Includes bibliographical references and index.

The legal environment -- Constitutional law -- Courts and alternative dispute resolution -- Nature and classification -- Agreement in traditional and e-contracts-- Consideration, capacity, and legality -- Defenses to contract enforceability -- Third party rights and discharge -- Breach and remedies -- The formation of sales and lease contracts -- Performance and breach of sales and lease contracts -- Warranties and product liability -- Negotiable instruments: transferability and liability -- Checks and banking in the digital age -- Secured transactions -- Creditors’ rights and bankruptcy -- Agency relationships in business -- Sole proprietorships and private franchises -- All forms of partnership -- Limited liability companies and special business forms -- Corporate formation, merger, and termination -- Employment, immigration, and labor law.