SOLUTION a& aANSWER aGUIDE
Business aLaw aToday a- aThe aEssentials
aText a& aSummarized aCases, aCengage,
a13th aedition, aRoger aLeRoy aMiller,
a Chapters a1 a- a25, aComplete
,CHAPTER a1: aLegal aand aConstitutional aFoundations aof aBusiness
—Appendix ato aChapter a1: aFinding aand aAnalyzing athe aLaw
CHAPTER a2: aCourts aand aAlternative aDispute aResolution
CHAPTER a3: aEthics ain aBusiness
—Appendix ato aChapter a3: aCode aof aEthics aExample
CHAPTER a4: aTort aLaw
CHAPTER a5: aIntellectual aProperty aRights
CHAPTER a6: aInternet aLaw, aSocial aMedia, aand aPrivacy
CHAPTER a7: aCriminal aLaw aand aCyber aCrime
CHAPTER a8: aAgreement aand aConsideration ain aContracts
CHAPTER a9: aCapacity, aLegality, aand aEnforceability
CHAPTER a10: aContract aPerformance, aBreach, aand aRemedies
CHAPTER a11: aSales aand aLease aContracts
CHAPTER a12: aPerformance aand aBreach ain aSales aand aLease
aContracts
CHAPTER a13: aNegotiable aInstruments
CHAPTER a14: aBanking
CHAPTER a15: aCreditors’ aRights aand aBankruptcy
CHAPTER a16: aAgency aRelationships ain aBusiness
CHAPTER a17: aEmployment aLaw
,CHAPTER a18: aThe aEntrepreneur’s aOptions
CHAPTER a19: aCorporations
CHAPTER a20: aInvestor aProtection, aInsider aTrading, aand
aCorporate aGovernance
CHAPTER a21: aAntitrust aLaw aand aPromoting aCompetition
CHAPTER a22: aConsumer aLaw
CHAPTER a23: aPersonal aProperty, aBailments, aand aInsurance
CHAPTER a24: aReal aProperty aand aEnvironmental aLaw
CHAPTER a25: aInternational aand aSpace aLaw
, Solution aand aAnswer aGuide
Miller, aBusiness aLaw aToday, aThe aEssentials aText a& aSummarized aCases a13e,
a9780357635346;aChapter a01: aLegal aand aConstitutional aFoundations aof aBusiness
Table aof aContents
Critical aThinking aQuestions ain aFeatures ................................................................................................. 1
Adapting athe aLaw ato athe aOnline aEnvironment ............................................................................... 1
Critical aThinking aQuestions ain aCases ...................................................................................................... 2
Case a1.1 ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Case a1.2 ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Case a1.3 ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter aReview ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Practice aand aReview .............................................................................................................................. 4
Practice aand aReview: aDebate aThis ..................................................................................................... 5
Issue aSpotters .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Business aScenarios aand aCase aProblems ............................................................................................. 5
Critical aThinking aand aWriting aAssignments ...................................................................................... 10
Critical aThinking aQuestions ain aAppendix aExhibit a1A–3 ..................................................................... 11
Exhibit a1A–3 .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Critical aThinking aQuestions ain aFeatures
Adapting athe aLaw ato athe aOnline aEnvironment
1. One aobserver ahas asaid athat athe aAmerican alegal asystem ashould aevaluate asocial amedia
acompanies abased aon ahow a―they aaffect aus aas acitizens, anot aonly a[on ahow] athey aaffect aus
aas aconsumers.‖ aWhat ais ayour aopinion aof athis astatement?
Solution
The aperson awho amade athis astatement aclearly asees aa a―citizen‖ aas ahaving adifferent
amotivations aand aconcerns athan aa a―consumer.‖ aPresumably, aa acitizen ais amostly aconcerned
awith athe agood aof asociety aas aa awhole, aand atherefore awould abe aopen ato athe aidea aof
agovernment aregulation athat arestricted atheanegative ainfluence aof asocial amedia, aregardless aof
athe aFirst aAmendment. aA aconsumer, aby acontrast, awould abe aprimarily aconcerned awith ahaving
aa amarketplace athat aoffers athe awidest apossible avarieties aof afreedom a(of achoice, aof aspeech,
aetc.) aand awould afor athat areason abe aopposed ato agovernment aregulation aof asocial amedia.
aThere ais, ahowever, aan aargument ato abe amade athat athe acitizens athat amake aup aa asociety
abenefit awhen athe amarketplace aof aideas—whether athey aare asubjectively
―positive‖ aor a―negative‖—is aallowed ato aflourish ain athe aabsence aof agovernment aregulation.
2. Tim aCook, aApple‘s achief aoperating aofficer, ahas asuggested athat athe aUnited aStates aCongress
ashouldapass aa alaw alimiting athe aability aof aApple aand aother atech acountries ato akeep
aconsumer adata aprivate. aWhy awould aa abusiness aexecutive amake asuch aa arequest?
