Was late too class today. Don’t like that.Mostly reviewing for test on Wednesday.
Chapter 1 — Introduction to Law
Sources of Law
- US Constitution
- Federal Statute
- State Constitution
- State Statute
- Administrative Statute
- Court
Chapter 2 — Courts and ADR
- Types of Courts
- Federal Courts
- Supreme Court
- Appelate Courts
- District Courts
- State Courts
- Supreme Court
- Appelate Courts
- District Courts
- County/Specialty Courts
- Types of ADR (Alternate Dispute Resolution)
- Negotiation
- Mediation
- Arbitration
Chapter 3 — Court Procedures
- Process of a lawsuit
- File Complaint (for law case) or Petition (for equity case)
- Service Defendant
- Defendant must answer complaint/petition
- Discovery — Interrogatories and Depositions
- ADR
- Trial
- Judgement
- Appeals
- Know about motions for summary judgement
Chapter 4 — Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business
- Commerce Clause
- Bill of Rights
- Freedom of Speech/Religion
- Reasonable Accomodation
Chapter 5 — Not covered in this test
Most of test will be from Chapters 6 & 7
Chapter 6 — Intentional Torts
- Basis of Tort Law
- Intentional Torts against Property vs Intentional Torts against Persons
- Know specific torts, and defenses against them
- Assault vs. Battery — Fear vs. contact/harm
- Negligence
Chapter 7 (Also Chapter 23)
- Negligence — Know This Well!
- Types of damages — Compensatory, Punitive, Nominal
- Defenses to Negligence
- Superceding Clause
- Strict Liability — Liability regardless of fault
- Comparative vs contributory negligence