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A tort is a civil wrong that are done by one party against another or causes someone else to suffer loss or harm resulting for the person who commits the act. Tort law decides whether a person should be held legally responsible for injury against another, and what type of compensation the injured party is entitled to. There are 4 elements to tort law which are duty, breach of duty, causation and injury. The first element is known as the “duty of care.” A duty of care arises when the law…

Personal Injury Attorney Defined A personal injury attorney is a professional who represents people who have suffered an injury due to the carelessness of an individual organization. Personal injury attorneys are sometimes referred to as plaintiff lawyers or trial lawyers. The personal injury attorney has two main objectives. One of those objectives is to hold the person responsible for the victim's injuries accountable for their actions. A personal injury attorney will also strive to make sure…

The Main Concepts in a Personal Injury Case Introduction No one personal injury lawsuit is exactly the same, however, the legal procedures are basically the same. In the legal industry, paralegals and attorneys use the verbiage, "fact pattern" to describe a case. For a personal injury case to exist, the fact pattern needs to have a person or persons to be injured in some way. This type of person(s) is known as the plaintiff. The plaintiff tries to seek legal redress from the party or parties…

court held judgment of District Courts dismissing Donn Milton's wrongful discharge action against his former employer. Reasoning: Maryland law recognizes a small loop whole the general rule of at-will employment. As per the law the exception for the common rule of at-will employment is applied in the case: (1) "where an employee has been fired for refusing to violate the law or the legal rights of a third party," and (2) "where [an] employee has been terminated for exercising a specific legal…

The training of a costs lawyer must evolve following the implementation of the legal services act 2007. Research this statement and write an essay on the impact and role of a costs lawyer. Introduction For solicitors, barristers and costs draftsmen perhaps the most important legislation introduced prior to the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA) was the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (CLSA) and the Access to Justice Act 1999 (AJA). The CLSA established a new framework for the legal profession…

1. What should the court decide? Based upon the policies and laws described in the case as well as the chapter, the courts decision to enter judgment in the foreigner’s favor coincided with the information provided to us readers. Once the court is presented with the case of Chopra v. U.S. Professionals, officials can determine that it is most certain that a breach of contract has taken place, especially since USP extended Mr. Chopra the employment offer on an H-1B visa. 2. And Why? According…

States. Some have suggested that adopting the GATT antidumping provisions would amount to a partial abrogation of U.S. Sovereignty. Others deny that this would be the case. Regardless of which set of antidumping provisions is utilized, there are many common features between the GATT and U.S. rules. Many of the weaknesses in the U.S. regulations have survived the Uruguay Round. One of the major criticisms leveled against the U.S. antidumping rules is the subjectivity with which they are applied.…

Some consider codification to be a requirement for a democratic state, and legislation to be a more appropriate forum for the creation and amendment of law than the courts and codification would have to enact the criminal common law in statutory form. The dependence on common law has allowed the courts to play a central role when responding to charges. This has enabled the courts to adapt existing offences to meet new forms…

The court structure in the United States is a dual court system. This means that there is a separate federal system and a separate judicial system locally and for each of the states. The United States Supreme Court is the only place where these two systems connect. The courts have jurisdiction which gives them the authority to hear and decide cases. These jurisdictions are composed of the original jurisdiction, which has the authority to hear the case when it is first brought to the courts. The…

The agency can make substantive rules as an act of statutory powers delegated by Congress. These rules could be formal or informal. Formal rules require the agency to conduct interviews, having written record, and a conclusive ruling. Although with an informal ruling, the agency needs to investigate, hold conferences, making compromises before reaching any final decisions. Therefore, all proposals must be supported by objective analysis, facts, and laws that are binding on the courts with…