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 ONE: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESSChapter 1 Law and Legal ReasoningChapter 2 Constitutional LawChapter 3 Ethics in BusinessChapter 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 TWO: CONTRACTS AND E-CONTRACTSChapter 10 Nature and ClassificationChapter 11 AgreementChapter 12 ConsiderationChapter 13 Capacity and LegalityChapter 14 Voluntary ConsentChapter 15 The Statute of Frauds-Writing RequirementChapter 16 Performance and DischargeChapter 17 Breach and RemediesChapter 18 Third Party RightsUNIT THREE: COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONSChapter 19 The Formation of Sales and Lease ContractsChapter 20 Title and Risk of LossChapter 21 Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease ContractsChapter 22 Negotiable InstrumentsChapter 23 International and Space LawChapter 24 BankingChapter 25 Security Interests and Creditors’ RightsChapter 26 BankruptcyUNIT FOUR: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT LAWChapter 27 Agency Relationships in BusinessChapter 28 Employment, Immigration, and Labor LawChapter 29 Employment DiscriminationUNIT FIVE: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONSChapter 30 Sole Proprietorships and FranchisesChapter 31 All Forms of PartnershipChapter 32 Limited Liability Companies and Special Business FormsChapter 33 Corporate Formation and FinancingChapter 34 Corporate Directors, Officers, and ShareholdersChapter 35 Corporate Mergers, Takeovers, and TerminationChapter 36 Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate GovernanceUNIT SIX: GOVERNMENT REGULATIONChapter 37 Administrative LawChapter 38 Antitrust Law and Promoting CompetitionChapter 39 Consumer and Environmental LawChapter 40 Liability of Accountants and Other ProfessionalsUNIT SEVEN: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTIONChapter 41 Personal Property and BailmentsChapter 42 Real Property and Landlord-Tenant LawChapter 43 Insurance, Wills, and Trusts