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| one owne; if business goes downpersonal assets go down as well |
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| a neutral third party who offers suggestions to solve the problem |
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| intentional tort; intentional contact that is harmfil or offensive |
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the inducement to contract; was there a bargain for exchange |
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| landlord doesn't officially evict tenant but allows conditions to become so unbearable that tenant has no choice but to leave |
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| Preponderance of the Evidence |
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| urden of proof in civil trial. "preponderance=more than half" |
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Equal Employment Opppurtunity Comission (EEOC) |
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| deals with discrimination in the work place |
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| Courts have the power to declare law checks and balances |
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| Gov't Can not support, sponosor or establish religion |
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| gov't can't pass laws that are arbitrary or unfair |
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National Labor relations Act (NLRA) |
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| workers have the right to form unions |
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| an association of 2 or more persons to carry on as co-owners, a business for profit |
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| when a neutral 3rd party comes in and offers suggestions to break the dead lock |
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| intent plus the reasonable apprehension of an imminent battery; does not involve contact |
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| law that tells us when a contract must be in writing in order to be enforceable |
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) |
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| administors vote in the formation of unions |
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| 16-23 community members who who determine whether there is probable cause to go to trial (secretive) |
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| non-monetary damages;courts order parties to comply with contract |
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| gov't cannot interfere with peoples religous practices |
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| whenever the gov't wants to take away someones life liberty or property it must go through certain steps first |
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| misrepresentaion of a material fact made with knowledge of the falsity of the statement with intent to casue another to act which in fact causes another detriment to or injury |
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| an obligation to participate activley in the delebrations so as to indicate a present intention to find a basis or agreement |
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| business has an identity seperate from that of its owners; owners=stockholders; limited ;liability |
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| process of having a mediation' person who conducts thios is called an arbitrator; they make rulings in union management disputes |
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| legally enforceable exchange of promises |
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| an act of taking on unreasonable risk breeching a duty of due care causing injury |
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| if an employee is injured by a co-worker, the employer cannot be held liable |
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| a legally enforced relationship of trust confidence and responsibility |
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| Articles of Incorporation |
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| a document for the state recognizing you as a corporation |
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| "let the decision stand precedent" |
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| ilegally seized evidence can't be used in the prosecution; case-in-chief |
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| have to have probable cause to search and seize |
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| the defendent's conduct is irrelevent |
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