Courts
A court that hears appeals from lower court decisions; sometimes called court of appeals.
Appellate court
Person or entity sued.
Defendant
The decision of which patients should receive immunizations if supplies are limited.
utilitarianism
Almost all professions and organizations have standards of behavior for their employees called
Code of ethics.
A court's power to adjudicate cases filed against a specific individual, as opposed to in rem jurisdiction, which concerns property disputes.
In personam jurisdiction
Court having jurisdiction over cases in which the U.S. Constitution and federal statutes apply; these can be federal district courts (trial courts), district courts of appeals, or the U.S. Supreme Court.
Federal court
The person or entity bringing a suit or claim.
Plaintiff
Individual’s right to make decisions for one’s own life
autonomy
What does an ethics committee handle?
Decisions in possible violations of codes of ethics
A term that delineates the court's jurisdiction over property or things, including marriage, rather than over persons.
In rem jurisdiction
Highest court in any given state in the US court system.
State supreme court
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and any similar state legislature that develops statutory law.
Legislative branch
In rem jurisdiction means the court has jurisdiction over
Property
The statute of limitations refers to
The amount of time someone has to file a lawsuit.
In Latin: “the thing speaks for itself.” Legal doctrine that there is clear proof that the defendant had the responsibility (duty) to the patient and that the injury would not and could not have occurred without the negligence of the defendant.
Res ipsa loquitu
The highest court in the United States, having the ultimate judicial authority within the United States to interpret and decide questions of federal law. It is the head of the judicial branch of the US government.
Supreme Court of the United States
Federal constitutional court system; one of the three parts of the US federal government; interprets legislation and determines its constitutionality and applies it to specific cases. May overrule cases presented on appeal from lower courts.
Judicial branch
The civil cases seen in courts are suits that involve
Relationships
Principles by which an individual chooses to live
values
Order a higher court issues to review the decision and proceedings in a lower court and determine whether there were any irregularities.
Writ of certiorari
Authority given by law to a court to try cases and rule on legal matters within a geographical area and/or over certain types of legal cases.
Jurisdiction
President of the United States or the governor of an individual state. Can propose laws, veto laws proposed by the legislature, enforce laws, and established agencies.
Executive branch
Process of gathering information in preparation for trial.
Discovery
Dereliction of duty
One of the four elements of negligence is
The term ________ means that a particular legal issue was settled in another similar case, setting a precedent.
Stare decisis