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ETHICS TODAY

Stare Decisis versus Spider-Man Chapter 1, p. 9

Is It Ethical (and Legal) to Brew “Imported” Beer Brands Domestically? Chapter 11, p. 217

Forced Arbitration: Right or Wrong? Chaper 13, p. 267

Should There Be More Relief for Student Loan Defaults? Chapter 15, p. 337

Is It Fair to Classify Uber and Lyft Drivers as Independent Contractors? Chapter 19, p. 418

Is It Fair to Dock Employees’ Pay for Bathroom Breaks? Chapter 20, p. 442

Should Eminent Domain Be Used to Promote Private Development? Chapter 26, p. 562

MANAGERIAL STRATEGY

Should You Consent to Have Your Business Case Decided by a U.S. Magistrate Judge? Chapter 2, p. 38

Marriage Equality and the Constitution Chapter 4, p. 72

When Is a Warning Legally Bulletproof? Chapter 7, p. 142

The Criminalization of American Business Chapter 10, p. 191

Creating Liability Waivers That Are Not Unconscionable Chapter 12, p. 257

Commercial Use of Drones Chapter 14, p. 295

Can a Person Who Is Not a Member of a Protected Class Sue for Discrimination? Chapter 17, p. 376

Union Organizing Using a Company’s E-Mail System Chapter 22, p. 483

The SEC’s New Pay-Ratio Disclosure Rule Chapter 28, p. 590

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Frank B. Cross Herbert D. Kelleher

Centennial Professor in Business Law University of Texas at Austin

Roger LeRoy Miller Institute for University Studies

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Unit One THE FOUNDATIONS 1 Chapter 1 Law and Legal Reasoning 2 Chapter 2 Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution 26 Chapter 3 Court Procedures 48 Chapter 4 Business and the Constitution 70 Chapter 5 Business Ethics 89

Unit Two THE PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT 111 Chapter 6 Tort Law 112 Chapter 7 Strict Liability and Product Liability 134 Chapter 8 Intellectual Property Rights 150 Chapter 9 Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy 170 Chapter 10 Criminal Law and Cyber Crime 187 Chapter 11 International and Space Law 211

Unit Three THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT 233 Chapter 12 Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts 234 Chapter 13 Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies 262 Chapter 14 Sales and Lease Contracts 284 Chapter 15 Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy 318

Unit Four THE BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT 349 Chapter 16 Small Businesses and Franchises 350 Chapter 17 Limited Liability Business Forms 371 Chapter 18 Corporations 388 Chapter 19 Agency Relationships 416 Chapter 20 Employment Law 438 Chapter 21 Employment Discrimination 453 Chapter 22 Immigration and Labor Law 474

Unit Five THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 495 Chapter 23 Administrative Agencies 496 Chapter 24 Consumer Protection 515 Chapter 25 Environmental Law 532 Chapter 26 Real Property and Land-Use Control 548 Chapter 27 Antitrust Law 568 Chapter 28 Investor Protection and Corporate Governance 588

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APPENDICES A How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems A-1 B �e Constitution of the United States A-5 C Articles 2 and 2A of the A of the A Uniform Commercial Code A-13 D Answers to the Issue Spotters A-51 E Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer A-57

GLOSSARY G-1 TABLE OF CASES TC-1 INDEX I-1

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Unit One THE FOUNDATIONS 1

Chapter 1 Law and Legal Reasoning 2 Business Activities and the Legal Environment 2 Sources of American Law 3 �e Common Law Tradition 6 Schools of Legal �ought 12 Classi�cations of Law 13 How to Find Primary Sources of Law 14 How to Read and Understand Case Law 19

Chapter 2 Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution 26 �e Judiciary’s Role in American Government 26 Basic Judicial Requirements 27 Case Analysis 2.1 Mala v. Crown Bay Marina, Inc. (2013) 29 Spotlight on Gucci

Case 2.2 Gucci America, Inc. v. Wang Huoqing (2011) 32 �e State and Federal Court Systems 35 Case 2.3 Johnson v. Oxy USA, Inc. (2016) 36 Alternative Dispute Resolution 40 International Dispute Resolution 44

Chapter 3 Court Procedures 48 Procedural Rules 48 Pretrial Procedures 50 Case Analysis 3.1 Espresso Disposition Corp. 1 v. Santana Sales

