
The Legal Environment of Business
Text and Cases
South-Western College Publishing
9th Edition
Published on 1. January 2014
Book
Hardback
816 pages
978-1-285-42894-9 (ISBN)
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Description
Comprehensive, authoritative, and cutting-edge, THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS combines a classic black letter law approach with an interesting and accessible reader-friendly format. The cases, content, and features of the exciting new ninth edition have been thoroughly updated to represent the latest developments in the business law environment. An excellent assortment of cases ranges from precedent-setting landmarks to important recent decisions, and ethical, global, and corporate themes are integrated throughout. In addition, numerous features and exercises help you master key concepts and apply what you've learned to real-world issues, and the book offers an unmatched range of support resources, including innovative online review tools.
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Edition
9th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Florence
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 212 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1482 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-285-42894-9 (9781285428949)
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Persons
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, 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.
Author
University of Texas, Austin
Institute for University Studies, Arlington, Texas
Content
Unit 1: THE FOUNDATIONS.
1. Law and Legal Reasoning.
2. The Court System.
3. Alternative and Online Dispute Resolution.
4. Business Ethics.
Unit 2: THE PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
5. Business and the Constitution.
6. Administrative Agencies.
7. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime.
8. International Law in a Global Economy.
Unit 3: THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
9. Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts.
10. Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies.
11. Sales and Lease Contracts.
12. Torts.
13. Strict Liability and Product Liability.
14. Intellectual Property Rights.
15. Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy.
16. Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy.
Unit 4: THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
17. Small Business Organizations.
18. Limited Liability Business Forms.
19. Corporations.
Unit 5: THE EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT.
20. Agency.
21. Employment Relationships.
22. Employment Discrimination.
23. Immigration and Labor Law.
Unit 6: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT.
24. Consumer Protection.
25. Environmental Law and Sustainability.
26. Real Property and Land Use Control.
27. Antitrust Law.
28. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance.
Appendix A: How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems.
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States.
Appendix C: Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Appendix D: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Excerpts and Explanatory Comments)
Appendix E: Answers to the Issue Spotters.
Appendix F: Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer.
1. Law and Legal Reasoning.
2. The Court System.
3. Alternative and Online Dispute Resolution.
4. Business Ethics.
Unit 2: THE PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
5. Business and the Constitution.
6. Administrative Agencies.
7. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime.
8. International Law in a Global Economy.
Unit 3: THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
9. Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts.
10. Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies.
11. Sales and Lease Contracts.
12. Torts.
13. Strict Liability and Product Liability.
14. Intellectual Property Rights.
15. Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy.
16. Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy.
Unit 4: THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
17. Small Business Organizations.
18. Limited Liability Business Forms.
19. Corporations.
Unit 5: THE EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT.
20. Agency.
21. Employment Relationships.
22. Employment Discrimination.
23. Immigration and Labor Law.
Unit 6: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT.
24. Consumer Protection.
25. Environmental Law and Sustainability.
26. Real Property and Land Use Control.
27. Antitrust Law.
28. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance.
Appendix A: How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems.
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States.
Appendix C: Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Appendix D: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Excerpts and Explanatory Comments)
Appendix E: Answers to the Issue Spotters.
Appendix F: Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer.