Cengage Advantage Books: Modern Principles of Business Law: Contracts, the UCC, and Business Organizations - Softcover

Miller, Roger LeRoy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 111153117X ISBN 13: 9781111531171

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2011

Synopsis

MODERN PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS LAW by best-selling author Roger Miller delivers an authoritative, in-depth treatment of today's business law topics in a concise, cost-effective paperback solution. This unique book provides the rigor and seriousness of a classic law text with a brief 18-chapter table of contents, developed after extensive research with almost 200 law professionals. Excerpted cases familiarize the reader with the actual language of the court, while the unique book closely examines topics, such as contracts, sales, and the UCC.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

Unit I: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS. 1. The Legal Environment. 2. Constitutional Law. 3. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution. 4. Torts and Cyber Torts. 5. Intellectual Property and Internet Law. 6. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime. 7. Ethics and Business Decision Making. Unit II: CONTRACTS. 8. Nature and Classification. 9. Agreement in Traditional and E-Contracts. 10. Consideration, Capacity, and Legality. 11. Defenses to Contract Enforceability. 12. Third Party Rights and Discharge. 13. Breach and Remedies. Unit III: COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS. 14. The Formation of Sales Contracts. 15. Performance, Breach, and Warranties for Sales Contracts. Unit IV: AGENCY AND BUSINESS FORMS. 16. Agency Relationships in Business. 17. Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies. 18. Corporations. Appendices: A: The Uniform Commercial Code--Articles 2 and 2A. *[TEAM: ARE THERE ANY OTHER APPENDICES?? IF NOT, "APPENDICES" DOES NOT NEED TO BE PLURAL]*

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 111153117X
• ISBN 13: 9781111531171
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 576