{"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. ","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"No","created_at":"2018-02-01T18:00:00.000-06:00","updated_at":"2018-02-01T18:00:00.000-06:00"},{"id":34346,"first_name":"Simonee","last_name":"Thomas","position":"Political Science Dual Enrollment Faculty","institution_name":"Tidewater Community College","comprehensiveness_rating":5,"comprehensiveness_review":"The text accomplishes its comprehensiveness through twenty-eight integral content chapters that scholarly express the accepted consensus of legal thought and business law principles, in other terms, commercial law under the discipline of Law. 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":770,"title":"Extended Readings on Copyright","edition_statement":"2022","volume":null,"copyright_year":2019,"isbn10":null,"isbn13":null,"license":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike","language":"eng","accessibility_statement":null,"accessibility_features":["unknown"],"description":"Extended Readings on Copyright is subject to a non-commercial Create Commons license that allows you to add, subtract, and amend as you see fit, provided you extend those terms to any derivative work based on these materials and provided your provide appropriate attribution. I encourage you to share your edits and additions with me, but it is not obligatory.Extended Readings on Copyright can be used as a stand alone textbook on United States copyright law. The individual chapters are available on this website, and these can be used to supplement other materials. Individual chapters are likely to be more up to date than the consolidated build of the book.","contributors":[{"id":4966,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Matthew","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Sag","location":"Loyola University of Chicago School","background_text":"Matthew Sag is the Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and Georgia Reithal Professor of Law at Loyola University of Chicago School, where he is also the Associate Director for Intellectual Property of the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies. Professor Sag studied economic history, political science and law at the Australian National University where he graduated with honors. He clerked for Justice Paul Finn at the Federal Court of Australia and practiced law in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Professor Sag is an expert in copyright law and intellectual property. He is currently working on a book on the fair use doctrine and a series of empirical papers using text-mining and machine learning tools to study judicial behavior. His work has been published in leading journals such as Nature, and the law reviews of the University of California Berkeley, Northwestern, Georgetown, Iowa, and Notre Dame, among others. His research on copyright and fair use has been widely cited in academic works, court submissions, judicial opinions and government reports.Professor Sag is the co-founder of ScotusOA.com and he is an Advisory Board Member of the HathiTrust Research Center."}],"subjects":[{"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":749,"url":"https://matthewsag.com/eroc/","year":null,"created_at":"2019-09-08T10:38:53.000-05:00","updated_at":"2019-09-08T10:38:53.000-05:00","name":"Matthew Sag"}],"formats":[{"id":1317,"type":"PDF","url":"https://tinyurl.com/y4ej27f8","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":3273,"type":"PDF","url":"https://www.dropbox.com/s/px1ekdq4mek2k60/ERoC%20Fall%202022%20%28Corrected%29.pdf?dl=0","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":null,"textbook_reviews_count":0,"reviews":[],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/extended-readings-on-copyright","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:36:01.000-06:00"},{"id":877,"title":"Fundamentals of Business Law","edition_statement":null,"volume":null,"copyright_year":2020,"isbn10":null,"isbn13":null,"license":"Attribution","language":"eng","accessibility_statement":null,"accessibility_features":["unknown"],"description":"Undergraduate business law textbook written by Melissa Randall and Community College of Denver Students in collaboration with lawyers and business professionals for use in required 200 level business law courses in the United States. This book is an introductory survey of the legal topics required in undergraduate business law classes.","contributors":[{"id":5221,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Melissa","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Randall","location":"Community College of Denver","background_text":"Melissa Randall, Community College of Denver"},{"id":5222,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Community College of Denver","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Students","location":"Community College of Denver","background_text":"Community College of Denver Students"}],"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":856,"url":"https://introductiontobusinesslaw.pressbooks.com/","year":2020,"created_at":"2020-07-07T13:53:10.000-05:00","updated_at":"2020-07-07T13:53:39.000-05:00","name":"Melissa Randall"}],"formats":[{"id":1534,"type":"Online","url":"https://introductiontobusinesslaw.pressbooks.com/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":1535,"type":"PDF","url":"https://digital.auraria.edu/AA00007386/00001/downloads","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":1536,"type":"MS Word","url":"http://digital.auraria.edu/AA00007386/00001/downloads","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":"4","textbook_reviews_count":2,"reviews":[{"id":4643,"first_name":"Cynthia","last_name":"Gayton","position":"Professorial Lecturer of Engineering Law","institution_name":"The George Washington University","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"The book covered a lot of legal ground and I think it would be useful as a reference to not only those interested in business law, but other fields as well.","accuracy_rating":3,"accuracy_review":"I did find some areas in the book that did indicate biases in the form of what \"should\" be the legal landscape as well as the national governance history (1.2) and if it could be tied to problems businesses may have if trying to operate their businesses under different legal regimes, I think that would have been useful.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"Most of the subjects and legal guidance will stand the test of time. The more volatile areas (labor law, IP, products liability) may evolve more quickly, but generally I think the fundamentals are sound.","clarity_rating":4,"clarity_review":"The text is written in accessible prose. The book does have a more \"lawyerly\" tone than I expected, but it was not overwhelming.","consistency_rating":4,"consistency_review":"I did find repetition in some places - particularly with regard to how the legal system is structured (separation of powers, as well as court system) in the United States and the several places the Constitution was discussed in similar terms as well as international law. I did find myself going back to see whether I had already read a page or saw a graphic more than once.","modularity_rating":4,"modularity_review":"For modularity purposes, then my comment above regarding \"consistency\" may not be applicable. If it is intended to be modular, then that clarifies what I thought was repetitive. I definitely think that a syllabus could be pulled cleanly from different sections to address issues as they are needed over a course.","organization_rating":4,"organization_review":"The chapters are presented in a logical, clear fashion. I did find for myself that I was expecting a discussion about something that didn't - for example, I was expecting a discussion about business/professional ethics, which I didn't find.","interface_rating":4,"interface_review":"Generally, the interface was good. There were a few tables that did not appear completely on the page.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"I did not notice any glaring grammatical errors.","cultural_rating":4,"cultural_review":"The text is not culturally insensitive, however, when referring to conditions in other countries, I think it would have been useful to link the cultural/legal differences to how businesses should engage legally and responsibly in other countries.","overall_rating":8,"overall_review":"Something that stood out was that there were direct quotes from people - but their full names were not provided. I am not sure why that was - and it was a little confusing - was it an effort to hide someone's identity? If that is the case, I'm not sure why the person was quoted at all if not an authority on the subject for which they were being quoted.\r\nThe book was legal procedure and practice heavy at the beginning of the book. 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. It is appropriate for a college-level business law course though it has many chapters that are not business-focused but instead could fit in a generally broad undergraduate legal survey class.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"The text is accurate and does a good job of clearly addressing each of the identified objectives listed at the beginning of each chapter. If you are skimming the text those objectives do a good job of telling you what that chapter will be about and what it will cover.","relevance_rating":4,"relevance_review":"This textbook generally covers broad-based legal principles and historical legal traditions that are timeless and each chapter for the most part covers a different area of the law and can stand alone. There is a section of a few chapters in a row that cover contracts and another few in a row that covers business formation and operations, but most chapters can stand alone. 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. The content is primarily text-based but there are some charts and basic graphs that do provide some varied content to help break up the text pages.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"Each chapter of the book covers a unique area that can be studied separately from the other chapters. Most chapters highlight a unique area of the law and cover the basic principles and terminology related to that area. Most chapters’ content will not tie into or build upon things covered in previous or subsequent chapters.","organization_rating":4,"organization_review":"The book is logically organized and covers most of the topics you would expect to see covered in an undergraduate legal survey or introductory business law course. There is not as much content about applying the legal principles covered in practical settings so if using this text that kind of information will be needed as a supplement.","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"The text overall was clear and easy to read. There were a few charts and tables to help supplement the content where appropriate. There were also occasional “counselor’s corner” call-out boxes that helped explain to the reader why this area of content was particularly important.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"The text is free from grammatical and spelling errors.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"The textbook is not insensitive or offensive in any way and it has a chapter that focuses on an anti-discrimination law that is well-written, timely, and appropriate for the age and time.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"This is a good textbook for undergraduate students seeking a basic understanding of the law. Most business law courses or legal survey courses of this type are semester-long, though there is enough content in this text to be used for a full school year if there is a business law 2 class that would follow the first one. A high school dual credit business law class that goes year long could also use this text.","created_at":"2022-06-24T14:38:23.000-05:00","updated_at":"2022-06-24T14:38:23.000-05:00"}],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/fundamentals-of-business-law-randall","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:19:22.000-06:00"},{"id":131,"title":"Government Regulation and the Legal Environment of Business","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 Government Regulation and the Legal Environment of Business is an up-to-date textbook that covers legal issues that students must understand in today's highly regulated business environment. 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 their clear, concise and readable style. After introductory chapters covering the legal environment of business, Government Regulation and the Legal Environment of Business provides students with context and essential legal concepts relating to contracts, consumer credit transactions, bankruptcy, intellectual property, securities regulation, regulation of real estate, antitrust, unfair trade practices, employment law and labor relations. The text provides the vocabulary and legal savvy they will need to talk in an educated way to customers, suppliers, employees, creditors, shareholders, government regulators and other stakeholders — and to their own lawyers.","contributors":[{"id":2376,"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 now 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":2377,"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":2378,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"George","middle_name":null,"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":2379,"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."}],"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":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"},{"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":68,"url":"http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Government%20Regulation%20and%20the%20Legal%20Environment%20of%20Business.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":260,"type":"PDF","url":"http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Government%20Regulation%20and%20the%20Legal%20Environment%20of%20Business.pdf","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":261,"type":"Online","url":"https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_government-regulation-and-the-legal-environment-of-business/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":"4.5","textbook_reviews_count":1,"reviews":[{"id":33399,"first_name":"Casey","last_name":"Baker","position":"Assistant Professor","institution_name":"Marshall University","comprehensiveness_rating":4,"comprehensiveness_review":"The text covers a broad range of legal subjects relevant to business students. In particular, the coverage of credit transactions and debtor-creditor relationships is better than what I have experienced with similar texts. I also appreciate the early chapter on ethics and social responsibility, as that is an important element of the business legal environment that a pure business law text may miss. However, I was disappointed that there was no chapter specifically dedicated to business organizations and taxation, as those are critical areas of understanding for all business students. Likewise, there is no index or glossary for reference.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"It has solid coverage of the fundamentals of business law. I did not notice any glaring errors, although some of the content may be a little dated.","relevance_rating":4,"relevance_review":"The text does focus on specific regulatory areas more so than other texts I have read/used. This is good and bad. At least at the undergraduate level, breadth is more important than depth, so this coverage exposes students to more concepts that could be relevant in their later educational experiences and careers. However, it does run the risk of becoming obsolete with a change in political winds. That being said, the only major relevance issue I saw was some of the discussion on employment discrimination--specifically, with regard to sexual orientation and gender identity-based discrimination. The text does not reflect the most recent Supreme Court decision on this point.","clarity_rating":4,"clarity_review":"The text is fine for the most part. There is some jargon in the ethics and corporate social responsibility chapter, with the discussion being a little more theoretical than application-based than I would prefer.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"I saw no issues here.","modularity_rating":4,"modularity_review":"I thought this was fine. I am already making plans to mix components of this text with another. However, this book does include some internal references within the text that I will need to revise if I mix the two.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"This is organized in a pretty conventional manner.","interface_rating":3,"interface_review":"The online text is fine. The PDF has some paragraph formatting/spacing problems. The paragraphs are not indented, and there is not an extra space between paragraphs. There are times where the information appears as a wall of text, even though multiple paragraphs were intended.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"I saw no major issues.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"I saw no major issues.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"This appears to be a good, solid, basic legal environment of business text. It could be adapted to fit the typical business law course at almost any American university.","created_at":"2021-10-05T12:22:04.000-05:00","updated_at":"2021-10-05T12:22:04.000-05:00"}],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/government-regulation-and-the-legal-environment-of-business","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:01:52.000-06:00"},{"id":449,"title":"Intellectual Property: Law \u0026 the Information Society—Cases and Materials","edition_statement":null,"volume":null,"copyright_year":2016,"isbn10":null,"isbn13":null,"license":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike","language":"eng","accessibility_statement":"","accessibility_features":[],"description":"This book is an introduction to intellectual property law, the set of private legal rights that allows individuals and corporations to control intangible creations and marks—from logos to novels to drug formulae—and the exceptions and limitations that define those rights. It focuses on the three graphmain forms of US federal intellectual property—trademark, copyright and patent—but many of the ideas discussed here apply far beyond those legal areas and far beyond the law of the United States. The book is intended to be a textbook for the basic Intellectual Property class, but because it is an open coursebook, which can be freely edited and customized, it is also suitable for an undergraduate class, or for a business, library studies, communications or other graduate school class. Each chapter contains cases and secondary readings and a set of problems or role-playing exercises involving the material. The problems range from a video of the Napster oral argument to counseling clients about search engines and trademarks, applying the First Amendment to digital rights management and copyright or commenting on the Supreme Court's rulings on gene patents.","contributors":[{"id":4158,"contribution":"Author","primary":true,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"James","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Boyle","location":"Duke Law School","background_text":"James Boyle is William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law at Duke Law School and the former Chairman of the Board of Creative Commons. His other books include The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind; Shamans, Software and Spleens: Law and the Construction of the Information Society; Cultural Environmentalism (with Lawrence Lessig); and Bound By Law (with Jennifer Jenkins)."},{"id":4159,"contribution":"Author","primary":false,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Jennifer","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Jenkins","location":"Duke Law School","background_text":"Jennifer Jenkins is Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law School and the Director of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain. Her recent articles include In Ambiguous Battle: The Promise (and Pathos) of Public Domain Day and Last Sale? Libraries' Rights in the Digital Age. She is the co-author, with James Boyle, of Bound By Law and the forthcoming Theft! A History of Music."}],"subjects":[{"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":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":366,"url":"https://law.duke.edu/cspd/openip/","year":2018,"created_at":"2018-09-07T12:22:39.000-05:00","updated_at":"2021-01-03T17:15:36.000-06:00","name":"James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins"}],"formats":[{"id":622,"type":"PDF","url":"https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/casebook/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":1976,"type":"MS Word","url":"https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/casebook/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":1977,"type":"Hardcopy","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/172349464X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books\u0026ie=UTF8\u0026qid=1532395998\u0026sr=1-1\u0026keywords=172349464X\u0026linkCode=sl1\u0026tag=thepubdom-20\u0026linkId=496d9895bf0384f90180dd6f22daea45\u0026language=en_US","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":"5","textbook_reviews_count":2,"reviews":[{"id":2113,"first_name":"Kathy","last_name":"Essmiller","position":"GTA/GRA, OER, Educational Technology","institution_name":"Oklahoma State Universityu","comprehensiveness_rating":5,"comprehensiveness_review":"This book presents as an introduction but takes a fairly deep dive into the theories and practices associated with intellectual property. Readers are guided via expository text, supplementary readings, case studies, problem exploration, and role playing through an investigation of how and why our intellectual property practices have evolved. ","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"Content is thorough and accurate.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"The book appears to have been last updated in 2016; however, given its foundation in theory, readers gain a broad understanding of the principles rather than acquaintance with a checklist of copyright rules. This approach enhances the book’s potential for study in future years.","clarity_rating":4,"clarity_review":"The text is dense, but readable for the intentional scholar. It is not written in highly academic prose, but the content does require attentive, close reading. ","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The book’s structure is consistent and predictable.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"The authors have optimized the potential modularity of the book. Chapter titles clearly state the topic, and within each chapter are several  3-5 page descriptively titled sub-sections, ","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"The text is well organized. A broad introduction is shared at the beginning, the reader works through historic and contemporary issues relevant to the study, and the book concludes with a discussion challenging readers to form their own opinions regarding the role of intellectual copyright in innovative societies.","interface_rating":4,"interface_review":"The book is available as a PDF download. Given its length (800+ pages), a clickable Table of Contents would be helpful; the lack of links, however, may optimize its cross-platform, printable usability.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"The book is well-written and without grammatical errors.