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BLW 302 UNLV Perez Spring 2019 - Unit 1 final review (exam 1) Study Guide Solutions •Jury Instructions: - ANSWER-• Judge provides instructions (charges) to the jury on the law that applies to the case as well as the standard of proof. • civil cases is a preponderance of the evidence •...

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BLW 302 UNLV Perez Spring 2019 - Unit 1

final review (exam 1) Study Guide

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•Jury Instructions: - ANSWER✔✔-• Judge provides instructions (charges) to the jury on the law that

applies to the case as well as the standard of proof.


• civil cases is a preponderance of the evidence


• Some civil matters require "clear and convincing"..


• Criminal trial is beyond a reasonable doubt.


Concurring Opinion - ANSWER✔✔-A court opinion by one or more judges who agree with the majority

opinion but not the legal reasoning behind the opinion.


2 aspects of stare decisis - ANSWER✔✔-•A court should not overturn its own precedents unless there is

a compelling reason to do so.




•Decisions made by a higher court are binding on lower courts


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Substantive Law - ANSWER✔✔-consists of all laws that define, describe, regulate, and create legal rights

and obligations


Procedural Law - ANSWER✔✔-consists of all laws that outline the methods of enforcing the rights

established by substantive


Plaintiff/Petitioner - ANSWER✔✔-party who initiates a lawsuit.


defendant/respondent - ANSWER✔✔-party against whom the lawsuit is brought.


appellant/petitioner - ANSWER✔✔-The party who takes an appeal from one court to another.


Appellee/Respondent - ANSWER✔✔-the party against whom an appeal is taken


Damages - ANSWER✔✔-A monetary award sought as a remedy for a breach of contract or a tortious act.


Statute of limitations - ANSWER✔✔-A federal or state statute setting the maximum time period during

which a certain action can be brought or certain rights enforced.


Laches - ANSWER✔✔-Equitable equivalent to statute of limitations. Claim must be brought within

"reasonable time."


Judge/Justice: - ANSWER✔✔-The terms judge and justice are usually synonymous and represent two

designations given to judges in various courts.


opinion - ANSWER✔✔-court's reasons for its decision, the rules of law that apply, and the judgment.

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Unanimous Opinion - ANSWER✔✔-An opinion that represents the view of all the judges who heard a

case.


Majority Opinion - ANSWER✔✔-A court opinion that represents the views of the majority (more than

half) of the judges or justices deciding the case.


Concurring Opinion - ANSWER✔✔-A court opinion by one or more judges who agree with the majority

opinion but not the legal reasoning behind the opinion.


Dissenting Opinion - ANSWER✔✔-An opinion by one or more judges who disagree with the majority's

opinion.


Plurality Opinion - ANSWER✔✔-An opinion that has the support of the largest number of judges, but less

than a majority of them.


Per Curiam Opinion - ANSWER✔✔-A unanimous opinion that does not indicate which judge wrote it.


Jurisdiction - ANSWER✔✔-The authority of a court to hear and decide a specific action.


•in personam


•in rem


•subject matter


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