Business Law: Contracts, Liability, and Regulation
About this course
Learn how U.S. business law shapes everyday decisions about contracts, liability, regulation, ethics, and dispute resolution. In this course, you’ll build a practical foundation for recognizing legal issues, understanding where legal rules come from, and knowing when a business situation calls for deeper review or professional guidance. You’ll explore the sources of U.S. law, the structure of the court system, constitutional limits on government regulation, and the role of administrative agencies. From there, you’ll examine ethics and corporate social responsibility, intentional torts, negligence, strict liability, product liability, and the core elements of enforceable contracts. You’ll also learn how contract defenses, breach, remedies, public policy, litigation, arbitration, and mediation affect business outcomes. Designed for learners who work with agreements, policies, vendors, employees, customers, or organizational risk, this course makes business law approachable without oversimplifying it. By the end, you’ll be better prepared to spot legal risk, ask stronger questions, and make more informed business decisions.
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What you'll learn
- Identify legal issues in business situations
- Understand the sources of U.S. law
- Recognize the structure of the court system
- Apply principles of ethics and corporate responsibility
- Differentiate between torts and various liabilities
- Evaluate contract defenses and breach scenarios
- Describe methods of dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation
Course objectives
- Equip learners to make informed business decisions
- Prepare participants to ask critical legal questions
- Enhance understanding of business law principles
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