For courses in business law.
Examining business law through real cases
By teaching through real case studies and beautiful illustrations, Business Law engages students and helps them to retain the core issues in national and international business law they will need for their careers. The 10th Edition has been updated with a wealth of new cases from the US Supreme and Federal Courts for students to investigate, as well as new examples of ethical, environmental, and international law business legal cases.
This practical text teaches by example and keeps students engaged.
- Over 20 US Supreme Court cases have been added, such as:
- Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin:A race-conscious university admissions policy didn’t violate the Equal Protection Clause.
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Apple Inc.: Profit damages were awarded where Samsung’s smartphones infringed on Apple’s design patents.
- Over 45 State and federal court cases have been added, including:
- Specht v. Google, Inc.: Abandonment by the original holder of the trademark “Android Data” allowed Google to trademark the word “Android.”
- United States v. Apple, Inc.: Apple orchestrated a conspiracy among five major publishing companies and engaged in price-fixing in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
- Special features on ethics, business, the environment, and global law have been added, such as the Volkswagen emissions scandal and false advertising by a juice maker.
This practical text teaches by example and keeps students engaged.
- NEW! Over 20 US Supreme Court cases have been added, such as:
- NEW! Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin:A race-conscious university admissions policy didn’t violate the Equal Protection Clause.
- NEW! Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Apple Inc.: Profit damages were awarded where Samsung’s smartphones infringed on Apple’s design patents.
- NEW! Over 45 State and federal court cases have been added, including:
- NEW! Specht v. Google, Inc.: Abandonment by the original holder of the trademark “Android Data” allowed Google to trademark the word “Android.”
- NEW! United States v. Apple, Inc.: Apple orchestrated a conspiracy among five major publishing companies and engaged in price-fixing in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
- NEW! Special features on ethics, business, the environment, and global law have been added, such as the Volkswagen emissions scandal and false advertising by a juice maker.
Henry R. Cheeseman is professor emeritus of the Marshall School of Business of the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, California. Cheeseman earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Marquette University, both a master’s in business administration (MBA) and a master’s in business taxation (MBT) from USC, a juris doctor (JD) degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, a master’s degree with an emphasis on law and economics from the University of Chicago, and a master’s in law (LLM) degree in financial institutions law from Boston University.
Professor Cheeseman was director of the Legal Studies in Business Program at USC. He taught business law, legal environment, and ethics courses in both the MBA and the undergraduate programs of the Marshall School of Business of USC. At the MBA level, he developed and taught courses on corporate governance, securities regulation, mergers and acquisitions, and bankruptcy law. At the undergraduate level, he taught courses on business law, the legal environment of business, ethics, business organizations, cyber law, and intellectual property.
Cheeseman received the Golden Apple Teaching Award on many occasions by being voted by the students as the best professor at the Marshall School of Business of USC. He was named a fellow of the Center for Excellence in Teaching at USC by the dean of the Marshall School of Business. The USC’s Torch and Tassel Chapter of the Mortar Board, a national senior honor society, tapped Professor Cheeseman for recognition of his leadership, commitment, and excellence in teaching.