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"Throughout the text, the authors cite instances relating the practice of intellectual copyright to events of recent memory, inviting readers to construct their own understanding of the topics under discussion and relate that understanding to current day practices.","overall_rating":10,"overall_review":"This text can facilitate an outstanding exploration of the theory and practice of intellectual copyright. While use of the entire text may overwhelm students, its format lends itself to adaptation for specific audiences. The concluding chapter regarding Creative Commons may be of particular use.","created_at":"2018-05-21T19:00:00.000-05:00","updated_at":"2018-05-21T19:00:00.000-05:00"},{"id":2215,"first_name":"Jasmine","last_name":"Abdel-khalik","position":"Associate Professor","institution_name":"University of Missouri - Kansas City","comprehensiveness_rating":5,"comprehensiveness_review":"I am evaluating this as a textbook for use in a law school intellectual property survey course.  \n\nTo that end, the casebook (CB) appears to be quite comprehensive. It includes most (if not all) of the foundational cases and concepts I would expect for trademark, copyright, patent, and trade secret - all of which are essential for a survey course.  Each are edited to keep the survey audience focused.  In particular, I think there is strong coverage of copyright in that the book includes a good discussion of the DMCA (although it does not include VARA/moral rights to any significant degree, one may not expect to see that in a survey).  \n\nAmong the various subtopics in each area, there is only one topic missing that I would have expected - patent claim construction/infringement.  I can understand why a survey course may not want to tackle this challenge as the cases can be quite complicated, but I think a few essential cases are necessary.  However, given the rest of the casebook, one can add the 4 or so key cases with a minimum of fuss.  \n\nFrom my review, I have decided to adopt this casebook for my class next year, which I think speaks to its strength.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"Although I will have a better sense after teaching with the book, the text appears to be error free from my review.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"The content is quite up to date with foundational cases as well as some of the recent, important cases.  This is most important in patent, where a number of recent Supreme Court decisions should be - and are - included.  Because the focus is on the cases and professor commentary, I have no concerns that the bulk of the CB will become obsolete any time soon. \n\nIf you go to the author's page for the CB, they have also prepared an additional supplement with newer, essential cases and material and notations identifying exactly where they should appear in the CB.  Moreover, the CB authors have made the CB accessible in various formats, including Word, that allow adopters to adjust the material as needed.  This allows for quick substitution in the event of a new, essential case.","clarity_rating":5,"clarity_review":"The CB is written very clearly and its use of technical terms is appropriate and explained.  One concern with an IP survey textbook is that some students could be intimidated by the science embedded in parts of IP (whereas others with a science background probably relish these sections).  This CB does a great job of presenting the material in an approachable fashion for all law students.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"Yes as appropriate.  Because the CB covers 4 main forms of intellectual property, there are differences in terms that are appropriate to the distinct areas.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"This CB has a great deal of modularity.  I am adopting it for next semester and moved or eliminated some chapters and sections within chapters to comport with my personal preferences for class coverage, timing, and amount of material to discuss per class.  It was very easy to do.  If you go to the website for the CB, you can access each CB chapter separately, which makes it even easier. \n Additionally, there is a good deal of internal sectioning for most (although not all) chapters.","organization_rating":4,"organization_review":"In general, within each topic, there is a nice organization of 1. an introduction (theory and scope); 2. how to acquire the right; 3. infringement; and 4. defenses (with the exception of patent infringement/defenses and with the exception of trade secret, which may not lend itself to such an organization).\n\n\nConsidering that some students find patent, in particular, to be difficult due to its scientific bent, it was nice to see a textbook start with trademark, go through copyright, and finish with patent and trade secret.  Copyright and patent, in particular, have many similarities, so starting with copyright is useful.  And trade secret is often considered in the alternative to patent, so it entirely makes sense to cover trade secret after patent.  If you want to change the order, you easily can.  But this initial approach is a nice way to build basic principles and concepts (such as contributory liability) before tackling patent.  \n\n\nHowever, there are two chapters at the beginning of the CB that are a little confusing.  Rather than focus on a specific form of IP, these chapters tackle 1. IP and the Constitution and 2. IP and the First Amendment.  I think it would be difficult for students to conceptualize some of this material before they have a firm understanding of trademark, copyright, and patent law.  It is good material, but one may be better off weaving in the concepts during coverage of each specific area and then having a comparative/summary conversation at the end of the class.","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"I reviewed, edited, and supplemented the original CB text for my own purposes.  I used the Word version from the author's site. \n I found it very easy to manipulate with no distortions of images/charts or any other display feature with two exceptions.  