The Legal Environment Today
11th Edition
Will be published approx. on 23. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
736 pages
979-8-214-04602-0 (ISBN)
Description
Gain a clear understanding of business law and how it impacts today's business world. Miller's "The Legal Environment Today," 11th Edition, keeps the study of business law engaging and relevant while ensuring 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.
More details
Edition
11th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Florence
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1497 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-214-04602-0 (9798214046020)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Roger Miller
The Legal Environment Today
Book
02/2021
10th Edition
South-Western College Publishing
€406.50
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Person
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.
Content
1. Law and Legal Reasoning.
Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding the Law.
2. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
3. Ethics in Business.
Appendix to Chapter 3: Costco Code of Ethics.
4. Business and the Constitution.
5. Torts and Product Liability.
6. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime.
7. International and Space Law.
Unit One Task-Based Simulation.
Unit II: THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
8. Intellectual Property Rights.
9. Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy.
10. The Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts.
11. Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies.
12. Sales and Lease Law.
13. Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy.
Unit Two Task-Based Simulation.
Unit III: THE EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
14. Agency Relationships.
15. Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law.
16. Employment Discrimination.
17. Business Organizations.
18. Corporations.
19. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance.
Unit Three Task-Based Simulation.
Unit IV: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT.
20. Administrative Law.
21. Consumer Protection.
22. Environmental Law.
23. Real and Personal Property.
24. Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition.
Unit Four Task-Based Simulation.
APPENDICES.
A: The Constitution of the United States.
B: The Uniform Commercial Code.
C: Answers to the Issue Spotters.
D: Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer
Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding the Law.
2. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
3. Ethics in Business.
Appendix to Chapter 3: Costco Code of Ethics.
4. Business and the Constitution.
5. Torts and Product Liability.
6. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime.
7. International and Space Law.
Unit One Task-Based Simulation.
Unit II: THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
8. Intellectual Property Rights.
9. Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy.
10. The Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts.
11. Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies.
12. Sales and Lease Law.
13. Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy.
Unit Two Task-Based Simulation.
Unit III: THE EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
14. Agency Relationships.
15. Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law.
16. Employment Discrimination.
17. Business Organizations.
18. Corporations.
19. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance.
Unit Three Task-Based Simulation.
Unit IV: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT.
20. Administrative Law.
21. Consumer Protection.
22. Environmental Law.
23. Real and Personal Property.
24. Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition.
Unit Four Task-Based Simulation.
APPENDICES.
A: The Constitution of the United States.
B: The Uniform Commercial Code.
C: Answers to the Issue Spotters.
D: Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer