The legal environment today : business in its ethical, regulatory, e-commerce, and global setting / Roger LeRoy Miller, [and] Frank B. Cross.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1: THE FOUNDATIONS. -- 1. Business and Its Legal Environment. -- 2. Ethics and Business Decision Making. -- 3. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution. -- 4. Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business. -- 5. Torts and Cyber Torts. -- 6. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime. -- 7. International Law in a Global Economy. Unit 2: THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT. -- 8. Intellectual Property and Internet Law. -- 9. Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts. -- 10. Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies. -- 11. Sales, Leases, and Product Liability. -- 12. Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy. -- 13. Mortgages and Foreclosures after the Recession. Unit 3: BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT. -- 14. Small Business Organizations. -- 15. Corporations. -- 16. Agency. -- 17. Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law. --18. Employment Discrimination. Unit 4: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT. -- 19. Powers and Functions of Administrative Agencies. -- 20. Consumer Protection. -- 21. Protecting the Environment. -- 22. Land-Use Control and Real Property. -- 23. Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition. -- 24. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance. -- Appendix A: How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems. -- Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States. -- Appendix C: The Uniform Commercial Code (Article 2). -- Appendix D: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Excerpts and Explanatory Comments). -- Appendix E: Sample Answers for Selected Questions with Sample Answer. -- Appendix F: Sample Answers for Case Problems with Sample Answer. -- Appendix G: Answers to Issue Spotters. -- Glossary -- Table of Cases -- Index.

"Gives students the working knowledge of business-related laws recommended by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Challenging students to analyze and resolve the legal issues, this text includes exam preparation tools, hypothetical situations and exercises, ethical discussions, and international considerations."