Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition - Text & Cases

Gain a clear understanding of business law and how it impacts today's business world with Miller's "Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition: Text & Cases," 14th Edition. Engaging and relevant text ensures you understand important legal, ethical and corporate issues. This edition immerses you in legal action with classic, spotlighted and updated cases as recent as 2024, and over 100 new examples and case examples from well-known companies such as Nike, Apple, Snapchat and Dunkin'. Over 40 new or updated learning features highlight high-interest legal topics like cybersecurity, AI, managerial strategies and ethical dilemmas. Visually compelling pages illustrate the latest legal developments across the globe, in the U.S. Supreme court and even at state level. MindTap digital resources are available to help you further explore how the law is applied to various real business situations.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

Gain a clear understanding of business law and how it impacts today's business world with Miller’s “Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition: Text & Cases,” 14th Edition. Engaging and relevant text ensures you understand important legal, ethical and corporate issues. This edition immerses you in legal action with classic, spotlighted and updated cases as recent as 2024, and over 100 new examples and case examples from well-known companies such as Nike, Apple, Snapchat and Dunkin’. Over 40 new or updated learning features highlight high-interest legal topics like cybersecurity, AI, managerial strategies and ethical dilemmas. Visually compelling pages illustrate the latest legal developments across the globe, in the U.S. Supreme court and even at state level. MindTap digital resources are available to help you further explore how the law is applied to various real business situations.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Roger Miller
• Editore: Cengage Learning
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.03.2025, ritardato
• EAN: 9798214045566
• ISBN: 979-8-214-04556-6
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto commerciale, diritto economico