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The Fifth Edition of Business Law: Principles and Cases in the Legal Environment continues to offer a readable, rigorous, and practical introduction to business law in a format that enhances learning and understanding. With a thorough explanation of the legal and regulatory issues affecting businesses, the authors utilize outlines, exhibits, questions, and problems to engage students and enhance learning. Classic and contemporary cases in each chapter highlight key aspects of the law using the judges’ language. The Cyber Guardian case, an integrated, continuous business scenario threaded throughout the text, provides a hypothetical business environment in which students learn to apply the law and integrate legal concepts with other business topics. 

New to the Fifth Edition: 

• New author Jacquelin J. Curry brings bring a passion for law and its changes and a wealth of expertise to this edition
• The text is updated throughout, including:
  • Cutting-edge state and federal cases in all chapters
  • Legal aspects of gig workers
  • New case problems and Exhibits
  • Discussion of the legal and ethical uses of AI
  • NFTs-Yuga Labs, Inc. v. Ripps (deciding that NFTs are entitled to trademark protection and applying the Landham Act to NFTs)
• Updated “You Be the Judge” boxes include materials taken directly from current events
• A new discussion question at the end of each chapter asks students to use AI critically and analytically
• A new thread case, Cyber Guardian, replace the thread case in the previous edition
• Chapter 3 includes reworked and updated personal jurisdiction materials
• Chapter 5 includes increased discussion of administrative agencies
• Carefully edited and streamlined presentation (with fewer chapters—from 40 to 31—and a reduced page count) make the book even more teachable and accessible

Benefits for instructors and students:

• Complete topical coverage in a clear and accessible presentation
• A preventive law approach, focusing on how to use knowledge of the law strategically to avoid problems
• A continuous hypothetical business model that connects theory and practice
• A Classic Case and a Contemporary Case example in each chapter
• Additional cases and end of chapter questions, available on the book’s website
• Rich pedagogy that includes learning objectives, discussion questions, case problems and writing assignments
• Visual aids and exhibits throughout the book that illustrate legal and business concepts
• A flexible organization that adapts to a wide range of teaching objectives and courses