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What are the sources of law?

1. Statutory Law 2. Common Law 3. Administrative Law 4. Constitutional Law Sources of law are the origins of laws, the binding rules that enable any state to govern its territory.

product liability recovery

A plaintiff may rely on one or more of several theories upon which to base his or her argument for recovery in a products liability case. The primary theories for recovery include the following: negligence, tortious misrepresentation, breach of warranty, and strict liability in tort.

Comparative Negligence

A theory in tort law under which the liability for injuries resulting from negligent acts is shared by all parties who were negligent -including the injured party), on the basis of each person's proportionate negligence.

Appeals to the United states Supreme Court

Appealing To The United States Supreme Court The United States Supreme Court is the highest Court in the land, it is the Court of last resort. All of the Federal Circuit Courts and fifty States' highest Courts appeals may by reviewed by the United States Supreme Court.

Procedural Due Process

Constitutional requirement that governments proceed by proper methods; limits how government may exercise power.

State court exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-state company

Court can exercise jurisdiction over property that is located within its boundaries. Long arm statute A court can exercise personal jurisdiction over certain out of state defendants based on activities that took place within the state.

relevant evidence

Evidence tending to make a fact at issue in the case more or less probable than it would be without the evidence. Only relevant evidence is admissible in court.

voir dire

Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors, to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge. a preliminary examination of a witness or a juror by a judge or counsel.

laws and regulations

New laws and regulations created by the government also have a direct affect on businesses by limiting business operations. Laws and regulations can make it difficult for a business to operate without restrictions, lowing profit possibilities.

Development of Common Law

The English system of common law is based on court decisions rather than on a legal code. The system involves analyzing how a previous judge applied a law and then applying it in the same manner. Common law developed after 1066. At that time, conquerors from northern France, the Normans, took control of England

Which level of US government has the highest authority?

The U.S. Constitution is the highest legal authority in the U.S. government.

Commerce Clause

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.

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

liability for injured

The liability for a personal injury can refer to either physical or mental harm. The understanding of physical and mental harm held by personal injury law is geared toward establishing responsibility, such as through negligence, for the injury.

Utilitarian Theory of ethics

Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that determines the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action. Peter Singer

Filing a complaint and serving a summons

What is a Lawsuit Summons? A summons must accompany a complaint when a lawsuit is filed by the plaintiff. A summons is a formal notice given to the defendant that a lawsuit has been filed against them. In plain terms, the summons acts as an instruction guide for the party to let them know exactly what to do next.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA-

a law that prohibits U.S. corporations from making illegal payments to public officials of foreign governments to obtain business rights or to enhance their business dealings in those countries

Battery

an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together

duty-based ethics

focuses on performing one's duty to various people and institutions. An ethical philosophy rooted in the idea that every person has certain duties to others, including both humans and the planet. Those duties may be derived from religious principles or from other philosophical reasoning.

Strict Product Liability

legal responsibility for harm or injury caused by a product regardless of fault