Law and Justice Unit 3 Exam Review: Torts

liable

• legally responsible
• money intended to restore a plaintiff to the position he was in before the injury
• strict liability, negligence does not need to be proven
• lawsuit brought on behalf of a class of people against a defendant

remedy

• what is done to compensate for an injury or to enforce some right
• spoken expression about a person that is false and damages that person's reputation
• system in which law is written down by law-making bodies like Congress
• belongings that can be moved such as cars, furniture, etc.

settlement

• Person or organization most likely to be sued because they are best able to pay damages in a civil suit
• type of insurance that paus for damages to the insured's own car caused by an automobile collision
• written expression about a person that is false and damages that person's reputation
• A mutual agreement between two sides in a lawsuit, made before the case goes to trial, that settles or ends the dispute.

precedent

• legal obligation to help someone; the expectation of reasonable care
• type of insurance that paus for damages to the insured's own car caused by an automobile collision
• court decision on a legal question that guides future cases with similar questions
• causation and damages

real property

• Land and everything permanently attached to it
• an amount to be paid for an insurance policy.
• type of insurance coverage protects an individual against automobile damages or losses other than collisions, this includes damages and losses due to fire, damage, or theft.
• a token amount of money awarded by a court to a plaintiff to show that the claim was justified, even if the plaintiff is unable to prove economic harm

personal property

• type of insurance that pays for an individual's own medical expenses resulting from accidents
• legal responsibility of manufacturers for injuries caused by defective products
• belongings that can be moved such as cars, furniture, etc.
• what is done to compensate for an injury or to enforce some right

judgment

• legally responsible
• a person who brings a case against another in a court of law; known as prosecution in criminal law
• civil case that ends in a court decision
• money intended to restore a plaintiff to the position he was in before the injury

immunity

• causation and damages
• Person or organization most likely to be sued because they are best able to pay damages in a civil suit
• status of those who cannot be sued in a civil case, like parents and children
• a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties

plaintiff

• type of insurance that paus for damages to the insured's own car caused by an automobile collision
• actual physical injury is not reqiuired to be proven.
• close connection between the wrongful act and the harm it caused, even if it is not a direct link; there must be foreseeable harm
• a person who brings a case against another in a court of law; known as prosecution in criminal law

common law

• money intended to restore a plaintiff to the position he was in before the injury
• an amount to be paid for an insurance policy.
• system in which law is made by judges in court decisions
• strict liability, negligence does not need to be proven