{"data":[{"id":121,"title":"Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment","edition_statement":null,"volume":null,"copyright_year":2012,"isbn10":null,"isbn13":null,"license":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike","language":"eng","accessibility_statement":null,"accessibility_features":["unknown"],"description":"Mayer, Warner, Siedel and Lieberman's Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment is an up-to-date textbook with coverage of legal and regulatory issues that are more technical than the topics in the authors' Foundations of Business Law and the Legal Environment. Appropriate for students who have already taken an introductory Legal Environment or Business Law course, the text is organized to permit instructors to tailor the materials to their particular approach. The authors take special care to engage students by relating law to everyday events with which they are already familiar with their clear, concise and readable style. Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment provides students with context and essential legal concepts relating to the Uniform Commercial Code and various aspects of property law. The text provides the vocabulary and legal savvy necessary for business people to talk in an educated way to their customers, employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders — and to their own lawyers.","contributors":[{"id":3477,"contribution":"Author","primary":true,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Don","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Mayer","location":"University of Denver","background_text":"Don Mayer teaches law, ethics, public policy, and sustainability at the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, where he is Professor in Residence. His research focuses on the role of business in creating a more just, sustainable, peaceful and productive world. With James O'Toole, Professor Mayer has co-edited and contributed content to Good Business: Exercising Effective \u0026 Ethical Leadership (Routledge: Taylor and Francis, 2010). He is also co-author of International Business Law: Cases and Materials, in its 5th edition with Pearson Publishing Co. He recently served as the first Arsht Visiting Ethics Scholar at the University of Miami. After attending Kenyon College (philosophy) and Duke University Law School, Professor Mayer served as a \"JAG officer\" with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam conflict, and went to private practice in North Carolina. He went to Washington D.C. in 1984 to attend Georgetown University Law Center, where he earned his LL.M. in International and Comparative law in 1985. He began an academic career in 1985 at Western Carolina University, and was a full professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan for many years before coming to the University of Denver. He has taught as a visitor at California State Polytechnic University, the University of Michigan, the Manchester Business School Worldwide, and Antwerp Management School. Professor Mayer has won numerous awards from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, including the Hoeber Award for best article in the American Business Law Journal, twice won the Maurer Award for best article on business ethics, and three times won the Ralph Bunch Award for best article on international business law. His work has been published in many journals and law reviews, but most often in American Business Law Journal, the Journal of Business Ethics, and the Business Ethics Quarterly."},{"id":3478,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Daniel","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Warner","location":"Western Washington University","background_text":"Daniel Warner is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Washington, where-- following military service--he also attended law school. After some years of civil practice, he joined the faculty at the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University in 1978 where he is now a professor of business legal studies in the Accounting Department. He has published extensively exploring the intersection of popular culture and the law, for which publications he has five times received the College of Business Dean's Research Award for \"distinguished contributions in published research.\" He served eight years on the Whatcom County Council, two years as its Chair. He has served on the Faculty Senate, on various university and college committees including chairman of the University Master Plan Committee; he has been active in state Bar Association committee work and in local politics, where he has served on numerous boards and commissions over 30 years."},{"id":3479,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"George","middle_name":"J.","last_name":"Siedel","location":"University of Michigan","background_text":"George J. Siedel's research addresses legal issues that relate to international business law, negotiation, and dispute resolution. Recent publications focus on proactive law and the use of law to gain competitive advantage. His work in progress includes research on the impact of litigation on large corporations and the use of electronic communication as evidence in litigation. Professor Siedel has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and in Michigan, Ohio, and Florida. Following graduation from law school, he worked as an attorney in a professional corporation. He has also served on several boards of directors and as Associate Dean of the University of Michigan Business School. The author of numerous books and articles, Professor Siedel has received several research awards, including the Faculty Recognition Award from the University of Michigan and the following awards from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business: the Hoeber Award, the Ralph Bunche Award and the Maurer Award. The Center for International Business Education and Research selected a case written by Professor Siedel for its annual International Case Writing Award. His research has been cited by appellate courts in the United States and abroad, including the High Court of Australia. Professor Siedel has served as Visiting Professor of Business Law at Stanford University, Visiting Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University, and Parsons Fellow at the University of Sydney. He has been elected a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University's Wolfson College and a Life Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. As a Fulbright Scholar, Professor Siedel held a Distinguished Chair in the Humanities and Social Sciences."},{"id":3480,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Jethro","middle_name":"K.","last_name":"Lieberman","location":"New York Law School","background_text":"Jethro K. Lieberman is professor of law and VP for Academic Publishing at New York Law School, where he has taught for more than a quarter century. He took his B.A. in politics and economics from Yale University, his J.D. from Harvard Law School, and his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. He began his teaching career at Fordham University Law School and before that was VP at what is now the CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. For nearly ten years he was Legal Affairs Editor of Business Week Magazine. He practiced antitrust and trade regulation law at a large Washington law firm and was on active duty as a member of the Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps during the Vietnam era. He is the author of The Litigious Society (Basic Books), winner of the American Bar Association’s top literary prize, the Silver Gavel, and also of A Practical Companion to the Constitution: How the Supreme Court Has Ruled on Issues from Abortion to Zoning (University of California Press), among many other books. He is a long-time letterpress printer and proprietor of The Press at James Pond, a private press, and owner of the historic Kelmscott- Goudy Press, an Albion hand press that was used to print the Kelmscott Press edition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales in the 1890s."},{"id":3481,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Alyssa","middle_name":"Rose","last_name":"Martina","location":"Metro Parent Publishing Group","background_text":"Alyssa Rose Martina is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, professional writer, and educator. She started her first company, Metro Parent Magazine, in 1986, after serving for five years as legal counsel for Wayne County Circuit Court, one of the nation s largest state judicial circuits. As a dedicated entrepreneur, she saw an opportunity to fill a void for parents and established a family magazine. Today, more than 263,000 readers rely on Metro Parent as their parenting bible. Alyssa s company, Metro Parent Publishing Group, also produces several ancillary publications: Metro Baby, a biannual pregnancy resource guide; Going Places, a biannual guide to family fun in Southeast Michigan; Party Book, an event planning resource guide; and Special Edition, a resource for parents regarding children with special needs. To offer support and resources to African American families, Alyssa saw an opportunity to establish a second publishing company catered to the African American market. In 1999, the company was launched and today, BLAC Magazine, which covers Black Life, Arts and Culture, reaches over sixty thousand readers in the Detroit region. This monthly lifestyle publication explores and celebrates the rich cultural fabric of African American life in southeast Michigan, under the guidance of African American community leaders and educators and a distinguished panel of advisors who form an advisory council."}],"subjects":[{"id":2,"name":"Business","parent_subject_id":null,"call_number":"HF5001","visible_textbooks_count":144,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/business"},{"id":62,"name":"Civil Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K623","visible_textbooks_count":26,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/law-civil-law"},{"id":68,"name":"Constitutional Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K3154","visible_textbooks_count":19,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/constitutional-law"},{"id":63,"name":"Criminal Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"KB3790","visible_textbooks_count":20,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/criminal-law"},{"id":11,"name":"Law","parent_subject_id":null,"call_number":"KF385.A4","visible_textbooks_count":99,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/law"},{"id":66,"name":"Property Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K7200","visible_textbooks_count":22,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/property-law"}],"publishers":[{"id":65,"url":"http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Advanced%20Business%20Law%20and%20the%20Legal%20Environment.pdf","year":null,"created_at":"2018-09-07T12:22:36.000-05:00","updated_at":"2018-09-07T12:22:36.000-05:00","name":"Saylor Foundation"}],"formats":[{"id":232,"type":"PDF","url":"http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Advanced%20Business%20Law%20and%20the%20Legal%20Environment.pdf","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":233,"type":"Online","url":"https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_advanced-business-law-and-the-legal-environment/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":"4.5","textbook_reviews_count":3,"reviews":[{"id":1208,"first_name":"Kimberly","last_name":"Houser","position":"Clinical Associate Professor of Business Law","institution_name":"Washington State University","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"This book presents a thorough summary of the expected topics relevant to an undergraduate Business Law course. I would recommend, however, that an index and glossary be provided for students to utilize while reading such dense text. The chapters are reasonably ordered in a logical manner that should be easy to follow, and the supplemental case studies pertaining to almost every chapter are helpful to develop and establish student learning with real life scenarios.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"The content presented appears to be accurate and no information is misrepresented or biased.","relevance_rating":4,"relevance_review":"Law is a continuously advancing topic, so as this book was published in 2012 the core concepts seem correct and relevant but case studies and legislation changes will need to be updated. I believe updates would require editing of the text.","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"Clear, concepts well explained, and the writing is very user friendly. This is one of the biggest advantages of this text. There are thorough explanations in easy to understand language.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The text is formatted consistently throughout the book, with clear road-maps of the expectations and topics discussed in each segment. I do believe an index and glossary would benefit the reader.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"The text is divided into chapters, and then further divided into more concise modules that make it easy to cover topics individually or in the order presented. There seems to be enough subheadings to help the reader locate different topics.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"Organization is clear and logically laid out. Easy to follow the thought process from start to finish, and topics seemed to naturally build on each other.","interface_rating":3,"interface_review":"The lack of index for the text in both provided versions, and the lack of table of contents for the PDF could create some difficulties for students attempting to navigate the text.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"No grammatical errors stood out within the text.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"Nothing appeared insensitive or offensive within the text, it is appropriate and unbiased for this course.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"I would recommend providing a test bank for instructors. The self-quiz questions in the textbook are pretty basic, but good for the students to review after each module before moving on to the next to make sure they are understanding the concepts.","created_at":"2017-06-20T19:00:00.000-05:00","updated_at":"2017-06-20T19:00:00.000-05:00"},{"id":1860,"first_name":"Andre ","last_name":"Maingot","position":"Senior Library Manager (Intellectual Property","institution_name":"The Open University","comprehensiveness_rating":5,"comprehensiveness_review":"For a book that assumes at least a base level knowledge of law, it does well to cover the basic questions for any law student such as What is Law?. It also breaks down a lot of key terms and the context in which the law functions in each area. I think it could have done with a glossary at the end of each chapter which would help for revision purposes. The chapters are organised in a logical manner which makes it easy to follow and the learning points at the beginning of each chapter make it easier to focus on particular areas when reading. ","accuracy_rating":4,"accuracy_review":"Even though the law constantly changes I would say it was accurate for the time it was written though some cases may be outdated (not the fault of the authors). To review it now it could do with updating some those cases. I did not come across any errors or points which I felt the authors were biased. ","relevance_rating":4,"relevance_review":"The concepts presented are up to date although some of the cases may need updating to illustrate the points being made. Those updates would be fairly simple to update. ","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"The book is rich with legal terminology but each one is written in bold and gives a basic explanation on what the term means. Again a glossary of terms could be useful at the end of each chapter making it easier for students to revise. Once again the learning points at the beginning of each chapter informs the reader what they should get from each chapter and the case studies also work well when illustrating a point. ","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The book has the same headings throughout so you know what to expect in each chapter. For example, the 'Key Takeaways' are key points to learn. Sub-issues and headings are also clearly labelled throughout so there is no confusion when you are moving on to a new topic. The frameworks, particularly relating to legal concepts are also consistent.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"This is one of the main things I like the about this book. It is broken down logically and follows an order that can allow a student or other readers to work their way through it. The colourful sub areas also break up the text visually rather than pages of heavy text. ","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"The structure was logical and did not feel like a bunch of topics in no particular order. You could read a chapter and possibly carry something you learned into the next one so this was carefully thought out. ","interface_rating":4,"interface_review":"There were no navigation issues. I did not find myself having to flick back to something I previously read because it was sign-posted that way. I think it would be good to include hyperlinks to allow readers to reach a particular part of the book with ease,particularly if a case summary resides somewhere else within the book. ","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"I did not come across any grammatical errors in this text.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"This book does not appear to have any material that is not culturally insensitive or offensive. 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Although this text design excludes the utilization of an index or glossary, its list of key legal terms considerations and chapter summarizations effectively overshadow the need for such supplementations.","accuracy_rating":4,"accuracy_review":"Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment presents complex legalese with accurate Key Takeaway explanations, fact-based Notes to Students, significant Case Questions, and insightful Exercises per each content Chapter's specified learning objectives and outcomes in a nonpartisan and unbiased manner.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"The text's selection of particular legal conceptualizations and case selections eradicate text obsolescence inherently and ideationally through its organization and coverage of content.","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"The text is user-friendly and understandable for a general audience while simultaneously propelling scholarly precision, which offers immense clarity.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"What produces consistency for the text is its concise Chapter summaries and overviews that progress logically throughout its length.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"The text is easily divisible through its subheadings which is an indispensable tool for the conceptual progression of the course.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"The topics of the text advance from its most foundational conceptualizations to its logical conceptual specificities.","interface_rating":3,"interface_review":"The text's formatting has distracting Chapter display issues yet is free of significant navigational interface issues.","grammatical_rating":4,"grammatical_review":"The text contains minor grammatical errors.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"The text is not culturally insensitive or offensive in its presentation of legal principles, for example, in its inclusion of feminist legal thought, its coverage of European Colonialization, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the power struggles between Hutus and Tutsi in Rwanda that resulted in the genocide of Tutsi majority.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment is an excellent \"one-stop-shop\" text for all your course essentials.","created_at":"2023-01-05T12:56:09.000-06:00","updated_at":"2023-01-05T12:56:09.000-06:00"}],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/advanced-business-law-and-the-legal-environment","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:01:49.000-06:00"},{"id":273,"title":"Business Law and the Legal Environment","edition_statement":null,"volume":null,"copyright_year":2012,"isbn10":null,"isbn13":null,"license":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike","language":"eng","accessibility_statement":null,"accessibility_features":["unknown"],"description":"Our goal is to provide students with a textbook that is up to date and comprehensive in its coverage of legal and regulatory issues—and organized to permit instructors to tailor the materials to their particular approach. This book engages students by relating law to everyday events with which they are already familiar (or with which they are familiarizing themselves in other business courses) and by its clear, concise, and readable style. (An earlier business law text by authors Lieberman and Siedel was hailed “the best written text in a very crowded field.”) This textbook provides context and essential concepts across the entire range of legal issues with which managers and business executives must grapple. The text provides the vocabulary and legal acumen necessary for businesspeople to talk in an educated way to their customers, employees, suppliers, government officials—and to their own lawyers.","contributors":[{"id":3070,"contribution":"Author","primary":true,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Don","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Mayer","location":"University of Miami","background_text":"Don Mayer teaches law, ethics, public policy, and sustainability at the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, where he is professor in residence. His research focuses on the role of business in creating a more just, sustainable, peaceful, and productive world. With James O’Toole, Professor Mayer has coedited and contributed content to Good Business: Exercising Effective and Ethical Leadership (Routledge, 2010). He is also coauthor of International Business Law: Cases and Materials, which is in its fifth edition with Pearson Publishing Company. He recently served as the first Arsht Visiting Ethics Scholar at the University of Miami."},{"id":3071,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Daniel","middle_name":"M.","last_name":"Warner","location":"Western Washington University","background_text":"Daniel M. Warner is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Washington, where–following military service–he also attended law school. In 1978, after several years of civil practice, he joined the faculty at the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University, where he is now a professor of business legal studies in the Accounting Department. He has published extensively, exploring the intersection of popular culture and the law, and has received the College of Business Dean’s Research Award five times for “distinguished contributions in published research.” Professor Warner served on the Whatcom County Council for eight years (two years as its chair). He has served on the Faculty Senate and on various university and college committees, including as chairman of the University Master Plan Committee. Professor Warner has also been active in state bar association committee work and in local politics, where he has served on numerous boards and commissions for over thirty years."},{"id":3072,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"George","middle_name":"J.","last_name":"Siedel","location":"University of Michigan Business School","background_text":"George J. Siedel’s research addresses legal issues that relate to international business law, negotiation, and dispute resolution. Recent publications focus on proactive law and the use of law to gain competitive advantage. His work in progress includes research on the impact of litigation on large corporations and the use of electronic communication as evidence in litigation. Professor Siedel has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and in Michigan, Ohio, and Florida. Following graduation from law school, he worked as an attorney in a professional corporation. He has also served on several boards of directors and as associate dean of the University of Michigan Business School."}],"subjects":[{"id":2,"name":"Business","parent_subject_id":null,"call_number":"HF5001","visible_textbooks_count":144,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/business"},{"id":62,"name":"Civil Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K623","visible_textbooks_count":26,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/law-civil-law"},{"id":68,"name":"Constitutional Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K3154","visible_textbooks_count":19,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/constitutional-law"},{"id":64,"name":"Contract Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K7265","visible_textbooks_count":25,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/environmental-law"},{"id":63,"name":"Criminal Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"KB3790","visible_textbooks_count":20,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/criminal-law"},{"id":11,"name":"Law","parent_subject_id":null,"call_number":"KF385.A4","visible_textbooks_count":99,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/law"},{"id":66,"name":"Property Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K7200","visible_textbooks_count":22,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/property-law"}],"publishers":[{"id":162,"url":"https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_business-law-and-the-legal-environment-v1.0-a/index.html","year":null,"created_at":"2018-09-07T12:22:37.000-05:00","updated_at":"2018-09-07T12:22:37.000-05:00","name":"Saylor Foundation"}],"formats":[{"id":307,"type":"Online","url":"https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_business-law-and-the-legal-environment-v1.0-a/index.html","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":308,"type":"PDF","url":"http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Business%20Law%20and%20the%20Legal%20Environment.pdf","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":"4.5","textbook_reviews_count":6,"reviews":[{"id":769,"first_name":"Jena","last_name":"Martin","position":"Associate Dean ","institution_name":"West Virginia University ","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"The book provides an extensive overview of many (if not most) of the relevant issues that would arise in the business law context.  In fact, due to the comprehensive nature of the book, some of the chapters may in fact be redundant and could be streamlined (for instance, many of the issues that arise in Chapters 9-13 relating to agreements, assent and, consideration, could also be covered within the context of Chapter 53 – Contracts).   One drawback is that the textbook does not appear to have  an index of any kind, which could be a significant drawback, particularly for those students who have no prior familiarity with either business or legal issues.  Similarly, while there is a list of “key terms” throughout the chapters, having all terms available within a glossary (in one place) would help with the readability of the model.  Perhaps, in the future, the authors would consider maintaining the key terms but then hyperlinking those terms back to a glossary (or vice versa).  The book also seems to place the right amount of emphasis on the subjects that business students would encounter more in their field – so there is a significant amount of information on corporate law and less information devoted to criminal law.  \n","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"Although I am not an expert on every aspect of the legal environment, it seems that all of the information presented is accurate.  In those areas in which I have a specific expertise (business and securities laws) the information seems to be error-fee and accurate.  In addition, the information was presented in an objective way with no errors detected.  One thing that I would like the book to have included more often is relevant discussions regarding the ethics of a particular situation.  While the book does include a chapter on ethics (as well as having small discussion of ethics within some of the chapters) given the relevance of ethics to the average business graduate, I would have liked to have seen more ethics discussion (relating back to that foundational chapter) in each of the sections – as well as more self-test and exercises that cover them.\n","relevance_rating":4,"relevance_review":"The book seems largely relevant.  The challenge in a textbook of this magnitude is that the law, as a dynamic entity changes very quickly. Since the book’s original publication date in 2012, there are some aspects that have changed and that the book does not cover.  For instance, in the chapter on securities regulation, there have been significant developments in the areas of crowdfunding (that would be of particular interest to business students).  Since these occurred after 2012, the book does not mention those.  Similarly, there have been a big development in the law regarding hybrid businesses – specifically with the rise of benefit corporations (and, to a lesser extent LC3s).  The book mentions neither of these developments (although these were occurring during the original date of publication).  As such, a select update for certain aspects (rather than a complete new edition) would be recommended.\n","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"The tone of the book is perfect for the type of student that will be using it.  The writing is clear. Complicated, technical concepts are explained in such a way that even those students with little background or familiarity can cover the information.  The hyperlink to glossary terms and definitions adds to the clarity (although it is unclear whether that feature would also be available in the PDF version) and allows readers to familiarize themselves with concepts without disrupting the overall flows of the book. \n","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The text is internally consistent in terms of terminology and framework.  The same format is used throughout- for instance the sections are organized the same way. Exercises and self-tests are also consistent throughout.\n","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"The textbook does an excellent job of allowing the different sections to be mixed and matched in a way that helps instructors.  When there are sections in the book that reference other sections, hyperlinks are provided that can facilitate the reader’s contextualization of a legal concept.  In addition, the sections within a chapter are presented in such a way that is not overwhelming for the reader.\n","organization_rating":4,"organization_review":"The organization of the book is generally easy to understand.  Many of the concepts in the book can be viewed in a “siloed” fashion (meaning each legal field can be examined individually as well as in a larger context) and the book does a good job of recognizing that. It is confusing that there are two separate sections (with several chapters in between) that both discuss contracts. The “Introduction to Contract law” is located in Chapter 8 and “Contracts” as a separate section is found in Chapter 53. This could easily have rectified by the authors by moving contracts topics all to the same section or for the instructor by assigning those chapters all at the same time.  \n\n","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"The interface is largely appropriate for a book presented in this medium. All charts and textbox are clear and undistorted.  The textbook authors have hyperlinks to appropriate forms, terms and organizations.  They also include self-tests that benefit the students.  Given the digital medium of the book, I do feel that there were other opportunities that the authors could have taken advantage of for the benefit of the student (for instance, by having more interactive components – perhaps with the self-tests or the learning objectives) however, the content and method of interface as it stands now is perfectly adequate. \n","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"I saw no grammatical errors in the book. The flow was easy and it seemed to have been proofed.  \n","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"The book is written in a culturally relevant and sensitive way.  Particularly with international law related issues, the authors seem to acknowledge the varying ways that cultural disagreement can manifest itself (for instance in their acknowledgement regarding how to discuss Burma/Myanmar). In addition, the authors to a good job of moving slightly beyond the “American perspective” with regard to examining the foibles of the country. For instance, the authors, when discussing separatist issues (in the chapter on international law) use examples from North America (whereas many other resources would use examples from less develop countries).  The exercises presented in the book seem to be presented in a largely cultural neutral way (in that the authors discuss hypotheticals using many different gender roles, geographical locations and ethnic appellations – showing the diversity that is present in business and law issues).\n","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"I think the book does an excellent job of presenting the material related to business students and the law in a clear and comprehensive fashion.  I would consider adopting this book for my students. ","created_at":"2016-12-05T18:00:00.000-06:00","updated_at":"2016-12-05T18:00:00.000-06:00"},{"id":1155,"first_name":"Jeanne","last_name":"Haser","position":"Associate Professor","institution_name":"Rhode Island College","comprehensiveness_rating":5,"comprehensiveness_review":"The text is comprehensive and covers the broad topic of business law.  Only one area would require supplementation for my course, that is professional responsibility and ethics, and typically the area of \"Accountant's legal liability\"  As the course targets accounting students with the intent of taking the CPA exam, a section of accountant's legal liability and professional ethics would require supplementation. As most business law books on the market do not include this, I think it is fair to state the book is comprehensive and comparable to most texts available for our students through the various publishers.","accuracy_rating":4,"accuracy_review":"Text was accurate and  I did not find it to be biased.  Any errors were minimal, i.e. typographical or spacing errors and were infrequent.","relevance_rating":4,"relevance_review":"I am reviewing in 2017, the copyright is 2012.  It did not seem dated or lacking in content, but I do wonder when it might be updated.","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"Many great examples were given, the points were made quickly and succinctly.  Law books necessarily contain a lot of jargon, but it was well explained in laymen's terms.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The book was consistent in terminology and framework; , and authors were able to get major points across without excessive wording on a consistent basis.","modularity_rating":4,"modularity_review":"Book feels like it can be assembled in a  different order and without inclusion of all chapters to meet my needs in the course I would consider this book for.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"Topics are presented in a typical order for business law.  The flow is clear and logical and well organized.","interface_rating":4,"interface_review":"The text is free of distortion.  I think more visual stimulation in various forms might be good for a dry topic like business law.\nIt gets the job done, however.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"The grammar was error free, at least no errors were apparent.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"The book was culturally relevant.  Examples were sensitive, inclusive and well rounded.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"I was pleasantly surprised to find an open textbook that was worthy of adoption for a business law class in our School of Management.  I had been skeptical about the quality of open texts, but was surprised to find materials that could be used and would save students a great deal of money.  It was on par with many of the expensive texts that I have used in the past or used in a supplemental fashion for my 400 level class.   \n\nI commend the authors for their hard work and commitment to creating an open textbook.  I do think that the book would benefit from some form of visual design to be more stimulating.  This is a topic that is not a real \"page turner\" and getting students to read is a challenge.  I would like to experiment and see if students can see the value of the open text.  I will need to see how I as a faculty can deal with the ancillaries or without the ancillaries that I am used to having with typical publisher textbooks.","created_at":"2017-04-11T19:00:00.000-05:00","updated_at":"2017-04-11T19:00:00.000-05:00"},{"id":2947,"first_name":"Margaret","last_name":"Garcia","position":"Lecturer, J.D.","institution_name":"Metropolitan State University of Denver","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"The text offers a comprehensive introduction to business law and the U.S. legal system.  The discrete elements of each component of our laws are readily assignable to create a course of study focused on any particular aspect of business law chosen by the instructor.   Generally, the letter and spirit of the law are well explained and, through the end-of-chapter exercises, students are encouraged to apply their knowledge to real-life situations.  Unfortunately, the text does not feature a glossary of legal terms. A summary of key words/phrases and a link to a reputable legal dictionary at the end of each chapter would better facilitate a student’s understanding and use of the language of law.         ","accuracy_rating":4,"accuracy_review":"Explanations of the principles of law were accurate.  Consequently, it offers a solid foundational education for a survey course.  However, the text was published in 2012; instructors will need to supplement the course with current case law / statutes.  The efficacy of this course could be maintained by an instructor's assignment to investigate a contemporary state statute or by directing students to the Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent; it is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers a virtual reality tour of portions of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices.  ","relevance_rating":4,"relevance_review":"The cited case law serves the basic purpose of a first-level survey course:  it provides an historical context and tracks the consistency of or changes made up to the early 21st Century.  But, again, instructors will need to update the law with contemporary cases and statutes.  For example, while the content on Alternative Dispute Resolution (Chapter 3) clearly delineates the options available there is no reference to the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that companies can use arbitration clauses in employment contracts to prohibit workers from banding together to take legal action over workplace issues – an important business law issue!","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"The text will easily guide a layperson through a survey of the law.  The narrative is well written without any attempt to dazzle (confuse) the reader with the authors’ \"higher\" knowledge.  Many legal “terms of art” are succinctly explained either by way of a pop-up balloon or through a narrative.   