First, the pagination (at the bottom) was a little difficult because each section is set to start on a specific page rather than to continue from the prior section.  Easy to fix.  Second, there is a lovely logo at the top of each chapter and each case.  It is a good marker to let the students know that they are moving on.  Unfortunately and perhaps due to my editing, a few of those markers overlapped a bit with the casename that should be below it.  Again, an easy fix by adding a couple of lines - and a small problem given the number of markers used throughout the document.  On the whole, a good experience.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"Although I will be more sure after using the CB, I did not note any grammatical errors in my initial review.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"IP often incorporates cultural references and issues of the moment.  From my initial review, I did not detect any culturally insensitive or offensive CB material with one necessary exception.  There is potentially offensive material in the trademark section because of the law in this field (and the trademarks sought by various US entities or people).  The CB authors neither shy away from it nor exploit it in any particularly offensive manner - the cases used are most of the important cases. (I am aware that there is a similar issue with a bit of one copyright case - same comment re the CB handling).","overall_rating":10,"overall_review":null,"created_at":"2018-06-19T19:00:00.000-05:00","updated_at":"2018-06-19T19:00:00.000-05:00"}],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/intellectual-property-law-the-information-society-cases-and-materials","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:31:04.000-06:00"},{"id":278,"title":"Introduction to the Law of Property, Estate Planning and Insurance","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":"Introduction to the Law of Property, Estate Planning and Insurance is an up-to-date textbook that covers legal issues that students must understand relating to real estate (an especially important business asset), as well as estate planning and insurance. 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 their clear, concise and readable style. After introductory chapters covering the legal environment of business, Introduction to the Law of Property, Estate Planning and Insurance provides students with context and essential legal concepts relating to property rights and duties, estate planning, insurance, secured transactions, mortgages, and related topics. The text provides the vocabulary and legal savvy they will need when working with these concepts, which are critical to business planning and success.","contributors":[{"id":3083,"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 now 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":3084,"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":3085,"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":3086,"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."}],"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":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":167,"url":"https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_introduction-to-the-law-of-property-estate-planning-and-insurance/","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":315,"type":"Online","url":"https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_introduction-to-the-law-of-property-estate-planning-and-insurance/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":316,"type":"PDF","url":"http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Introduction%20to%20the%20Law%20of%20Property,%20Estate%20Planning,%20and%20Insurance.pdf","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":null,"textbook_reviews_count":0,"reviews":[],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/introduction-to-the-law-of-property-estate-planning-and-insurance","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:01:56.000-06:00"},{"id":106,"title":"Land Use","edition_statement":null,"volume":null,"copyright_year":2014,"isbn10":null,"isbn13":null,"license":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike","language":"eng","accessibility_statement":null,"accessibility_features":[],"description":"This text explores the laws governing the use of land. Sometimes narrowly focused, often intensely local, land use regulation may give the impression of a highly specialized field with small stakes. The text is divided into three parts: First, we will survey the ordinary, local administrative scheme of land use regulation. The cases in this section are intended to establish what that system is and what it's standards are. In the second part of the course, we will turn our attention to cases illustrating litigation attacks on the ordinary administrative scheme. The purpose here is not, as it was in the first part, to understand better the standards the administrators should apply, but to understand the constraints imposed on the contents of local laws, the procedures of enactment and permitting, and the composition of local lawmaking bodies. In the third part, we focus on the distributive concerns raised by land use regulation. The regulatory takings doctrine has gone from, literally, nothing, to wrestling to disentangle distributive concerns from substantive ones, to trying to craft either rules or standards to identify regulations that go “too far” and should be considered “takings” within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment. We will consider what the doctrine's purposes are, how it should be governed, and how it should be invoked as a procedural matter.","contributors":[{"id":1680,"contribution":"Author","primary":true,"corporate":false,"title":null,"first_name":"Christian","middle_name":null,"last_name":"Turner","location":"University of Georgia","background_text":"Christian Turner teaches courses in property, land use, legal theory, and the regulation of information. His research interests are in the public/private distinction and institutional analysis. Drawing from his mathematical training, he is interested in both the logic and illogic of the law— and in understanding seemingly complex and diverse legal principles as consequences of basic, trans-substantive ideas. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Georgia, Christian was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Fordham Law School, worked at Wiggin and Dana law firm in New Haven, and clerked for Judge Guido Calabresi on the Second Circuit. He is a graduate of Stanford Law School and holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from Texas A\u0026M University."}],"subjects":[{"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":350,"url":"http://elangdell.cali.org/content/land-use","year":null,"created_at":"2018-09-07T12:22:39.000-05:00","updated_at":"2018-09-07T12:22:39.000-05:00","name":"CALI's eLangdell® Press"}],"formats":[{"id":594,"type":"PDF","url":"https://www.cali.org/sites/default/files/LandUse_Turner_Dec2014.pdf","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":595,"type":"eBook","url":"https://www.cali.org/sites/default/files/LandUse_Turner_Dec2014.epub","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":596,"type":"Hardcopy","url":"http://www.lulu.com/shop/christian-turner/land-use/paperback/product-21947737.html","price":{"cents":2675,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":1873,"type":"Google Doc","url":"https://www.cali.org/books/land-use","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":4702,"type":"MS Word","url":"https://www.cali.org/sites/default/files/LandUse_Turner_Dec2014.docx","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":"4.5","textbook_reviews_count":1,"reviews":[{"id":2787,"first_name":"Jerry","last_name":"Taylor","position":"Assoc. Professor - retired","institution_name":"East Tennessee State University","comprehensiveness_rating":5,"comprehensiveness_review":"This book consists of a compilation of cases covering all of the areas affecting modern land use law.  It also contains a sample model zoning enabling act and about 11 pages of material dealing with German takings law","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"95% or more of the book consists of published court cases.  They seem to be accurately reproduced with footnotes, dissenting opinions and concurring opinions.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"The cases in the book are relevant to understanding a history of zoning and land use law, and the more current trends in the law are demonstrated with cases that would be current as of the date the book was written.  The cases are arranged by topic and it should be relatively easy to update the book by adding new cases that are pertinent to each topic and removing those that become outdated.","clarity_rating":2,"clarity_review":"95% of this book is a compilation of cases with little additional supplemental material.  There is nothing in the textbook to guide an instructor or student as to how to weave these together and obtain a comprehensive understanding of land use law.  This is a classic case book that is typically used in traditional law classes using a socratic teaching style.  As such its a great resource, but the instructor is on their own as to how to put the book to its best use.  An instructor who knows the topic well and knows how they want to present the topic will be able to pick and choose relevant cases.  But an instructor who doesn't have a good grasp of the topic will need to figure it out without assistance from this text.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"95% of the book is a compilation of published court cases.  That's about as consistent as it gets.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"Cases can be selected individually for reading assignments.  However, there is little or no value in assigning only part of a case - the entire case needs to be read as a whole.","organization_rating":5,"organization_review":"The materials is organized by beginning with a broad overview of the legal framework for zoning, followed by judicial review of the zoning system and ends with regulatory takings law, which is an area of current activity.","interface_rating":4,"interface_review":"A case will be reproduced and then a new case will begin on the same page.  It would be helpful if each case started on a new page.","grammatical_rating":4,"grammatical_review":"95% of the book is a compilation of published court cases.  The reader will need to become familiar with legal jargon in order to get the maximum understanding out of these cases.  Grammar issues rest with the judges who authored the opinions.  Those parts of the book that are written by the books author are clear and understandable.","cultural_rating":3,"cultural_review":"Not applicable","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"This book is a classic law school case book.  It makes a great teaching tool for graduate students and law school students using a Socratic style.  It does not seem suitable for undergraduate college use without a great deal of supplemental instruction by the professor.","created_at":"2019-04-14T15:35:17.000-05:00","updated_at":"2019-04-14T15:35:17.000-05:00"}],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/land-use","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:07:32.000-06:00"},{"id":279,"title":"Law for Entrepreneurs","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":"Law for Entrepreneurs is an up-to-date textbook that covers the broad spectrum of legal issues that entrepreneurs must understand when starting and running a business. 