Blaw 210 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Agency - A relationship between two parties in which one party, the agent, agrees to represent or act for the other, the principal. Power of attorney - Notary public - Equal dignity rule - Ratification - Respondeat superior - A doctrine under which a principal or an employer is held liable for the wrongful acts committed by agents or employees while acting within the course and scope of their tangency or employment. vicarious liability - Legal responsibility placed on one person for...

Imunnity - In exchange for testimony they don't get punished for their crimes. Percent of arrest that go to trial? - 3-5% What do you need to get an arrest warrant? - Probable cause Consitution - Documents that outline how the branches of the government are supposed to function, responsibilities and limitations for each branch, relationship between federal and state governments, and relationship between government and private individuals. What do you need to bring on a capital offense? - ...

Sole Proprietorship - ️️The simplest form of business, in which the owner is the business. The owner reports business income on his or her personal income tax return and is legally responsible for all debts and obligations incurred by the business. Tarnishment - ️️A situation that occurs when a famous mark is linked to products of inferior quality or is portrayed in an unflattering, immoral, or reprehensible context likely to evoke negative beliefs about the mark's owner copyrig...

legal reasoning - ️️is 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. Ordinaces - ️️Statues passed by municipal or county governing units to govern matters not covered by federal law. constitional law - ️️highest law, can overide statue law & common law, laws come from the charter of rights and freedoms ( Supreme law of the land) Administrative Law - ️️consi...

Legal Process where neutral third party called an arbitrator hears the dispute and makes a decision - ️️Arbitration Unique, people interested in outcome of specific case can submit their own brief - ️️Amicus Curiae Brief Principles of right and wrong determined by one's own conscious - ️️Morality Set of rules of conduct recognized by particular group of individuals - ️️Ethics When judge who is not part of majority opinion writes down their own opinion setting forth the ...

Common good is an ethical theory that asks: a. Does this decision treat all stakeholders equally? b. Does this action do the most good with the least harm? c. Does this decision best serve the community as a whole? d. Does this decision respect the rights of all who have a stake in the outcome? c. Does this decision best serve the community as a whole? Shepard was texting while driving and accidentally hit Liara who was driving another vehicle. If Liara was to file a lawsuit against S...

blurring - ️️situation that occurs when a party uses another party's famous mark to designate a product of service in another market so that the unique significance of the famous mark is weakened sarbanes oxley act of 2002 - ️️federal statue that established rules to improve corporate governance, prevent fraud, and add transparency to corporate operations winding up and liquidation - ️️dissolved corporation assets are collected, liquidated, and distributed to creditors and p...

mens rea - ️️a type of intent crime that states you have to intend to do what you shouldn't (or not do what you should) - specific intent (you purposefully ran someone over - murder) - general intent (you accidentally ran someone over - manslaughter) felony - ️️a crime that is serious and typical punishment is more than a year in prison Misdemeanor - ️️Less serious crimes punishable by under a year (less than 6 months most of the time) in county jail (in WA only 90 days) v...

Morality - Principles of right and wrong determined by one's own conscious Ethics - Set of rules of conduct recognized by particular group of individuals Jurisprudence - Philosophy of Law Utility Theory - Most good, least harm Rights Theory - Respect rights of all who have a stake in the outcome Justice Theory - Treat everyone equally Common Good - Greatest amount of good for public Virtue Theory - Representation of someone with good character Business Ethics - Application of code to bu...