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1. 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
Arbitration
fradulent Misrepresentation
Statues of limitation
Award
2. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
abnormally dangerous
Motion for a directed verdict
In rem jurisdiction
tilitarinism
3. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Civil Law
Sociological school
jurisprudence
Rules of evidence
4. Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure of your home and property
Negotiation
Fourth Amendment
Motion for a new trial
Small Claims courts
5. Propositions or general statements of equitable rules
importance of common law
Ethical reasoning
Equitable maxims
Long arm statue
6. 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
Independent regulatory agencies
Pretrial motions
Appellee
positive law
7. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution - nor prohibited by it to the states - are reserved to the states respectively - or to the people.
Tenth Amendment
Compensatory damages
When constitutional lawz apply
Summons
8. The unlawful taking or harming of another's personal property; interference with another's right to the exclusive possession of his or her personal property.
Trespass to personal property
Commerce clause
dram shop acts
Appellant
9. 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.
voir dire
Eighth Amendment
Disparagement of property
Slander of quality
10. Jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of court.
Justicable controversy
Respondent
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Commerce clause
11. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Filtering software
American Arbitration Association
Damages
Administrative law
12. In litigation - the amount of monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit as damages. In the context of alternative dispute resolution - the decision rendered by an arbitrator.
Symbolic speech
Writ of certiorari
Award
Malpractice
13. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Checks and balances
Seventh Amendment
Question of law
Equal protection clause
14. A system of government in which the states form a union and the sovereign power is divided between the central government and the member states
Historical school
Trespass to personal property
citation
Federal form of government
15. An informal term used to refer to all laws governing electronic communications and transactions - particularly those conducted via the Internet.
Rejoinder
Administrative law
Arbitration clause
Cyberlaw
16. A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove.
Malpractice
Closing argument
Relevant evidence
Opening statements
17. Right to bear arms
Second Amendment
Principle of rights
Strict product liability
Causation in fact
18. Doctrine under which a person cannot recover for injuries received from a dangerous activity to which she voluntarily exposed herself
Opinions
Res ipsa loquitur
Privileges and and immunities clause
Assumption of risk
19. 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.
diversity of citizenship
Areas of Law that may affect business decision making
Proximate cause
law
20. Law concerned with public wrongs against society
Criminal law
Affirmative defense
Checks and balances
Relevant evidence
21. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
diversity of citizenship
Res ipsa loquitur
First Amendment
Defense
22. A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
Second Amendment
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Bill of Rights
Trespass to personal property
23. The party against whom legal action is taken; the party against whom a writ of certiorari is sought.
Natural law
citation
State level appeal eligibility
Respondent
24. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Slander of quality
Petitioner
In rem jurisdiction
Litigation
25. Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court
Alternative dispute resolution
Negligence
Administrative agency
Business Ethics
26. An act or omission without which an event would not have occurred.
Analogy
Causation in fact
Privileges and and immunities clause
Constitutional Law
27. Ethical or unethical behaviors by employees in the context of their jobs
Cyber torts
Business Ethics
Slander of quality
Second Amendment
28. Economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
Cost-benefit analysis
Jurisdiction
First Amendment
Rule of four
29. Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect the public health - safety - and welfare; the national government has no directly granted police powers but accomplishes the same goals through other delegated powers.
Reporters
in personam jurisdiction
Police powers
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
30. Negate the claim of negligence(assumption of risk - superceding intervening clause)
Absolute bar
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Privileges and and immunities clause
in personam jurisdiction
31. 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
Case law
Corporate social responsibility
Federal form of government
32. The courts that awarded compensation back in English Realm
dram shop acts
Arbitration
Courts of law
Syllogism
33. A rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
Res ipsa loquitur
Cyberlaw
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
State level appeal eligibility
34. A federal - state - or local government unit established to perform a specific function. Administrative agencies are created and authorized by legislative bodies to administer and enforce specific laws.
Rebuttal
abnormally dangerous
Business Ethics
Administrative agency
35. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
Appellee
Arbitration clause
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Cyberlaw
36. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Rebuttal
State and Federal Court Systems
Bankruptcy courts
Defense
37. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
establishment clause
Seventh Amendment
Natural law
Federal question
38. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Contributory negligence
Probate courts
Sociological school
Pleadings
39. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Case law
Natural law
Cost-benefit analysis
Hearsay
40. The reasoning process used by judges in deciding what law applies to a given dispute and then applying that law to the specific facts or circumstances of the case
Cost-benefit analysis
Legal reasoning
Cross-examination
fradulent Misrepresentation
41. A final judgment for one side in a lawsuit without trial when a judge finds based on pleadings - affidavits - and depositions that there is no genuine factual issue in the lawsuit
laches
Motion for judgement on the pleadings
Business invitees
Summary jury trials
42. Right to a trial by jury
Seventh Amendment
Arbitrability
Jurisdiction
Counterclaim
43. Statements made by the plaintiff and the defendant in a lawsuit that detail the facts - charges - and defenses involved in the litigation. The complaint and answer are part of the pleadings.
fradulent Misrepresentation
Pleadings
establishment clause
American Arbitration Association
44. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Historical school
Cost-benefit analysis
Public Policy
voir dire
45. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
citation
Justicable controversy
Probable cause
Seventh Amendment
46. A condensed written summary or abstract
Syllogism
Brief
Third Amendment
Mini-trial
47. 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
Bankruptcy courts
Contributory negligence
Cyberlaw
48. Liability without fault. (Strict product liability)
Strict liability
Damages
Legal reasoning
dram shop acts
49. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Analogy
Hearsay
Strict product liability
Appellant
50. The enumeration in the Constitution - of certain rights - shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Ninth Amendment
breaches
Independent regulatory agencies
Statues of limitation
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