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Rracing, drag, 70raiders, corporate, 656raised checks, 527rape, 64ratification, 407ratifying contracts, 154–156rating, credit, 490reactive dispute resolution, 35–36reaffirmation of debt, 174real defenses, 566–567real estate sales, 213. See also homebuyingReal Estate Settlement Procedures Act(RESPA), 739real property, 362transfer of ownership, 702–703reasonable care, 371, 372reasonable time, 224rebuttable presumption, 147recalls, 327reciprocity, 20reconciliation of marriage, 695records of purchases, 286registered limited liability partnerships,598–599registration, draft, 156registration statement, 648regulationadministrative, 21antitrust, 649–651Commerce Clause and, 647of corporations, 646–653energy, 651–652environmental, 652–653of securities, 647–649of sole proprietorship, 586Regulation CC, 545rehabilitation, 49reimbursement, 363, 420rejection of offers, 120, 270relatives, marriages between, 679–680releases, 169, 230reliability, product, 329remedies, 41, 250, 253–255renewing leases, 718rental companies, car, 347rent day, 713renting, 711–727eviction and, 722–723insurance and, 762–763landlord’s duties and, 719lease terms in, 714–718liabilities of, 723rent control and, 718tenancy types in, 712–714tenant’s duties and, 719–722repairs, 715–716repossession, 346, 486requests for documents, 36requirement contracts, 271–272rescinding contracts, 128residence requirements for divorce, 701resolution, alternative dispute (ADR),34–36resolution proceeding, 326respect, 12respondeat superior, 397restraint of trade, 196restrictive covenant, 197restrictive indorsement, 543, 548retention, negligent, 401retention of profits, 585–596retirement benefits. See employmentconditionsretirement income, 772–778employer retirement plans as, 773–776individual retirement accounts for,776–778Social Security as, 772–773return of leased vehicles, 343reverse discrimination, 459Revised Model Business CorporationAct, 633Revised Uniform Partnership Act, 598revocation of offers, 120revoking acceptance, 347–348revoking wills, 781rewards, 363riders, insurance, 752rightsin marriage, 674–677of partners, 593–594preemptive, 629publishing, 138, 426transfer of, 242–245Right to Financial Privacy Act, 87, 287right-to-work laws, 444riparian rights, 744risk, 92, 93, 277–281, 758. See alsoinsurancerobbery, 68Robinson-Patman Act, 651Roth IRAs, 778rubber checks, 513rules of conduct, 12SS corporations, 619safety, 454sale of drugs, 71sales agreements, 213sales of goods, 266–291by auction, 272–274breach of contract in, 281–284by bulk transfer, 274–275contracts for, 213–214, 268–272loss risk and, 277–281mirror image rule and, 117online, 286–287title and, 276–277sales puffery, 129samples, 300Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 651satisfaction, accord and, 170, 230satisfactory contract performance, 226school violence, 45seal, promise under, 173search and seizure, 43–45, 459secondary liability, 568–571secret partners, 591–592secured loans, 485–488secured party, 485Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934,647–648Index 845