LAW 600 - Legal Environment for Business Managers

Credit Hours: 3

Ethical and legal issues in the regulatory environment of business. Foundations of legal reasoning, case analysis, legal dispute resolution and reporting, court systems and sources of law. Substantive areas of torts, contracts, sales, products liability and consumer rights and remedies. Contemporary legal issues for employees and business managers explored in such areas as: regulation of environmental practices, deceptive advertising, employment discrimination, and the evolution of administrative law. This course is primarily intended for MBA students who do not have equivalent undergraduate business law coursework, and this course will not be counted in the hours required for a College of Business graduate degree. May be taught concurrently with LAW 231. Cannot receive credit for both LAW 231 and LAW 600.

Prerequisite: permission of a director of a College of Business Graduate Program.
Lecture Contact Hours: 3

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer