Introduction to the Law of Property, Estate Planning and Insurance
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Law and Legal Systems
Chapter Introduction
What Is Law?
Schools of Legal Thought
Basic Concepts and Categories of US Positive Law
Sources of Law and Their Priority
Legal and Political Systems of the World
A Sample Case
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 2: Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
Chapter Introduction
What Is Ethics?
Major Ethical Perspectives
An Ethical Decision Model
Corporations and Corporate Governance
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 3: Courts and the Legal Process
Chapter Introduction
The Relationship between State and Federal Court Systems in the United States
The Problem of Jurisdiction
Motions and Discovery
The Pretrial and Trial Phase
Judgment, Appeal, and Execution
When Can Someone Bring a Lawsuit?
Relations with Lawyers
Alternative Means of Resolving Disputes
Cases
Chapter 4: Constitutional Law and US Commerce
Chapter Introduction
Basic Aspects of the US Constitution
The Commerce Clause
Dormant Commerce Clause
Preemption: The Supremacy Clause
Business and the Bill of Rights
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 5: Administrative Law
Chapter Introduction
Administrative Agencies: Their Structure and Powers
Controlling Administrative Agencies
The Administrative Procedure Act
Administrative Burdens on Business Operations
The Scope of Judicial Review
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 6: Criminal Law
Chapter Introduction
The Nature of Criminal Law
Types of Crimes
The Nature of a Criminal Act
Responsibility
Procedure
Constitutional Rights of the Accused
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 7: Introduction to Tort Law
Chapter Introduction
Purpose of Tort Laws
Intentional Torts
Negligence
Strict Liability
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 8: Contracts
Chapter Introduction
General Perspectives on Contracts
Contract Formation
Remedies
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 9: Introduction to Property: Personal Property and Fixtures
Chapter Introduction
The General Nature of Property Rights
Personal Property
Fixtures
Case
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 10: Intellectual Property
Chapter Introduction
Patents
Trade Secrets
Copyright
Trademarks
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 11: The Nature and Regulation of Real Estate and the Environment
Chapter Introduction
Estates
Rights Incident to Possession and Ownership of Real Estate
Easements: Rights in the Lands of Others
Regulation of Land Use
Environmental Law
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 12: The Transfer of Real Estate by Sale
Chapter Introduction
Forms of Ownership
Brokers, Contracts, Proof of Title, and Closing
Adverse Possession
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 13: Landlord and Tenant Law
Chapter Introduction
Types and Creation of Leasehold Estates
Rights and Duties of Landlords and Tenants
Transfer of Landlord’s or Tenant’s Interest
Landlord’s Tort Liability
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 14: Estate Planning: Wills, Estates, and Trusts
Chapter Introduction
Wills and Estate Administration
Trusts
Factors Affecting Estates and Trusts
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 15: Insurance
Chapter Introduction
Definitions and Types of Insurance
Property Insurance, Liability Insurance, and Life Insurance
Insurer’s Defenses
Case
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 16: Secured Transactions and Suretyship
Chapter Introduction
Introduction to Secured Transactions
Priorities
Rights of Creditor on Default and Disposition after Repossession
Suretyship
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 17: Mortgages and Nonconsensual Liens
Chapter Introduction
Uses, History, and Creation of Mortgages
Priority, Termination of the Mortgage, and Other Methods of Using Real Estate as Security
Nonconsensual Lien
Cases
Summary and Exercises
Chapter 18: Bailments and the Storage, Shipment, and Leasing of Goods
Chapter Introduction
Introduction to Bailment Law
Liability of the Parties to a Bailment
The Storage and Shipping of Goods
Negotiation and Transfer of Documents of Title (or Commodity Paper)
Cases
Summary and Exercises