Business Law Today, Standard Edition (Hardcover)

by Roger LeRoy Miller (Author), Gaylord A. Jentz (Author)
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"Nice job overall on the cases! The perfect balance between too much and too little information. I have used texts over the years that printed entire opinions (way too much for undergrads to digest, and too difficult to pull out the relevant parts) and others that had such brief summaries you could get nothing out of them. Don’t change the amount of information provided in the cases. The chapter summaries at the end of each chapter are great and are loved by students. Also good are the brief summaries that appear in the body of the chapters at various points."

"The pedagogical features are excellent. Chapter summaries and key terms are excellent to help students understand concepts. I would not drop any of the text’s features."

"I currently use the book and find it very readable. The coverage is very good for an introductory text. This is one of the classic texts."

"The pedagogical features are excellent. Chapter summaries and key terms are excellent to help students understand concepts. I would not drop any of the text’s features."

"I currently use the book and find it very readable. The coverage is very good for an introductory text. This is one of the classic texts."

"I currently use the book and find it very readable. The coverage is very good for an introductory text. This is one of the classic texts."

Product Description
Interesting, clear, and applied, BUSINESS LAW TODAY: STANDARD EDITION is the ideal guide to the law and what it means in the business world--from contracts and secured transactions to warranties and government regulations. Easy to understand with an engaging writing style that is matched by vibrant visuals, BUSINESS LAW TODAY includes coverage of contemporary topics that impact not only the business world, but your life--from the USA Patriot Act's effect on constitutional rights to the national "Do Not Call" registry. Fascinating features and intriguing cases highlight the material's practicality.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1376 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College/West; 8 edition (August 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324654553
• ISBN-13: 978-0324654554
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.8 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #266,491 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Business Law Today by Jentz et al., February 2, 2004

By	Joseph S. Maresca "Dr. Joseph S. Maresca CPA,... (Bronxville, New York USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Business Law Today, Standard Edition (Hardcover)

This is an excellent text. It incorporates the law, as well as
legal research methodologies. For instance, a standard chapter
contains an outline, common law sources,constitutional,
statutory and administrative laws/rule-making. The work cites
computerized legal research in WESTLAW and LEXIS. Relevant
international legal citations are listed. The applicable
United States Code is cited by Title and specific paragraph.
In some cases, individual state legal codes are cited. There
are exhaustic sets of historical and statutory notes, cross
references and federal practice notes. Each chapter has a
comprehensive case study with a brief synopsis, cited case
and final disposition. There are teaching suggestions at the
end of the instructor's manual together with discussion
questions, research assignments and an explanation of footnotes.
In addition, there is an exhaustive section on essay question
answers.

Here is a model answer:
Stare decisis is a doctrine that prescribes following earlier
judicial decisions in deciding a current case if the facts and
questions are similar. Courts attempt to be consistent with their
own prior decisions and with the decisions of courts superior
to them. Stare decisis is important because part of the function
of law is to maintain stability. If the application of the law
was unpredictable, there would be no consistent rules to follow
and no stability.

The volume has detailed coverage of the following areas:
o Business Ethics o Int'l Business Law
o Employee Rights o Employment law
o Occupational safety o Accounting and the law
o Securities o Mergers and acquisitions
o Insurance o Real Estate
o Financial institutions o Unfair competition
o Advertising o Environmental law
o Health Care o Sports and entertainment
o Hospitality management o Communications
o Government contracts o Legal representation of business

There are significant software support systems; namely,
o Legal Clerk Research Software System
o Computerized Instructor's Manual
o Computerized Questions/Answers
o Case problems on diskette
o CD
o Lecture Builder Software
o Westest
o A Classroom Management System
o WESTrain
o Transparency Masters
o Sample Moot Court and much much more

This text is an excellent purchase for collegiate law students.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Only For Students, February 7, 2004

By	S. Sommerville (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Business Law Today, Standard Edition (Hardcover)

I am using this textbook in several of my classes, and let me just say- it has everything I could have hoped for. The chapters are laid out well, many cases are cited, and the student is given actual cases to figure out, with the citations given at the end so he can find the actual outcome. I've found this to be among the best textbooks. It is so good, in fact that I've reccomended it to several of my friends who are going into business for themselves. This covers nearly everything they'll need to know regarding contracts, secured transactions, warranties, etc.
Love the law!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Straight Forward Text Book , May 26, 2007

By	Chess Buddhist (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Law Today, Standard Edition (Hardcover)

It's a textbook. That being said, it is filled with extra material, like case examples, a CD-ROM, etc. I didn't look at any of that because my business law class went at such a slow pace we only looked at about 10 of the chapters. If you are buying this for a class, you should come away with a lot of good information from this book without feeling it is too much of a boring chore to read through.