Preventive Law for Business Professionals (Hardcover)

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In the nation?s increasingly litigious society, plaintiffs and their lawyers are out for blood ? and money. The best defense is prevention. Acclaimed author and attorney Martin Segal delivers a comprehensive guide to preventive law, equipping readers with preemptive self-defense tools to use in business situations before they escalate into legal actions. Explaining that many legal differences can be traced back to misunderstood contract and sales transactions ? how they were conceived, created, implemented ? Segal introduces readers to an ?anticipatory thinking approach.? He thoroughly explores potential perils, giving case study examples of typical business law problems and dissecting them using the tried-and-true law school method of learning-analysis-problem solving. Packed with examples, the book emphasizes actual court cases, helping readers understand the legal reasoning of the presiding judges. Preventive Law provides readers with a better understanding of the legal ramifications of their business decisions, as well as the skills to prevent and counteract legal headaches before they take root.In the nation?s increasingly litigious society, plaintiffs and their lawyers are out for blood ? and money. The best defense is prevention. Acclaimed author and attorney Martin Segal delivers a comprehensive guide to preventive law, equipping readers with preemptive self-defense tools to use in business situations before they escalate into legal actions. Explaining that many legal differences can be traced back to misunderstood contract and sales transactions ? how they were conceived, created, implemented ? Segal introduces readers to an ?anticipatory thinking approach.? He thoroughly explores potential perils, giving case study examples of typical business law problems and dissecting them using the tried-and-true law school method of learning-analysis-problem solving. Packed with examples, the book emphasizes actual court cases, helping readers understand the legal reasoning of the presiding judges. Preventive Law provides readers with a better understanding of the legal ramifications of their business decisions, as well as the skills to prevent and counteract legal headaches before they take root.In the nation's increasingly litigious society, plaintiffs and their lawyers are out for blood ? and money. The best defense is prevention. Acclaimed author and attorney Martin Segal delivers a comprehensive guide to preventive law, equipping readers with preemptive self-defense tools to use in business situations before they escalate into legal actions. Explaining that many legal differences can be traced back to misunderstood contract and sales transactions ? how they were conceived, created, implemented ? Segal introduces readers to an ?anticipatory thinking approach.? He thoroughly explores potential perils, giving case study examples of typical business law problems and dissecting them using the tried-and-true law school method of learning-analysis-problem solving. Packed with examples, the book emphasizes actual court cases, helping readers understand the legal reasoning of the presiding judges. Preventive Law provides readers with a better understanding of the legal ramifications of their business decisions, as well as the skills to prevent and counteract legal headaches before they take root.