However, by the end of the chapter, a student may be overwhelmed by this first introduction to the language of law.  A list of key terms / phrases incorporated into the end-of-chapter summary, with a link to a legal dictionary, would reinforce the knowledge gained.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"Each area of law is presented in a consistent and reliable format:  an introduction, providing an historical context and tracking the subsequent development of the law; discrete topics introducing the elements of the law; sample cases explaining the rationale for the application of the law; a summary of the key principles; and exercises / self-tests encouraging the student to demonstrate the knowledge gained.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"The text would be easily and readily divisible to focus on a particular course of study on the discrete aspects of business law that can be reasonably studied in a 16 or fewer week course of study.","organization_rating":4,"organization_review":"Students are first introduced to the organizational structure of the U.S. legal system and key components of the sources of law.  They are then well positioned to understand the confines of and freedoms available for the application of the law.   I would, however, realign two topics:  Agency (Chapters 38-39) should be immediately followed by Employment Law (Chapters 50-51) as the latter is a natural subset of the former.  Also, Chapter 53, Contracts, replicates the comprehensive devotion of 12 earlier chapters to contract law and the UCC (Chapters 8-19).","interface_rating":4,"interface_review":"Technically, there were no problems with the links and the charts were clear.  However, the learning experience would be significantly enhanced by the addition of more detailed charts summarizing the narrative.  For example, students should see a flow chart of how a bill becomes a law, and they should have a visual comparison of the formation/duration/management/liability/transferability/taxation implications of the different business forms.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"The narrative is exceptionally well written.","cultural_rating":4,"cultural_review":"Generally, the presentation of law is inclusive, particularly with the introductory worldwide examples of legal and political systems, and inoffensive.  There is, however, some bias in the historical review of civil rights law (Chapter 50).  That recounting should be more balanced; the good/bad/ugly of both liberals and conservatives should be recognized; let the students reach their own conclusion.  Further, the 2012 publication focuses on African Americans and fails to include contemporary legal issues involving other racial/ethnic groups; moreover, the text omits the increasing conflict of rights (e.g. sexual orientation vs. religious freedom).","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":null,"created_at":"2019-05-24T04:43:45.000-05:00","updated_at":"2019-05-24T04:43:45.000-05:00"},{"id":3312,"first_name":"Barbara","last_name":"Molargik-Fitch","position":"Adjunct Professor","institution_name":"Trine University","comprehensiveness_rating":5,"comprehensiveness_review":"The chapters covered in this textbook offer a comprehensive overview of Business Law. I love that this textbook includes a chapter on insurance which is such an important risk management concept to understand in the business world. Other Business Law textbooks I have used have not covered insurance, so I appreciated this addition. ","accuracy_rating":4,"accuracy_review":"Overall, the content was pretty good. However, in the PDF version of the textbook I noticed that Chapter 53 (Contracts) was missing.  It is in the table of contents but not the PDF.  Also, some of the review questions at the end need double checked. I noticed some of the question numbers were missing from the questions. This will help the students correspond the question to the correct answer.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"The textbook seems relevant and up-to-date.","clarity_rating":4,"clarity_review":"The textbook is written in a clear and lucid manner.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The text seems to be consistent in terms of terminology and framework.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"Textbook is easily divisible to assign readings each week.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"Chapters are presented in a logical and clear fashion.","interface_rating":4,"interface_review":"The textbook is pretty organized. However, in some places there are minor formatting issues.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"The textbook seems to use proper grammar and spelling.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"The textbook does not seem to be culturally insensitive or offensive in any way. ","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"There did not appear to be many instructor resources that come with this book such as PowerPoints, instructor manual, and a test bank.","created_at":"2019-11-23T10:25:01.000-06:00","updated_at":"2019-11-23T10:25:01.000-06:00"},{"id":3340,"first_name":"Jennifer","last_name":"Lehman","position":"Assistant Professor of Financial Planning","institution_name":"George Fox University","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"The text is comprehensive, in that there are 53 chapters that cover what one would expect a business law text to cover, including intellectual property, real property, and bankruptcy. There is no index or glossary. A table of cases would be helpful too, or a list of them in the table of contents for easy navigation from the online version of the text. There is a nice table of contents.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"The text seems to be accurate, error-free and unbiased. ","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"While the text is not brand new, it includes many of the classic cases, especially with regard to the commerce clause being applied to civil rights. So, unless the US Supreme Court breaks from long established precedent, the cases should continue to be valid for years to come. And, why not study the seminal cases? The text includes some \"newer\" cases such as Citizens United that make an important mark on the legal landscape. ","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"The text is clearly written, with terms explained. While there are case questions after each case, I would like to see more of an introduction and conclusion around the cases. I worry a bit that undergraduate students not accustomed to reading a lot may get lost in the cases. ","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The framework is consistent. There are learning objectives, subsections, key takeaways, and in some chapters after cases there are summaries, exercises, and self-test questions with answers provided. ","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"There are lots of fairly short chapters, with sections and subsections clearly marked. This is easier to divide than a book with 15 or 16 really long chapters. In addition, it would be easy to just cover particular sections and cases, especially with the table of contents navigation in the online version of the text. ","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"Chapter 8 is introduction to contract law, and then there are separate chapters on the agreement, real assent, consideration, remedies (e.g. requirements to have a valid contract), and then chapter 53, the very last chapter, is about contracts. It's a nice way to decide whether to cover several contract chapters, or boil it down and use one chapter. I'm not sure why the comprehensive contract chapter was put at the very end, but I do like the option of quicker coverage. ","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"Navigation worked very well, table of contents in online version was very useful and user friendly. I like the self-test questions as a comprehension check for students. ","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"I did not notice any grammatical errors in the text. ","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"While I might need to skip the Playboy case at a Christian institution, the text appears thoughtful and inclusive overall. Unions, employment discrimination, and civil rights as applied to the commerce clause are all discussed in the text. In addition, the examples use a variety of names from around the world and not just European sounding names like Mike and Elizabeth. ","overall_rating":10,"overall_review":"I know it's open source, so do not mean to be greedy - but a test bank, and power point slides, for the instructor would be incredibly helpful. ","created_at":"2019-12-02T20:16:29.000-06:00","updated_at":"2019-12-02T20:16:29.000-06:00"},{"id":34573,"first_name":"Kelli","last_name":"Rodriguez Currie","position":"Director of MLS \u0026 Sports Law","institution_name":"Seattle University","comprehensiveness_rating":5,"comprehensiveness_review":"Exceptional breadth of content in every area of law intersecting with business.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"Accurate and precise.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"Text is incredibly relevant.","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"Clear and efficient.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"Consistent layout and format.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"Table of Contents and headings are very clear.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"Organized in discrete units so one could easily adapt.","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"A bit text-dense, but the formatting breaks things up nicely.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"No noticeable issues.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"Incredibly relevant and culturally aware.","overall_rating":10,"overall_review":null,"created_at":"2023-05-23T22:33:14.000-05:00","updated_at":"2023-05-23T22:33:14.000-05:00"}],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/business-law-and-the-legal-environment","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:01:56.000-06:00"},{"id":789,"title":"Business Law I Essentials","edition_statement":null,"volume":null,"copyright_year":2019,"isbn10":null,"isbn13":null,"license":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike","language":"eng","accessibility_statement":"","accessibility_features":[],"description":"Business Law I Essentials is a brief introductory textbook designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of courses on Business Law or the Legal Environment of Business. The concepts are presented in a streamlined manner, and cover the key concepts necessary to establish a strong foundation in the subject. The textbook follows a traditional approach to the study of business law. Each chapter contains learning objectives, explanatory narrative and concepts, references for further reading, and end-of-chapter questions. Business Law I Essentials may need to be supplemented with additional content, cases, or related materials, and is offered as a foundational resource that focuses on the baseline concepts, issues, and approaches.","contributors":[{"id":5003,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Mirande","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Valbrune","location":null,"background_text":"Mirande Valbrune"},{"id":5004,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Renee","middle_name":null,"last_name":"De Assis","location":"Texas Woman's University","background_text":"Renee De Assis"},{"id":5005,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Suzanne","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Cardell","location":"University of Massachusetts Dartmouth","background_text":"Suzanne Cardell, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth"}],"subjects":[{"id":67,"name":"Administrative Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K3400","visible_textbooks_count":14,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/administrative-law"},{"id":62,"name":"Civil Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K623","visible_textbooks_count":26,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/law-civil-law"},{"id":68,"name":"Constitutional Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K3154","visible_textbooks_count":19,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/constitutional-law"},{"id":64,"name":"Contract Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K7265","visible_textbooks_count":25,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/environmental-law"},{"id":63,"name":"Criminal Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"KB3790","visible_textbooks_count":20,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/criminal-law"},{"id":11,"name":"Law","parent_subject_id":null,"call_number":"KF385.A4","visible_textbooks_count":99,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/law"},{"id":66,"name":"Property Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K7200","visible_textbooks_count":22,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/property-law"}],"publishers":[{"id":768,"url":"https://openstax.org/details/books/business-law-i-essentials?Book%20details","year":null,"created_at":"2019-10-26T22:08:33.000-05:00","updated_at":"2019-10-26T22:08:33.000-05:00","name":"OpenStax"}],"formats":[{"id":1356,"type":"Online","url":"https://openstax.org/details/books/business-law-i-essentials?Book%20details","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":"978-1-947172-78-4"},{"id":1357,"type":"PDF","url":"https://openstax.org/details/books/business-law-i-essentials?Book%20details","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":"978-1-947172-78-4"}],"rating":"4.5","textbook_reviews_count":5,"reviews":[{"id":3355,"first_name":"Chelsea","last_name":"Green","position":"Assistant Clinical Professor","institution_name":"Miami University","comprehensiveness_rating":3,"comprehensiveness_review":"Even though this text is an \"essentials\" text, there are certain topics that are missing from the text that I would expect to find in a basic legal environments textbook.  