Business Law
Written by Jason Gordon
Updated at January 8th, 2021
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Overview: This material covers the primary topics covered within Legal Studies, Business Law Course, Regulations, Risk Management, and Transactional courses.
BUSINESS LAW
- The topics are expansions upon the material covered within the textbook, Business Law: An Introduction.pdf, by Jason Mance Gordon.
Introduction to Law
Understanding Law
Law and Property
- What is "property law" or "property rights?
- What is "ownership"?
- Why recognize property rights?
- How the law protects property rights?
Principles of Law
- What are the "common law" and "civil law" systems?
- What is "public law" and "private law"?
- What is "civil law" and "criminal law"?
- What is "substantive law" and "procedural law"?
- Sources of state and federal law?
The Judiciary
Law and Business
Constitutional Law
US Constitution The Source of US Law
- What is Included in the US Constitution?
- What is the Commerce Clause?
- What is the Taxing and Spending Power?
- Standards for Constitutionality of Laws
- Minimum Rationality
- Strict Scrutiny
- Intermediate Scrutiny (Quasi-Strict Scrutiny)
- What are Judicial Restraint vs Judicial Activism
US Constitution States and Federal Governments
- What is the Separation of Powers?
- What is Federalism?
- What is the Supremacy Clause and Preemption?
- What is the Full Faith & Credit Clause?
- What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
- What is the Contract Clause?
The 1st Amendment of the US Constitution
- What is the 1st Amendment?
- What are the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause
- How does freedom of religion affect business practice?
- What is the protection of Freedom of Speech?
- Speech with Limited or No Protection
- What is Obscene Speech?
- What are Fighting Words?
- What is Commercial Speech?
- What is Defamation?
- What is Political Speech?
- Overbreadth and Overly Broad Laws
- Freedom of the Press
- Freedom of Assembly
US Constitution 5th and 14th Amendments
US Court System
What is the authority for federal and state judicial systems?
- What is the Authority for Article III Courts?
- What is the Authority for Article I Courts?
- What is the authority for courts under Article II?
- What is the authority for Article IV Territorial Courts?
- What is the authority for State Courts?
- What are Article III Courts?
- What are Article I Administrative Courts?
- What are Article IV Territorial Courts?
- What are state courts?
All About Federal and State Court Personal and Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- What is Subject-Matter Jurisdiction?
- What is Federal Court Subject-Matter Jurisdiction?
- What is State Court Subject-Matter Jurisdiction?
- Can a Federal trial courts hear state matters & vice versa?
- Can a Federal appellate court hear federal matters & vice versa?
- What is Personal Jurisdiction?
- How to establish Federal Court Personal Jurisdiction?
- How to establish State Court Personal Jurisdiction?
- What is a Long-Arm Statute?
Members of Judicial System
- Who are the primary players in the state judicial system?
- What types of judges are part of the judiciary?
- What are the duties of trial judges in the legal system?
- What are the duties of Appellate Judges & Justices?
- What is the role of jurors in the judicial system?
- What number of jurors and juror votes are required for guilt or liability?
- What do Attorneys do?
- Who are the other players in the judicial system?
How do cases arrive before appellate courts?
Administrative Law
Understanding Administrative Agencies
- Administrative Law (Intro)
- What are Administrative Agencies?
- What are the functions of Agencies?
- What is the authority for Administrative Agencies?
- How are administrative Agencies Organized?
- How are key agency personnel appointed and removed?
Administrative Agency Functions
- How do agencies create regulations?
- What is the Judiciary's authority to review rulemaking?
- What is the Judiciary's authority to review administrative court decisions?
Pros and Cons of Administrative Agencies
Criminal Law
Arrest and Criminal Prosecution Process
- What is Criminal Law?
- What are the elements of a crime?
- Classifications of crimes Misdemeanor vs Felony Criminal Charges?
- What is the process of bringing criminal charges?
- What is the process for executing an arrest?
- What are the exceptions to reading Miranda Rights?
- What is the process for initiating criminal charges?
- What is the Arraignment and Initial Appearance
- Common Defenses to Criminal Conduct
- Types of Punishment for Criminal Activity
- Theories Behind Criminal Punishment
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Criminal Law Protections and the Constitution
- What are the 4th Amendment protections against Search and Seizure?
- What are the 5th Amendment criminal law protections?
- What are the 6th Amendment criminal law protections?
- What are the 8th Amendment criminal law protections?
Crimes Against the Property of OthersCriminal Fraud
False Statements, Conspiracy, Aiding and Abetting, and Obstructing Justice
- False Statement as a Criminal Charge
- Conspiracy as a Criminal Charge
- Obstruction of Justice as a Criminal Charge
- Aiding and Abetting or Conspiracy to a Crime
White Collar Crime
Civil Litigation
Understanding Civil Litigation
Civil Litigation Process
- Who are the parties to a lawsuit?
- What is standing to sue?
- Venue
- What is personal jurisdiction?
- What is a class action?
- What are the pleadings?
- What is discovery?
- What is the scope of discovery?
- What are motions and how are they used?
- What are frivolous cases?
- What is the process of selecting a jury?
- What are the steps involved in a civil trial?
- What is the burden of proof in a civil trial?
- How is a civil trial decided?
- Compensatory Damages
- Punitive Damages
- What is joint and several liability?
- What is the process for appeal?
- How do parties enforce a civil judgment?
- What is res judicata?
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Intro)
What is the Settlement of a Legal Dispute?
Mediation of a Dispute
- What is Mediation?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of Mediation?
- How Do Parties Initiate Mediation?
- What is the process for carrying out a mediation?
- What is the process for challenging a mediation agreement?
Arbitration of a Dispute
- What is Arbitration?
- What are the Advantages of Arbitration
- Initiating Arbitration Voluntary and Statutorily Mandated Arbitration?
- What is the procedure for carrying out an arbitration?
- Rules governing the arbitration Federal Arbitration Act
- What is the Judicial Review of Voluntary Arbitration?
- What is the Judicial Review of Mandatory Arbitration?
- What is Review under the Federal Arbitration Act?
- How are Arbitration Awards enforced?
Property Law
What is property?
- Tangible and Intangible property?
- Real and Personal Property?
- Fixtures?
- What is ownership?
- Role of Government in ownership of property?
- Role of property rights in economic activity?
- What are the limitations on property ownership rights?
- What is nuisance?
- What is Zoning?
- What is Eminent Domain?
- What is Property Taxation?
Acquiring Ownership in Property
- Accession?
- Rule of First Possession?
- Lost or Mislaid Items?
- Adverse Possession?
- Contracts?
- Gift?
- Confusion?
Types, Transfer, and Ownership of Real Estate
- Establishing and transferring ownership in real property?
- What is a fee simple interest in real property?
- What is a life estate in real property?
- What is a leasehold estate in real property?
- What are common types of co-ownership relationships in real property?
