Business Law: The Ethical, Global, and E-Commerce Environment

Business Law: The Ethical, Global, and E-Commerce Environment, authored by Jane Mallor, A. James Barnes, L. Thomas Bowers and Arlen Langvardt, retains uses compelling courtroom language to immerse students in legal jargon. Designed for business as well as law majors, it integrates real life and simulated cases to explain the most important concepts of commercial legislation. All cases have been edited and re-examined to make this edition more relevant to current developments in the field. The first parts of the book talk about the foundations of American law, followed by chapters on crimes and torts. Contracts, the legality and illegality of contracts, third party rights, sales, product liability and sales contracts, properties, estates, and trusts are also discussed. Advanced students can progress to chapters on credit, commercial papers and instruments, and agency law. This book also tackles partnerships and devotes an entire chapter to corporations, their history, nature, and management. The last section talks about the regulation of businesses and the different acts and laws governing and protecting these entities. Business Law: The Ethical, Global, and E-Commerce Environment (ISBN 9780073377643) is a collaboration of a talented pool of authors and award-winning educators lead by Jane Mallor, a reputed business law instructor at Indiana University who has received a multiple teaching awards, including the Amoco Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching. A. James Barnes serves as a professor and the dean for the public and environmental affairs department at the Indiana University. Thomas Bowers has over 10 outstanding teaching awards under his belt; because of his student-focused approach, he recently received Indiana University's Student Choice Award for excellence in teaching. Arlen Langvardt also has her share of teaching honors, including Academy of Legal Studies in Business' Holmes/Cardozo Award.