These include topics such as 1) Real, Personal, and Intellectual Property; 2) Negotiable Instruments and Banking; 3) Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy; 4) Agency and Liabilities to Third Parties; and 5)  Business Organizations.  The text includes both a table of contents and an index.  It would be nice to see a glossary and the US Constitution in the back.  The material included is fairly basic and doesn't explore the topics with adequate depth.","accuracy_rating":4,"accuracy_review":"I am not finding inaccurate information, however, both sides of various topics are not included such as the free market argument that those arguing for corporate social responsibility would normally face.","relevance_rating":3,"relevance_review":"Most of the book covers foundation material that will timeless.  However, there are a number of links to supporting information located on the web that could become obsolete.  This text also lacks examples of the law from trial cases, which may increase the longevity of the text, however, this trait also leads to the shallower coverage of the topics.","clarity_rating":4,"clarity_review":"The book is easy to read and provides user-friendly vocabulary for a non-lawyer.","consistency_rating":4,"consistency_review":"The text is internally consistent in terms of terminology and framework.  Again, if provides basic information regarding the legal topics covered.","modularity_rating":4,"modularity_review":"This text is easily read and could be divided up cleanly.","organization_rating":4,"organization_review":"The organization of the material is logical and clear.  There is good use of headings and visual breaks for the reader.  The end of the chapters provide simple multiple choice questions for a learner to test themselves.  There is not a summary provided at the end of the chapter which is common with standard texts.","interface_rating":4,"interface_review":"I did not find any interface issues related to this text.  ","grammatical_rating":4,"grammatical_review":"I did not find any grammatical errors that would stand out to a learner and distract from the content.","cultural_rating":4,"cultural_review":"There are few examples in this text on which to judge its culturally insensitivity.  The images included in the text illustrate a diverse group of participants in the law.","overall_rating":8,"overall_review":"The images included in this book seem to be inserted only to take up space.  Images in a law text can be very helpful for the non-learner by providing comparisons and flowcharts to simplify concepts.  Consider using more meaningful images to support the text and provide the textual information in a different way.","created_at":"2019-12-06T16:24:03.000-06:00","updated_at":"2019-12-06T16:24:03.000-06:00"},{"id":3403,"first_name":"Steve","last_name":"Custer","position":"Associate Professor","institution_name":"Oakland City University","comprehensiveness_rating":5,"comprehensiveness_review":"This book covered the major aspects inherent to the legal landscape of business.  Its subject matter is well referenced and provided a solid vocabulary of terms.  Particularly, the content offered an informative section on negotiation skills and tactics that I would recommend.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"Upon inspection, this reviewer found the book to be accurate, without errors, and neutral in its presentation.  ","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"This reviewer found the text to be timely and informative.  Specifically, chapter 7 (contract law) provided some excellent real-world examples that should be incorporated into classroom discussions.  ","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"The book is well formatted which should enable the entry level business law student to excel in their learning and comprehension of broad based legal definitions.  ","consistency_rating":4,"consistency_review":"The text is largely consistent, although the authors elected to provide more examples and tables to illustrate concepts in the latter chapters of the text than in the former chapters.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"The chapters of this text were well assembled and concise.  I would not hesitate to adopt portions alongside other material in the classroom.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"The topics were presented in a clear fashion and were easy to understand.  ","interface_rating":4,"interface_review":"No interface issues were noted, but when compared with other resources, additional content seemed lacking at times.  ","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"No grammatical errors were found during this review.  ","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"Upon inspection, this reviewer did not notice any insensitive or offensive material in this text.  ","overall_rating":10,"overall_review":"There are a plethora of business law texts available in the marketplace.  Whatever resources one chooses to adopt, the Business Law Essentials text could certainly be utilized as an effective supplement in the classroom.  ","created_at":"2019-12-19T12:11:58.000-06:00","updated_at":"2019-12-19T12:11:58.000-06:00"},{"id":3792,"first_name":"Paolo Davide","last_name":"Farah","position":"Assistant Professor","institution_name":"West Virginia University","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"The reviewer believes that text covers all areas and ideas of the subject appropriately. The title of the book is Business Law I Essentials, so the expectation is that there might be the need to prepare a Business Law II Essential for the areas, which are missing from the analysis. In fact, my interpretation and understanding is that this book selects some of the most important issues in the areas, but it is also focusing on what it can be virtually possible to cover in a single class module. In fact, 14 sections/chapters are equivalent to a 14-week class. I believe that this textbook is useful for a first clear introduction to beginners and then students can complement with the constitution, the case law, case studies, simulations and other relevant real life examples and experiences.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"The reviewer considers that the content of the book is accurate. The selection of topics is also relevant. Particularly, the corporate social responsibility is an area not covered by all business law textbooks. Generally, other business law textbooks cover predominantly the market oriented analysis and not sufficiently the limits to globalization and the business sector represented by the necessary balance between business and human rights, business and sustainable development, business and other non-commercial values. I would probably extend some parts to also cover corporate governance","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"The reviewer considers that the book covers relevant contemporary issues without risks for the longevity of the book. The case studies are useful to students to learn from practice.","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"As previously mentioned, the text is clear and organized in such a way that is easy to access for students that will approach these topics for the first time. The instructor can use the single chapters as the main topic for each of the classes complementing this book with cases and other additional readings. The terminology and the language is accessible to students and non-experts.","consistency_rating":4,"consistency_review":"The text is internally consistent, but I believe the pictures are not a relevant addition to the textbook. It would be advisable that the author revises the textbook to use pictures that are actually relevant for the analysis of each of the sections.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"Each chapter can be used as an individual section for class modules and lectures complemented with additional materials.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"The topics in the text were presented clearly.","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"The text does not present any interface, but it necessitates some external materials to cover some aspects. In addition, the pictures are not representative of the contents of the textbook.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"The reviewer did not detect grammatical errors.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"During the review, no culturally insensitive remarks or offensive statements have been detected in any way.","overall_rating":10,"overall_review":"I will use this book for one of my classes.","created_at":"2020-05-01T21:46:18.000-05:00","updated_at":"2020-05-01T21:46:18.000-05:00"},{"id":4276,"first_name":"Ben","last_name":"Carr","position":"Associate Professor","institution_name":"James Madison University","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"The text was comprehensive in general, to some extent too much so, and with regards to a few topics that I consider critical topics for a business course, completely lacking. First, as to the “too much”. There were some legal subjects which were unnecessary and seemingly used to take up space. For example, I do not know how or why any student not in law school would need to know about “res ipsa loquitur” (note: it was spelled incorrectly in the text). It is not a practical topic area and only lawyers would need to understand that concept. Another example was the Ethical Decision Making Policies. Despite putting it in the text, there was no discussion about the decision making process beyond just replicating the University of Michigan policy that was quoted. So, in this case, it did not even need to be included, and if so, it merited further discussion. There were a few other subjects dealt with similarly, but those did not necessarily detract from the overall value of the text itself.\r\n\tAs for the “lacking” comment, it is surprising that a text on Business Law (even if it is an introduction) does not include a chapter on business entities. Corporations, LLCs, Partnerships (general and limited) and sole proprietorships are significant topics which deserve discussion and explanation. Also, there was no mention of vicarious liability. Respondeat Superior, principal/agent and partnerships are three legal areas where an employer/third party who is not directly involved in a specific incident can/may be held responsible to an injured party due solely to the relationship between that employer/third party and the person causing the injury.\r\n\tThe section on ethics was also failed to address professional ethics vs. personal ethics. How those two interact on a daily basis, especially with regards to corporate decisions is an important topic to discuss. For example, Hobby Lobby refused to comply with an Affordable Care Act requirement that medical insurance provided by employers include contraceptives. An employee filed suit, and the U.S. Supreme Court had to ultimately decide the issue. That was a personal value/ethic that the owners of Hobby Lobby (it was privately owned) utilized instead of a “professional” value/ethic.\r\n\tThe criminal law section did not address battery and how it was technically different from assault. This is not a critical issue in business law, but if the author(s) were going to address assault, then battery should have also been addressed.\r\n\tThe ADR section should have, in my opinion, considered the benefits of an employee agreeing to a pre-employment waiver of the right to trial. Many employers are now either requiring, or at least making it optional, for an employee to waive that right. The consequences of doing so are important and deserve some coverage.\r\n\tThe sections on both sexual harassment and negligence were far too superficial and short. These are two areas of significant corporate liability exposure and lawsuit filings. Neither received the type of attention which they deserved. \r\n        Lastly, I am a big fan of hypotheticals. In this reviewer's opinion, there were not enough of those, especially not enough real-world cases used as tools to explain a concept.","accuracy_rating":4,"accuracy_review":"The content was generally accurate with some nit-picking on my part. For example, the author(s) stated that most states do not allow minors to void a contract after turning 18 years of age. It is my understanding that most states actually allow for a “reasonable” time after turning 18 for a minor to void a contract unless that minor has somehow ratified or affirmed the contract after turning 18. Also, comparative vs. contributory negligence was not handled as deftly as it could have been. First, there are two types of comparative negligence, which was not discussed, and second, it is solely dependent upon which state in which the incident occurs as to whether comparative negligence (either type) or contributory negligence will be utilized in a legal analysis.