Business Law Today - Standard 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 ONE: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESSChapter 1 Law and Legal Reasoning—Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding and Analyzing the LawChapter 2 Constitutional LawChapter 3 Ethics in Business—Appendix to Chapter 3: Costco Code of EthicsChapter 4 Courts and Alternative Dispute ResolutionChapter 5 Tort LawChapter 6 Product LiabilityChapter 7 Intellectual Property RightsChapter 8 Internet Law, Social Media, and PrivacyChapter 9 Criminal Law and Cyber CrimeUnit 1 Task-Based SimulationUNIT TWO: CONTRACTS AND E-CONTRACTSChapter 10 Nature and ClassificationChapter 11 Agreement)Chapter 12 Consideration, Capacity, and LegalityChapter 13 Defenses to Contract EnforceabilityChapter 14 Third Party Rights and DischargeChapter 15 Breach and RemediesUnit 2 Task-Based SimulationUNIT THREE: COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONSChapter 16 Sales and Lease Contracts—Appendix to Chapter 16: An Example Contract for the International Sale of CoffeeChapter 17 Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease ContractsChapter 18 Negotiable InstrumentsChapter 19 International and Space LawChapter 20 Banking in the Digital AgeChapter 21 Security Interests and Creditors’ RightsChapter 22 BankruptcyUnit 3 Task-Based Simulation UNIT FOUR: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT LAWChapter 23 Agency Relationships in BusinessChapter 24 Employment, Immigration, and Labor LawChapter 25 Employment DiscriminationUnit 4 Task-Based SimulationUNIT FIVE: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONSChapter 26 Sole Proprietorships and FranchisesChapter 27 All Forms of PartnershipChapter 28 Limited Liability Companies and Special Business FormsChapter 29 CorporationsChapter 30 Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate GovernanceUnit 5 Task-Based SimulationUNIT SIX: GOVERNMENT REGULATIONChapter 31 Antitrust Law and Promoting CompetitionChapter 32 Consumer and Environmental LawChapter 33 Liability of Accountants and Other ProfessionalsUnit 6 Task-Based SimulationUNIT SEVEN: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTIONChapter 34 Personal Property and BailmentsChapter 35 Real Property and Landlord-Tenant LawChapter 36 Insurance, Wills, and TrustsUnit 7 Task-Based SimulationAPPENDICES:A How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case ProblemsB The Constitution of the United StatesC The Uniform Commercial CodeD Answers to the Issue SpottersE Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample AnswerGlossaryTable of CasesIndex