- Community Property and Separate Marital Property?
- What is an easement interest in real property?
- What is a license of real or personal property?
Bailments
Tort Law
Understanding Tort Law
Intentional Torts
- What are Intentional Torts?
- Assault and Battery?
- Intentional Infliction of Emotions Distress?
- Invasion of Privacy?
- False Imprisonment?
- Malicious Prosecution?
- Trespass?
- Conversion?
- Defamation?
- Defenses to Defamation?
- Defamation and 1st Amendment Considerations?
- Fraud?
- Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations?
Negligence
- What is Negligence?
- Negligence A Duty of Care?
- Negligence Breach of Duty of Care?
- Causation?
- Cause-in-Fact
- What are common defenses to negligence actions?
Strict Liability
- What is Strict Liability?
- Strict Liability Causes of Action Examples
- Strict Products Liability
- What defenses exist to strict product liability actions?
Damages
Contract Law
Characteristics of a Contract
- What is a Contract?
- What are the sources of contract law?
- What is a Unilateral Contract vs a Bilateral Contract?
- What is an Express Contract vs an Implied Contract?
- What are the requirements to form a Contract (Offer, Acceptance, Consideration)?
- What is an Enforceable Contract vs. a Valid Contract?
- What is a Void Contract vs a Voidable Contract?
- Adhesion Contract Definition
- What is Mental Capacity to contract?
- What is the requirement of a Lawful Purpose?
- What are common types of Voidable Contract?
What is a Contract Offer, Acceptance, and Consideration?
- What is an Offer?
- When does an offer to contact terminate?
- Counterparty Definition
- Mirror Image Rule?
- Rule for Sale of Goods
- Silence is Not Acceptance?
- Mailbox Rule
- Shrinkwrap Agreement Definition
- Click-Wrap Agreement Definition
- What is Consideration?
- What is Promissory Estoppel?
- Novation
When a Contract Must be in Writing Statute of Frauds
- When is a contract required to be in writing Statute of Frauds?
- What type of writing satisfies the statute of frauds?
- Exceptions to the Statute of Fraud
Third Parties to a Contract
- Privity Definition
- Who are third-party beneficiaries to a contract?
- What is assignment and delegation of a contract?
Contract Performance, Breach, and Damages
- When is a party's Duty of performance?
- What is an Executed contract vs an Executory contract?
- What is Performance, Substantial Performance, and Breach of a contract?
- What is performance of a Divisible Contract?
- When is a party's duty of performance discharged?
- What are conditions to Contract (Precedent & Subsequent)?
- What is tender performance of a contract?
- What are Impossibility and Impracticability
- What is a Frustration of Purpose?
- Waiver or Release from Contract
- What is a Breach of Contract?
- Acceleration Clause (Contracts) Definition
- What methods exist for resolving a breach?
- What remedies exist for a breach of contract?
- What is Efficient Breach?
How to Read the Contract
- Organization of a Contract
- How to Read the Contract
- Contract Warranties
- What rules does a court follow in interpreting a contract?
- Addendum Definition
- What is the Parol Evidence Rule?
- What is a complete integration vs a partial integration?
- Exceptions to the Parol Evidence Rule
- Patent and Latent Ambiguity in a Contract
Agency Law
Understanding Agency
- Agency Law (Intro)
- What is an Agency relationship?
- What are the types of agents?
- Employee vs. Independent Contractor
Principal-Agent Relationship
- What are the types of principals?
- What is required to form a principal-agent relationship?
- What are the duties of a principal?
- What are the duties of an agent?
Personal Liability of Principal and Agent
- What is the authority of an Agent to Bind Business in Contract?
- When are Agents liable to principals and third parties?
- What is Respondeat Superior?
- What is a Frolic and Detour?
Ending the Agency Relationship
[/ht_toggle] [ht_toggle title="Business Entities" id="" class="" ] Business Entities (Intro)Why is studying business entities important?Business Entities Types and Characteristics
- What are Business Entities?
- What is a Closely-held vs Publicly-held Business?
- What are the main types of business entity?
- What are the primary characteristics of business entities?
- What is Creation of a business entity?
- What is Maintenance of a business entity?
- What is Continuity of a business entity?
- What is the Ownership structure of a business entity?
- What is Control of a business entity?
- What is Personal liability of owners of a business entity?
- What is Compensation of business owners?
- What is Taxation of a business entity?
- What is Sales & Use tax?
- What are payroll and self-employment taxes?
Breakdown of Specific Business Entities
- What are the major characteristics of a Sole proprietorship?
- What are the main characteristics of a General partnership?
- What are the main characteristics of a Joint venture?
- What are the main characteristics of a Limited partnership?
- What are the main characteristics of a Limited liability partnership?
- What are the main characteristics of a Limited liability company?
- What are the main characteristics of a Corporation?
- What are the requirements to be an S Corporation?
More Depth on Business Entities
- A Detailed Explanation of the Sole Proprietorship
- A Detailed Explanation of the General Partnership
- A Detailed Explanation of the Limited Liability Company
- A Detailed Explanation of the Corporation
- A Detailed Explanation of the Non-Profit Entity
[/ht_toggle] [ht_toggle title="Corporate Governance" id="" class="" ] Corporate Governance Law (Intro)Understanding Business Governance
- What is Business Governance?
- Who are the members of a corporation?
- What is a closely-held corporation?
- What is a Private Company vs a Public Company?
- What is the role and purpose of the corporation?
- What is the Agency theory of corporate governance?
- What is the Stakeholder theory of corporate governance?
Shareholders
- What is the role & rights of Shareholders in the corporation?
- What are the variations on attributes of Ownership structure?
- What are the fiduciary duties owed by shareholders?
- When is a shareholder personally liable for corporate obligations?
- How can shareholder enforce their rights (direct and derivative actions)?
- What is the process for bringing a Derivative action?
- What are corporate vote Proxies?
- What is Shareholder Activism and the significance of Institutional Investors?
Board of Directors
- What is the role of the Board of Directors?
- What is the composition of the board of directors?
- What standards govern the actions of the board of directors?
- What is the Business Judgment Rule?
- What is D&O insurance?
Officers
Corporate Governance Laws & Influences
- What are the primary state and federal corporate governance laws?
- What is the role of the state in corporate governance?
- What is the role of Securities Laws in corporate governance?
- What is the role of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in corporate governance?
- What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) effect on corporate governance?
- What is the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act effect on corporate governance?
- What industry organization standards affect corporate governance?
- How do proxy advisory firms affect corporate governance?
- What is the role of ethics in corporate governance?
Corporate Governance Issues
- What are the major causes of corporate governance issues?
- What are the access to information issues?
- What are decision-making structure issues?
- What are the power struggle or competition issues?
- What are hostile takeovers and defenses to hostile takeovers?
- What are benefit-alignment issues?
