Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition

Roger LeRoy Miller is currently director of the Institute for University Studies in Arlington, Texas. He has served on the faculty of several universities, including the University of Washington, Clemson University and the University of Miami School of Law. As a professor, he has taught intellectual property law and entertainment law, among other subjects. A widely published and respected author, his work has appeared in the Insurance Counsel Journal, Defense Re-search, California Trial Lawyers Journal, Antitrust Bulletin, Wisconsin Law Review and Connecticut Law Review. He has authored or co-authored numerous authoritative textbooks on law, including "Business Law: Text & Cases"; "Business Law Today: Text & Summarized Cases" and "The Legal Environment Today." Professor Miller completed his studies at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Chicago.

• Unit I: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS.1. Law and Legal Reasoning.2. Constitutional Law.3. Ethics in Business.4. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution.5. Tort Law.6. Product Liability.7. Intellectual Property Rights.8. Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy.9. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime.Unit II: CONTRACTS AND E-CONTRACTS.10. Nature and Classification.11. Agreement.12. Consideration.13. Capacity and Legality.14. Voluntary Consent.15. The Statute of Frauds-Writing Requirement.16. Performance and Discharge.17. Breach and Remedies.18. Third Party Rights.Unit III: COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS.19. The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts.20. Title and Risk of Loss.21. Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts.22. Negotiable Instruments.23. International and Space Law.24. Banking.25. Security Interests and Creditors’ Rights.26. Bankruptcy.Unit IV: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT LAW.27. Agency Relationships in Business.28. Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law.29. Employment Discrimination.Unit V: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.30. Sole Proprietorships and Franchises.31. All Forms of Partnership.32. Limited Liability Companies and Special Business Forms.33. Corporate Formation and Financing.34. Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders.35. Corporate Mergers, Takeovers, and Termination.36. Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Governance.Unit VI: GOVERNMENT REGULATION.37. Administrative Law.38. Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition.39. Consumer and Environmental Law.40. Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals.Unit VII: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION.41. Personal Property and Bailments.42. Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law.43. Insurance, Wills, and Trusts.