1)Overview of Business Law, Court Systems, and Basics of Filing a Case

Terms: Separation of Powers, Types of Courts, Venue, Jurisdiction, Litigation, Plaintiff, Defendant, Complaint, Answer,VoirDire, Evidence, Discovery, Motion for Summary Judgment, Judgment Not Withstanding the Verdict, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Mediation, and Arbitration.

2)Torts

Types of Torts, Elements of Negligence, How do torts affect businesses, Review of cases with this legal theory and the policy papers with this legal theory

3)Contracts

Elements of Contract Formation, Contract Legalities, Defenses to Contract Breach, Statute of Frauds, Detrimental Reliance, Warranties, Universal Commercial Code, Review of cases with this legal theory

4)Property

Types of Property (Real Property, Personal Property & Intellectual Property), Rights and responsibilities that come with each, how property is effected by Credit, Bankruptcy, etc. and what is a secured creditor.

5)Business Organizations

What are the main forms of business organizations in the U.S. and what are the pros and cons to each?

6)Anti-Trust & Consumer Protections

What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? What are the consumer protection laws and agencies the U.S. Public has? What are the various employment protections U.S. workers enjoy? What is a Long-Arm Statute? What are the duties producers have in business and via warranties to the consumer of their product?

7)Regulatory Policy

How are Agencies formed? What is the basic process? What is enabling legislation? Review of the policy papers and be able to explain the legal theories also present.