OTHER CONCEPTS
- 50/50 Partnerships: Never a Good Idea
- Piercing the Corporate Veil
- Incorporating in Delaware
- Overview of Forming a Business Entity
- Where to Form a Business
- Taxation of Sole Proprietorship
- Types of Partnerships
- At-Will Partnerships
- Tort Liability of Partner
- Responsibilities to the Partnership
- How are Partners Compensated
- Limited Liability Limited Partnership
- Funding the Partnership
- Partnership Agreement Definition
- Terminating the Partnership
- Limited Liability Company (LLC) A Detailed Explanation
- Forming an LLC
- Articles of Organization Definition
- Operating Agreement or LLC Agreement
- LLC Compensation of Members
- LLC Taxation
- Converting to an LLC
- Articles of Incorporation Definition
- Corporate Bylaws Definition
- Straight and Cumulative Voting
- Class Voting Shareholders
- Staggering the Board
- Changing the Voting Rules
- Overview of Board of Directors
- Board Decision Making
- Promoter Liability
- Exiting the Corporation
- Buy Sell Agreements
- Business Entity Setup Overview
- Equity Definition
- Dual Class Shares Definition
- Duty of Candor Definition
- Duty of Care (Board of Directors) Definition
- Duty of Loyalty (Directors) Definition
- Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Definition
- De Jure Corporation Definition
- Dissenters Rights Definition
- Holding Company (Business) Definition
- Nomination Committee (Corporate Board) Defined
- Sole Proprietorship A Detailed Explanation
- NonProfit Business Entities
- Chairman of the Board Definition
- Common Stock Definition
- Codetermination Definition
- Staggered Board Definition
- Advisory Board (Observer Directors) Definition
- Par Value Definition
- Preferred Stock Definition
- Outside Director or Non-Executive Director Definition
- Operating Subsidiary Definition
- Plurality Voting Definition
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Definition
- Silent Partner Definition
- Shareholder Sponsored Proposal Definition
- Staggered Board Definition
- Say on Pay Rights Definition
- Statutory Voting Definition
- Shareholder-Centric Perspective Definition
- Shareholder Democracy Definition
- Williams Act Definition
- Amotion Definition
- Uniform Limited Partnership Act Definition
- Ultra Vires Definition
- Board Evaluation Definition
- Brassplate Company Definition
- Berle-Means Thesis Definition
- Mutual Company Definition
- Flip Over Poison Pill Definition
- Flip In Poison Pill Definition
- Cadbury Rules Definition
- Back-end Plan Definition
- Backflip Takeover Definition
- Dead Hand Provision Definition
- Joint Stock Company Definition
- Jonestown Defense Definition
- Lady Macbeth Strategy Definition
- Macaroni Defense Definition
- Yellow Knight Definition
- Operating Company Property Company Model Definition
- Appraisal Rights Definition
- Master Limited Partnership Definition
- Whitemail Definition
- Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Definition
- Scorched Earth Policy Definition
- Self-Dealing Definition
- Activist Investor Definition
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Definition
- Chief Financial Officer Definition
- Chief Information Officer (CIO) Definition
- Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Definition
- Chief Legal Officer Definition
- Chief Operating Officer Definition
- Chief Risk Officer Definition
- Chief Security Officer Definition
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Definition
- Entity Theory Definition
- Winding Up Definition
- Uniform Partnership Act Definition
- Unissued Stock Definition
- Subsidiary Company Definition
- Compensation Committee Definition
- Shareholder Register Definition
- Shareholder Value Definition
- Business Continuity Planning Definition
- Cumulative Voting Rights Definition
- Guaranteed Stock Definition
- Issued Shares Definition
- Conglomerate Definition
- Non-Profit Organization Definition
- Supermajority Definition
- Parent Company Definition
- State-Owned Enterprise Definition
- Outstanding Shares Definition
- Shotgun Clause Definition
- Family Limited Partnership Definition
- Promoter Definition
- Inside Director Definition
- Non-cumulative (Stock) Definition
- Audit Committee Definition
- Quorum Definition
- Budget Committee Definition
- Board of Governors Definition
- Proxy Statement Definition
- Public Limited Company Definition
- Publicly-Traded Partnership Definition
- Corporate Financing Committee Definition
- Institutional Shares Definition
- Outside Director Definition
- Public Service Corporation Definition
- Board of Trustees Definition
- Private Foundation Definition
- Conglomeration Definition
- Stock Split Definition
- Holding Company Definition
- Independent Outside Director Definition
- Fat Man Strategy Definition
- Revlon Rule Definition
- General Partnership Everything You Need to Know
- Proxy Fight or Contest Definition & Explanation
- Corporate Charter Definition and Explanation
- Amalgamation Definition
- Keepwell Agreement (Letter of Comfort) Definition
- Close Corporation Plan Definition
- Corporate Governance Rating Definition
- Kamikaze Defense Definition
- Voting Poison Pill Plan Definition
- Corporate Monitors Definition
- Information Circular Definition
- Comply or Explain (UK) Definition
Securities Law
Understanding Securities Law
- Securities Law (Intro)
- What are Securities Laws?
- What is a Security?
- What qualifies as an Investment contract?
- What are the primary federal securities laws?
- What are the regulatory goals of security laws?
- What is the Securities and Exchange Commission?
- What is an Initial Public Offering?
- What is a Direct Public Offering?
- What is Crowdfunding?
- What is an Offer to Sell securities?
- Who are the parties regulated in an offer to sell securities?
- What are the primary disclosure documents required in an offer to sell securities?
- What is an issuer allowed to do at each stage of the registration process?
- How are issuers classified for purposes of the registration and offering process?
- What is an issuer allowed to do during the Pre-filing Period?
- What are the limitations on the issuer during the Post-filing, Waiting Period?
- What is an issuer allowed to do during the Post-Effective Period?
- What is an Emerging-Growth Company?
- What type of information must an issuer disclose?
- What laws govern the mechanics of disclosure in a securities offering?
Registration Exemptions Securities Act of 1933
- What are Exempt Securities and Exempt Transactions?
- What are Restricted Securities?
- What is a Section 3 Exemption from registration?
- What is a Rule 147 Exemption?
- What is a Section 4(a) Exemption?
- What is a Regulation A Exemption?
- What are Regulation D Exemptions?
- What is Rule 502(d) and the Rule 144 Safe Harbor?
- What are the disclosure requirements for companies employing an exemption?
- What is the requirement to file Form D?
- What is the effect of failing to register an offering under Section 5?
Liability Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933
- What is civil liability under Section 11 of the 33 Act?
- What is civil liability under Section 12 of the 33 Act?
- What are defenses available to charges under Sections 11 and 12?
- What is civil liability under Section 17 of the 33 Act?
- What is potential criminal liability under the 33 Act?
The Security Exchange Act of 1934
- When must an issuer register pursuant to the 34 Act?
- What disclosures are requiredof reporting companies under the 34 Act?
- What is liability under Section 10(b) and Rule 10(b)(5)?
- What is insider trading under Rule 10(b)(5)?
- What damages are available under Section 10 and Rule 10(b)(5)?
- What is insider trading under Section 14 of the 34 Act?
- What is liability under Section 16 of the 34 Act?
- What is liability under Section 18 of the 34 Act?
- What is criminal liability under the 34 Act?
Liability under the Securities Enforcement Remedies Act?Blue Sky Laws State Securities Laws
- What are Blue Sky Laws?
- When is an issuer required to comply with state securities laws?
- What are the registration requirements under state law?
- What is Coordinated Registration under state law?
Other Concepts
- 50/50 Partnerships: Never a Good Idea
- Piercing the Corporate Veil
- Incorporating in Delaware
- Overview of Forming a Business Entity
- Where to Form a Business
- Taxation of Sole Proprietorship
- Types of Partnerships
- At-Will Partnerships
- Tort Liability of Partners
- Responsibilities to the Partnership
- How are Partners Compensated
- Limited Liability Limited Partnership
- Funding the Partnership
- Partnership Agreement Definition
- Terminating the Partnership
- Limited Liability Company (LLC) A Detailed Explanation
- Forming an LLC
- Articles of Organization Definition
- Operating Agreement or LLC Agreement
- LLC Compensation of Members
- LLC Taxation
- Converting to an LLC
- Articles of Incorporation Definition
- Corporate Bylaws Definition
- Straight and Cumulative Voting
- Class Voting Shareholders
- Staggering the Board
- Changing the Voting Rules
- Overview of Board of Directors
- Board Decision Making
- Promoter Liability
- Exiting the Corporation
- Buy Sell Agreements
- Business Entity Setup Overview
- Equity Definition
- Dual Class Shares Definition
- Duty of Candor Definition
- Duty of Care (Board of Directors) Definition
- Duty of Loyalty (Directors) Definition
- Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Definition
- De Jure Corporation Definition
- Dissenters Rights Definition
- Holding Company (Business) Definition
- Nomination Committee (Corporate Board) Defined
- Sole Proprietorship A Detailed Explanation
- NonProfit Business Entities
- Chairman of the Board Definition
- Common Stock Definition
- Codetermination Definition
- Staggered Board Definition
- Advisory Board (Observer Directors) Definition
- Par Value Definition
- Preferred Stock Definition
- Outside Director or Non-Executive Director Definition
- Operating Subsidiary Definition
- Plurality Voting Definition
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Definition
- Silent Partner Definition
- Shareholder Sponsored Proposal Definition
- Staggered Board Definition
- Say on Pay Rights Definition
- Statutory Voting Definition
- Shareholder-Centric Perspective Definition
- Shareholder Democracy Definition
- Williams Act Definition
- Amotion Definition
- Uniform Limited Partnership Act Definition
- Ultra Vires Definition
- Board Evaluation Definition
- Brassplate Company Definition
- Berle-Means Thesis Definition
- Mutual Company Definition
- Flip Over Poison Pill Definition
- Flip In Poison Pill Definition
- Cadbury Rules Definition
- Back-end Plan Definition
- Backflip Takeover Definition
- Dead Hand Provision Definition
- Joint Stock Company Definition
- Jonestown Defense Definition
- Lady Macbeth Strategy Definition
- Macaroni Defense Definition
- Yellow Knight Definition
- Operating Company Property Company Model Definition
- Appraisal Rights Definition
- Master Limited Partnership Definition
- Whitemail Definition
- Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Definition
- Scorched Earth Policy Definition
- Self-Dealing Definition
- Activist Investor Definition
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Definition
- Chief Financial Officer Definition
- Chief Information Officer (CIO) Definition
- Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Definition
- Chief Legal Officer Definition
- Chief Operating Officer Definition
- Chief Risk Officer Definition
- Chief Security Officer Definition
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Definition
- Entity Theory Definition
- Winding Up Definition
- Uniform Partnership Act Definition
- Unissued Stock Definition
- Subsidiary Company Definition
- Compensation Committee Definition
- Shareholder Register Definition
- Shareholder Value Definition
- Business Continuity Planning Definition
- Cumulative Voting Rights Definition
- Guaranteed Stock Definition
- Issued Shares Definition
- Conglomerate Definition
- Non-Profit Organization Definition
- Supermajority Definition
- Parent Company Definition
- State-Owned Enterprise Definition
- Outstanding Shares Definition
- Shotgun Clause Definition
- Family Limited Partnership Definition
- Promoter Definition
- Inside Director Definition
- Non-cumulative (Stock) Definition
- Audit Committee Definition
- Quorum Definition
- Budget Committee Definition
- Board of Governors Definition
- Proxy Statement Definition
- Public Limited Company Definition
- Publicly-Traded Partnership Definition
- Corporate Financing Committee Definition
- Institutional Shares Definition
- Outside Director Definition
- Public Service Corporation Definition
- Board of Trustees Definition
- Private Foundation Definition
- Conglomeration Definition
- Stock Split Definition
- Holding Company Definition
- Independent Outside Director Definition
- Fat Man Strategy Definition
- Revlon Rule Definition
- General Partnership Everything You Need to Know
- Proxy Fight or Contest Definition & Explanation
- Corporate Charter Definition and Explanation
- Amalgamation Definition
- Keepwell Agreement (Letter of Comfort) Definition
- Close Corporation Plan Definition
- Corporate Governance Rating Definition
- Kamikaze Defense Definition
- Voting Poison Pill Plan Definition
- Corporate Monitors Definition
- Information Circular Definition
- Comply or Explain (UK) Definition
Employment Laws
Understanding Employment Laws
- Employment Law (Intro)
- Employment Laws
- Who is an employee under the employment law?
- What characterizes the employer-employee, At-Will relationship?
Employment Laws
- What are the major employment laws?
- What are the taxation requirements imposed upon employers?
- What is the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
- What is the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
- What is the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN Act)?
- What is the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)?
- What is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)?
- What is the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)?
- What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- What are Workers Compensation Laws?
- What are Employment Verification Laws?
- What are Workplace Privacy Laws?
- What are labor laws?
- What are the major labor laws?
- What is the Norris LaGuardia Act?
- What is the National Labor Relations Act?
- Labor Management Relations Act
- Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
[/ht_toggle] [ht_toggle title="Employment Discrimination" id="" class="" ] Understanding Employment Discrimination
Employment Discrimination Laws
- What are the major Employment Discrimination laws?
- Civil Rights Act of 1866 (1981 Actions)
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- The Rehabilitation Act
- Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)
- Discrimination in Health Coverage
- Uniform Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
- Sexual Orientation and Identification
- What is Affirmative Action?
What is employment discrimination protection under state law?Discrimination Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
- Overview of Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964)
- What is employment discrimination under Title VII?
- How are Title VII protections enforced?
- Types of Discrimination
- What is race discrimination under Title VII?
