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1. Set of books containing published court decisions
Comparative negligence
Reporters
Long arm statue
Respondent
2. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
State and Federal Court Systems
Strict product liability
Res ipsa loquitur
State Jurisdiction
3. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Federal form of government
Courts of law
jurisprudence
Alternative dispute resolution
4. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Sixth Amendment
Venue
Slander of title
Absolute bar
5. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Appellant
Small Claims courts
Exclusive Jurisdiction
positivist school
6. The resolution of disputes wit hthe assitance of organizations that offer disputesresolution services via the internet.
Alleges
Online dispute resolution
Legal realism
Chancellor
7. Automotic appeal based on procedure/law. appeal cannot be made on a error of fact. Car accident example. procedure - wrong court date. law - issue of law is wrong. U.S. Supreme Court appeal is still possible with permission(write of certerori)
Reporters
Arbitration
Respondent
State level appeal eligibility
8. To confirm priestly authority upon
ordinaces
Answer
Direct examination
Legal realism
9. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Precedent
Defense
Petitioner
Bankruptcy courts
10. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
jurisprudence
Question of fact
Respondent
Civil Law
11. Authority shared by both federal and state courts
Concurrent Jurisdiction
abnormally dangerous
Courts of law
Categorical imperative
12. Clause in the Constitution (Article IV - Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid
Commerce clause
Full faith and credit clause
Appellant
Motion for a new trial
13. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Cyber torts
Civil Law
Compensatory damages
Small Claims courts
14. (accident - breach of contract - or other event) > Party consults with Attorney(Initial client interview - signing of retainer agreement) > Informal investigation > Plaintiffs attorney files complaint > Defendant attorney files answer to complaint or
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Respondent Superior
Remedies
Jurisdiction
15. Is the cause that immediately and directly results in a specific event. if a person can eleminate any one of the 4 elemants - the lawsuit will not be successful.
Proximate cause
Federal question
Analogy
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
16. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Remedies
Fourth Amendment
voir dire
Rules of evidence
17. The question of whether an issue lies within the authority and jurisdiction of the arbitrator. A matter may be declared non-arbitrable either because certain steps - timetables and procedures have not been followed prior to submitting it to arbitrati
positivist school
breaches
Arbitrability
Rules of evidence
18. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Cases on point
Filtering software
Privileges and and immunities clause
Opening statements
19. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Arbitration clause
jurisprudence
Administrative law
Jurisdiction
20. Use deductive reasoning to identify relevant legal rules - applying those rules to to the facts of the case and drawing a conclusion.
Arbitrability
Slander of quality
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Corporate social responsibility
21. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.
In rem jurisdiction
Police powers
Courts of equity
Relevant evidence
22. Motion to dismiss - motion for judgment on the pleadings - motion of summary judgement(amont others - motion to strike - motion to make more definite and certain - motion for judgement on the pleadings - motion to compel discovery - motion for summar
Pretrial motions
Justicable controversy
Probable cause
Summons
23. An economically injurious falsehood made about another's product or property; a general term for torts that are more specifically referred to as slander of quality or slander of title.
Disparagement of property
Summons
Principle of rights
Analogy
24. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Contributory negligence
Jurisdiction
Answer
Administrative law
25. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Writ of execution
Res ipsa loquitur
Counterclaim
Malpractice
26. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Litigation
Natural law
Case law
Strict product liability
27. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Pleadings
Justicable controversy
Equal protection clause
Sociological school
28. Judges must abide by precedents in thier jurisdictions.
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Sixth Amendment
Standing to sue
Principle of rights
29. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.
Rules of evidence
Slander of quality
Strict product liability
Sixth Amendment
30. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which a neutral third party evaluates the strengths and weakness of the disputing parties' positions; the evaluator's opinion forms the basis for negotiating a settlement.
Early neutral case evaluation
Checks and balances
Corporate social responsibility
Ethical reasoning
31. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Award
Constitutional Law
Rule of four
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
32. Emphasizes the evolutionary process of law by concentrating on the origin and history of the legal system
Rule of four
Historical school
Appellee
State and Federal Court Systems
33. Contracts - Sales - Negotiable instruments - creditos rights - intellectual property - e-commerce - product liability - torts - agency - business organizations - professional liability - courts and court procedures.
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Appellant
Tenth Amendment
positive law
34. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Rules of evidence
American Arbitration Association
Burden of proof
voir dire
35. A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is no law higher then the laws created by the government. Laws must be obeyed - even if they are unjust - to prevent anarchy.
Business invitees
positivist school
Full faith and credit clause
Trespass to land
36. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
Ethical reasoning
State and Federal Court Systems
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Bill of Rights
37. The moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty - A concept developed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant as an ethical guideline for behavior. In deciding whether an action is right or wrong a person should evaluate the action in terms o
dram shop acts
Categorical imperative
Checks and balances
Probate courts
38. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Remedies
Appellee
Cost-benefit analysis
Bill of Rights
39. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Bill of Rights
Rule of four
uniform laws
establishment clause
40. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Absolute bar
American Arbitration Association
Good samaritan statues
Legal realism
41. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Natural law
Fourth Amendment
uniform laws
Criminal law
42. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Service of process
Counterclaim
law
43. (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Res ipsa loquitur
Criminal law
law
Direct examination
44. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Principle of rights
Absolute bar
Legal realism
Remedies
45. Claims
Tenth Amendment
Remedies
Alleges
Privileges and and immunities clause
46. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Burden of proof
jurisprudence
State and Federal Court Systems
Slander of title
47. The clause in the Constitution (Article I - Section 8 - Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.
Commerce clause
Remedies of Law
Default judgement
establishment clause
48. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Cyberlaw
Summary jury trials
Checks and balances
Legal reasoning
49. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
Strict product liability
Symbolic speech
establishment clause
breaches
50. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Cyber torts
Legal realism
Rule of four
Alternative dispute resolution
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