-management relations law -- Legal topics concerning information technology: intellectual property, computer law, and privacy -- Taxation -- International law.

O livro enfoca a importância da teoria jurídica no mundo dos negócios cotidianos, explicando assuntos como responsabilidade extracontratual, regulamentações governamentais, contratos, leis ambientais, responsabilidade por produtos, proteção ao consumidor e direito internacional, entre muitos outros tópicos. Também discutidos em detalhes são os aspectos legais de parcerias, franquias e corporações, bem como tópicos especiais que incluem crimes comerciais, propriedade como um conceito legal, propriedade intelectual e tópicos pertinentes semelhantes.

EMERSON, Robert W. Business law. 6th ed. New York: Barron's, 2015.