tortious interference
What is battery?
Corporations are subject to this when their contacts with a forum are so continuous and systematic as to render the corporation essentially at home.
What is GPJ>
This canon tells courts to interpret words according to their ordinary meaning unless defined otherwise.
What is the plain meaning canon?
What day are taxes due?
April 15.
A person cannot use deadly force to defend this type of interest.
What is property?
This allows a D to file a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
What is Rule 12(b)(6)?
this interpretive theory focuses solely on the statutory text and structure, rejecting reliance on legislative history.
What is textualism?
What is the safe internal temperature for cooking chicken?
165 F (USDA)
When a trespasser enters another's land to avoid a greater harm, this doctrine may make them liable only for actual damages.
What is private necessity?
A type of jurisdiction that is not waivable.
What is SMJ?
What BPM should you follow while administering CPR? (Bonus Points if you can name a corresponding song!)
100 to 120 BPM (Stayin' Alive by the Beegees; Eye of the Tiger by Survivor; Walking on Sunshine by Aly & AJ; I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor; Dancing Queen by ABBA).
The three ways courts address informed consent.
(1) reasonable doctor standard - measured by the medical community
(2) reasonable patient standard - would a reasonable patient with ___ information have consented?
(3) "this patient" standard - protects patient autonomy
The three opinions that came from Asahi.
(1) stream of commerce plus - awareness + some activity directed at a state, such as advertising or sending of replacement parts before a contact exists
(2) pure stream of commerce - when a D's component parts are incorporated int a final product, the D typically has a contact with any forum where the D knows that the final product is sold
(3) middle-ground - to consider minimum contacts, courts should consider volume, values of sales, and hazardousness of the product
the two different definitions of absurdity - when choosing the ordinary meaning.
(1) the ordinary meaning would and could not ever be rational or with congressional intent or statutory purpose
(2) the ordinary meaning would shock one's conscience or cause consequences so monstrous that all mankind would unite in rejecting the meaning
How do you properly jumpstart a car?
Park a vehicle with a working battery close to the car with the dead battery, connect the red jumper cable to the positive terminal of both batteries, then connect the black cable to the negative terminal of the working battery and finally to a bare metal ground on the dead car (not directly on the battery), start the working car, let it run for a few minutes, then try to start the dead car; when successful, disconnect the cables in reverse order.
Under this formula, negligence exists when the burden of taking precautions is less than the probability and magnitude of harm.
What is the Hand formula/What is B < PL?
This is not needed for courts to have authority over Ds within the forum state of the court.
Long arm statute?
What is ejusdem generis?
How do you fold a fitted sheet?
Lay it flat, bring the corners together by tucking one corner into the other, creating a single larger corner, then repeat on the other side; finally, fold the sheet lengthwise and into thirds, ensuring the elastic edges are tucked inside the folds for a neat finish.