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MindTap for Cross/Miller's The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases, 1 term Instant Access, 11th Edition

Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller

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MindTap for Cross/Miller's The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases, 1 term Instant Access 11th Edition by Frank B. Cross/Roger LeRoy Miller
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MindTap for Cross/Miller's The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases, 11th Edition, is a platform that propels students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course, so you can provide engaging content, challenge every learner, and build student confidence. MindTap: Powered by You.\n\nThis market-leading, comprehensive text and digital resources examine today's legal environment within the context of law in an increasingly regulated business world using numerous examples, business-oriented features, and an emphasis on ethical decision-making. A wealth of cases, including many from 2018 or 2019, are carefully edited to appeal to students while illustrating how courts interpret and apply the law.\n\nCustomize interactive syllabi to emphasize priority topics, then add your own material or notes to the eBook as desired. This outcomes-driven application gives you the tools needed to empower students and boost both understanding and performance.

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Frank B. Cross

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

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.

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Table of Contents

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UNIT ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS.
1. Law and Legal Reasoning.
2. Business and the Constitution.
3. Ethics in Business.
4. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
5. Court Procedures.
Unit One: Task-Based Simulation. Application and Ethics: Arbitration, No Class Actions.
UNIT TWO: THE PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
6. Tort Law.
7. Strict Liability and Product Liability.
8. Intellectual Property Rights.
9. Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy.
10. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime.
11. International and Space Law.
Unit Two. Task-Based Simulation. Application and Ethics: One of the Biggest Data Breaches Ever.
UNIT THREE: THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
12. Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts.
13. Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies.
14. Sales and Lease Contracts.
15. Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy.
Unit Three: Task-Based Simulation. Application and Ethics: Fantasy Sports—Legal Gambling?
UNIT FOUR: THE BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT.
16. Small Businesses and Franchises.
17. Limited Liability Business Forms.
18. Corporations.
19. Agency Relationships.
20. Employment Law.
21. Employment Discrimination.
22. Immigration and Labor Law.
Unit Four: Task-Based Simulation. Application and Ethics: Health Insurance and Small Business.
UNIT FIVE: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT.
23. Administrative Agencies.
24. Consumer Protection.
25. Environmental Law.
26. Real Property and Land-Use Control.
27. Antitrust Law.
28. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance.
Unit Five: Task-Based Simulation. Application and Ethics: Climate Change
APPENDICES.
A. How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems.
B. Answers to the Issue Spotters.
C. Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer.

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  • ISBN-10: 0357129792
  • ISBN-13: 9780357129791
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