& Marketing Group, Inc. (2013) 54 Case 3.2 Lewis v. Twenty-First Century Bean

Processing (2016) 56 Case 3.3 Brothers v. Winstead (2014) 58 �e Trial 61 Posttrial Motions 64 �e Appeal 65 Enforcing the Judgment 66

Chapter 4 Business and the Constitution 70 �e Constitutional Powers of Government 70 Classic Case 4.1 Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United

States (1964) 73 Business and the Bill of Rights 75 Spotlight on Beer Labels

Case 4.2 Bad Frog Brewery, Inc. v. New York State Liquor Authority (1998) 78

Case Analysis 4.3 Thompson v. Holm (2016) 81 Due Process and Equal Protection 83 Privacy Rights 84

Chapter 5 Business Ethics 89 Business Ethics 89 Case 5.1 Scott v. Carpanzano (2014) 91 Business Ethics and Social Media 93 Ethical Principles and Philosophies 94 Making Ethical Business Decisions 97 Case 5.2 Al-Dabagh v. Case Western Reserve

University (2015) 99 Case Analysis 5.3 Moseley v. Pepco Energy Services,

Inc. (2011) 100 Global Business Ethics 102 Unit One Application and Ethics:

“Arbitration, No Class Actions” 107

Unit Two THE PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT 111

Chapter 6 Tort Law 112 �e Basis of Tort Law 112 Intentional Torts against Persons 113 Case Analysis 6.1 Blake v. Giustibelli (2016) 115 Case 6.2 Revell v. Guido (2015) 120 Intentional Torts against Property 123 Unintentional Torts—Negligence 125 Defenses to Negligence 129 Spotlight on the Seattle Mariners

Case 6.3 Taylor v. Baseball Club of Seattle, LP (2006) 129

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Chapter 7 Strict Liability and Product Liability 134 Strict Liability 134 Product Liability 135 Case Analysis 7.1 Schwarck v. Arctic Cat, Inc. (2016) 136 Strict Product Liability 137 Spotlight on Injuries from Vaccines

Case 7.2 Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, LLC (2011) 138 Defenses to Product Liability 144 Case 7.3 VeRost v. Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America,

Inc. (2015) 144

Chapter 8 Intellectual Property Rights 150 Trademarks and Related Property 150 Classic Case 8.1 The Coca-Cola Co. v. The Koke Co.

of America (1920) 150 Case 8.2 LFP IP, LLC v. Hustler Cincinnati, Inc. (2016) 153 Patents 157 Copyrights 160 Case Analysis 8.3 Winstead v. Jackson (2013) 161 Trade Secrets 164 International Protection for Intellectual Property 166

Chapter 9 Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy 170 Internet Law 170 Spotlight on Internet Porn

Case 9.1 Hasbro, Inc. v. Internet Entertainment Group, Ltd. (1996) 173

Copyrights in Digital Information 174 Social Media 176 Online Defamation 178 Other Actions Involving Online Posts 180 Case Analysis 9.2 David v. Textor (2016) 181 Privacy 182 Case 9.3 Nucci v. Target Corp. (2015) 182

Chapter 10 Criminal Law and Cyber Crime 187 Civil Law and Criminal Law 187 Criminal Liability 189 Types of Crimes 192 Case 10.1 State of Minnesota v. Smith (2015) 193 Spotlight on White-Collar Crime

Case 10.2 People v. Sisuphan (2010) 195 Defenses to Criminal Liability 198 Criminal Procedures 201 Cyber Crime 204 Case Analysis 10.3 United States v. Warner (2016) 205

Chapter 11 International and Space Law 211 International Law 211 Case Analysis 11.1 Bennett v. Islamic Republic of Iran

(2016) 215 Doing Business Internationally 216 Regulation of Speci�c Business Activities 219 International Dispute Resolution 221 Case 11.2 Carlyle Investment Management, LLC v. Moonmouth

Co. SA (2015) 222 U.S. Laws in a Global Context 223 Spotlight on International Torts

Case 11.3 Daimler AG v. Bauman (2014) 223 Space Law 225 Unit Two Application and Ethics:

The Biggest Data Breach of All Time 230

Unit Three THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT 233

Chapter 12 Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts 234 An Overview of Contract Law 234 Agreement 238 Classic Case 12.1 Lucy v. Zehmer (1954) 238 Case Analysis 12.2 Hinkal v. Pardoe (2016) 243 E-Contracts 245 Consideration 248 Spotlight on Nike

Case 12.3 Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. (2013) 251 Contractual Capacity 253 Legality 254 Form 256 �ird Party Rights 256

Chapter 13 Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies 262 Voluntary ConsentVoluntary ConsentV 262 Case 13.1 Schneiderman v. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, LLC

(2016) 264 Performance and Discharge 267 Case Analysis 13.2 Kohel v. Bergen Auto Enterprises, L.L.C.

