Criminal Law
Torts
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Contracts
Miscellaneous Cases
100
The Prosecution must prove all of these in order to show that the Defendant is guilty of a crime
What is elements?
100
These two types of causation need to be proven to satisfy the causation element of negligence.
What is causation in fact and proximate cause?
100
These are some of the benefits of alternative dispute resolution over trial.
What is most cost efficient, less time consuming and more flexible
100
This can be written or made orally.
What is a contract?
100
The case of the mischievous child (where a 5 year old child pulled out the chair from the old woman as she went to sit down) is an example of this type of tort.
What is an intentional tort?
200
In order to prove a person is guilty of robbery, the Prosecution must show that the defendant intended to steal property. This is the mens rea.
What is intent
200
This type of tort holds someone liable for causing injury, regardless of whether he/she is at fault.
What is a strict liability tort?
200
This is the name of the panel who hears the dispute in an arbitration.
What is the arbitrator panel?
200
Derek Jeter signs a 10 year contract to play for the Yankees and get paid $10 million per year. These are the parties to the contract.
Who are Derek Jeter and the Yankees?
200
The case of Andrea Yates (the mother who drowned her 5 children in the bathtub) was an example of this defense to a crime.
What is insanity?
300
In order to prove possession of marijuana, the Prosecution must show that the Defendant knowingly possessed marijuana. This is the mens rea.
What is knowledge?
300
In this type of tort, we are looking to the intent to do the forbidden act, not intent to cause harm.
What is an intentional tort?
300
This type of alternative dispute resolution is common in professional sports such as the NFL player's association and the teams.
What is arbitration
300
Katy Perry signs a contract to perform for 3 hours at Barclays center for $3 million. Katy only performs for 1 hour. This party has breached the contract.
Who is Katy Perry?
300
The case of the Great Chicago Fire (in which Mrs. O'Leary left a lamp next to a cow who kicked the lamp over and caused fire to the city) is an example of this element of negligence.
What is causation?
400
Shawn’s friend Nick is constantly bullied in school by an older student named John. Shawn decides he is going to take matters in to his own hands and the next day, he hits John over the head with a baseball bat, killing him. This is the motive.
What is Shawn wanting to stop the other bully.
400
These two elements must be proven for negligence but do not have to be proven for strict liability.
What is duty and breach of duty?
400
An attorney might use this process to come to an agreement with an insurance company as to how much money they will pay to the attorney's injured client.
What is negotiation?
400
A contract for services must be in writing if the services aren't to be performed within this time period from the date the contract is formed.
What is 1 year?
400
The case of the slip and fall in the supermarket in which the injured person tried to hold the owner of the premises liable was an example of this type of tort.
What is negligence?
500
Statutory rape (where a person over the age of 21 has sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 18) is an example of this type of crime.
What is a strict liability crime?
500
This is a type of tort where a person is exposed to a harmful chemical or hazardous materials.
What is a toxic tort?
500
This type of dispute resolution is commonly used in divorces.
What is mediation?
500
Contracts should be in this form because we want more certainty as to the agreement and they usually involve a large amount of money.
What is written?
500
The case of the plane spraying pesticides which caused damages to many crops and caused health problems to various people is an example of this type of tort.
What is strict liability?
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