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 BUSINESS
Chapter 1 Law and Legal Reasoning
Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding and Analyzing the Law
Chapter 2 Constitutional Law
Chapter 3 Ethics in Business
Appendix to Chapter 3: Costco Code of Ethics
Chapter 4 Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 5 Tort Law
Chapter 6 Product Liability
Chapter 7 Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 8 Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy
Chapter 9 Criminal Law and Cyber Crime
Unit 1 Task-Based Simulation

UNIT TWO: CONTRACTS AND E-CONTRACTS
Chapter 10 Nature and Classification
Chapter 11 Agreement)
Chapter 12 Consideration, Capacity, and Legality
Chapter 13 Defenses to Contract Enforceability
Chapter 14 Third Party Rights and Discharge
Chapter 15 Breach and Remedies
Unit 2 Task-Based Simulation

UNIT THREE: COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
Chapter 16 Sales and Lease Contracts
Appendix to Chapter 16: An Example Contract for the International Sale of Coffee
Chapter 17 Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
Chapter 18 Negotiable Instruments
Chapter 19 International and Space Law
Chapter 20 Banking in the Digital Age
Chapter 21 Security Interests and Creditors Rights
Chapter 22 Bankruptcy
Unit 3 Task-Based Simulation


UNIT FOUR: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Chapter 23 Agency Relationships in Business
Chapter 24 Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law
Chapter 25 Employment Discrimination
Unit 4 Task-Based Simulation

UNIT FIVE: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 26 Sole Proprietorships and Franchises
Chapter 27 All Forms of Partnership
Chapter 28 Limited Liability Companies and Special Business Forms
Chapter 29 Corporations
Chapter 30 Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Governance
Unit 5 Task-Based Simulation

UNIT SIX: GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Chapter 31 Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition
Chapter 32 Consumer and Environmental Law
Chapter 33 Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals
Unit 6 Task-Based Simulation

UNIT SEVEN: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION
Chapter 34 Personal Property and Bailments
Chapter 35 Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law
Chapter 36 Insurance, Wills, and Trusts
Unit 7 Task-Based Simulation

APPENDICES:
A How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems
B The Constitution of the United States
C The Uniform Commercial Code
D Answers to the Issue Spotters
E Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer

Glossary
Table of Cases
Index