tort liability
91derivative — Coming from another; taken from something preceding; secondary. That which has not its origin in itself, but owes its existence to something foregoing. Anything obtained or deduced from another @ derivative action A suit by a shareholder to… …
92derivative — Coming from another; taken from something preceding; secondary. That which has not its origin in itself, but owes its existence to something foregoing. Anything obtained or deduced from another @ derivative action A suit by a shareholder to… …
93De facto corporation and corporation by estoppel — Companies law Company  …
94insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… …
95Subpoena duces tecum — A subpoena duces tecum (or subpoena for production of evidence) is a court summons ordering a named party to appear before the court and produce documents or other tangible evidence for use at a hearing or trial. The summons is known by various… …
96Economic torts — are torts that provide the common law rules on liability for the infliction of pure economic loss, such as interference with economic or business relationships.Economic torts protect people from interference with their trade or business. The area …
97Vaughan v. Menlove — (1837) 3 Bing. N.C. 467, 132 E.R. 490 (C.P.) is a famous English tort law case that first introduced the concept of the reasonable person in law. [Talfourd and Whatley represented the plaintiff, while Richards represented the defendant. Judges on …
98Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement — The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) was entered in November 1998, originally between the four largest US tobacco companies and the attorneys general of 46 states. The states settled their Medicaid lawsuits against the tobacco industry… …
99Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act — The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREPA), passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President of the United States George W. Bush in December, 2005, is a controversial tort liability shield intended to protect …
100International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law — Die International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (Abkürzung IECL) ist eine weltweit rechtsvergleichende, englischsprachige Enzyklopädie in 17 Bänden mit besonderem Schwerpunkt im Bereich des Privatrechts. Sie erscheint unter der Schirmherschaft… …