\r\n\tAnother nit-picking on my part deals with a few minor mischaracterizations and/or inadequate information. An example of that is when the author(s) discuss the McDonald’s case involving the hot coffee. A significant issue in the case was punitive damages, because McDonald’s knew that their coffee was too hot and had made the “business” decision to not change the temperature. To simply use the case as a “negligence” example misses the primary point of that case.\r\n\tYet another nit-picking was that when the author(s) discussed Title VII, they did not point out that there are employee limits to the application of that Title. For example, Title VII’s prohibition against discriminating against a person with a disability does not apply to an entity with fewer than 15 employees, while the prohibition against discriminating against age does not apply to an entity with fewer than 20 employees. This is important, because state laws can lower those thresholds and readers need to be ultra aware of checking both the federal and state law protections. There were other nuances that the author(s) did not mention which would be valuable as instruction, such as with sexual harassment.\r\n\tIn sum, the text was relatively comprehensive, and would be most useful to an instructor with legal experience who could utilize it in a very, very basic, almost vocabulary level, manner. It says that it is “Essentials”, but there are some essentials, which I have addressed, that I feel should have been included. Assuming that it is intended solely as a very basic introduction, that is where its value can be found. Otherwise, an instructor trying to utilize the text without a sound legal understanding to begin with will find that it will raise many questions that students may ask which he/she will not be prepared to answer or explain and/or even convey information which may be incorrectly applied.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"Due to its very basic manner of addressing virtually all the topics, the content is up-to-date in its content. Without further exploration of the topics in the text, i.e. Essentials II, the text is only marginally useful as a text for practical legal considerations on its own.\r\nThe text is written and/or arranged in such a way that necessary updates will be relatively easy and straightforward to implement.","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"The text was written in a way that most would understand. There were a few times when I had to re-read a sentence or paragraph and use my own understanding to have the passage make sense. Again, it is important that whoever uses the text already have a legal background.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The text was consistent in terms of terminology and framework.","modularity_rating":4,"modularity_review":"Due to the nature of law itself, the text is marginally susceptible to being divided up into different sections at different points. To stress, that is not the author(s) issue, that is the nature of the beast. There has to be some scaffolding in law with certain concepts being taught/learned in order. In terms of its comparison to other legal texts in this topical area, I would strongly guess that it is pretty consistent and does as well as it can except for one suggestion that I will give in the following review area.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"Section 5.2 seemed to me to be out of place. It would be far better suited if placed either in chapter 1 or as its own chapter between chapters 1 and 2. Otherwise, the topics in the text are presented in a logical, clear fashion.","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"I had no problems with the interface or with navigating through the text. Everything was clear and I did not discern any distractions or confusions to the reader.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"I am not an English major, but I did not notice any grammatical errors.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"The text is not culturally insensitive or offensive in any way. \r\nI would, however, suggest that the cultural events since the text was published would justify a supplement. More discussion of Title VII and the sex, race and color classes would be appropriate.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"I think the goals of this text were laudable, but fell just a little short of my expectations. At times, it seemed as though someone other than an attorney or someone familiar with law was writing it, and was just cutting and pasting without a practical understanding of what was being written. That may be due more to a goal to just give some \"essentials\" to supplement the in classroom teaching of an instructor with some legal knowledge or experience.","created_at":"2020-07-30T18:36:15.000-05:00","updated_at":"2020-07-30T18:36:15.000-05:00"},{"id":34987,"first_name":"Velda","last_name":"Arnaud","position":"Department Chair, Instructor, and Advisor","institution_name":"Blue Mountain Community College","comprehensiveness_rating":5,"comprehensiveness_review":"All of the topics we need for our business law course are covered in this OER.","accuracy_rating":4,"accuracy_review":"Some topics need to be updated because this information is 5 years old.","relevance_rating":4,"relevance_review":"As previously stated, laws change, and this book is 5 years old.","clarity_rating":4,"clarity_review":"The reading level may be difficult for non-native English language students.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"Each chapter is nicely organized.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"This is one of the best features.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"The content flows very well and ends with international law and securities.","interface_rating":3,"interface_review":"All of the information is on the website, and I would prefer to keep students in the learning management system.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"So far, I have not found grammatical errors.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"This is a business course, and they use many different examples. It seems quite representative of the population.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"There is a low-cost printed book available for students.","created_at":"2024-04-05T13:57:52.000-05:00","updated_at":"2024-04-05T13:57:52.000-05:00"}],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/business-law-i-essentials","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:16:58.000-06:00"},{"id":340,"title":"First Amendment: Cases, Controversies, and Contexts","edition_statement":"Second Edition","volume":null,"copyright_year":2016,"isbn10":null,"isbn13":null,"license":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike","language":"eng","accessibility_statement":"","accessibility_features":[],"description":"This Casebook (Second Edition, December 2019) is intended to be used in an upper-division course covering the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Its 14 chapters are substantially the same length, with the exception of Chapter One, the introduction, and Chapters Eleven and Twelve which in combination are the usual length. It is intended for 13 or 14 week semester that meets once or twice per week. Each Chapter contains a “Chapter Outline” at the beginning for ease of reference. The Casebook is organized with the Speech Clauses as Part One and the Religion Clauses as Part Two. Unlike many other courses, there is no accepted organizational scheme within these broad areas. As the Introduction notes, First Amendment doctrine, especially within freedom of speech, presents a varied and haphazard landscape. The Casebook follows a scheme that has proven effective in Professor Robson’s years of teaching the course to hundreds of students. The selection of cases tends toward the most recent and these tend to be less heavily edited. These recent cases often contain extended discussions of earlier cases that are not included in the Casebook.","contributors":[{"id":3618,"contribution":"Author","primary":true,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Ruthann","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Robson","location":"City University of New York Law School","background_text":"Ruthann Robson, is Professor of Law \u0026 University Distinguished Professor. She is the author of Dressing Constitutionally: Hierarchy, Sexuality, and Democracy (2013), as well as the books Sappho Goes to Law School (1998); Gay Men, Lesbians, and the Law (1996); and Lesbian (Out)Law: Survival Under the Rule of Law (1992), and the editor of the three volume set, International Library of Essays in Sexuality \u0026 Law (2011). She is a frequent commentator on constitutional and sexuality issues and the co-editor of the Constitutional Law Professors Blog. She is one of the 26 professors selected for inclusion in What the Best Law Teachers Do (Harvard University Press, 2013)."}],"subjects":[{"id":67,"name":"Administrative Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K3400","visible_textbooks_count":14,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/administrative-law"},{"id":68,"name":"Constitutional Law","parent_subject_id":11,"call_number":"K3154","visible_textbooks_count":19,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/constitutional-law"},{"id":11,"name":"Law","parent_subject_id":null,"call_number":"KF385.A4","visible_textbooks_count":99,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/law"},{"id":51,"name":"Religion","parent_subject_id":6,"call_number":"BL1","visible_textbooks_count":19,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/religion"},{"id":45,"name":"Political Science","parent_subject_id":9,"call_number":"JA71","visible_textbooks_count":41,"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/political-science"}],"publishers":[{"id":251,"url":"https://www.cali.org/books/first-amendment-cases-controversies-and-contexts","year":2019,"created_at":"2018-09-07T12:22:38.000-05:00","updated_at":"2020-10-21T19:36:30.000-05:00","name":"CALI's eLangdell® Press"}],"formats":[{"id":407,"type":"PDF","url":"https://www.cali.org/sites/default/files/Robson_FirstAmendment_2dEd_2020-cover-Aug182023-ISBN.pdf","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":408,"type":"eBook","url":"https://www.cali.org/sites/default/files/FirstAmendmentRobson2nd-EPUB2-2019Dec16.epub","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":1829,"type":"MS Word","url":"https://www.cali.org/sites/default/files/Robson_FirstAmendment_2dEd_2020-Aug142023.docx","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":"4.5","textbook_reviews_count":4,"reviews":[{"id":1008,"first_name":"Lana","last_name":"Whited","position":"Professor of English and director of the Boone Honors Program","institution_name":"Ferrum College (Virginia)","comprehensiveness_rating":3,"comprehensiveness_review":"In reviewing Robson's text, I am comparing primarily to the traditional media law text which I have used in recent semesters, Don R. Pember and Clay Calvert's Media Law. Now in its 19th or 20th edition, Media Law is the most widely used text for undergraduate media law courses and has been for a long time.  The Robsonn text is very different from Media Law in two ways: first, Robsonn's text is broader in its scope than a media law textbook, as Robsonn is concerned with First Amendment law and media law falls within only two clauses of that Amendment:  speech (or expression) and media. (The Robsonn text has additional sections concerning the religion clause, which obviously would not be included in a media law text.)  A reasonable comparison, then, would seem to involve the typical issues covered in a media law course, as they are treated in both books:  libel, prior restraint, hate speech, copyright, obscenity, the distinction in First Amendment rights at public and private institutions or employers, etc.  There are a few important areas of media law which are NOT addressed in Robson's text:  protection of news sources, controversies deriving from the Freedom of Information Act, and issues relating to the Free Press - Fair Trial dichotomy are the most obviousl\n\nA second distinction between Robsonn's book and a tradition media law text is in the manner of presentation to students.  Robsonn organizes excerpts from court opinions into subject areas such as legal issues having to do with the \"Government as Employer and Educator.\"  Students are reading excerpts of actual case law, and there is very little writing by Robsonn by way of summary or synthesis (occasionally, there are a few sentences of preface).  This approach has its advantages: it presents students with more examples of primary texts (the opinions) than they would normally encounter in a media law course, where they might read little actual law.  It also allows them familiarity with these cases without the filter of a textbook author who would summarize and analyze these cases (as those such as Pember and Calvert do).  But there is a significant disadvantage for undergraduate students, who may find reading original case law difficult and who may need the summarizing and synthesizing role of a more traditional textbook editor.  For this reason, Robsonn's text may be more appropriate for first-semester or first-year law students than for undergraduates. \n\nThe approach of a tradition textbook is to organize discussion around specific topics in media law.  Libel, for example, gets three chapters in Pember and Calvert's text. In Robsonn's text, libel is the subject of cases listed in a section called \"Freedom of the Press and Tort Actions.\"  Thus, students who are new to the discussion of media law would probably appreciate the more streamlined table of contents of a text such as Pember and Calvert, wherein chapter headings comprise a handy list of media law issues.  In other words, the focus of Robsonn's approach is different and perhaps less transparent to undergraduates.\n\nTraditional media law texts also include an introductory chapter or chapters on the American legal system, with which students often are not sufficiently familiar.  With the Robsonn text, this background must be supplemented by the faculty member. \n'\nFinally , the Robsonn text does not include an index, which undergraduates (and faculty) find very useful.  ","accuracy_rating":4,"accuracy_review":"In general, I have not discovered errors in accuracy, with the exception of the phrasing of the First Amendment in chapter one, where the last clause of the amendment is written as \"and to petition the government from redress of grievances.\"  I remembered the wording of that clause differently, and in most versions of the amendment I consulted, the wording of that last phrase is \"and to petition the government FOR A redress of grievances.\" While it seems a fairly egregious error to misquote the First Amendment, there may be some factor here with which I'm unfamiliar.  \n\nGenerally, accuracy is not a problem, as the text of the book is primarily comprised of excerpts from actual opinions. ","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"Again, as the text is primarily comprised of actual case law (excerpts), these could be easily replaced or extended.  Cases included are as recent as 2013, 2014.","clarity_rating":4,"clarity_review":"The excerpts from court cases are surprisingly easy to read, for legalese, but it is difficult to comment on clarity as that terms generally applies, when it is mostly NOT the author's writing that would be the subject of this evaluation. ","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"Because it follows the clauses in the First Amendment, this is strong.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"The chapter divisions are sensible, although some chapters are too long for treatment in one class meeting.  However, modules within chapters are also sensible.  ","organization_rating":4,"organization_review":"In overall framework, the book follows the order of clauses in the First Amendment, focusing on speech, media, and religion.  Cases concerning the assembly and petition clauses and the so-called \"missing\" clause, association, are interspersed in the sections on speech and media, as multiple clauses or doctrines often emerge in any individual case. ","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"It is very easy to navigate this book, and I have tested that in iBooks, Kindle, and .pdf.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"Any  errors in a text such as Robsonn's would have to be typos, as her method is to excerpt relevant court opinions.  In other words, very little of the text is her original writing:  there is little place for error.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"Again, there is little original writing from Robsonn, and her selections cover a wide range of ethnicities and issues, as she is attempting to reflect varying tests to the First Amendment clauses.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"It is important to note that I am using Robsonn's text this semester for the first time, and the class has only studied four chapters to date.  My assessment of the remainder and totality of the book is based largely on skimming and selective reading.  ","created_at":"2017-02-08T18:00:00.000-06:00","updated_at":"2017-02-08T18:00:00.000-06:00"},{"id":1284,"first_name":"Joe","last_name":"Mirando","position":"Professor of Communication","institution_name":"Southeastern Louisiana University","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"In regard strictly to the First Amendment, the book is a very thorough treatment of the First Amendment's five clauses -- freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition. The author simply could not have been more effective in covering the subject for a class limited to lessons directly related to the First Amendment, and the discussions of what the First Amendment prohibits (censorship, prior restraint, licensing, taxation and compelled speech) are strong as well. However, for a typical mass communication law class, the book treats areas that are indirectly affected by the First Amendment with much less depth, such as the student press, libel, privacy, copyright and access to information. It would be difficult to justify using this book as the primary textbook for a class covering these indirect areas, and it may be even more difficult to justify as a secondary material because of its length.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"I did not dictate any factual errors in both the specific content areas and the background areas. For example, the discussion of how the First Amendment became the First Amendment instead of the Third Amendment is thorough and mindful of history. It should also be pointed out that no clear advocacy of a debatable position is emphasized in any part of the book.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"If this book will continue to be updated every year, relevance/longevity will be one of its strongest aspects. The 2016 edition of this book featured treatment of First Amendment cases heard by the U.S.Supreme Court during the 2015-16 term, making it as up to date as possible. This aspect is especially important because it's possible that any one decision could radically change the direction of the law.","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"The length of the book is clearly a concern, but the author more than makes up for it with a writing style that is appropriate. Nearly all of the most important cases do not end with guilty/not guilty verdicts, so it's important that the style is kept simple.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"Some familiarity with Black's Law Dictionary is needed, but upper-level college students who are not especially strong with legal terminology and courtroom procedure should be able to handle the discussion.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"The same approach of introduction and breakdown with background is consistently followed throughout.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"It's important that teachers have the ability to assign readings without having to stick with a strict chronological approach to the book. The chapters are ordered in such a way that any teacher who has designed a schedule of readings inconsisternt with the book will still be able to provide a coherent approach.","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"Other than headings and subheadings, the book does not contain display features. It is very gray throughout, which is what should be expected of a textbook so dependent on content.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"No significant problems were seen in parts the author wrote. It is possible a person could take issue with the grammar of parts quoted from law books, but historical accuracy is a more important value.","cultural_rating":4,"cultural_review":"I feel that the quantity of material devoted to freedom of religion appears to be much more than is necessary. It's not necessary for all of the five freedoms to be treated evenly, but it does appear that the author provides too much to religion. However, it should be pointed out that this is a minor flaw, and in some semesters when a case like Snyder v. Phelps occurs, this can actually be an advantage.","overall_rating":10,"overall_review":"Overall, I feel I will have to decline to adopt this book as the required textbook for my class in media law. It is far too long and too limited to strict First Amendment issues to be appropriate for my course. However, it is still an excellent book on the topic.","created_at":"2017-06-20T19:00:00.000-05:00","updated_at":"2017-06-20T19:00:00.000-05:00"},{"id":1646,"first_name":"Kerry","last_name":"Tripp","position":"Senior Lecturer","institution_name":"University of Maryland, College Park","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"I reviewed this book in contemplation of whether it could supplement a law course I teach to both undergraduate and (non-law school) graduate students but a review based on that perspective would be unfair.  As the author notes in the introduction, this book is designed for an upper level law class.  For my purposes, its deficits (e.g., failing to provide a primer on how the legal system works) would not create a similar problem for an upper level law student as it would for my students.  Yet, one major deficit may still apply to both audiences: the book contains Spartan analysis.  The substantial majority of the book is reprints of excerpted cases.  \nTo give credit, the book hits all of the expected cases on the subject and organizes them in a way that allows the reader to ferret out an analysis that progresses on an issue. But the author relies on the reader to make that analysis.  Most of the time, the author’s own contributions is limited to three or four questions asked after a series of lengthy case (excerpt) reprints.  When the author does provide some analysis it is easy to see why she is a student favorite.  Occasional nuggets like the author’s discussion of the case of a student who claims a religious exemption to her school’s dress code for her body piercing because she is a member of the Church of Body Modification or the influence the “Catholic vote” had on Justice Douglas’ when he was thinking of running for president, help to bring the law alive for students.   \n A second comment is that this book is s limited in its focus on constitutional law, to just the issues of free speech and freedom of religion.  As to the latter issue, however, I am especially grateful.  I too find the issue of what is religion fascinating and worthy of much intellectual discussion. The book’s narrow focus allows this. Perhaps it is my own bias, but I think the author saved the best for last, and if teaching the course I would reverse the subjects to hook in my class early in the semester.  When looking only at those two issues, the book ranks high, covering a large scope.\nLast, given the small amount of original contribution from the author, would the Open Textbook’s goal of making textbooks affordable be better fulfilled if the many cases were merely cited in lists and not reprinted? To her credit, the author calls this a casebook and that it is.  The book is almost 1200 pages with the substantial majority of the text case reprints. But, the cases are the usual workhorses on the issue and, as such, are freely available on the internet.  If the author would contribute more insight and the case reprints were removed (and just listed), this textbook might better satisfy the Open Textbook’s goals.\nIn conclusion, if your course is for upper-level law students who have already taken a traditional Con law class and are looking to delve into the issues of speech and especially religion, this book fits that niche.\n","accuracy_rating":4,"accuracy_review":"Disturbingly, the author misquotes the First Amendment. It is not a typo as it occurs at the beginning of the book and is later repeated. This makes the reader unfairly question the author’s competence in the materials.  A full reading of the book and its clear presentation of the expected cases eliminates that.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"The textbook contains the expected first amendment cases on speech and religion, including relatively recent ones that could impact prior precedent like the Hobby Lobby case or Citizen’s United . As the U.S. Supreme Court looks further at these issues this year, the book’s digital format should easily allow for future editions to include new cases illustrating the impacts of these decisions.","clarity_rating":4,"clarity_review":"With the author’s original text often limited to three questions following several case excerpts, it is unclear how to rate the textbook for clarity.  Focusing on the questions and the occasional more detailed analysis, the author has a nice writing style.  Her questions got to the heart of the cases and help to build on the reader’s analysis. But without the author’s analysis, the reader must await classroom discussion.   ","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The book is consistent and the cases that are covered are as expected for a class on the First Amendment.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"With fourteen chapters, the book is designed to cover a topic per class (and for the most part the materials could be covered in a single day).  