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LEB 320F Exam 1 with complete solutionsSpirit - Answer -... of the law- why the law was created
Letter - Answer -... of the law- what is the actual law
Application - Answer -... of the law- what can happen if you break the law
Case Law - Answer -answers specific questions about how laws work in real life
Cause of Action - Answer -individual violation of the law
Prima Facie - Answer -every cause of action has a series of requirements that must be met to find a violation of the law
Fiduciary Duty - Answer -responsibility to make a good decision on someone else's behalf
Podias v. Mairs - Answer -case focused on precedent man hits motorcyclist drunk driving and leaves the scene another driver hits the motorcyclist and kills him their is no law but based on "fairness + common decency" Mairs has to be found accountable
Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California - Answer -doctors must tell the authorities if they see danger
psychologist saw signs of danger in patient but didn't want to violate patient confidentiality patient ends up killing someone
Soldano v. O'Daniels - Answer -you cannot get in the way of someone trying to prevent injury to others bar fight happens and person asks another bartender to borrow phone or someone will die bartender says no
Tort Law - Answer -Law that deals with harm to a person or a person's property.
Adjudication - Answer -applying the law to facts and making a decision that both parties must follow
Courts of Limited Jurisdiction - Answer -limited by subject matter and can only hear certain types of cases
Personal Jurisdiction - Answer -A court's authority over the parties to a lawsuit.
Specific Personal Jurisdiction - Answer -if you don't live in Florida but you commit a crime there, you can be forced to return to their courts
Calder Effects Test - Answer -a defendant's bad behavior can serve as personal jurisdiction if the acts were: intentional, aimed at the state, and caused harm to the state
Venue - Answer -where will court be held in order to sensibly bring the 2 parties together
forum non conveniens - Answer -multiple courts can have jurisdiction, the best place for the suit is chosen
In Rem Jurisdiction - Answer -court has jurisdiction over you because you own property in their state
Ashcroft v. Iqbal - Answer -Notice Pleading Standard: there has to be enough information in the complaint to believe the wrongdoing is plausible prisoner accused US government of improper treatment
Riley v. Willis - Answer -determined guilt/fault when both parties were breaking the law woman hit by truck trying to get dog out of road who was off the leash
Pleading - Answer -documents that must be filed leading up to the trial
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