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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Harm caused by a deliberate action






2. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible






3. James Madison - 1789






4. For the defendant to be liable - the type of harm must have been reasonably forseeable.






5. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.






6. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.






7. Consists of two members of the House of Representatives and two members of the senate; they try to compromise between two edited versions of a bill to make it equal.






8. John Roberts






9. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






10. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.






11. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check






12. No unreasonable searches or seizures






13. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






14. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days






15. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.






16. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception






17. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)






18. Thurgood Marshall






19. A contract put in writing laying out all of the terms






20. United States is a party; the case is about a federal statute; the suit is between citizens of two different states and the the amt is over 75 -000






21. Judge made law






22. Using false statements or bribes to obtain medicare payments from the federal or state government






23. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






24. To the conference committee






25. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law






26. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






27. Three.






28. Establishes the idea precendent

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29. Type of intentnional tort; intentionally entering land that belongs to someone else or remaining on land after being asked to leave






30. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






31. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






32. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.






33. The documents that begin a lawsuit: consists of the complaint - answer and sometimes a reply






34. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act






35. To the president.






36. Forbidding a law to be passed






37. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind






38. Section of the fourteenth amendment where courts must provide equal protection to all cases based on scrutiny






39. Sponsor.






40. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere






41. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






42. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive






43. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property






44. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)






45. System of checks and balances within the federal government






46. An offered can be terminated anytime before the offer has been accepted.






47. Trial Court






48. Using two or more racketeering acts to accomplish any of the following goals: (1) investing or acquiring legitimate businesses with criminal money (2)maintaining or acquiring businesses through criminal activity






49. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






50. There is an established duty of due care