to sue for damages
121tort — /tawrt/, n. Law. a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another s person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation. [1350 1400; ME: injury,… …
122conflict of laws — 1. dissimilarity or discrepancy between the laws of different legal orders, such as states or nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and principles in a matter that each legal order wishes to regulate. 2. Also called private… …
123Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 — Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act, 1999 Parliament of the United …
124Misrepresentation — This article is about a legal term. For the sociological one, see Misrepresentation (sociology). Misrepresentation is a contract law concept. It means a false statement of fact made by one party to another party, which has the effect of inducing… …
125Tobacco 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… …
126Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 15, 2003 …
127English defamation law — Modern libel and slander laws as implemented in many but not all Commonwealth nations, in the United States, and in the Republic of Ireland, are originally descended from English defamation law. The history of defamation law in England is… …
128Antipornography Civil Rights Ordinance — The Antipornography Civil Rights Ordinance (also known as the Dworkin MacKinnon Antipornography Civil Rights Ordinance or Dworkin MacKinnon Ordinance) is a name for several proposed local ordinances, closely associated with the anti pornography… …
