Solution Manual For Business Law Today - Standard Edition Text & Summarized Cases (MindTap Course List), Cengage, 13th edition, Roger LeRoy Miller

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CONTENTS
CHAPTERl1:lLegallandlConstitutionallFoundationsloflBusiness
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AppendixltolChapterl1:lFindinglandlAnalyzinglthelLawlCHA
PTERl2:lCourtslandlAlternativelDisputelResolutionlCHAPT
ERl3:lEthicslinlBusiness
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AppendixltolChapterl3:lCodeloflEthicslExamplelCH
APTERl4:lTortlLaw
CHAPTERl5:lIntellectuallPropertylRights
CHAPTERl6:lInternetlLaw,lSociallMedia,landlPrivacylCH
APTERl7:lCriminallLawlandlCyberlCrimelCHAPTERl8:lA
greementlandlConsiderationlinlContractslCHAPTERl9:lCap
acity,lLegality,landlEnforceability
CHAPTERl10:lContractlPerformance,lBreach,landlRemedieslC
HAPTERl11:lSaleslandlLeaselContracts
CHAPTERl12:lPerformancelandlBreachlinlSaleslandlLeaselContractslCHAPTERl13
:lNegotiablelInstruments
CHAPTERl14:lBanking
CHAPTERl15:lCreditors’lRightslandlBankruptcylC
HAPTERl16:lAgencylRelationshipslinlBusinesslCH
APTERl17:lEmploymentl Law
CHAPTERl18:lThelEntrepreneur’slOptionsl
CHAPTERl19:lCorporations
CHAPTERl20:lInvestorlProtection,lInsiderlTrading,landlCorporatelGovernancelCH
APTERl21:lAntitrustl LawlandlPromotinglCompetition

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CHAPTERl22:lConsumerlLaw
CHAPTERl23:lPersonallProperty,lBailments,landlInsurancelC
HAPTERl24:lReallPropertylandlEnvironmentallLawlCHAPTE
Rl25:lInternationallandlSpacelLaw




TableloflContents
CriticallThinkinglQuestionslinlFeatures 1
AdaptinglthelLawltolthelOnlinelEnvironment 1
CriticallThinkinglQuestionslinlCasesl2lC
asel1.1 2
Casel1.2 3
Casel1.3 3
ChapterlReview 4
PracticelandlReview 4
PracticelandlReview:lDebatelThis 5
IssuelSpottersl 5
BusinesslScenarioslandlCaselProblems 5
CriticallThinkinglandlWritinglAssignmentsl 10
CriticallThinkinglQuestionslinlAppendixlExhibitl1A–3 11
Exhibitl1A–3l 11




CriticallThinkinglQuestionslinlFeatureslAdapti
nglthelLawltolthelOnlinelEnvironment
1. OnelobserverlhaslsaidlthatlthelAmericanllegallsystemlshouldlevaluatelsociallmedialcom
panieslbasedlonlhowl―theylaffectluslaslcitizens,lnotlonlyl[onlhow]ltheylaffectluslaslconsumers
.‖lWhatl islyourlopinionloflthislstatement?
Solution

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Thelpersonlwholmadelthislstatementlclearlylseeslal―citizen‖laslhavingldifferentlmotivationslandlconc
ernslthanlal―consumer.‖lPresumably,lalcitizenlislmostlylconcernedlwithlthelgoodloflsocietylaslalwhol
e,landlthereforelwouldlbelopenltolthelidealoflgovernmentlregulationlthatlrestrictedlthelnegativelinflue
nceloflsociallmedia,lregardlessloflthelFirstlAmendment.lAlconsumer,lbylcontrast,lwouldlbelprimarilyl
concernedlwithlhavinglalmarketplacelthatlofferslthelwidestlpossiblelvarietiesloflfreedoml(oflchoice,lo
flspeech,letc.)landlwouldlforlthatlreasonlbelopposedltolgovernmentlregulationloflsociallmedia.lTherelis
,lhowever,lanlargumentltolbelmadelthatlthelcitizenslthatlmakeluplalsocietylbenefitl whenlthelmarketplac
eloflideas—lwhetherltheylarelsubjectively
―positive‖lorl―negative‖—islallowedltolflourishlinlthelabsenceloflgovernmentlregulation.


2. TimlCook,lApple‘slchiefloperatinglofficer,lhaslsuggestedlthatlthelUnitedlStateslCongresslsho
uldlpasslallawllimitinglthelabilityloflApplelandlotherltechlcountriesltolkeeplconsumerldatalprivate.lWh
ylwouldlalbusinesslexecutivelmakelsuchlalrequest?


Solution
CooklmaylhavelwantedltolendlalcontroversylthatlputslApplelsquarelylatloddslwithlthelfederallgovern
ment.lAfterlall,llargelcompanieslsuchlaslApplelrelylonlfavorableltreatmentlfromlthelgovernmentlinlre
gulatorylmatters,linternationalltradelagreements,landlmanylotherlareas.lAlso,llargelcorporationslsuchl
aslApplelsometimeslgainlanladvantageloverlcompetitorslwhenltheirlindustrieslarelregulated.lForlexa
mple,lApplelhaslsignificantlresourceslwithlwhichltollobbylCongresslforlfavorableltreatment,landlitlisl
betterlpositionedltolbearlthelcostsloflregulationlthanlarelother,lsmallerltechlcompanies.lFinally,lApple
‘slpositionlaslalchampionloflconsumerlprivacylwouldlbeldamagedliflitl―caved‖landlchangedlitslstancel
withoutlbeinglforcedltoldolsolbylalnewlfederalllaw.


CriticallThinkinglQuestionslinlCasesl
Casel1.1
1. Whatl―dangerouslconditions‖lmightlhavelpromptedlthelcityltolenactlthelordinanceslatlissu
elinlthislcase?lWhy?
Solution
Aslnotedlinlthelfactsloflthelcase,lbothlordinanceslatlissuelincludedlanlextensivelrationalelforltheirladoption,lstati
nglessentiallylthatl algeographicallylsmalllcitylhaslthelrightltolrestrictla
businesslfromloperatinglwithinlthelcitylwhenlthelrestrictionlislforlthelsafetyloflthelcity‘slcitizenslandlvi
sitors.