Melvin, Sean P. <br/><br/>
The legal environment of business :  a managerial approach : theory to practice / 
Sean P. Melvin. 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill/Irwin,  c2011. 
 - xxxiii, 760 p. :  col. ill., col. maps ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780073377698 (hbk.) 0073377694 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Businesspeople--United States--Textbooks.<br/>Business law--United States--Textbooks.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>346.7307  / MEL 2011