(2013) 270 Damages 274

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Spotlight on Liquidated Damages Case 13.3 Kent State University v. Ford (2015) 277

Equitable Remedies 278 Waiver of Breach 280 Contract Provisions Limiting Remedies 281

Chapter 14 Sales and Lease Contracts 284 �e Scope of Articles 2 (Sales) and 2A (A (A Leases) 284 �e Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts 286 Classic Case 14.1 Jones v. Star Credit Corp. (1969) 291 Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest 292 Case Analysis 14.2 BMW Group, LLC v. Castle Oil Corp.

(2016) 293 Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts 298 Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts 302 Spotlight on Baseball Cards

Case 14.3 Fitl v. Strek (2005) 306 Warranties 307 Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 309

Chapter 15 Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy 318 Laws Assisting Creditors 318 Case Analysis 15.1 Picerne Construction Corp. v. Villas

(2016) 319 Mortgages 324 Protection for Debtors 325 Bankruptcy Law 326 Liquidation Proceedings 326 Case 15.2 In re Anderson (2016) 332 Case 15.3 In re Cummings (2015) 336 Reorganizations 338 Bankruptcy Relief under Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 339 Unit Three Application and Ethics:

Fantasy Sports—Legal Gambling? 346

Unit Four THE BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT 349

Chapter 16 Small Businesses and Franchises 350 General Considerations for Small Businesses 350 Sole Proprietorships 351

Case Analysis 16.1 A. Gadley Enterprises, Inc. v. Department of Labor and Industry Office of Unemployment Compensation Tax Services (2016) 352

Partnerships 355 Classic Case 16.2 Meinhard v. Salmon (1928) 358 Franchises 362 Spotlight on Holiday Inns

Case 16.3 Holiday Inn Franchising, Inc. v. Hotel Associates, Inc. (2011) 367

Chapter 17 Limited Liability Business Forms 371 �e Limited Liability Company 371 Case 17.1 Hodge v. Strong Built International, LLC (2015) 373 LLC Management and Operation 375 Dissociation and Dissolution of an LLC 377 Case Analysis 17.2 Reese v. Newman (2016) 378 Limited Liability Partnerships 379 Limited Partnerships 381 Case 17.3 DeWine v. Valley View Enterprises, Inc. (2015) 381

Chapter 18 Corporations 388 Nature and Classi�cation 388 Case 18.1 Drake Manufacturing Co. v. Polyflow, Inc.

(2015) 390 Case Analysis 18.2 Pantano v. Newark Museum (2016) 391 Formation and Powers 394 Piercing the Corporate VeilVeilV 399 Directors and O�cers 400 Classic Case 18.3 Guth v. Loft, Inc. (1939) 404 Shareholders 405 Major Business Forms Compared 411

Chapter 19 Agency Relationships 416 Agency Law 416 Formation of the Agency Relationship 419 Duties of Agents and Principals 420 Spotlight on Taser International

Case 19.1 Taser International, Inc. v. Ward (2010) 422 Case Analysis 19.2 NRT New England, LLC v. Jones (2016) 425 Agent’s Authority 426 Liability in Agency Relationships 428 Case 19.3 Asphalt & Concrete Services, Inc. v. Perry (2015) 431 Termination of an Agency 433

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Chapter 20 Employment Law 438 Employment at Will 438 Case Analysis 20.1 Caterpillar, Inc. v. Sudlow (2016) 439 Wages, Hours, and Layo�s 441 Case 20.2 Bailey v. TitleMax of Georgia, Inc. (2015) 443 Family and Medical Leave 444 Case 20.3 Ballard v. Chicago Park District (2014) 445 Health, Safety, and Income Security 446 Employee Privacy Rights 449

Chapter 21 Employment Discrimination 453 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 453 Case Analysis 21.1 Bauer v. Lynch (2016) 458 Case 21.2 Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (2015) 459 Case 21.3 Roberts v. Mike’s Trucking, Ltd. (2014) 462 Discrimination Based on Age 464 Discrimination Based on Disability 466 Discrimination Based on Military Status 469 Defenses to Employment Discrimination 469 A�rmative Action 470

Chapter 22 Immigration and Labor Law 474 Immigration Law 474 Federal Labor Laws 477 Case 22.1 Services Employees International Union v.

National Union of Healthcare Workers (2013) 478 Union Organization 479 Case Analysis 22.2 Contemporary Cars, Inc. v. National Labor

Relations Board (2016) 481 Collective Bargaining 482 Strikes and Lockouts 483 Unfair Labor Practices 485 Case 22.3 Staffing Network Holdings, LLC v.

National Labor Relations Board (2016) 486 Unit Four Application and Ethics:

Health Insurance and Small Business 492

Unit Five THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 495

Chapter 23 Administrative Agencies 496 �e Practical Signi�cance of Administrative Law 496 Agency Creation and Powers 497

Case 23.1 Loving v. Internal Revenue Service (2014) 500 �e Administrative Process 502 Case 23.2 Craker v. Drug Enforcement Administration

(2013) 506 Judicial Deference to Agency Decisions 507 Case Analysis 23.3 Olivares v. Transportation Security

Administration (2016) 508 Public Accountability 510

Chapter 24 Consumer Protection 515 Advertising, Marketing, and Sales 515 Case 24.1 POM Wonderful, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission

(2015) 516 Case 24.2 Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control

Components, Inc. (2014) 520 Labeling and Packaging Laws 522 Protection of Health and Safety 523 Credit Protection 524 Case Analysis 24.3 Santangelo v. Comcast Corporation

(2016) 526

Chapter 25 Environmental Law 532 Common Law Actions 532 Federal, State, and Local Regulations 533 Case Analysis 25.1 Friends of Animals v. Clay (2016) 533 Air Pollution 536 Case 25.2 United States v. O’Malley (2014) 538 Water Pollution 539 Case 25.3 Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. (2009) 540 Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Waste 543

Chapter 26 Real Property and Land-Use Control 548 �e Nature of Real Property 548 Ownership and Other Interests in Real Property 550 Case 26.1 Main Omni Realty Corp. v. Matus (2015) 551 Transfer of Ownership 555 Spotlight on Sales of Haunted Houses

Case 26.2 Stambovsky v. Ackley (1991) 556 Case Analysis 26.3 Montgomery County v. Bhatt (2016) 559 Limitations on the Rights of Property Owners 561 Land-Use Control and Zoning 563

Chapter 27 Antitrust Law 568 �e Sherman Antitrust Act 568 Section 1 of the Sherman Act 569 Section 2 of the Sherman Act 572

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Case Analysis 27.1 McWane, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission (2015) 574

Spotlight on Weyerhaeuser Case 27.2 Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co. (2007) 576

�e Clayton Act 577 Enforcement and Exemptions 580 Case 27.3 TransWeb, LLC v. 3M Innovative Properties Co.

(2016) 580 U.S. Antitrust Laws in the Global Context 583

Chapter 28 Investor Protection and Corporate Governance 588 �e Securities Act of 1933 588 Case 28.1 Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers District

Council Construction Industry Pension Fund (2015) 594 �e Securities Exchange Act of 1934 595 Classic Case 28.2 SEC v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. (1968) 596

Case Analysis 28.3 Rand-Heart of New York, Inc. v. Dolan (2016) 600

State Securities Laws 603 Corporate Governance 603 Unit Five Application and Ethics:

Climate Change 610

Appendices A How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems A-1 B �e Constitution of the United States A-5 C Articles 2 and 2A of the A of the A Uniform Commercial Code A-13 D Answers to the Issue Spotters A-51 E Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample

Answer A-57

Glossary G-1 Table of Cases TC-1 Index I-1

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Concept Summaries

1.1 Sources of American Law 5 1.2 �e Common Law Tradition 11 1.3 Schools of Jurisprudential �ought 13 2.1 Jurisdiction 34 2.2 Types of Courts 4l 3.1 Pretrial Procedures 62 3.2 Trial Procedures 64 3.3 Posttrial Options 66 6.1 Intentional Torts against Persons 122

6.2 Intentional Torts against Property 126 7.1 Defenses to Product Liability 147

10.1 Types of Crimes 199 12.1 Types of Contracts 237 12.2 Methods byWhich

an O�er Can Be Terminated 242 14.1 O�er, Acceptance, and Consideration

under the UCC 289 15.1 Forms of Bankruptcy Relief Compared 342

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1–1 Areas of the Law That Can Affect Business Decision Making 3

1–2 Equitable Maxims 7 1–3 Procedural Differences between

Actions at Law and Actions in Equity 8 1–4 National Reporter Reporter R System—Regional/FederalRegional/FederalR 16 1–5 How to Read CitationsRead CitationsR 17 1–6 A Sample Court Case 21 2–1 Exclusive and Concurrent Jurisdiction 31 2–2 The State and Federal Court Systems 35 2–3 Geographic Boundaries of the

U.S. Courts of Appeals and Appeals and A U.S. District Courts 39 2–4 Basic Differences in the Traditional Forms of ADR 42 3–1 Stages in a Typical Lawsuit 49 3–2 A Typical Complaint A Typical Complaint A 51 3–3 A Typical A Typical A Summons 52 3–4 Pretrial Motions 54 4–1 Protections Guaranteed by the Bill of RightsRightsR 76 4–2 Federal Legislation Relating to PrivacyRelating to PrivacyR 85 8–1 Forms of Intellectual Property 165

10–1 Key Differences between Civil Law and Criminal Law 188

10–2 Civil (Tort) Lawsuit and Criminal Prosecution for the Same Act 189

10–3 Major Procedural Steps in a Criminal Case 203 11–1 The Legal Systems of Selected Nations 213 11–2 Examples of International Principles

and Doctrines 216 12–1 Examples of Agreements That Lack Consideration 250 13–1 Mistakes of Fact 263 13–2 Discharge by Performance 271 13–3 Remedies for Remedies for R Breach of Contract 280 14–1 The Law Governing Contracts 285 14–2 Major Differences between

Contract Law and Sales Law 292 15–1 Suretyship and Guaranty Parties 322

15–2 Collection and Distribution of Property in Most Voluntary Voluntary V Bankruptcies 334

16–1 The FTC’s Franchise Rule Rule R RequirementsRequirementsR 364 17–1 Management of an LLC 375 17–2 A Comparison of A Comparison of A General Partnerships

and Limited Partnerships 383 18–1 Results of Cumulative Results of Cumulative R VotingVotingV 408 18–2 Major Forms of Business Compared 411 19–1 Duties of the Agent 421 19–2 Duties of the Principal 423 19–3 Termination by Act of the Parties 433 21–1 Coverage of Employment Discrimination Laws 468 22–1 Good Faith versus Bad Faith

in Collective Bargaining 484 22–2 Basic Unfair Labor Practices 485 23–1 Executive Departments

and Important Subagencies 498 23–2 Selected Independent Regulatory Regulatory R Agencies 499 23–3 The Formal Administrative

Agency Adjudication Process 505 24–1 Selected Areas of Consumer Law

Regulated by Regulated by R Statutes 516 25–1 Major Federal Environmental Statutes 535 25–2 Environmental Impact Statements 536 25–3 Pollution-Control Equipment Standards under

the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act 540 26–1 Interests in Real PropertyReal PropertyR 555 27–1 Required Required R Elements of a Sherman Act ViolationViolationV 569 27–2 Exemptions to Antitrust Enforcement 582 28–1 Exemptions for Securities Offerings

under the 1933 Securities Act 592 28–2 Comparison of Coverage, Application, Application, A

and Liability under SEC Rule 10b-5 and Rule 10b-5 and R Section 16(b) 599

28–3 Some Key Provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Relating to Corporate Relating to Corporate R Accountability 606

Exhibits

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1. Ethics Today These features focus on the ethical aspects of a topic discussed in the text to empha- size that ethics is an integral part of a business law course. Examples include: • Stare Decisis versus Spiderman (Chapter 1) • Is It Ethical (and Legal) to Brew “Imported” Beer

Brands Domestically? (Chapter 11) • Forced Arbitration: Right or Wrong? (Chapter 13) • Should There Be More Relief for Student Loan

Defaults? (Chapter 15) • Is It Fair to Classify Uber and Lyft Drivers as Lyft Drivers as L

Independent Contractors? (Chapter 19) 2. Global Insight These features illustrate how other

nations deal with specific legal concepts to give stu- dents a sense of the global legal environment. Sub- jects include: • Does Cloud Computing Have a Nationality?

(Chapter 18) 3. NEW Digital Update These features are designed

to examine cutting-edge cyberlaw topics, such as the following: • Using Social Media for Service of Process

(Chapter 3) • Should Employees Have a “Right of Disconnect-

ing”? (Chapter 5) • Revenge Porn and Invasion of Privacy (Chapter 6) • Monitoring Employees’ Social Media—Right or

Wrong? (Chapter 9) • Hiring Discrimination Based on Social Media