Business Law Today, Standard: Text & Summarized Cases

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 1Law and Legal Reasoning —Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding and Analyzing the Law Chapter 2 Constitutional Law Chapter 3Ethics in Business —Appendix to Chapter 3: Costco Code of EthicsChapter 4Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution Chapter 5Tort Law Chapter 6Product Liability Chapter 7Intellectual Property Rights Chapter 8Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy Chapter 9Criminal Law and Cyber Crime Unit 1 Task-Based Simulation UNIT TWO: CONTRACTS AND E-CONTRACTS Chapter 10Nature and Classification Chapter 11Agreement) Chapter 12Consideration, Capacity, and Legality Chapter 13Defenses to Contract Enforceability Chapter 14Third Party Rights and Discharge Chapter 15 Breach and Remedies Unit 2 Task-Based Simulation UNIT THREE: COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS Chapter 16Sales and Lease Contracts —Appendix to Chapter 16: An Example Contract for the International Sale of CoffeeChapter 17Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease ContractsChapter 18Negotiable Instruments Chapter 19International and Space Law Chapter 20Banking in the Digital AgeChapter 21Security Interests and Creditors’ RightsChapter 22 BankruptcyUnit 3 Task-Based Simulation UNIT FOUR: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT LAWChapter 23Agency Relationships in BusinessChapter 24Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law Chapter 25Employment DiscriminationUnit 4 Task-Based Simulation UNIT FIVE: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONSChapter 26Sole Proprietorships and FranchisesChapter 27All Forms of PartnershipChapter 28 Limited Liability Companies and Special Business FormsChapter 29CorporationsChapter 30Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate GovernanceUnit 5Task-Based Simulation UNIT SIX: GOVERNMENT REGULATIONChapter 31Antitrust Law and Promoting CompetitionChapter 32Consumer and Environmental LawChapter 33Liability of Accountants and Other ProfessionalsUnit 6 Task-Based Simulation UNIT SEVEN: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTIONChapter 34Personal Property and BailmentsChapter 35Real Property and Landlord-Tenant LawChapter 36Insurance, Wills, and TrustsUnit 7 Task-Based Simulation APPENDICES:AHow to Brief Cases and Analyze Case ProblemsBThe Constitution of the United StatesCThe Uniform Commercial CodeDAnswers to the Issue Spotters ESample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer GlossaryTable of CasesIndex