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The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases, 13th Edition

Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller

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The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases 13th Edition by Frank B. Cross/Roger LeRoy Miller
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Overview

Carrying on its tradition of helping students understand legal concepts in a way that’s both engaging and accessible, Cross and Miller’s “The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases,” 13th Edition focuses on broad legal issues facing business owners and managers today. Students learn that the current legal environment is more about business constraints than simple rules of law.

This latest edition includes updated examples, business-focused features, and step-by-step analyses providing meaningful context for every topic. The text emphasizes the role of ethics in law and provides a trusted framework for ethical decision-making.

With MindTap, Cengage’s learning platform, students apply their knowledge of the law to today’s real issues with critical thinking and case analysis assignments.

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Frank B. Cross

Frank B. Cross was the Herbert D. Kelleher Centennial Professor of Business Law at The University of Texas at Austin Law School, where his research centered on judicial decision-making, the economics of law and litigation and traditional policy and doctrinal issues in administrative law. He wrote several books as well as pieces for the Yale Law Journal, Columbia Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review, New York University Law Review, Texas Law Review, Virginia Law Review, Cornell Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Northwestern Law Review and UCLA Law Review. A former president of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Professor Cross received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Roger LeRoy Miller

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.

What's New

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  • New Learning Outcomes at the beginning of each chapter encourage active engagement and reinforce understanding of key concepts.

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  • Aligned with the new CPA exam, content focuses on core topics, including agency law, contracts, business structures, and debtor-creditor relationships.
  • New IDDR (Inquiry, Discussion, Decision, Review) provides an ethical problem-solving approach, featuring an “A Question of Ethics” case at the end of every chapter.
  • New Issue Spotters and Task-Based Simulations strengthen critical thinking and legal reasoning through real-world, application-based activities.
  • MindTap provides a guided learning path, engaging students through activities and teaching them to apply and analyze today’s business law.

Table of Contents

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Unit I: The Foundations.
1. Law and Legal Reasoning.
2. Business and the Constitution.
3. Ethics in Business.
4. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
5. Court Procedures.
Unit II: The Public and International Environment.
6. Tort Law.
7. Strict Liability and Product Liability.
8. Intellectual Property Rights.
9. Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy.
10. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime.
11. International and Space Law.
Unit III: The Commercial Environment.
12. Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts.
13. Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies.
14. Sales and Lease Contracts.
15. Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy.
Unit IV: The Business and Employment Environment.
16. Small Businesses and Franchises.
17. Limited Liability Business Forms.
18. Corporations.
19. Agency Relationships.
20. Employment Law.
21. Employment Discrimination.
22. Immigration and Labor Law.
Unit V: The Regulatory Environment.
23. Administrative Agencies.
24. Consumer Protection.
25. Environmental Law.
26. Real Property and Land-Use Control.
27. Antitrust Law.
28. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance.
Appendices.
A: How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems.
B: Answers to the Issue Spotters.
C: Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer.
Glossary.
Table of Cases.
Index.

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  • ISBN-10: 8214518660
  • ISBN-13: 9798214518664
  • RETAIL $820.00
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