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Summary
Summary
Comprehensive, authoritative, and cutting-edge, THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS combines a classic "black letter law" approach with an interesting and accessible reader-friendly format. The cases, content, and features of the exciting new Eighth Edition have been thoroughly updated to represent the latest developments in the business law environment. An excellent assortment of included cases ranges from precedent-setting landmarks to important recent decisions, and ethical, global, and corporate themes are integrated throughout. In addition, numerous features and exercises help you master key concepts and apply what you've learned to real-world issues, and the book offers an unmatched range of support resources--including innovative online review tools.
Author Notes
Frank B. Cross is Professor of Business Regulation at The University of Texas at Austin Law School. Prior to this he was an attorney with Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, D.C. He received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Table of Contents
| Part I The Foundations |
| 1 Business and Its Legal Environment |
| 2 The Court System |
| 3 Alternative and Online Dispute Resolution |
| 4 Ethics and Business Decision Making |
| Part II The Public And International Environment |
| 5 Constitutional Law |
| 6 Administrative Law |
| 7 Criminal Law and Cyber Crime |
| 8 International Law in a Global Economy |
| Part III The Commercial Environment |
| 9 Contract Formation |
| 10 Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies |
| 11 Sales, Leases, and E-Contracts |
| 12 Torts and Cyber Torts |
| 13 Strict Liability and Product Liability |
| 14 Intellectual Property and Internet Law |
| 15 Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy |
| 16 Mortgages and Foreclosures after the Recession |
| Part IV The Business Environment |
| 17 Sole Proprietorships, Franchises, and Partnerships |
| 18 Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships |
| 19 Corporations |
| Part V The Employment Environment |
| 20 Agency |
| 21 Employment Relationships |
| 22 Employment Discrimination |
| 23 Immigration and Labor Law |
| Part VI The Regulatory Environment |
| 24 Consumer Protection |
| 25 Environmental Law |
| 26 Land-Use Control and Real Property |
| 27 Antitrust and Monopoly |
| 28 Antitrust and Restraint of Trade |
| 29 Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
| Appendices |
