Tentative Course Outline*

Legal Environment of BusinessBLAW 502 Summer Session II -July 2015Professor Nancy A. OretskinPreliminary Course Outline*

DateDiscussion/Assignment

July 2Introduction/Review syllabusThursdayChapter 1 Law as a Foundation for BusinessChapter 3 - The Court System July 7Complete 4 - Litigation TuesdayChapter 5 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

July 9Chapter 6-The Constitution and BusinessThursday Chapter 15-The Commerce Clause & The Regulatory ProcessJuly 14Chapter 8 Contract FormationTuesdayChapter 9 Contractual Performance and Agency

July 16ThursdayMIDTERM EXAMINATION

July 21 Chapter 10 Torts Affecting BusinessTuesdayChapter 11 Intellectual PropertyResponsive Essay Due July 23Chapter 12 International LawThursdayChapter 13 Criminal LawJuly 28Chapter 20 Discrimination in EmploymentTuesday

July30Chapter 21 Employment LawTuesdayCourse Review

August 2FINAL EXAMINATION TuesdayCumulative Examination

*Book Chapters are assigned from The Legal Environment & Regulatory Environment of business 16th edition (2013). This schedule represents a rigorous agenda for the month and may be adjusted by the professor as she deems necessary.