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Business Law

Every person who goes into business should have knowledge of business law. Business law encompasses subjects such as consumer law, employment law, insurance liability law and tax law. Possessing knowledge in these areas and others could save a business owner from financial ruin if she were to be sued.
The time to think about gaining knowledge of business law is before starting a business because you may make crucial mistakes from the onset of starting your business. If you haven’t looked into business law yet, get started. You’ve worked so hard to just give it away.

Business law can apply to small home businesses as well as to corporations.
When studying business law you will find out that there are more than one type of business entity. The one you choose can have an effect on assets both personal and business incase you were sued. For example a sole proprietorship has different laws concerning assets. With a sole proprietorship, business assets are grouped together with the owners assets while a corporation is a separate entity therefore the assets it owns are separate from the owner property. read more »

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Liability Law

Liability law covers a few different areas of life. As defined, the word “liability” means that someone is legally bound to pay an obligation or debt. If you are liable for something, you must pay for the item or damages. This can fall under two areas of legal concern, civil and criminal law. Within these categories, there are two divisions of liability, strict liability and vicarious liability.

Under strict liability, the person or company is solely responsible for damages that happened. For example, if a manufacturer produces a product that later causes an injury due to a product defect, the manufacturer will have strict liability for the damages.

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Fundamentals of Product Liability Law for Engineers

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