Business Law Today Comprehensive Edition Text & Cases 14th Edition By Roger LeRoy Miller
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The Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition: Text & Cases, 14th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller provides a vast, in-depth exploration of American and international legal principles tailored for the corporate world. Published by Cengage Learning, this edition specifically expands its narrative to tackle cutting-edge modern topics such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), managerial strategies, and ethical dilemmas in tech giants like Apple and Nike. [1, 2]
The textbook is traditionally structured into core legal units that span the entire lifecycle of business legalities: [1]
Unit I: The Legal Environment of Business
- Foundations of Law: Explores sources of American law, the evolution of common law, and constitutional powers.
- Dispute Resolution: Analyzes the court systems, court procedures, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
- Torts & Product Liability: Focuses on civil wrongs, intentional torts, negligence, and the strict liability of manufacturers.
- Intellectual Property: Details protections for patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.
- Digital & Criminal Law: Specialized chapters tracking internet law, social media privacy, white-collar crimes, and cyber crime. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Unit II: Contracts and E-Contracts
- Formation: The nature, terminology, agreement process, and consideration of traditional and electronic agreements.
- Enforceability: Capacity, legality, and defenses against contract enforcement (such as fraud or mistakes).
- Performance & Remedies: Details third-party rights, contract discharge, breach of contract, and equitable/legal remedies. [1, 2]
Unit III: Commercial Transactions
- Sales & Leases: Formation of contracts under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), title routing, risk of loss, performance, and warranties.
- Negotiable Instruments: Transferability, liability, defenses, and modern banking regulations in the digital age.
- Creditors' Rights: Bankruptcy law, secured transactions, and debtor protections. [1, 2, 3]
Unit IV: Agency and Employment Law
- Agency Relationships: The formation, duties, and liabilities inherent to agency operations.
- Employment Environment: Covers labor law, discrimination defense, worker safety, and digital workplace privacy. [1, 2]
Unit V: Business Organizations
- Structures: Formulating sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, and franchises.
- Corporate Law: Corporate governance, director/officer responsibilities, mergers, and shareholder rights. [1, 2]
Unit VI & VII: Government Regulation & Property
- Administrative & Regulatory Law: Consumer protection, antitrust laws, and environmental protection regulations.
- Property Law: Distinctions between personal and real property, bailments, insurance, and wills/trusts.
- Global Perspectives: International law and space law transactions impacting global corporations. [1, 2, 3, 4]
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