- What is national origin discrimination under Title VII?
- What is religious discrimination Under Title VII?
- What is sex discrimination under Title VII?
- What is sexual harassment or Hostile work environment under Title VII?
- What is pregnancy discrimination under Title VII?
Equal Pay Act of 1963Other Concepts
- Exempt and NonExempt Employees Definition
- Executive Compensation Definition
- Davis-Bacon Act Definition
- Defined Benefit Plan Definition
- Defined Contribution Plan Definition
- Non-Compete Agreement Definition
- Non-Solicitation Clause Definition
- Major Labor Laws
- Discrimination Laws in Health Coverage
- Workplace Employment Laws
- Background Check Definition
- Cafeteria Plan Definition
- Cash Balance Plan Definition
- Collective Bargaining Agreement Definition
- Job Accommodation Network Definition
- Golden Parachute Definition
- Loudermill Rights
- Learning Management System Definition
- Longshoreman Definition
- Golden Handcuffs Definition
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Definition
- Pay for Performance Definition
- Form I-9 Definition
- Performance Based Vesting Definition
- Public Pension Fund Definition
- Stock Option Definition
- Exercise Price or Strike Price Definition
- Stock Options Backdating Definition
- Gain Sharing Plan Definition
- Succession Planning (CEO Succession) Definition
- Burden Rate Definition
- Acceptable Use Policy Definition
- Department of Labor Definition
- Uniform Labor Practice Definition
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit Definition
- Blackout Period Definition
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan Definition
- Voluntary Termination Definition
- Health Reimbursement Account Definition
- Accumulated Benefit Obligation Definition
- Benefit Allocation Method Definition
- Absenteeism Definition
- Accounting Based Incentive Definition
- Occupational Labor Mobility Definition
- Multinational Pooling Definition
- Incentive Stock Option Definition
- Accountable Care Organization Definition
- DB(k) Plan Definition
- Labor Union Definition
- Certified Employee Benefit Specialist Definition
- Wrongful Termination Claim Definition
- Employee Contribution Plan Definition
- Right to Work Law Definition
- Pension Plan Definition
- Performance Based Compensation Definition
- Deferred Compensation Definition
- Human Resource Planning Definition
- Unit Benefit Plan Definition
- Workers Compensation Definition
- Workers Compensation Coverage A Definition
- Workers Compensation Coverage B Definition
- CalPERS Definition
- Active Participant Status Definition
- Civil Rights Act of 1964 Definition
- Exempt Employee Definition
- Non-Discrimination Rule Definition
- Ex Gratia Payment Definition
- Top Hat Plan Definition
- Remuneration Definition
- Organized Labor Definition
- Peter Principle Definition
- Glass Ceiling Definition
- Presenteeism Definition
- Cash Allowance Definition
- Catch Up Contribution Definition
- Fixed Annuitization Method Definition
- Federal Employee Retirement System Definition
- Reload Option Definition
- Alternative Minimum Cost Method Definition
Consumer Protection Law
Understanding Consumer Protection Law
- Consumer Protection Law (Intro)
- What is consumer protection law?
- What major federal laws protect consumers?
Regulatory Agencies
- Regulatory Agencies Overview
- What is the Federal Trade Commission?
- What are the enforcement procedures of the FTC?
- What penalties exist for violating FTC regulations?
- What commercial practices does the FTC prohibit?
- What is the Consumer Financial Protection Act?
- What is the Equal Credit Opportunity Act?
Fair Credit Reporting Act
- What is the Fair Credit Reporting Act?
- Users of Information?
- Reporting Agencies?
- Furnishers of Information?
- Enforcement?
Other Consumer Protection Laws
- What is the Truth in Lending Act?
- What is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act?
- What is the Fair Credit Billing Act?
- What is the Electronic Funds Transfer Act?
- What is the Consumer Product Safety Act?
- What labeling laws apply to consumer products?
- What is the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act?
- What is the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act?
- What is the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act)?
- What is the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (RFPA)?
- What is the Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA)?
- What is the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1986 (COPPA)?
What role do states play in Consumer Protection?OTHER CONCEPTS
- Credit Reporting Agency (Business) Definition
- Credit Reporting Agency Consumers
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Definition
- Consumer Reporting Agency Definition
- CAN SPAM Act Definition
- Predatory Pricing Definition
- Personally Identifiable Information Definition
- Privacy Policy Definition
- Truth in Lending Act (TILA) Definition
- Unfair Trade Practices Definition
- Bait & Switch Definition
- Lemon Laws Definition
- Consumer Financial Protection Act Definition
- Credit Repair Organization Act Definitio
- Regulation B Definition
- Consumer Credit Protection Act Definition
- Consumer Advisory Council Definition
Antitrust Law
Antirust Laws
- What is Antitrust Law?
- What are the Major Antitrust Laws?
- What government agency enforces antitrust law?
- What Sanctions are available under antitrust law?
The Sherman Act
- What is the Sherman Act of 1890 (Sherman Act)?
- What is a Contract, Combination, of Conspiracy in restraint of trade?
- What is Per Se Illegality and the Rule of Reason?
- What is a Monopoly?
- What businesses are exempt from the Sherman Act?
Horizontal Restraint Sherman Act?
Vertical Restraints Sherman Act
- Resale restraint?
- Exclusive dealing?
- Tying products?
- Territorial agreements?
- What is Monopolization under the Sherman Act?
Clayton Act
- What is the Clayton Act of 1914 (Clayton Act)?
- What is price discrimination under the Clayton Act?
- What are special arrangements prohibited under the Clayton Act?
- When are tying contracts an illegal restraint under the Clayton Act?
- When are reciprocal dealing contracts an illegal restraint under the Clayton Act?
- How does the Clayton Act regulate mergers and acquisition?
- FTC Act Antitrust Law
Secured Transactions
Secured Transactions Law (Intro)
Security Interests in Land
- What are the common types of security interest in real property (land)?
- What is a mortgage?
- How does a security interest protect the mortgage holder?
- What is a Deed of Trust or Security Deed?
- What is a Land Sale Contract?
Security Interest in Personal Property
- What is a security interest in personal property?
- How does one establish a security interest in personal property?
Establishing a Security Interest
- What is Perfection of a security interest?
- What are the methods of perfecting a security interest in personal property?
- How does one establish a security interest in real property (land)?
- What is Automatic Perfection of a security interest?
- What is a Purchase Money Security Interest (PMSI) in consumer goods?
- What is a Purchase Money Grace Period for a PMSI in non-consumer goods?
- How does one continue perfection of a PMSI in non-consumer goods?
- What is Temporary Automatic Perfection in Proceeds from the sale of goods?
- How is a security interest created in Assignment of Accounts Receivable and Contract Rights?
- How does one perfect a security interest by Possession of the collateral?
- How does on perfect a security interest by Control of collateral?
- How does one perfect a security interest by Filing a Financing Statement?