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 their clear, concise and readable style. After introductory chapters covering the legal environment of business, Law for Entrepreneurs provides students with context and essential legal concepts relating to contracts, product liability, intellectual property, insurance, agency law, partnerships, corporations, and employment law. The text provides the vocabulary and legal savvy that entrepreneurs need to talk in an educated way to customers, suppliers, employees, creditors, shareholders, government regulators and other stakeholders — and to their own lawyers.","contributors":[{"id":3087,"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 now 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":3088,"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":3089,"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":3090,"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."}],"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":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":168,"url":"https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_law-for-entrepreneurs/","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":317,"type":"Online","url":"https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_law-for-entrepreneurs/","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null},{"id":318,"type":"PDF","url":"http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Law%20for%20Entrepreneurs.pdf","price":{"cents":0,"currency_iso":"USD"},"isbn":null}],"rating":"4.5","textbook_reviews_count":1,"reviews":[{"id":3759,"first_name":"Linda","last_name":"Fried","position":"Instructor","institution_name":"University of Colorado Denver","comprehensiveness_rating":3,"comprehensiveness_review":"I rather expected a book for entrepreneurs to include a chapter on real property, since many persons get their start with real estate investment.  Mayer includes a chapter on mortgages, mechanics' liens, and other filings, but no real property per se.  Similarly, Mayer devotes an entire chapter to personal property, but not real property.\r\nMany of his chapters are fairly broad, often appearing to rehash information generally covered in most standard business law texts, whilst several are surprisingly deep in coverage.","accuracy_rating":5,"accuracy_review":"The book is accurate.  The material appears to be fairly standard and correct.","relevance_rating":5,"relevance_review":"The book is up to date.  That being said, business law does not change very often, so the materials will remain relevant for a number of years.  With the exception of bringing in more recent cases, there will be no need for numerous changes to be made through the years.","clarity_rating":4,"clarity_review":"The book is adequately phrased, with an appropriate amount of legalese and plain grammar to be easily understood by most undergraduates.  Legal terminology is properly explained.  Much of the material is very basic and very understandable, although some topics are surprisingly deep,  even to the point of being too deep in coverage.  I found it to be a fairly quick read, with the chapters surprisingly short.","consistency_rating":5,"consistency_review":"The text makes consistent use of legal terminology that should be understood by an entrepreneur.  It gives enough information so that the entrepreneur can determine what is actually written in documents (contracts and pleadings), as well as what is occurring, and when, and if, one actually needs the assistance of an attorney in the handling of affairs.\r\nThe framework of the chapter set ups is very consistent, in terms of both format and make up, with self-test questions and exercises.","modularity_rating":5,"modularity_review":"The chapters are short to the point of being homogeneous, probably owing to the lack of depth in most of them.  There are 36 chapters, so the materials are divided into small reading sections, with each taking 10 to 20 minutes to read the body of the chapters.  Each chapter is self contained, without the need for a student to refer to other chapters for understanding.","organization_rating":3,"organization_review":"The ordering of the presented materials is not as even as I would have liked.  For example, products liability is grounded in torts, but is placed after the chapters on contracts (9 of them).  Insurance is before the chapters on agency, but should be after.  Sole proprietorships are not truly discussed, and the chapters on corporations are split up with a chapter on securities regulation.  The chapter on personal property is just added on at the end, but would have been better heaps earlier, or at least next to the one on intellectual property.","interface_rating":5,"interface_review":"The text looks good, and is very constant in the navigation, display, and colours.  The spacing in paragraphs is likewise consistent and appropriate.","grammatical_rating":5,"grammatical_review":"The grammar appeared consistent throughout the text.  The verbiage used reads easily for university students and it appears to be uniform throughout the text.","cultural_rating":5,"cultural_review":"The text is not culturally insensitive, even in its discussion of discrimination, labour, and employment law.","overall_rating":9,"overall_review":"This is an easily read book, with some parts that can be easily adapted to a class on entrepreneurship, but with other parts that are simply a rehashing of basic business law, which may render the text unusable in may entrepreneurship courses where business law is a core requirement for a degree.  The chapters that are short and basic in coverage, with a good balance of legalese and English grammar; simple and understandable.  Consistently written and laid out, instructors need to determine the background of their students before choosing this text, as the materials may be too repetitive for many students.","created_at":"2020-04-24T20:24:08.000-05:00","updated_at":"2020-04-24T20:24:08.000-05:00"}],"url":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/law-for-entrepreneurs","updated_at":"2025-12-15T02:01:56.000-06:00"}],"links":{"self":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/property-law.json?page=1","total_pages":3,"total_count":22,"next":"https://staging.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/property-law.json?page=2"}}