Product Details

Paperback: 675
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
Publication Date: 1995-10
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 0395746604

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Product Description

The Sixth Edition offers a basic explanation of the legal rights and responsibilities of people in both the public and private sectors. Co-authored by a practicing attorney and a college professor, Business Law features practical and up-to-date content written in clear, straightforward language. The authors avoid using court jargon and show rather than tell students about the law with in-text examples, current and interesting cases, and ethical dilemmas.

In addition to timely coverage of pressing issues, extensive pedagogical tools help students understand how business law applies to life. In-text examples immediately illustrate and reinforce the concepts under review. At the end of each chapter, Cases for Review present mini-cases and ask students to review the facts and make a judgment based on concepts learned in the chapter. Questions and Problems to Discuss also test students' comprehension of key chapter topics.

• New!This edition supplements coverage of the fundamentals with in-depth coverage of emerging topics, such as ethics, online contracts, identity theft, electronic signatures, mental health courts, promises involving the statute of limitations, the legal effects of a general assignment, and title disclosure.
• New! Over half of the Suppose You're the Judge cases are new and feature various court scenarios, arguments at trial, and follow-up activities asking students to assume the role of the judge.
• New!Significantly updated, this edition includes 40% new Questions and Problems to Discuss, Cases for Review, and in-text examples.
• Ethics Emphasis cases appear at the end of each Part to help students focus on ethics as it relates to businesses and business arrangements.