- What authorization is required to file a financing statement?
- Where is the appropriate office to file a financing statement?
Understanding Priority of a Security Interest
- What is Priority of a security interest?
- What role does perfection play in establishing the Priority of a secured party?
- What are the common conflicts arising as to priority of a security interest?
- What is the priority of parties secured by common law and statutory liens?
- What is the priority of a buyer of collateral that is subject to a security interest?
Defenses Against Security Interests
- What is required to be a buyer in the ordinary course of business?
- How does 9-320(b) protect consumers who purchase goods from other consumers?
- What is the Shelter Principle?
Priority of Conflicting Security Interests
- What are the general Priority Rules for Conflicting security interests?
- Who has Priority in Proceeds from the sale of collateral?
- What is a secured partys priority in future advances to a debtor?
- What is the priority of a PMSI in goods (other than inventory and livestock)?
- What is the priority of a PMSI in inventory?
- What is the priority of conflicting PMSIs?
- What is the priority of security interests in fixtures?
- What is the scope of fixture priority rules?
Other Concepts
- Organization of a Contract
- Accord and Satisfaction Definition
- Novation
- Anticipatory Repudiation
- Evergreen Contract Definition
- E-Sign Act Definition
- Force Majeure Clause Definition
- Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) Definition
- Engagement Letter Definition
- Red Herring (Securities) Definition
- Non-Possessory Lien Definition
- Cashiers Check Definition
- Quid Pro Quo Definition
- Adhesion Contract Definition
- How to Read the Contract
- Contract Warranties
- Security Interests Explained
- Assumpsit Definition
- Boilerplate Definition
- Certified Check Definition
- Cashiers Check Definition
- Collateral Definition
- Cosign Definition
- Cross Collateralization Definition
- Cash Against Documents Definition
- Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) Definition
- Guaranty or Guarantee Definition
- Kiting Definition
- Inflation Adjustment Clause Definition
- Letter of Credit Definition
- Letter of Indemnity Definition
- Pari Passu Definition
- Absolute Priority Rule Definition
- Personal Guarantee Definition
- Pledge as Collateral Definition
- Aleatory Contract Definition
- Standby Letter of Credit Definition
- Surety Definition
- Shrinkwrap Agreement Definition
- Acceleration Clause (Contracts) Definition
- Tax Lien Definition
- Subordinated Debt Definition
- Uniform Commercial Code Definition
- Unsecured Loan Definition
- Allonge Definition
- Wire Transfer Definition
- Acceptance Letter of Credit Definition
- Uniform Customs and Practice Definition
- Promissory Note Definition
- Acceptance Market (Finance) Definition
- Accommodation Bill Definition
- Avalize Definition
- Substitute Check Definition
- Bank Draft Definition
- Buyback Allowance (Contracts) Definition
- Bulk Sales Law Definition
- Acceptance Bill of Exchange Definition
- UCC-1 Statement Definition
- Inchoate Definition
- Backup Line of Credit Definition
- Back-to-Back Letters of Credit Definition
- Debtor in Possession Definition
- After-Acquired Collateral Definition
- Secondary Liability Definition
- Secured Creditor Definition
- Commercial Paper Funding Program Definition
- Repudiation (Contract) Definition
- Rescission (Contract) Definition
- Continuation Statement Definition
- Contract Theory Definition
- Sight Draft Definition
- Subcontracting Definition
- Unencumbered Definition
- Unperfected Lien Definition
- Subordination Agreement Definition
- Bill of Sale Definition
- Bankers Acceptance Definition
- Barter Definition
- Payment in Kind Definition
- Cash With Order Definition
- Counterparty Definition
- Cramdown Definition
- Covenant Definition
- Letter of Guarantee Definition
- Accommodation Endorsement Definition
- Accommodation Endorser Definition
- Acceptor (Bill of Exchange) Definition
- Possessory Lien Definition
- Preferred Debt Definition
- Sum Certain (Contracts) Definition
- Escalator Clause Definition
- Abandonment Option (Contract) Definition
- Construction Lien Definition
- Exculpatory Clause Definition
- Reorganization Definition
- Accommodation Paper Definition
- Remittance Letter Definition
- Silent Automatic Lien Definition
- Unsecured Creditor Definition
- Irrevocable Letter of Credit Definition
- Insolvency Definition
- Privity Definition
- Bankruptcy Financing Definition
- Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act Definition
- Addendum Definition
- Click-Wrap Agreement Definition
- Blanket Lien Definition
- Collateralization Definition
- Meeting of the Minds Definition
- Mechanics Lien Definition
- Negotiable Instrument Definition
- American Bankruptcy Institute Definition
- Cooling Off Rule Definition
- Sight Letter of Credit Definition
- Automated Clearing House (ACH) Definition
- Limited Recourse Debt Definition
- Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Definition
- Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Definition
- Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Definition
- Convenience Check Definition
- Bill of Exchange Definition
- Lien Definition
- Bank Endorsement Definition
- Blank Endorsement Definition
- Doctrine of Utmost Good Faith Definition & Explanation
- Competitive Tender Definition
- Defeasance Definition
- Exposure Draft Definition & Explanation
- Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Definition
- Asset Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Fund Liquidity Facility Definition
- Bearer Form Definition
Commercial Paper
Understanding Commercial Paper
- Commercial Paper (Intro)
- What is Commercial Paper?
- What are the common types of commercial paper?
- Who is a Holder of a negotiable instrument?
Negotiability of Commercial Paper
- What is Negotiability and why is it important?
- What is required for commercial paper to be negotiable?
- When does commercial paper contain an Unconditional promise to pay?
- What is Payable on Demand or Payable on Time?
- What is Order Paper and Bearer Paper?
- How is a payee identified on the negotiable instrument?
- What rules does the court apply in determining negotiability?
Negotiation of Transfer of Commercial Paper
- How is commercial paper negotiated to a holder?
- What is Transfer of a negotiable instrument?
- What is Indorsement of a negotiable instrument?
- What are the various types of indorsement?
Primary Obligation to Pay Commercial Paper
- How does a holder receive payment on a negotiableinstrument?
- Who is potentially liable on (or obligated to pay) a negotiable instrument?
- When is an individual liable for a representative signing a negotiable instrument?
- What rules apply if a holder loses a negotiable instrument?
- When is payment of a negotiable instrument overdue?
Underlying Obligation
Holder in Due Course
- What is a holder in due course?
- What are the requirements for a holder to become a holder in due course?
- Receive an instrument for value?
- Receive an instrument in good faith?
- Receive an instrument without notice of a valid defense?
- How does discharge of the Underlying Obligation affect a holder in due course?
Defenses Against Payment of a Negotiable Instrument
- What is the Shelter Rule?
- Can you limit a transferee from becoming a holder in due course?
- Personal Defenses?
- Real Defenses?
- What is a Claim in Recoupment?
