Business Law and the Legal Environment
Version 3.0
By Don Mayer, Daniel Warner, George Siedel, and Jethro K. Lieberman
Included Supplements
Key Features
- Simply presents information without being structured around a specific viewpoint or philosophy
- Comprehensive coverage of legal and regulatory topics
- Includes edited and condensed cases in the court’s original language that are easy for students to read and understand
- Additional case summaries are included in the instructor’s manual
- Cases are used to illustrate points made in the chapter and are not the sole method of teaching the material
- Over 100 new embedded video links show learners how legal concepts apply in the real world of business
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Supportive learning features in each chapter:
- “Learning Objectives” preview each main head section and help focus the reader’s attention
- “Exercises” at the end of every main head section prompt critical analysis and invite students to test their own comprehension. Answers to all Exercises are included in the instructor’s manual
- “Key Takeaways” at the end of every main head section summarize new information while it is fresh to encourage retention
- Embedded flashcards help students master key terminology and autograded online quizzes help them test their knowledge as they learn
- “Summary” at the end of every chapter reviews key concepts to help students construct a big picture understanding of the preceding chapter
- “Exercises” and “Self-Tests Questions” at the end of every chapter reinforce student learning and encourage retention. Answers to all Exercises are included in the instructor’s manual and answers to Self-Test Questions are at the end of the chapter
- All supplements are written by the text’s authors
- Customizable
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Business Law and the Legal Environment is suitable for courses called Business Law, Business Law and the Legal Environment, The Legal Environment, Advanced Business Law or similar titles taught at the undergraduate or master’s level in business departments at two- and four-year colleges and universities. This book is appropriate for courses that are one- or several terms in length and can be easily customized to match any syllabus.
Business Law and the Legal Environment covers the entire range of legal and regulatory issues faced by businesses. The book includes illustrative cases in the court’s language for each topic area and case summaries in the Instructor’s Manual. Along with extensive coverage of traditional business law topics such as torts, contracts, bailments, commercial sales, secured transactions, agency, property, partnership, corporate law, wills, estates, and bankruptcy, the book also covers federal regulatory law (employment, antitrust, securities, and environmental law) and international law. Business Law and the Legal Environment provides students with the vocabulary and legal acumen required to communicate in an informed way with colleagues, customers, suppliers and government officials on legal matters relating to business.
New in This Version
- Thoroughly edited to break up longer sections into more manageable sections (e.g., Chapter 3 “The Courts and the Legal Processes”)
- Recent changes in both statutory and common law, including landmark cases such as the reversal of Roe v. Wade, impacts of new technologies on existing laws, LGBTQ+ employment discrimination, and the Black Lives Matter movement
- Updated with 22 new cases decided since 2016
- Cases have been moved to the end of each section in the relevant chapter
- Cases are fully indexed for the first time
- The single chapter on real property law is now divided into two chapters: Chapter 33 “Regulation of Real Estate” and Chapter 34 “Environmental Law”
- Extensive number of embedded video links for the first time (over 100)
- Updated or new graphs on topics such as the number of different types of business organizations (Section 41.1 and Section 43.4), the decline in union membership (Section 51.2), or the number of bankruptcy filings (Chapter 30)
- Dollar amounts stated in original cases are translated into today’s dollars to reflect their much more compelling current values
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Law and Legal Systems
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Chapter 2: Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
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Chapter 3: Introduction to Courts and the Legal Process
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Chapter 4: Introduction to Constitutional Law and U.S. Commerce
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Chapter 5: Introduction to Administrative Law
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Chapter 6: Introduction to Criminal Law
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Chapter 7: Introduction to Tort Law
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Chapter 8: Introduction to Contract Law
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Chapter 9: Offer and Acceptance
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Chapter 10: Real Acceptance: Free Will, Knowledge, and Capacity
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Chapter 11: Consideration
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Chapter 12: Legality
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Chapter 13: Form and Meaning
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Chapter 14: Third-Party Rights
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Chapter 15: Discharge of Common-Law Contract Obligations
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Chapter 16: Common-Law Remedies
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Chapter 17: Bailments and the Storage, Shipment, and Leasing of Goods
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Chapter 18: Introduction to Sales and Leases
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Chapter 19: Title and Risk of Loss
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Chapter 20: Sales Contracts Performance and Remedies
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Chapter 21: Products Liability
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Chapter 22: Nature and Form of Commercial Paper
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Chapter 23: Negotiation of Commercial Paper
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Chapter 24: Holder in Due Course and Defenses
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Chapter 25: Liability and Discharge of Commercial Paper
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Chapter 26: Legal Aspects of Banking
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Chapter 27: Consumer Credit Transactions
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Chapter 28: Secured Transactions and Suretyship
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Chapter 29: Mortgages and Nonconsensual Liens
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Chapter 30: Bankruptcy
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Chapter 31: Introduction to Property: Personal Property and Fixtures
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Chapter 32: Intellectual Property
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Chapter 33: Regulation of Real Estate
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Chapter 34: Environmental Law
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Chapter 35: The Transfer of Real Estate by Sale
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Chapter 36: Landlord and Tenant Law
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Chapter 37: Estate Planning: Wills, Estates, and Trusts
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Chapter 38: Insurance
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Chapter 39: Relationships Between Principal and Agent
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Chapter 40: Liability of Principal and Agent; Termination of Agency
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Chapter 41: Partnerships: General Characteristics and Formation
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Chapter 42: Partnership Operation and Termination
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Chapter 43: Hybrid Business Forms
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Chapter 44: Corporation: General Characteristics and Formation
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Chapter 45: Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance
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Chapter 46: Corporate Expansion, State and Federal Regulation of Foreign Corporations, and Corporate Dissolution
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Chapter 47: Corporate Powers and Management
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Chapter 48: Securities Regulation
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Chapter 49: Antitrust Law
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Chapter 50: Unfair Trade Practices, the Federal Trade Commission, and Consumer Protection Laws
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Chapter 51: Employment Law
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Chapter 52: International Law
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Chapter 53: Liability and Regulation of Accountants
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