- On the Internet
- Ch. 2
/ The Federal Judiciary Home Page contains a significant amount of information about the federal court system.
/ This site contains links to all 50 state constitutions, state statutes, and state rules of civil procedure.
/ This site contains the federal rules of civil procedure.
/ The Martindale-Hubble Law Directory provides information about lawyers and law firms. Typical entries include area of special expertise, address, and telephone number.
/ This site offers a collection of litigation resources, including judicial news, decisions, employment listings, and information about federal practice and trial technology.
/ This ADR site contains substantial online materials for ADR and particularly for mediation.
/ This site has information about online dispute resolution.
/ This site is the home page of the American Arbitration Association.
/ This site is the Better Business Bureau's dispute resolution page.
- Ch. 3
/ This site contains links to federal agencies and commissions.
/ This site contains a discussion of the constitutional issues related to administrative activities.
- Ch. 4
/ This site is the official website of the U.S. Supreme Court, including the docket, rules and opinions of the Court.
/ Subscribe via e-mail to receive the syllabi of recent Supreme Court decisions.
/ This website allows you to search a database of Supreme Court opinions.
/ This site posts the latest Supreme Court news.
/ This site contains links to the constitutions of all 50 states.
/ This site contains constitutions from other countries in the Americas.
- Ch. 5
/ Provides a huge number of sites and suggestions about the pertinent issues in business ethics and the places where one can find answers to managerial ethical dilemmas.
/ Serves as an on-line magazine for those interested in business ethics. Each issue contains interviews with major business leaders, news features, and timely stories about business ethics in action. The magazine covers issues such as personnel management, truth in marketing, employee ownership, and environmental protection.
/ Provides full-text articles in the journal, Business Ethics Quarterly.
/ The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) provides general information as well as legal examination of computer crime.
/ The National White Collar Crime Center is a support organization for enforcement agencies and conducts research on white-collar crime. For example, read about their recent survey on citizens' attitude regarding white-collar crime.
/ At "Ethics and Corruption in the Public Sector," read about the anti-corruption measures in OECD countries.
/ The False Claims Act Legal Center is a good site for finding information related to the False Claims Act.
/ The National Fraud Information Center provides numerous fact sheets explaining types of fraud as well as ways to combat fraud.
- Ch. 6
/ The United States House of Representatives Internet Law Library has a collection of statutes, court decisions, and articles related to tort law.
/ The worldwide Legal Information Association page provides information about tort law in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
/ The American Tort Reform Association provides a broad range of information on issues related to tort reform.
/ If you were bothered by the idea of "veggie libel laws," you will want to check out this site maintained by the Foodspeak Coalition.
- Ch. 7
/ This site is contains links to legal resources related to intellectual property, including mailing lists, message boards, discussion groups, articles, and summaries of this area of law. It is a good place to start researching an intellectual property problem.
/ To find out more about the power of community associations, go to this web site.
/ Cornell's electronic law authority hones in on real property law, introducing the topic and adding related literature, statutes and case law.
/ This legal information handbook begins by explaining real property, and continues with resources and tutorials regarding its various subtopics.
- Ch. 8
/ This site, maintained by the Legal Information Institute, provide an overview of contract law.
/ This is the home page of the American Law Institute, which publishes the Restatement of Contracts.
/ This site contains the Rules of Interpretation of Contracts applied in Canada.
/ This is the Legal Information Institute's home page for the Uniform Commercial Code.
/ If you are having trouble understanding exactly what an offer is, the essay found at this site may help you.
- Ch. 9
/ This site contains a definition of consideration.
/ This site contains an explanation of consideration.
- Ch. 10
/ Go to this website to learn the procedure for a minor's becoming emancipated in the United States.
- Ch.11
/ This site provides an alternative definition of unconscionability.
/ This site provides more information about unconscionability.
- Ch. 12
/ Website giving a quick overview of the Statute of Frauds, in addition to providing an argument in favor of keeping the Statute of Frauds.
/ Discusses how stockholders cannot sue for lost premiums on failed mergers.
/ Checklist for the assignment of rights.
- Ch. 13
/ Go to this web site to see a sample complaint seeking an injunction.