- What are the rights of a holder in due course if the instrument involves a consumer transaction?
- What happens if a negotiable instrument is Forged?
- What happens if a negotiable instrument is Stolen?
Secondary Liability to Pay a Negotiable Instrument
- What is the role of a Guarantor or Surety of a negotiable instrument?
- What is an Accord & Satisfaction?
- What is primary and secondary liability on an instrument?
- What is Drawer or Maker Liability for a negotiable instrument?
- What is Transferor Warranty of a negotiable instrument?
- What is Indorser Warranty of a negotiable instrument?
- What is Presentment Warranty of a negotiable instrument?
- What is a warrantors liability for a dishonored note or draft?
- What is the time limitation for warranty of a negotiable instrument?
- When are the warranties of a negotiable instrument discharged?
Bankruptcy Law
Understanding Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy Law (Intro)
- Bankruptcy Overview
- What is Bankruptcy?
- What are the types of business bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy Process
- Who are the participants in the bankruptcy process?
- Key concepts behind the bankruptcy process?
- What rules govern the bankruptcy process?
- What the authority of the bankruptcy court?
- What is the authority of the trustee (debtor in possession) in bankruptcy?
- What assets of the debtor are included in the bankruptcy estate?
- What is the automatic stay in bankruptcy?
- What is a claim by creditors of the bankruptcy estate?
- What is voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy?
Business Bankruptcy Process
Authority of the Debtor in Possession
- Accept or reject contracts?
- Avoiding powers?
- Stay of Proceeding?
- Use of Business Assets?
- Post-Petition Financing?
Finalizing the Bankruptcy Process
Environmental Law
Overview of Environmental Laws
- Environmental Law (Intro)
- What are environmental laws?
- What is the structure of environmental protection law?
- What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
- How are environmental laws enforced?
National Environmental Policy Act
Clean Air Act
- What is the Clean Air Act?
- State Implementation Plan?
- New Source Performance Standards and New Source Review?
- Prevention of Significant Deterioration?
- Non-attainment Areas?
- Interstate Pollution?
- Enforcement?
Clean Water Act
Laws Targeting Animals
Waste Disposal
Intellectual Property
Understanding Intllectual Property
- Intellectual Property Law (Intro)
- What is Intellectual Property?
- What is the purpose in granting intellectual property rights?
- What is required to capture or secure intellectual property rights?
Trade Secrets
Patent Rights
- What are patents or patent rights?
- What are the primary types of patents?
- What are the requirements for a valid patent?
- What are the requirements for a design patent?
- What are the requirements for a utility patent?
- What is the process for securing patent rights?
- What is a Provisional Patent?
- What is the process for enforcing ones patent rights?
Trademarks
- What is a Trademark?
- What are types of trademark?
- What is required to capture trademark rights?
- What is the Distinctiveness requirement for a Trademark?
- What is the process for determining whether a trademark is sufficient distinctive?
- What is Federal Trademark Registration?
- What protections exist for trademark rights under state law?
- What are the primary reasons for rejecting a trademark application?
- What are the common trademark designations?
- What is the process for filing for federal trademark registration?
- What is trademark infringement?
- How does one enforcetrademark rights?
- How does a trademark holder demonstrate infringement of a trademark?
Copyrights
- What is a copyright?
- What are the rights of a holder of a copyright?
- What are the elements of a copyright?
- How long is the period of copyright protection?
- What is the process for registering a copyright?
- Who may claim and secure copyright protection?
- What are infringement and the process for enforcing a copyright?
- What are the defenses available against a claim of copyright infringement?
- What is Fair Use of copyright?
- What is the First Sale Doctrine?
International Intellectual Property
OTHER CONCEPTS
- Conducting Trademark Search
- Trademark Application
- Drawing a Trademark
- Patent Search
- Structure of a Patent
- Applying for Design patent
- Readily Removable Fixtures
- Who Can Claim Copyright Protection?
- Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure Definition
- Design Build Contract Definition
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA Explained
- Flipping (Property) Definition
- Earnest Money Definition
- End User License Agreement Definition
- Home Equity Definition
- Habendum Clause Definition & Explanation
- Hell or High Water Contract Definition
- Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan Definition
- Homeowners Association (HOA) Definition
- Homeowners Protection Act Definition
- Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Definition
- HUD 1 Form Definition
- Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act (RESPA) Definition
- Non-Disclosure Agreement Definition
- National Housing Act Definition
- Absolute Title Definition
- Absorption Rate Definition
- Attornment Definition
- Acquisition, Development, and Construction Loan (ADC) Definition
- Assessment Ratio Definition
- Allodial System Definition
- Consignment Definition
- California Labor Code 2870 Definition
- Castle Doctrine Definition
- Closing (Property) Definition
- Licensing Agreement Definition
- Lis Pendens Definition
- Abstract of Title Definition
- Paris Convention Definition
- Private Mortgage Insurance Definition
- Multiple Listing Service Definition
- Public Domain Works Definition
- Affidavit of Title Definition
- Absolute Interest Definition
- Bundle of Rights Definition
- Building Residual Method Definition
- Tax Deed Definition
- Implied Warranty of Habitability Definition
- Warranty of Title Definition
- Warranty Deed Definition
- Buy, Strip, and Flip Definition
- Calculated Intangible Value Definition
- Declaration of Trust Definition
- Fair Housing Act Definition
- Judicial Foreclosure Definition
- Net Lease Definition
- Certificate of Title Definition
- Certified Divorce Financial Analyst Definition
- One Percent Rule Definition
- American Land Title Association (ALTA) Definition
- Short Sale Definition
- Triple Net Lease (NNN) Definition
- Trust Deed Definition
- True Lease Definition
- Encumbrance Definition
- Encroachment Definition
- Building Permits Definition
- Certificate of Release Definition
- Chain of Title Definition
- Defective Title Definition
- Letters Patent Definition
- Homeowners Association (HOA) Definition
- Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Definition
- Clear Title Definition
- Abeyance Definition
- Accessory Dwelling Unit Definition
- Land Lease Option Definition
- Chattel Definition
- Emblements Definition
- Just Compensation Definition
- Knowledge Capital Definition
- Letters Patent Definition
- Opinion of Title Definition
- Patent Attorney Definition
- Patent Troll Definition
- Escheat Definition
- Title Insurance Definition
- Title Search Definition
- Tenancy at Will Definition
- Property Management Definition
- Settlement Statement Definition
- Plant Patent Definition
- Quiet Title Definition
- Restrictive Covenant Definition
- Appurtenance Definition
- Cloud on Title Definition
- Closing Statement Definition
- Listing Agreement Definition
- Certificate of Acceptance Definition
- Co-Tenancy Clause Definition
- Conveyance Definition
- Millage Rate Definition
- Cost-Plus Contract Definition
- Register of Deeds Definition
- Closed End Lease Definition
- Hold Harmless Clause Definition
- Carrying Charge Definition
- Construction Surety Bond Definition
- Closing Costs Definition
- Defect of Record Definition
- Littoral Land Definition
International Law
Understanding International Law
International Government Organizations?
