A Spark of Death and Fury

Gain a clear understanding of business law and how it impacts today's business world - whether you're pursuing a corporate career or entrepreneurial opportunities. Miller's popular BUSINESS LAW TODAY: ESSENTIALS, 13E keeps the study of business law engaging and relevant while ensuring you understand the most essential aspects of legal, ethical and corporate issues. This concise edition immerses you in today's legal action with classic, spotlighted and updated cases as recent as 2020 and extensive new examples from companies as familiar as Google and Gucci. More than 40 new or updated learning features highlight high-interest legal topics -- from cybersecurity and the law online to effective managerial strategies and ethical dilemmas. Visually compelling pages illustrate the latest legal developments across the globe, in the U.S. Supreme court and even at state level. MindTap digital resources are available to further explore how the law is applied to business situations. Cover Contents in Brief Contents Preface Acknowledgments Dedication Chapter 1: Legal and Constitutional Foundations of Business 1-1: Sources of American Law 1-2: The Common Law 1-3: Classifications of Law 1-4: The Constitutional Powers of Government 1-5: Business and the Bill of Rights 1-6: Due Process, Equal Protection, and Privacy Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding and Analyzing the Law Finding Statutory and Administrative Law Finding Case Law Reading and Understanding Case Law Chapter 2: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution 2-1: The Judiciary’s Role in American Government 2-2: Basic Judicial Requirements 2-3: The State and Federal Court Systems 2-4: Following a State Court Case 2-5: Courts Online 2-6: Alternative Dispute Resolution Chapter 3: Ethics in Business 3-1: Ethics and the Role of Business 3-2: Ethical Principles and Philosophies 3-3: Sources of Ethical Issues in Business Decisions 3-4: Making Ethical Business Decisions 3-5: Business Ethics on a Global Level Appendix to Chapter 3 Costco Code of Ethics Chapter 4: Tort Law 4-1: The Basis of Tort Law 4-2: Intentional Torts against Persons 4-3: Intentional Torts against Property 4-4: Negligence 4-5: Strict Liability 4-6: Product Liability Chapter 5: Intellectual Property Rights 5-1: Trademarks 5-2: Patents 5-3: Copyrights 5-4: Trade Secrets 5-5: International Protections Chapter 6: Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy 6-1: Internet Law 6-2: Copyrights in Digital Information 6-3: Social Media 6-4: Online Defamation 6-5: Privacy Chapter 7: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime 7-1: Civil Law and Criminal Law 7-2: Criminal Liability 7-3: Types of Crimes 7-4: Defenses to Criminal Liability 7-5: Constitutional Safeguards Chapter 8: Agreement and Consideration in Contracts 8-1: An Overview of Contract Law 8-2: Agreement 8-3: Consideration 8-4: E-Contracts Chapter 9: Capacity, Legality, and Enforceability 9-1: Contractual Capacity 9-2: Legality 9-3: Voluntary Consent 9-4: The Writing Requirement Chapter 10: Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies 10-1: Third Party Rights 10-2: Performance and Discharge 10-3: Damages 10-4: Equitable Remedies 10-5: Recovery Based on Quasi Contract Chapter 11: Sales and Lease Contracts 11-1: The Scope of Articles 2 and 2A 11-2: The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts 11-3: Title and Risk of Loss 11-4: Contracts for the International Sale of Goods Chapter 12: Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts 12-1: Performance Obligations 12-2: Remedies for Breach 12-3: Warranties Chapter 13: Negotiable Instruments 13-1: Formation of Negotiable Instruments 13-2: Transfer of Instruments 13-3: Holder in Due Course (HDC) 13-4: Signature and Warranty Liability 13-5: Defenses, Limitations, and Discharge Chapter 14: Banking 14-1: Checks and the Bank-Customer Relationship 14-2: The Bank’s Duty to Honor Checks 14-3: The Bank’s Duty to Accept Deposits 14-4: Electronic Fund Transfers 14-5: Banking in the Digital Age Chapter 15: Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy 15-1: Laws Assisting Creditors 15-2: The Bankruptcy Code 15-3: Chapter 7-Liquidation 15-4: Chapter 11-Reorganization 15-5: Bankruptcy Relief under Chapter 13 and Chapter 12 Chapter 16: Agency Relationships in Business 16-1: Agency Law 16-2: Formation of an Agency 16-3: Duties of Agents and Principals 16-4: Agent’s Authority 16-5: Liability in Agency Relationships 16-6: Termination of an Agency Chapter 17: Employment Law 17-1: Employment at Will 17-2: Wages, Hours, and Leave 17-3: Health, Safety, and Income Security 17-4: Immigration Law 17-5: Employment Discrimination Chapter 18: The Entrepreneur’s Options 18-1: Sole Proprietorships 18-2: General Partnerships 18-3: Other Types of Partnerships 18-4: Limited Liability Companies 18-5: Franchises Chapter 19: Corporations 19-1: Nature and Classification 19-2: Formation and Powers 19-3: Directors and Officers 19-4: Shareholders 19-5: Major Business Forms Compared Chapter 20: Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Governance 20-1: Securities Act of 1933 20-2: Securities Exchange Act of 1934 20-3: State Securities Laws 20-4: Corporate Governance Chapter 21: Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition 21-1: The Sherman Antitrust Act 21-2: Section 1 of the Sherman Act 21-3: Section 2 of the Sherman Act 21-4: The Clayton Act 21-5: Enforcement and Exemptions 21-6: U.S. Antitrust Laws in the Global Context Chapter 22: Consumer Law 22-1: Advertising, Marketing, Sales, and Labeling 22-2: Protection of Health and Safety 22-3: Credit Protection Chapter 23: Personal Property, Bailments, and Insurance 23-1: Personal Property versus Real Property 23-2: Acquiring Ownership of Personal Property 23-3: Mislaid, Lost, and Abandoned Property 23-4: Bailments 23-5: Insurance Chapter 24: Real Property and Environmental Law 24-1: The Nature of Real Property 24-2: Ownership Interests and Leases 24-3: Transfer of Ownership 24-4: Landlord-Tenant Relationships 24-5: Protecting the Environment Chapter 25: International and Space Law 25-1: International Law 25-2: Doing Business Internationally 25-3: Regulation of Specific Business Activities 25-4: U.S. Laws in a Global Context 25-5: Space Law Appendix A: How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems Appendix B: Answers to the Issue Spotters Appendix C: Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer Glossary Table of Cases Index "The Thirteenth Edition incorporates the latest legal developments, from United States Supreme Court decisions to state-level legislation. It also includes nearly thirty new and updated features and more than twenty new cases from 2019 and 2020, dozens of new Examples and Case Examples, along with an extensive array of exhibits, Focus Questions, margin definitions, and case problems."--Preface