The legal environment of business
Subtitle: LSTD 2106 - Georgia Southern University Edition
By: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Contributors: Miller, Roger LeRoy; Cross, Frank B. text and cases : ethical, regulatory, global, and e-commerce issues
Edition: Revised Eight Edition.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Mason, Ohio
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781285133829
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Electronic commerce; Industrial laws and legislation; Commercial law; Law and legislation; Trade regulation
Notes: Excerpted from: The legal environment of business : text and cases : ethical, regulatory, global, and corporate issues, 8th Edition / Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: unit one. The foundations; title: 1. Business and its legal environment; title: 2. The Court System; title: 3. Alternative and online dispute resolution; title: 4. Ethics and business decision making; title: unit two. The public and international environment; title: 5. Constitutional law; title: 6. Administrative law; title: 7. Criminal law and cyber crime; title: 8. International law in a global economy; title: unit three. The commercial environment; title: 9. Contract formation; title: 10. Contract performance, breach, and remedies; title: 11. Sales, leases, and e-contracts; title: 12. Torts and cyber torts; title: 13. Strict liability and product liability; title: 14. Intellectual property and internet law; title: 15. Creditor-debtor relations and bankruptcy; title: 16. Mortgages and foreclosures after the recession; title: unit four. The business environment; title: 17. Sole proprietorships, franchises, and partnerships; title: 18. Limited liability companies and limited partnerships; title: 19. Corporations; title: unit five. The employment environment; title: 20. Agency; title: 21. Employment relationships; title: 22. Employment discrimination; title: 23. Immigration and labor law; title: unit six. The regulatory environment; title: 24. Consumer protection; title: 25. Environmental law.