Nicole Maral Legal 298 Capstone Module 1 Homework May 3‚ 2013 In a Civil Litigation course I was enrolled in while at Heald I was assigned a case with a group of fellow classmates. We were given the task of interviewing the client and witnesses relevant to the case‚ conduct appropriate research (fact finding‚ case law‚ statues and codes)‚ and create pleadings‚ subpoenas‚ and any other corresponding tasks that a paralegal would normally experience in their daily activities while working with
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Intentional Tort Paper Unit 3 Holly Cord Kaplan University PA165-01 Intentional Torts Black’s Law Dictionary defines assault as “the threat or use of force on another that causes that person to have a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact.” This means that the tortfeasor does not have to make physical contact with the victim. The victim only needs to be placed under a reasonable amount of fear that the physical contact will occur. In fact if physical contact does
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS A1. The stability and predictability of the law is essential to business activities. ANSWER: T PAGE: NAT: AACSB Analytic B1. 2 TYPE: AICPA Critical Thinking = An important function of the law is to provide jurisprudence. ANSWER: F PAGE: NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking 2 TYPE: AICPA N Critical A2. Law is a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. ANSWER: T
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Assignment Total Words : 1051 Name : Zi Lin ( Emilie ) Student Number : 706479 Teacher’s Name : Jonathan Bowlby Group : 4 Case1 Issue Does XZA Bank Pty Ltd have legal right to sell Ji’s house based on the loan contract he signed? Rules The case of Commercial Bank of Australia v Amadio[1] and Blomley v Ryan[2] demonstrate the bank’s conduct were unconscionable. The court look at 3 main elements to determining whether to activate the doctrine of unconscionability
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Ben Lehman Comm 492 IRAC Exercise Paper (Snyder v. Phelps) Step I In this case‚ the plaintiff is Albert Snyder. He is the father of a recently killed Marine‚ Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder. The defendant is Fred W. Phelps Sr. He is a pastor and leader of the Westboro Baptist Church based in Topeka‚ KS. The church has been known to express its beliefs that "God hates America" through protests and demonstrations at military funerals across the country. In their history they have been at close
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In this essay we will discuss the process of legal research‚ writing‚ and analysis. The subject matter will be presented in a clear‚ concise and objective manner. The textbook that we will be referencing is "Gilbert Law Summaries: Legal Research‚ Writing‚ and Analysis" 10th ed‚ BarBri Group‚ 2006. The US court system consists of a trial court‚ an appellate court‚ and a supreme or high court. The trial court is the first to hear the facts of a case and has original jurisdiction. The appellate court
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1) Critique the essay and explain‚ point by point‚ what is wrong with the essay; and 2) Re-write (salvage) the essay in a style and format that is appropriate for a legal document. Note that this is NOT a research assignment. You need not look up the cases cited. You can assume that the cases cited are at least appropriate for the propositions that they purport to support. The only thing you need to do with regard to the cases is cite them correctly. This story is replete with fascinating
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HOW TO BRIEF A CASE [OR–WHY DIDN’T I CHOOSE TO GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL] By Dana L. Blatt‚ Esq. You are just about to start law school. You buy all of your required casebooks [they are about two feet thick–only “slightly” intimidating]‚ and you receive your first assignment. You are simply told‚ “read the first 100 pages in each book and BRIEF all of the cases!” O.K.‚ you know how to read [hopefully]‚ but what does it mean to “brief” a case? You have heard of “briefcases‚” but that
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Chapter 1 Law‚ therefore‚ is a set of rules that are enforced by a government authority. At a most basic interpretation‚ some believe that law is simply power. That is‚ the law is followed because the sovereign issues orders that are backed by threats Legal positivists believe that the law is what the law says. The laws are written‚ human-made rules. The law is not drawn from any source higher than human beings. Legal positivists do not believe that law is simply power‚ because they believe
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND LEGAL REASONING I. SCHOOLS OF JURISPRUDENTIAL THOUGH a. Types of Schools of Jurisprudential Schools. 1. The Natural Law School A. Denotes a system of moral and ethical principles based on a person’s natural instinct and use of natural intelligence. i. Dates back to Greek Philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) distinguished between natural law and laws governing a nation. 2. The Positivist School A. Positive Law-National and written
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