- United Nations
- United Nations Commission on International Trade law
- United Nations Conference on Trade Development
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- Other Economic Development Organizations
- World Bank
- World Trade Organization
- European Union
- What international courts exist and what are their functions?
International Business
- What are the methods of carrying on international business?
- What are the legal risks associated with carrying on international business?
- What major international agreements affect international trade?
- When is carrying on business in a foreign country prohibited by US law?
- What is the significance of boycotts between foreign countries?
- What US laws apply to limit business transactions in foreign countries?
- What regulations apply to exports from the United States?
- What are the legal limitations on importing goods into the United States?
International Legal Disputes
Immigration Law
Inheritance, Trusts, & Estates
- ABLE Account Definition
- Acceptance of Office by Trustee Definition
- Accumulated Income Payments (Canada) Definition
- Ademption Definition
- Asset Protection Trust Definition
- Bare Trust Definition
- Beneficial Interest Definition
- Bequest Definition
- Blind Trust Definition
- Charitable Gift Annuity Definition
- Charitable Lead Trust Definition
- Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust Definition
- Charitable Remainder Trust Definition
- Charitable Split-Dollar Insurance Plan Definition
- Chartered Trust and Estate Planner Definition
- Conservatorship Definition
- Coverdell Education Savings Account Definition
- Credit Shelter Trust Definition
- Credit Shelter Trust Definition
- Cy Pres Doctrine Definition
- Discretionary Trust Explained
- Elective Share Definition
- Exordium Clause Definition & Explanation
- Generation Skipping Trust Definition
- Grantor Trust Rules Definition
- Inter Vivos Trust Definition
- Irrevocable Income-Only Trust Definition
- Irrevocable Trust Definition
- Living Trust Definition
- Non-Contestability (No Contest) Clause Definition
- Non-Contestability Clause Definition
- Per Stirpes Definition
- Probate Definition
- Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) Defintion
- Qualified Domestic Trust (QDOT) Explained
- Qualified Terminal Interest Protection Trust (QTIP) Definition
- Revocable Trust Definition
- Succession Planning Definition
- Uniform Gifts for Minors Act Definition
Insurance & Risk Management
Undersanding Insurance Law
- Insurance Law (Intro)
- What is insurance?
- What is an insurance contract?
- What is an insurable interest?
- What are the common categorizations of insurance?
Common Types of Insurance Coverage
- Vehicle insurance?
- Health insurance?
- Disability Insurance?
- Life Insurance?
- Homeowners, Renters, and Fire Insurance?
- Business Liability Insurance?
Insurer Insured Relationship
- What are the primary obligations of the insurer?
- What are the primary obligations of the insured?
- What is the general structure of an insurance contract?
- What are the common disputed provisions in an insurance contract?
- What is required for the termination of an insurance contract?
OTHER CONCEPTS
- Insurance Considerations for Business
- Hazard Insurance Definition
- Forecasting (Business)
- Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Definition
- Earned Premium (Insurance) Definition
- Health Maintenance Organization Definition
- Capitated Contract (Health Insurance) Definition
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners Definition
- Cash Surrender Value Definition
- Qualified Actuary Definition
- Actuary Definition
- Coinsurance Definition
- Cession (Insurance) Definition
- Captive Agent (insurance) Definition
- Captive Insurance Company Definition
- Insurance Regulatory Information System Definition
- Key Person Insurance Definition
- LLoyds of London Definition
- Operational Risk Definition
- Accelerated Benefit Definition
- Participating Community (Flood Insurance) Definition
- Liability Risk Retention Act Definition
- Credit Rating Agency Definition
- Private Passenger Auto Insurance Risk Profile Definition
- Self-Funded Insurance Plan Definition
- Underwriter Definition
- Excess Insurance and Umbrella Insurance Policy Definition
- Underinsured Motorist Coverage Definition
- Acceleration Life Insurance Definition
- Above Ground Risk Definition
- Burning Cost Ratio Definition
- Bumbershoot Policy Definition
- Ambiguity Principle (Insurance) Definition
- Accelerated Option (Insurance) Definition
- Basket Retention Definition
- Bobtail Liability Insurance Definition
- Bayes Theorem Definition
- Absolute Beneficiary Definition
- Absolute Exclusion Definition
- Combined Ratio (Insurance) Definition
- All Risks Clause Definition
- Jarrow Turnbull Model Definition
- Objective Probability Definition
- Incontestability Clause Definition
- Unconditional Probability Definition
- Waterfall Concept Definition
- Omnibus Clause Definition
- Adjuster Definition
- Reservation of Rights Letter Definition
- Contingency Definition
- Uninsured Motorist Coverage Definition
- Subrogation Definition
- Risk Management Definition
- Childrens Health Insurance Program Definition
- Abandonment Clause Definition
- Accelerative Endowment Definition
- Accommodation Line Definition
- Political Risk Definition
- Commercial Property Casualty Market Index Survey Definition
- Cape Cod Method Definition
- Accidental Means Definition
- Incurred But Not Reported Definition
- Antistacking Provisions (Insurance) Definition
- Professional Risk Manager Definition
- Claims Adjuster Definition
- Co-Pay Definition
- Insurance Underwriter Definition
- Insurance Premium Definition
- Cooperation Clause Definition
- Associate in Insurance Services (AIS) Definition
- Associate in Loss Control Management Definition
- Associate in Marine Insurance Management Definition
- Associate in Personal Insurance Definition
- Associate in Reinsurance (ARe) Definition
- Associate in Risk Management Definition
- Independent Agent (Insurance) Definition
- Commercial General Liability Definition
- American Academy of Actuaries Definition
- American Association of Insurance Services Definition
- American Council of Life Insurance Definition
- Associate in Commercial Underwriting Definition
- Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance Definition
- Collateral Source Rule Definition
- Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance Definition
- American Insurance Association Definition
- Asset Protection Definition
- Capitated Contract Definition
- Charitable Gift Life Insurance Definition
- Annuitization Definition
- Scenario Analysis Definition
- Own-Occupation Policy Definition
- Financial Risk Manager Definition
- Performance Bond Definition & Explanation
- American Risk and Insurance Association Definition
- Capital at Risk Definition
- Affidavit of Loss Definition
- Clean Sheeting Definition
- Business Interruption Insurance Definition
- Chartered Insurance Professional Definition
- Chartered Life Underwriter Definition
- Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Definition
- Commercial Blanket Bond Definition
- Alternative Risk Transfer Market Definition
- Assigned Risk Definition
- Credit Disability Insurance Definition
- Point of Service Plan Definition
- Anti-Indemnity Statute Definition
- Assumed Interest Rate Definition
- Business Recovery Risk Definition
- Barra Risk Factor Analysis Definition