Business Law - Text & Exercises

Focus on the basics of business law principles and how these concepts apply in business today with Miller's BUSINESS LAW: TEXT AND EXERCISES, 10E. Each chapter concentrates on one important topic with straightforward descriptions, everyday examples and updates that reflect the latest legal developments. You explore specific points of law and their underlying concepts as you examine the law at work in actual life and business situations. Concise chapters are punctuated with updated and new illustrative examples, real law applications and real case summaries. You learn how to resolve legal conflicts, make ethical decisions and even consider the legal aspects of your career choices. Each chapter's learning tools clarify contemporary legal principles in a practical presentation that ensures a solid understanding of business law. MindTap and Infuse digital tools are also available to help organize your learning and further your success.

List of contents

Part I: THE LAW AND OUR LEGAL SYSTEM.
1. Introduction to the Law.
2. Ethics in Business.
3. The Courts and Our Legal System.
4. Constitutional Law.
5. Business Torts.
6. Intellectual Property.
7. Business Crimes.
Part II: CONTRACTS.
8. Introduction to Contracts.
9. Offer and Acceptance.
10. Consideration.
11.Capacity.
12. The Legality of Agreements.
13. Voluntary Consent.
14. Contracts That Must Be in Writing.
15. Third Party Rights.
16. Termination and Remedies.
Part III: SALES AND LEASES.
17. Introduction to Sales and Lease Contracts.
18. Title and Risk of Loss.
19. Performance and Breach.
20. Warranties and Product Liability.
21. Consumer Protection.
Part IV: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS.
22. The Essentials of Negotiability.
23. Negotiable Instruments: Transfer and Liability.
24. Banking.
Part V: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT.
25. Agency Relationships.
26. Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law.
27. Employment Discrimination.
Part VI: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.
28. Types of Business Organizations.
29. Formation and Ownership of a Corporation.
30. Management of a Corporation.
31. Combining and Dissolving a Corporation.
Part VII: CREDIT AND RISK.
32. Security Interests and Creditors’ Remedies.
33. Mortgages.
34. Bankruptcy.
35. Insurance.
Part VIII: PROPERTY.
36. Personal Property.
37. Bailments.
38. Real Property.
39. Landlord and Tenant Law.
40. Wills and Trusts.
Part IX: SPECIAL TOPICS.
41. Administrative Law.
42. Antitrust Law.
43. International and Space Law.
APPENDICES:
Appendix A: Answers to the Issue Spotters.

About the author

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.

Summary

Focus on the basics of business law principles and how these concepts apply in business today with Miller's BUSINESS LAW: TEXT AND EXERCISES, 10E. Each chapter concentrates on one important topic with straightforward descriptions, everyday examples and updates that reflect the latest legal developments. You explore specific points of law and their underlying concepts as you examine the law at work in actual life and business situations.

Concise chapters are punctuated with updated and new illustrative examples, real law applications and real case summaries. You learn how to resolve legal conflicts, make ethical decisions and even consider the legal aspects of your career choices. Each chapter’s learning tools clarify contemporary legal principles in a practical presentation that ensures a solid understanding of business law. MindTap and Infuse digital tools are also available to help organize your learning and further your success.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Miller, Miller Roger
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780357717417
• ISBN: 978-0-357-71741-7
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 30 mm x 274 mm
• Weight: 1338 g
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; Business & Economics / General, Business and Management, Business & management