Business aLaw aToday a- aThe aEssentials
aText a& aSummarized aCases, aCengage,
a13th aedition, aRoger aLeRoy aMiller,
a Chapters a1 a- a25, aComplete
,CHAPTER a1: aLegal aand aConstitutional aFoundations aof aBusiness
—Appendix ato aChapter a1: aFinding aand aAnalyzing athe aLaw
CHAPTER a2: aCourts aand aAlternative aDispute aResolution
CHAPTER a3: aEthics ain aBusiness
—Appendix ato aChapter a3: aCode aof aEthics aExample
CHAPTER a4: aTort aLaw
CHAPTER a5: aIntellectual aProperty aRights
CHAPTER a6: aInternet aLaw, aSocial aMedia, aand aPrivacy
CHAPTER a7: aCriminal aLaw aand aCyber aCrime
CHAPTER a8: aAgreement aand aConsideration ain aContracts
CHAPTER a9: aCapacity, aLegality, aand aEnforceability
CHAPTER a10: aContract aPerformance, aBreach, aand aRemedies
CHAPTER a11: aSales aand aLease aContracts
CHAPTER a12: aPerformance aand aBreach ain aSales aand aLease
aContracts
CHAPTER a13: aNegotiable aInstruments
CHAPTER a14: aBanking
CHAPTER a15: aCreditors’ aRights aand aBankruptcy
CHAPTER a16: aAgency aRelationships ain aBusiness
CHAPTER a17: aEmployment aLaw
,CHAPTER a18: aThe aEntrepreneur’s aOptions
CHAPTER a19: aCorporations
CHAPTER a20: aInvestor aProtection, aInsider aTrading, aand
aCorporate aGovernance
CHAPTER a21: aAntitrust aLaw aand aPromoting aCompetition
CHAPTER a22: aConsumer aLaw
CHAPTER a23: aPersonal aProperty, aBailments, aand aInsurance
CHAPTER a24: aReal aProperty aand aEnvironmental aLaw
CHAPTER a25: aInternational aand aSpace aLaw
, Solution aand aAnswer aGuide
Miller, aBusiness aLaw aToday, aThe aEssentials aText a& aSummarized aCases a13e,
a9780357635346;aChapter a01: aLegal aand aConstitutional aFoundations aof aBusiness
Table aof aContents
Critical aThinking aQuestions ain aFeatures ................................................................................................. 1
Adapting athe aLaw ato athe aOnline aEnvironment ............................................................................... 1
Critical aThinking aQuestions ain aCases ...................................................................................................... 2
Case a1.1 ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Case a1.2 ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Case a1.3 ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter aReview ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Practice aand aReview .............................................................................................................................. 4
Practice aand aReview: aDebate aThis ..................................................................................................... 5
Issue aSpotters .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Business aScenarios aand aCase aProblems ............................................................................................. 5
Critical aThinking aand aWriting aAssignments ...................................................................................... 10
Critical aThinking aQuestions ain aAppendix aExhibit a1A–3 ..................................................................... 11
Exhibit a1A–3 .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Critical aThinking aQuestions ain aFeatures
Adapting athe aLaw ato athe aOnline aEnvironment
1. One aobserver ahas asaid athat athe aAmerican alegal asystem ashould aevaluate asocial amedia
acompanies abased aon ahow a―they aaffect aus aas acitizens, anot aonly a[on ahow] athey aaffect aus
aas aconsumers.‖ aWhat ais ayour aopinion aof athis astatement?
Solution
The aperson awho amade athis astatement aclearly asees aa a―citizen‖ aas ahaving adifferent
amotivations aand aconcerns athan aa a―consumer.‖ aPresumably, aa acitizen ais amostly aconcerned
awith athe agood aof asociety aas aa awhole, aand atherefore awould abe aopen ato athe aidea aof
agovernment aregulation athat arestricted atheanegative ainfluence aof asocial amedia, aregardless aof
athe aFirst aAmendment. aA aconsumer, aby acontrast, awould abe aprimarily aconcerned awith ahaving
aa amarketplace athat aoffers athe awidest apossible avarieties aof afreedom a(of achoice, aof aspeech,
aetc.) aand awould afor athat areason abe aopposed ato agovernment aregulation aof asocial amedia.
aThere ais, ahowever, aan aargument ato abe amade athat athe acitizens athat amake aup aa asociety
abenefit awhen athe amarketplace aof aideas—whether athey aare asubjectively
―positive‖ aor a―negative‖—is aallowed ato aflourish ain athe aabsence aof agovernment aregulation.
2. Tim aCook, aApple‘s achief aoperating aofficer, ahas asuggested athat athe aUnited aStates aCongress
ashouldapass aa alaw alimiting athe aability aof aApple aand aother atech acountries ato akeep
aconsumer adata aprivate. aWhy awould aa abusiness aexecutive amake asuch aa arequest?
