The legal environment of business -- Torts and crimes -- Contracts and E-contracts -- Domestic and international sales and lease contracts -- Negotiable instruments -- Creditors' rights and bankruptcy -- Agency and employment -- Business organizations -- Government regulations (excerpts) -- Property and its protection -- Special topics -- Appendix A : How to brief cases and analyze case problems -- Appendix B : The constitution of the United States -- Appendix C : The uniform commercial code -- Appendix D : The United Nations Convention on contracts for the international sale of goods (excerpts) -- Appendix E : The Uniform Partnership Act (excerpts) -- Appendix F : The revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act -- Appendix G : The revised Model Business Corporation Act (excerpts) -- Appendix H : The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (excerpts and explanatory comments) -- Appendix I : Sample answers for end-of-chapter questions with sample answer.

Rev. ed. of: Business law text and cases : legal, ethical, global, and e-commerce environments / Kenneth W. Clarkson ... [et al.]. 11th ed. c2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.