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61Thomas C. Wales — Thomas Crane Wales (born 1952 died October 11 2001) was an American federal prosecutor and gun control advocate from Seattle, Washington, who was the victim of an unsolved murder.Life and workWales was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Wales was a… …
62Michael Sachs (judge) — Sir Michael Alexander Geddes Sachs (8 April 1932 25 September 2003) was the second English solicitor after John Wall to be appointed as a High Court judge.[1][2] Since his appointment in 1993, only three other solicitors have been appointed to… …
63Central Park Jogger case — The Central Park Jogger case involved an assault and rape that took place in New York City s Central Park on April 19, 1989. The victim was Trisha Meili. Five juvenile males were tried and convicted for the crime. The convictions were vacated in… …
64Barratry — is the name of two legal concepts, one in criminal and civil law, and one in admiralty law.Criminal and civil lawBarratry, in criminal and civil law, is the act or practice of bringing repeated legal actions solely to harass. Usually, the actions …
65Negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Tort law …
66Vexatious litigation — is legal action which is brought, regardless of its merits, solely to harass or subdue an adversary. It may take the form of a primary frivolous lawsuit or may be the repetitive, burdensome, and unwarranted filing of meritless motions in a matter …
67Contributory negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Tort law …
68Aviation insurance — HistoryAviation Insurance was first introduced in the early years of the 20th Century. The first aviation insurance policy was written by Lloyd s of London in 1911. The company stopped writing aviation policies in 1912 after bad weather and the… …
69Neutral reportage — Tort law Part of the …
70abuse of process — abuse of process: the tort of bringing and following through with a civil or criminal action for a purpose known to be different from the purpose for which the action was designed compare malicious prosecution Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …
