Business Law

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: LAW AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.1. Business Ethics.2. Small Businesses and Franchises.3. All Forms of Partnerships.4. Limited Liability Companies and Special Business Forms.5. Corporate Formation and Financing.6. Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders.7. Securities Law and Corporate Governance.UNIT II: HUMAN RESOURCES.8. Tort Law.9. Agency Formation and Duties.10. Agency Liability and Termination.11. Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law.12. Employment Discrimination.Unit Two Application and Ethics: “Health Insurance and Small Business”.UNIT III: COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND CREDIT13. The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts.14. Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts.15. Negotiable Instruments.16. Transferability and Holder in Due Course.17. Liability, Defenses, and Discharge.18. Banking in the Digital Age.29. Creditors’ Rights and Remedies.20. Secured Transactions.21. Bankruptcy Law.Unit Three Application and Ethics: “Federal Student Loans--Default and Discharge”.UNIT IV: GOVERNMENT REGULATION.22. Professional Liability and Accountability.23. Administrative Agencies.24. Consumer Law.25. Environmental Protection.26. Antitrust Law.Unit Four Application and Ethics: “Climate Change”.UNIT V: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION.27. Personal Property and Bailments.28. Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law.29. Intellectual Property.30. Insurance.31. Wills and Trusts.Unit Five Application and Ethics: “Business Planning for Divorce”.Appendix A: How to Analyze Legal Disputes.Appendix B: Answers to the Issue Spotters.Appendix C: Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answers.