West's business law : text and cases : legal, ethical, international, and e-commerce environment / Kenneth W. Clarkson ... [and others].

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Legal environment of business: Introduction to law and legal reasoning; Courts and alternative dispute resolution; Court procedures; Constitutional authority to regulate business; Ethics and business decision making -- Torts and crimes: International torts; Negligence and strict liability; Intellectual property; Criminal law and cyber crimes -- Contracts and E-contracts: Nature and terminology; Agreement; Consideration; Capacity and legality; Genuineness of assent; Statute of frauds; Third party rights; Performance and discharge; Breach of contract and remedies; E-contracts -- Domestic and international sales and lease contracts: Formation of sales and lease contracts; Title, risk, and insurable interest; Performance and breach of sales and lease contracts; Warranties and product liability -- Negotiable instruments: Function and creation of negotiable instruments; Transferability and holder in due course; Liability, defenses, and discharge; Checks, the banking system, and e-money -- Creditors' rights and bankruptcy: Creditors' rights and remedies; Secured transactions; Bankruptcy law -- Agency and employment: Agency formation and duties; Liability to third parties and termination; Employment and labor law; Employment discrimination -- Business organizations: Sole proprietorships and franchises; Partnerships and limited liability partnerships; Limited liability companies and special business forms; Corporations, formation and financing; Corporations, directors, officers, and shareholders; Corporations, merger, consolidation, and termination; Corporations, securities law and corporate governance; Law for small business -- Government regulation: Administrative law; Consumer law; Environmental law; Antitrust law -- Property: Personal property and bailments; Real property and landlord-tenant relationships -- Special topics: Insurance; Wills, trusts, and elder law; Professional liability and accountability; International law -- Appendices: How to brief cases and analyze case problems; Constitution of the United States; Uniform Commercial Code; United Nations conventions on contracts for the international sale of goods (excerpts); Uniform Partnership Act (excerpts); Revised Uniform Partnership Act (excerpts); Revised Model Business Corporation