Consequential damages
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A payment awarded by a court to indemnify an injured party for losses that
result indirectly from a wrong such as a breach of contract or a tort.
Patent
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The right granted by a government entity to an inventor or applicant for a
limited time period to exclusively own and control a new, useful, and
nonobvious invention
,Express contract
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A contract whose terms and conditions are explicitly stated
50 percent comparative negligence rule
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A comparative negligence rule that permits a plaintiff to recover reduced
damages so long as the plaintiff's negligence is not greater than 50 percent
of the total negligence leading to harm.
"But for" rule
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A rule used to determine whether a defendant's act was the proximate
cause of a plaintiff's harm based on the determination that the plaintiff's
harm could not have occurred but for the defendant's act
Exclusive control
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, The control of only one person or entity; in tort law the control by the
defendant alone of an instrument that caused harm.
Carrier
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A person or organization in the business of transporting property of others
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
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An intentional act causing mental anguish that results in physical injury
Third-party beneficiary contract
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A contract between two parties that benefits a third party.
Pure comparative negligence rule
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, A comparative negligence rule that permits a plaintiff to recover damages
discounted by his or her own percentage of negligence, as long as the
plaintiff is not 100 percent at fault
Defamation
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A false written or oral statement that harms another's reputation
Battery
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Intentional harmful or offensive physical contact with another person
without legal justification
Mutual assent
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The act of two or more parties coming together to agree to the terms of a
contract.
Parent-child immunity
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A payment awarded by a court to indemnify an injured party for losses that
result indirectly from a wrong such as a breach of contract or a tort.
Patent
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The right granted by a government entity to an inventor or applicant for a
limited time period to exclusively own and control a new, useful, and
nonobvious invention
,Express contract
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A contract whose terms and conditions are explicitly stated
50 percent comparative negligence rule
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A comparative negligence rule that permits a plaintiff to recover reduced
damages so long as the plaintiff's negligence is not greater than 50 percent
of the total negligence leading to harm.
"But for" rule
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A rule used to determine whether a defendant's act was the proximate
cause of a plaintiff's harm based on the determination that the plaintiff's
harm could not have occurred but for the defendant's act
Exclusive control
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, The control of only one person or entity; in tort law the control by the
defendant alone of an instrument that caused harm.
Carrier
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A person or organization in the business of transporting property of others
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
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An intentional act causing mental anguish that results in physical injury
Third-party beneficiary contract
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A contract between two parties that benefits a third party.
Pure comparative negligence rule
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, A comparative negligence rule that permits a plaintiff to recover damages
discounted by his or her own percentage of negligence, as long as the
plaintiff is not 100 percent at fault
Defamation
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A false written or oral statement that harms another's reputation
Battery
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Intentional harmful or offensive physical contact with another person
without legal justification
Mutual assent
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The act of two or more parties coming together to agree to the terms of a
contract.
Parent-child immunity
