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Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition: Text & Cases, 14th Edition

Roger LeRoy Miller

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Miller’s “Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition: Text & Cases,” 14th Edition, carries on the tradition, providing trusted, authoritative, comprehensive coverage of today's laws, the legal environment and their impact on business. Classic, spotlighted and updated cases as recent as 2024 highlight the latest legal developments, ranging from the U.S. Supreme Court to state-level legislation. This edition includes over 40 new or revised learning features and more than 100 new examples and cases to engage students. The text engages students with a visually compelling presentation and high-interest legal topics such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, managerial strategies and ethical dilemmas in familiar companies. MindTap's structured learning path helps students master course concepts, challenging them to apply their understanding of concepts to real-world business scenarios.

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Roger LeRoy Miller

Roger LeRoy Miller, Ph.D., 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 Research, 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 University of Chicago.

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Over 75 new critical thinking questions have been added to the end of each box feature to help facilitate in-depth discussions about the most pressing issues in business law.
More than 100 new examples and cases from well-known companies such as Nike, Apple, Snapchat and Dunkin’ help students visualize how business law principles work in everyday interactions.
Updated learning features highlight high-interest legal topics from cybersecurity and artificial intelligence to managerial strategies and ethical dilemmas.

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This edition intertwines the role ethics plays in law, using the trusted ethical decision-making framework, IDDR approach.
Modern features like Business Law Analysis and Managerial Strategy help students develop critical thinking and legal reasoning skills through application-based activities.
Timely content uses an easy-to-understand context and format to demonstrate how ever-changing technological advances in the workplace and business world affect business law.
Accompanying MindTap provides a personalized learning path, guiding students through engaging activities and teaching them to apply and analyze today's business law.

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Unit I: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS.
1. Law and Legal Reasoning.
2. Constitutional Law.
3. Ethics in Business.
4. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
5. Tort Law.
6. Product Liability.
7. Intellectual Property Rights.
8. Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy.
9. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime.
Unit II: CONTRACTS AND E-CONTRACTS.
10. Nature and Classification.
11. Agreement.
12. Consideration.
13. Capacity and Legality.
14. Voluntary Consent.
15. The Statute of Frauds-Writing Requirement.
16. Performance and Discharge.
17. Breach and Remedies.
18. Third Party Rights.
Unit III: COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
19. The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts.
20. Title and Risk of Loss.
21. Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts.
22. Negotiable Instruments.
23. International and Space Law.
24. Banking.
25. Security Interests and Creditors’ Rights.
26. Bankruptcy.
Unit IV: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT LAW.
27. Agency Relationships in Business.
28. Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law.
29. Employment Discrimination.
Unit V: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.
30. Sole Proprietorships and Franchises.
31. All Forms of Partnership.
32. Limited Liability Companies and Special Business Forms.
33. Corporate Formation and Financing.
34. Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders.
35. Corporate Mergers, Takeovers, and Termination.
36. Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Governance.
Unit VI: GOVERNMENT REGULATION.
37. Administrative Law.
38. Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition.
39. Consumer and Environmental Law.
40. Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals.
Unit VII: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION.
41. Personal Property and Bailments.
42. Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law.
43. Insurance, Wills, and Trusts.