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21court costs — The fees charged for the use of a court, including the initial filing fee, fees for serving the summons, complaint, and other court papers, fees to pay a court reporter to transcribe depositions (pretrial interviews of witnesses) and in court… …
22Netflix — Netflix, Inc. Type Public company Traded as NASDAQ: NFLX …
23Offer of judgment — The Offer of Judgment rule is a tort reform law aimed at controlling unnecessary litigation and at encouraging settlement. Under this rule, if a settlement offer designated as an offer of judgment is made in civil litigation, the offer is… …
24Defense Base Act — The Defense Base Act (DBA) (ch. 357 of the 77th United States Congress, 55 Stat. 622, enacted August 16, 1941, codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 1651–1654) is an extension of the federal workers compensation program that covers… …
25Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 — The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [http://finduslaw.com/americans with disabilities act of 1990 ada 42 u s code chapter 126 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990] ] (ADA) is the short title of United States… …
262006 Duke University lacrosse case — The 2006 Duke University lacrosse case was a scandal that started in March 2006 when Crystal Gail Mangum, [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265374,00.html Crystal Gail Mangum: Profile of the Duke Rape Accuser] . Fox News. 11 April 2007.] [http …
27Duke lacrosse case — Coordinates: 36°00′30″N 78°54′43″W / 36.00831°N 78.91203°W / 36.00831; 78.91203 The Duke lacrosse case is a common name given to …
28Capitol Records v. Deborah Foster — Capitol v. Foster is a notable case involving intellectual property and file sharing/distribution of music. The case involves the Recording Industry Association of America filing a lawsuit against an Oklahoma woman, Deborah Foster, in November… …
29American rule (legal term) — In the field of law and economics, the American Rule is a rule regarding assessment of attorneys fees arising out of litigation. The American Rule provides that each party is responsible to pay its own attorney s fees unless specific authority… …
30Pearson v. Chung — Pearson v. Chung, better known as the pants lawsuit [1], is a civil case filed in 2005 by Roy L. Pearson, Jr., an administrative law judge in the District of Columbia in the United States, following a dispute with a dry cleaning company over a… …
