Business Law
South-Western College Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-357-98553-3 (ISBN)
Updated content and features highlight today's latest developments in business law, while cases range from precedent-setting landmarks to some of today's most important recent decisions. The authors prioritize ethics with a unique ethical decision-making framework. This edition also integrates global, e-commerce, digital and corporate themes with insightful features that demonstrate how digital progress is affecting the law. Numerous examples, Case in Points and MindTap digital learning solutions help you further apply the law to today's real issues.
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.
UNIT I: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS.
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: TORTS AND CRIMES.
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.
UNIT III: CONTRACTS AND E-CONTRACTS.
11. Nature and Terminology.
12. Agreement.
13. Consideration.
14. Capacity and Legality.
15. Mistakes, Fraud, and Voluntary Consent.
16. The Writing Requirement.
17. Third Party Rights.
18. Performance and Discharge.
19. Breach of Contract and Remedies.
UNIT IV: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SALES AND LEASE CONTRACTS.
20. Sales and Lease Contracts.
21. Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest.
22. Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts.
23. Warranties.
24. International and Space Law.
UNIT V: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS.
25. Negotiable Instruments.
26. Transferability and Holder in Due Course.
27. Liability, Defenses, and Discharge.
28. Banking.
UNIT VI: CREDITORS’ RIGHTS AND BANKRUPTCY.
29. Creditors’ Rights and Remedies.
30. Secured Transactions.
31. Bankruptcy Law.
UNIT VII: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT.
32. Agency Formation and Duties.
33. Agency Liability and Termination.
34. Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law.
35. Employment Discrimination.
UNIT VIII: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.
36. Small Businesses and Franchises.
37. All Forms of Partnerships.
38. Limited Liability Companies and Special Business Forms.
39. Corporate Formation and Financing.
40. Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders.
41. Mergers and Takeovers.
42. Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Governance.
UNIT IX: GOVERNMENT REGULATION.
43. Administrative Agencies.
44. Consumer Law.
45. Environmental Protection.
46. Antitrust Law.
47. Professional Liability and Accountability.
Unit X: Property and Its Protection.
48. Personal Property and Bailments.
49. Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law.
50. Insurance.
51. Wills and Trusts.
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.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Florence |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 208 x 261 mm |
| Gewicht | 2177 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik |
| Wirtschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-357-98553-2 / 0357985532 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-357-98553-3 / 9780357985533 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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