TY - BOOK AU - Cross,Frank B. AU - Miller,Roger LeRoy TI - West's legal environment of business: text, cases, ethical, regulatory, international, and e-commerce issues SN - 0324154658 AV - KF1600 .C76 U1 - 346.7307 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Mason, OH PB - Thomson/South-Western, West KW - Industrial laws and legislation KW - United States KW - Trade regulation KW - Commercial law KW - Electronic commerce KW - Law and legislation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: The Foundations: Business and its legal environment -- the court system -- Alternative and online dispute resolution -- Ethics and business decision making -- The Public and International environment -- The Commercial environment: Contract formation -- Contract performance, breach and remedies -- Sales, lease and E- contracts -- Torts and cyber torts -- Strict liability and product liability -- Intellectual property and Internet law -- Creditor- Debtor relations and bankruptcy -- The Business environment : Sole Proprietorships, partnerships and special business organizations -- Limited Liability companies and limited partnerships -- Corporations -- The employment environment -- The Regulatory environment -- Appendices. ER -