A. James Barnes is Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs and Professor of Law at Indiana University, Bloomington (IU). He previously served as Dean of IUs School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and has taught business law at Indiana University and Georgetown University. His teaching interests include commercial law, environmental law, alternative dispute resolution, law and public policy, and ethics and the public official. He is the co-author of several leading books on business law. From 1985 to 1988, Professor Barnes served as the deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
From 1983 to 1985 he was the EPA general counsel and in the early 1970s served as chief of staff to the first administrator of EPA. Professor Barnes also served as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice and as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. From 1975 to 1981, he had a commercial and environmental law practice with the firm of Beveridge and Diamond in Washington, D.C.
Professor Barnes is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and a fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers. He recently served as the chair of EPAs Environmental Finance Advisory Board, and as a member of the U.S. Department of Energys Environmental Management Advisory Board. From 1992 to 1998 he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO). Professor Barnes received his B.A. from Michigan State University and a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law School.

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For more than 45 years, Law for Business has set the standard as an easy-to-read textbook that provides students with the tools for understanding the legal environment of business. The 15th edition has not strayed from that winning formula offering a comprehensive, yet concise, approach giving students the ability to understand the fundamental importance of how legal issues impact decision-making in business. To accompany the text, Connect © features assignable real-world simulations, an interactive reading experience, and auto-graded analytical assets to develop students' critical thinking skills, and spark engagement.

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PART ONE: Introduction to the Law Chapter 1: Law and Legal Reasoning Chapter 2: Dispute Settlement Chapter 3: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter 4: Business and the Constitution Chapter 5: Criminal Law and Procedure Chapter 6: Intentional Torts Chapter 7: Negligence and Strict Liability Chapter 8: Intellectual Property

PART TWO: Contracts Chapter 9: The Nature and Origins of Contracts Chapter 10: Creating a Contract: Offers Chapter 11: Creating a Contract: Acceptances Chapter 12: Consideration Chapter 13: Capacity to Contract Chapter 14: Consent to Contract Chapter 15: Illegality Chapter 16: Form and Meaning of Contracts Chapter 17: Third Parties' Contract Rights Chapter 18: Contract Performance and Remedies

PART THREE: Sales Chapter 19: Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts Chapter 20: Warranties and Product Liability Chapter 21: Performance of Sales Contracts Chapter 22: Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts

PART FOUR: Agency and Employment Chapter 23: The Agency Relationship-Creation, Duties, and Termination Chapter 24: Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties Chapter 25: Employment Laws

PART FIVE: Business Organizations Chapter 26: Which Form of Business Organization? Chapter 27: Partnerships Chapter 28: Formation and Termination of Corporations Chapter 29: Management of the Corporate Business Chapter 30: Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders Chapter 31: Securities Regulation Chapter 32: Legal Liability of Accountants

PART SIX: Property Chapter 33: Personal Property and Bailments Chapter 34: Real Property Chapter 35: Landlord and Tenant Chapter 36: Estates and Trusts Chapter 37: Insurance

PART SEVEN: Commercial Paper Chapter 38: Negotiable Instruments Chapter 39: Negotiation and Holder in Due Course Chapter 40: Liability of Parties Chapter 41: Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers

PART EIGHT: Credit Transactions Chapter 42: Introduction to Security Chapter 43: Security Interests in Personal Property Chapter 44: Bankruptcy

PART NINE: Government Regulation Chapter 45: The Antitrust Laws Chapter 46: Consumer Protection Laws Chapter 47: Environmental Regulation

APPENDIXES A: The Constitution of the United States of America B: Glossary of Legal Terms and Definitions C: Spanish-English Equivalents for Important Legal Terms