In each of the two major sections, press and religion, the book covers topics in a logical progression that builds on the next with an eventual proficiency. ","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"Overall, the book flowed well.  The cases selected built nicely upon each other to encourage analysis of the issue selected.  As discussed above, I would reverse the two major topics just because I think the religious cases allow for more intellectual exploration.","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"This book bridge nicely as a PDF.","grammatical_rating":4,"grammatical_review":"With little original contribution, grammatical errors are not a problem.  Typos, however, are and should be cleaned up for the next edition.  These, plus the author’s misquoting of the First Amendment, discussed above, could easily be avoided by a more detailed edit.  ","cultural_rating":4,"cultural_review":"Satisfying a culturally relevant pedagogy given the format of this book, with its extensive case reprints, is difficult.  The book does include the expected cases on the topics, including those on the ability to limit the right to free speech in a school setting.  Given the timely and culturally relevant issue of free speech in the university setting, a future edition would benefit by including a discussion on this lively topic and would empower students emotionally and intellectually.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"I look forward to the author’s next edition and hope she includes more of her insights into these two intellectually interesting areas of our constitution and our country. \n \n","created_at":"2018-02-01T18:00:00.000-06:00","updated_at":"2018-02-01T18:00:00.000-06:00"},{"id":34916,"first_name":"Jakob","last_name":"Miller","position":"Assoc. Prof. of Pol. Science","institution_name":"Taylor University","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"The book focuses heavily on the speech and religion clauses of the first amendment. Press receives a short chapter of its own, and the rights of assembly and petition receive almost no attention save a mention at the beginning of the book. Of course, this reflects to some degree the amount of attention the Court has paid each part of the first amendment, but a class using this book will be focused on the speech and religion clauses by necessity.\r\n\r\nAs for comprehensive coverage within those subjects, it is hard to see any major aspect of speech or religion left untouched, or any major cases one would expect to find which are missing. Students using this casebook will grapple with all the major cases, concepts, precedents and tests one would expect. It is admirably comprehensive.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"This is a difficult category to rate in a legal casebook. The cases are presented exactly as the Court issued them (with light editing) and the author’s main direct voice in the book consist of the pre-chapter notes, the first chapter and other introductory notes, and the notes that follow each set of cases. Most of the notes following sets of cases are composed of questions for students, or simply pointing out interesting connections between presented Supreme Court cases and other cases not directly discussed in the book, leaving little room for inaccuracy. Indirectly, of course, the author’s voice is present in the selection, arrangement, and editing of cases, which I’ve covered in the comprehensiveness section above. \r\nIn regards to the accuracy of the author’s direct notes, I’ve found no significant errors or any causes for concern. I would only echo another reviewer’s concern that the text of the first is seemingly presented with a textual error (“from” in place of “for”).","relevance_rating":3,"relevance_review":"The book was last updated in 2020, which means that are some major cases that the book will not include. Cases such as Shurtleff, Kennedy v Bremerton School District, or Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta. All casebooks have this issue, since the Court constantly makes more work for casebook writers, but it should be noted that using this book will mean having to supplement the section on the Lemon test, for example, with its latest death in a case from outside the book.","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"I won’t be grading the opinions by the Justices here, save that to say that the author has edited them lightly but in a way that should improve their readability and remove some unnecessary distractions to students. \r\n\r\nThe author’s own writing is clear and lucid. The examples given are especially compelling – the section on the Heckler’s Veto particularly stood out to me as an example that should be vivid for students while being a clear demonstration of discussed principles. \r\n\r\nI should note here in the interest of clarity for my own review that I am only reviewing the casebook itself. The website mentions that there is supplementary information available for instructors, but I was not able to access it. From the presented work, I have no doubt that the author would perform to same admirable standard.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The text is consistent both with itself and established legal terminology. Students should have no issue on that account.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"The book is broken neatly into two parts – speech and religion – and 14 chapters, which fits neatly into a 13 or 14 week semester (two chapters are shorter than others, and the layout of the book is clearly explained up front). Each chapter is also divided into several subchapters. While cases naturally interconnect, there is nothing preventing an instructor from remixing the chapter order or dropping a given chapter or subchapter, and the clear divisions make this a fairly simple task.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"While there is no set organizational scheme within each of the two large sections, it follows a plan based on the teaching experience of the author. It looks to my eye as someone who has taught a great deal on the first amendment like a plan that would lead students naturally through the major topics in an intuitive way. Should an instructor wish, however, it seems simple enough to remix the chapter order or add or remove some chapters if needed.","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"It’s a text-heavy PDF, with few illustrations or tables. It should display cleanly on any device that can read PDFs – I encountered no issues while reading the book.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"Aside from the bit pointed out about the text of the petition clause (see also page 6 of the book), the book seemed to have no notable errors.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"Some of the cases do involve material that may offend students, but that cannot be avoided when dealing with the first amendment. (After all, the first amendment is hardly needed to protect popular speech.) The cases chosen well reflect the broad range of religious groups and political beliefs that have been before the court over the nation’s history.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"I heartily recommend this casebook to those interested in a First Amendment law course, provided you can access the teacher’s materials and add in coverage of cases such as Kennedy v Bremerton on your own.","created_at":"2024-03-04T11:20:50.000-06:00","updated_at":"2024-03-04T11:20:50.000-06:00"}],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/first-amendment-cases-controversies-and-contexts","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:02:07.000-06:00"},{"id":129,"title":"Foundations of Business Law and Legal Environment","edition_statement":null,"volume":null,"copyright_year":2012,"isbn10":null,"isbn13":null,"license":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike","language":"eng","accessibility_statement":null,"accessibility_features":["unknown"],"description":"Mayer, Warner, Siedel and Lieberman's Foundations of Business Law and the Legal Environment is an up-to-date textbook with comprehensive coverage of legal and regulatory issues for your introductory Legal Environment or Business Law course. 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One noticeable omission is any serious discussion of intellectual property issues (patent, trademark and copyright) each of which likely merit a section of their own in a text like this. ","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"As a broad based overview of the subject, the book is accurate throughout. It largely avoids delving into nuanced concepts, or applications of law specific to limited jurisdictions, areas likely to be volatile. An instructor should expect to supplement materials with information that is relevant for jurisdictions they are teaching in, or significant recent developments.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"Content deals largely with broad principles of business law, and avoids treatments of specific cases or rulings. As such it is likely to remain relevant. 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Chapter 30: Employment Law in an HR course, or chapters 20 to 23 on business entity choices in a general business course for example.","organization_rating":4,"organization_review":"The only odd choice made by the other was to place the chapters dealing business entity types in the middle of the text.  Given that so many other topics stem from this, it would seem to be more logical and intuitive to place this as one of the earliest matters discussed.","interface_rating":4,"interface_review":"Note that the pdf version does not have a table of contents included.  This is a minor navigational annoyance. Otherwise the interface is solid.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"No noticeable grammar errors, or other linguistic issues.","cultural_rating":3,"cultural_review":"Book is neither culturally offensive or insensitive. That being said, hypothetical examples do not use a wide range of individuals with different backgrounds. 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I really appreciate the cases and exercises that come at the end of the chapters, which I often use as well. ok.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"I found the content to be accurate.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"The content is relevant and not needing any supplementing.","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"Students have commented that the book is easy to follow.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The text is consistent throughout the book.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"I like the  interface and the way the book is laid out. 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Because Chapter 1 indicated that the book was intended to help navigate business dealings, the emphasis on what law students would usually study to become lawyers, may confuse people who want to know legal nuts and bolts for operating a business. It would come in handy as a reference if a business got into trouble!","created_at":"2021-02-24T19:09:38.000-06:00","updated_at":"2021-02-24T19:09:38.000-06:00"},{"id":33933,"first_name":"Marcus","last_name":"Ellison","position":"Adjunct Faculty","institution_name":"Trine University","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"The textbook covers a wide variety of general legal areas. 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This makes it easy for someone teaching who wants to use this text to only have students read chapters that are relevant to what the class will cover. Some topics that are covered are subject to more frequent and regular changes in the law so care will have to be considered for those areas.","clarity_rating":4,"clarity_review":"The text is written for an undergraduate student level, it is not overly full of legalese or something you would see used in a law school course. The text is most likely for business students or those seeking a course that will provide a basic legal overview. I would not expect it to be used in a paralegal-oriented course, however.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The book is consistent in how it lays things out and in style, tone, and demeanor. 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Since my Business Law I class primarily focuses on contracts and Business Law II has a large focus on sales and product liability, I have been looking for a textbook that focuses on those areas. I like the in-depth coverage of each area. Rather than being 50 chapters, there are 22 and these chapters focus on most of the areas I cover in my classes. I like the use of \"Key Takeaways\" to help the reader focus on the most important points.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"The content is accurate. I didn't find any errors or apparent bias. The examples that are given are very easy to understand.","relevance_rating":4,"relevance_review":"Overall, contract law doesn't change a lot over time.  The cases in the book are not very recent, but that doesn't make the text obsolete. I have found that the cases in most Business law textbooks are not that recent, but they are usually the cases that are the best to use as an example of a concept. 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