TY - BOOK AU - AU - AU - TI - The legal environment of business. SN - 9780324654363 AV - KF1600.M51 U1 - 346.7307 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Mason, OH PB - South-Western Cengage KW - Industrial laws and legislation KW - United States KW - Trade regulation KW - Commercial law KW - Electronic commerce KW - Law and legislation N1 - 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 -- ER -