Business Law BLAW 301 Exam Review PDF
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This document is an outline for a Business Law exam, designated as BLAW 301, covering topics for Exam I. It provides a structured overview of key legal concepts, including the law's fundamentals, litigation processes, and the court system. Reviewers can use this outline to prepare and identify core topics.
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Business Law BLAW 301 Review Topics: Exam I The Law Litigation – Pretrial o The rule of law o Complaint...
Business Law BLAW 301 Review Topics: Exam I The Law Litigation – Pretrial o The rule of law o Complaint o Property as a right o Answer o Classifications of law § Affirmative defenses § Common law § Counterclaim § Public and private law § Third-Party claim § Civil and criminal law o Standing § Substantive and procedural o Personal Jurisdiction law § Long Arm o Sources of law Statutes/Minimum contacts § Federal law Commit tort § State law Own property § Administrative law Enter contract § Judicial decisions Transact business Stare decisis § Extradition § Criminal law o Class action lawsuits § Civil law § Purpose o Legal sanctions § Benefits § Criminal o Discovery Methods § Civil § Interrogatories Ethics § Requests for Documents o Law vs. ethics § Requests for Admissions o Sources of business ethics § Depositions § Legal regulations o Frivolous cases/filings § Professional Codes of Litigation – Trial Ethics o Jury selection § Organizational Codes of § Challenges to individual Ethics jurors § Individuals § Impermissible challenges o Difficulties in achieving ethics (Batson v. Kentucky) Court System o Opening statements o Judges o Evidence § Trial judges o Closing arguments § Appellate judges o Jury instructions o Jurors o Burdens of proof o Lawyers § Beyond a reasonable doubt o Organization § Preponderance of the § Federal courts evidence § State courts § Clear and convincing o Federal courts o Jury verdict § Subject matter jurisdiction o Judgment Federal question o Post-trial (constitution or § Appellate review federal statute at § Enforcing judgments issue) § Res judicata Diversity (diversity of citizenship and $75,000 in controversy) § District Courts § Circuit Courts of Appeal § Supreme Court BLAW 301.Review Topics.Exam I