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The legal environment of business. / Roger E. Meiners, Al H. Ringleb, Frances L. Edwards - 9th ed. - Mason, OH : South-Western Cengage, 2009. - xxi, 676 p.: ill.;

Includes glossary and index.

Contents: 1. Elements of law and the judicial process: Introducing the modern environment of business, law and ethics -- The court systems -- Trials and resolving disputes -- The constitution: focus on application to business -- Criminal law and business -- 2. Elements of traditional business law: Elements of torts -- Business torts and product liability -- Real and personal property -- Intellectual property -- Contracts -- Domestic and international sales -- Negotiable instruments, credit, bankruptcy -- Business organizations -- Agency and the employment relationship -- 3. The regulatory environment of business: The regulatory process -- Employment and labor regulations -- Employment discrimination -- Environmental law -- Consumer protection – Antitrust law -- Securities regulation -- The international legal environment of business --

ISBN: 9780324654363 0324654367

LCCN: 2003102114

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Industrial laws and legislation--United States.
Trade regulation--United States.
Commercial law--United States.
Electronic commerce--Law and legislation--United States.

LC Class. No.: KF1600.M51

Dewey Class. No.: 346.7307