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1. In a jury trial - a motion for the judge to take the decision out of the hands of the jury and to direct a verdict for the party who filed the motion on the ground that the other party has not produced sufficient evidence to support her or his claim.
Motion for a directed verdict
dram shop acts
Proximate cause
Analogy
2. The process by which the parties in a dispute submit their difference to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed by mutual consent
Pleadings
jurisprudence
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Arbitration
3. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Arbitration clause
Jurisdiction
Commerce clause
Corporate social responsibility
4. Statutes adopted in many states that impose strict liability upon tavern owners for injuries to third parties caused by their intoxicated patrons
Strict liability
dram shop acts
Motion for a directed verdict
law
5. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Common law
Cost-benefit analysis
Punitive damages
Cyberlaw
6. (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Independent regulatory agencies
Jurisdiction
Comparative negligence
Pretrial motions
7. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent
Rebuttal
Respondent Superior
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
8. Specific length of time an individual can sue for injury resulting from negligence
Statues of limitation
Categorical imperative
Trespass to land
Question of fact
9. A legal proceeding in a court
Litigation
Statues of limitation
Ethical reasoning
Motion
10. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
Courts of law
Legal realism
Precedent
Affirmative defense
11. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Litigation
Writ of certiorari
Second Amendment
Petitioner
12. 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 form of government
Disparagement of property
positivist school
13. The obligation of organization management to make decisions and take actions that will enhance the welfare and interests of society as well as the organization
Torts(Wrongs)
Corporate social responsibility
abnormally dangerous
Legal reasoning
14. A basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit between (1) citizens of different states (2) a foreign country and citizens of a state of of different states - or (3) citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign country. The amount
Online dispute resolution
Remedies of Law
diversity of citizenship
Venue
15. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true
Bill of Rights
Sociological school
Question of fact
Principle of rights
16. The publication of a statement that denies or casts doubt on another's legal ownership of any property - causing financial loss to that property's owner.
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Slander of title
Case law
Seventh Amendment
17. A condensed written summary or abstract
Brief
Summary jury trials
Absolute bar
breaches
18. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Question of law
Federal form of government
Criminal law
Independent regulatory agencies
19. Questioning of a witness during a trial or during the taking of a deposition - by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness.
Constitutional Law
Cross-examination
State level appeal eligibility
Origins Of Common Law
20. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Rules of evidence
Commerce clause
Burden of proof
Malpractice
21. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Comparative negligence
Defense
Eighth Amendment
Slander of title
22. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Compensatory damages
Fifth Amendment
Counterclaim
Opinions
23. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Common law
Appellee
Petitioner
Strict product liability
24. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
fradulent Misrepresentation
Contributory negligence
Alternative dispute resolution
Symbolic speech
25. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Rebuttal
positivist school
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Defense
26. 1. Resident 2. (while within boundaries of state) 3. Long arm statue.
State Jurisdiction
Hearsay
Online dispute resolution
Appellant
27. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Cyberlaw
Cyber torts
Defenses to negligence
Principle of rights
28. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Jurisdiction
Bankruptcy courts
Legal reasoning
Arbitration
29. 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
Sixth Amendment
importance of common law
Punitive damages
30. Occurs when one party to a contract is not given full or accurate information by the other party about the contract subject matter - Intentional misrepresentation of material fact - reasonably relied on by plaintiff resulting in damages
dram shop acts
fradulent Misrepresentation
Trespass to land
Categorical imperative
31. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Eighth Amendment
Civil Law
Service of process
Rejoinder
32. Assumption of risk - Superseding cause - and contributory and comparative negligence.
Contributory negligence
Mini-trial
Defenses to negligence
Small Claims courts
33. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Writ of certiorari
Brief
Civil Law
Appellee
34. Claims
Appellant
Trespass to land
In rem jurisdiction
Alleges
35. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Alternative dispute resolution
voir dire
Equal protection clause
Ethical reasoning
36. Private proceeding in which each party to a dispute argues its position before the other side - and vice versa. A neutral third party may be present and act as an adviser if the parties fail to reach an agreement
Contributory negligence
Categorical imperative
Free exercise clause
Mini-trial
37. Torts committed via the internet
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Respondent
Cyber torts
Statutory Law
38. A motion asserting that the trial was so fundamentally flawed (because of error - newly discovered evidence - prejudice - or another reason) that a new trial is necessary to prevent a miscarriage of justice.
Appellant
Motion for a new trial
American Arbitration Association
Proximate cause
39. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Arbitration clause
Eighth Amendment
Affirmative defense
jurisprudence
40. 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.
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Res ipsa loquitur
Public Policy
positivist school
41. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
First Amendment
Criminal law
Bill of Rights
Hearsay
42. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
Sociological school
Legal reasoning
Comparative negligence
Assumption of risk
43. A motion made by a party - during trial - claiming the opposing party has insufficient evidence to reasonably support its case
Police powers
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Statues of limitation
Remedies of Law
44. A controversey that is not hypotheical or academic but real and substansial; a requirement the must be satisfied before a court will hear a case
due proccess clause
Trade libel
Statutory Law
Justicable controversy
45. Supreme Court followed by the U.S. Court of Appeals and The highest state courts. Then followed by federal administrative agencies. U.S. District Courts - Specialized U.S. Courts(bankruptcy courts - court of Federal claims - court of international tr
State and Federal Court Systems
Pleadings
Assumption of risk
Motion
46. 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
Categorical imperative
Legal realism
Federal Jurisdiction
dram shop acts
47. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
Free exercise clause
Criminal law
Rejoinder
Equitable maxims
48. 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
Comparative negligence
Pretrial motions
Early neutral case evaluation
Justicable controversy
49. Formal chancery courts - grant unique remedies. These remedies include specific performance - injunction and rescission.
Categorical imperative
Courts of equity
ordinaces
Mini-trial
50. A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. An example is the running of the statute of limitations.
Small Claims courts
Rejoinder
Affirmative defense
Chancellor
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