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The Legal Environment Today, 11th Edition

Roger LeRoy Miller

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The Legal Environment Today 11th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller

Overview

Miller’s “The Legal Environment Today,” 11th Edition, carries on the tradition, providing trusted, authoritative, comprehensive coverage of today's laws, the legal environment and their impact on business. Classic, spotlighted and updated cases as recent as 2024 highlight the latest legal developments, ranging from the U.S. Supreme Court to state-level legislation. This edition includes over 40 new or revised learning features and more than 100 new examples and cases to engage students. The text engages students with a visually compelling presentation and high-interest legal topics such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, managerial strategies and ethical dilemmas in familiar companies. MindTap's structured learning path helps your students master course concepts, challenging them to apply their understanding of concepts to real-world business scenarios.

Roger LeRoy Miller

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.
  • Over 75 new critical thinking questions have been added to the end of each box feature to help facilitate in-depth discussions about the most pressing issues in business law.
  • More than 100 new examples and cases from well-known companies such as Nike, Apple, Snapchat and Dunkin’ help students visualize how business law principles work in everyday interactions.
  • Updated learning features highlight high-interest legal topics from cybersecurity and artificial intelligence to managerial strategies and ethical dilemmas.
  • This edition intertwines the role ethics plays in law, using the trusted ethical decision-making framework, IDDR approach.
  • Modern features like Business Law Analysis and Managerial Strategy help students develop critical thinking and legal reasoning skills through application-based activities.
  • Timely content uses an easy-to-understand context and format to demonstrate how ever-changing technological advances in the workplace and business world affect business law.
  • Skill-Building Exercises at the end of every chapter challenge students to examine hypothetical dilemmas within contemporary business or legal contexts.
  • Accompanying MindTap provides a personalized learning path, guiding students through engaging activities and teaching them to apply and analyze today's business law.
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

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  • ISBN-10: 8214046149
  • ISBN-13: 9798214046143
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