TY - BOOK AU - Melvin,Sean P. TI - The legal environment of business: a managerial approach : theory to practice SN - 0073377694 AV - KF390.B84 M45 2011 U1 - 346.7307 22 PY - 2011///] CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin KW - Businesspeople KW - United States KW - Textbooks KW - Commercial law N1 - Includes index; Legal foundations -- Business and the constitution -- The American judicial system, jurisdiction and venue -- Resolving disputes : litigation and alternative dispute resolution options -- Business, societal and ethical contexts of law -- Overview and formation of contracts -- Contract performance : conditions, breach and remedies -- Contracts for the sale of goods -- Torts and product liability -- Agency and employment relationships -- Employment regulation and labor law -- Employment discrimination -- Choice of business entity, sole proprietorships and partnerships -- Limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies and other business arrangements -- Corporations -- Regulation of securities, corporate governance and financial markets -- Administrative law Environmental law -- Antitrust and regulation of competition -- Creditors' rights and bankruptcy -- Consumer protection law -- Criminal law and procedure in business -- Personal property, real property and land use law -- Intellectual property -- International law and global commerce ER -