- Ch. 14
/ Travel to the United Kingdom to learn about APT Finance, an independent finance company. On the page listed, APT responds to "frequently asked questions" about finance leases.
/ Are you curious to know the latest developments related to the CISG? This Web site is the place for you. Learn all you want to know about how this international treaty works. You can even see this treaty's text in different languages.
/ Look at the Web site that outlines New Hampshire 's Uniform Commercial Code. How does this Web site help New Hampshire individuals and businesses?
/ Reading the chapter opener and wrap-up might make you curious about Charles Bloom & Company. Check out their Web site.
/ Two cars in dispute in cases in this chapter were a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro and a 1978 Chevrolet Pacer Corvette. Go to the Web site for Car Max and see whether you can find a picture and current price for these cars.
/ Did all the discussion of cars in this chapter make you want to buy a new or used vehicle? To make sure you are prepared to negotiate, check out this Web site, which offers advice to consumers.
- Ch. 15
/ Did reading the opening case in this chapter make you want to learn more about Alpha Chi Omega? Check out their Web site.
/ To find a chart that outlines the articles of the UCC, check out this site.
/ If the global textbox about nonconforming goods in China made you curious about the C.I.S.G., look at this Web site.
/ Did reading about the quality standards of UTZ Quality Foods make you crave the finest potato chips? You can order them online. Check out the Web site for UTZ.
/ Did reading about lettuce and the case in the involving KGM Harvesting Co. and Fresh Network make you curious about the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA)? This site tells you about the PACA.
/ For even more information about law as it relates to perishable food, go the Web site for the American Agricultural Law Association.
/ Did reading about the case between Figgie International and DestileriaSerralles make you want to learn more about Serralles' rum? Check out this site. The site says you must be of legal drinking age to view this site.
- Ch. 16
/ At this site you can find an overview of negotiable instruments.
/ This site contains the official text of Article3, the law governing negotiable instruments.
/ This site contains the official text of the law of negotiable instruments of the Philippines.
- Ch. 17
/ To view the work of the drafting committee that makes revisions to Article 3 of the UCC, see "UCC Payments Articles Revision."
/ To study the full text and comments of Article 3 of the UCC.
/ To read about how the FTC filed charges against various travel companies for violation of the FTC Holder in Due Course rules.
/ Look at the full text of the UCC. Pay particular attention to Part 4, Liability of Parties.
/ Parties who accept negotiable instruments are supposed to check the instrument in good faith to determine whether it is a forged instrument. Read about some of the suggestions for determining whether a check or draft is fraudulent.
- Ch. 18
/ Article 9 of the UCC and state law.
' / Provides a example draft of a financing statement.
/ For a listing of the web pages for bankruptcy courts, see the Federal Judiciary homepage.
/ To examine the forms required for bankruptcy proceedings, see Official Bankruptcy Forms through the Federal Judiciary website.
/ For access to bankruptcy opinions as well as bankruptcy news and legislation, see the American Bankruptcy Institute webpage.
- Ch. 19
/ Contains an overview of agency law, plus recent agency Appellate Court decisions in New York and other states.
/ Serves as an online law library. Users search the library by topic. This source is a productive starting point for doing Internet research about agency law, as well as for other legal topics.
- Ch. 20
/ Contains a small business start-up kit complete with a checklist for making the decision about the optimal form of business organization for your venture.
- Ch. 21
/ To learn more about the Uniform Partnership Act (UPA).
- Ch. 22
/ The law governing corporations in the state of Maine.
- Ch. 23
/ Provides information regarding the structure of the SEC as well as additional information regarding the securities regulations.
/ Contains up-to-date information about securities filed with the SEC.
- Ch. 24
/ This site provides news about employee benefits for employers, employees, and advisors.
/ This site is the home page of the Department of Labor.
/ This is the official website of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Agency.
/ This website provides an interactive map detailing the minimum wage laws in US States and territories.
/ This website run by Cornell Law School provides links to the employment and labor laws in each state.
- Ch. 25
/ To file an FTC complaint online, see this Web site.
/ To obtain information from the federal government regarding consumer products, see the U.S. Consumer Gateway.
/ To learn more about the potential abuses of consumers of funeral services, go to the FAMSA-Funeral Consumers Alliance Web page.