The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases / Edition 9

by Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781285428949
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	816
Product dimensions:	12.70(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

A former president of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Frank B. Cross received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is the Herbert D. Kelleher Centennial Professor of Business Law and a professor at The University of Texas at Austin Law School, where his research centers on judicial decision-making, the economics of law and litigation, and traditional policy and doctrinal issues in administrative law. Widely published, his works have appeared in 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. Cross has also published in peer-reviewed journals and written several books.

Roger LeRoy Miller studied at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Chicago. He has been on the staff of a number of universities, including the University of Washington, Clemson University, and the University of Miami School of Law, where he taught, among other subjects, intellectual property and entertainment law. He has published in the Insurance Counsel Journal, Defense Research, and California Trial Lawyers Journal and has coauthored numerous textbooks, including BUSINESS LAW: TEXT & CASES, THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: TEXT & CASES, BUSINESS LAW TODAY, FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS LAW, and THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT TODAY.

Table of Contents

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.