Business Law Today - The Essentials

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.

• CHAPTER 1: Legal and Constitutional Foundations of Business—Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding and Analyzing the LawCHAPTER 2: Courts and Alternative Dispute ResolutionCHAPTER 3: Ethics in Business—Appendix to Chapter 3: Code of Ethics ExampleCHAPTER 4: Tort Law CHAPTER 5: Intellectual Property RightsCHAPTER 6: Internet Law, Social Media, and PrivacyCHAPTER 7: Criminal Law and Cyber CrimeCHAPTER 8: Agreement and Consideration in ContractsCHAPTER 9: Capacity, Legality, and EnforceabilityCHAPTER 10: Contract Performance, Breach, and RemediesCHAPTER 11: Sales and Lease ContractsCHAPTER 12: Performance and Breach in Sales and Lease ContractsCHAPTER 13: Negotiable InstrumentsCHAPTER 14: Banking CHAPTER 15: Creditors’ Rights and BankruptcyCHAPTER 16: Agency Relationships in BusinessCHAPTER 17: Employment LawCHAPTER 18: The Entrepreneur’s OptionsCHAPTER 19: CorporationsCHAPTER 20: Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate GovernanceCHAPTER 21: Antitrust Law and Promoting CompetitionCHAPTER 22: Consumer LawCHAPTER 23: Personal Property, Bailments, and InsuranceCHAPTER 24: Real Property and Environmental LawCHAPTER 25: International and Space LawAppendices:A How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case ProblemsB Answers to the Issue SpottersC Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample AnswerGlossary G-1Table of Cases TC-1Index I-1