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11 unusual facts about Legal case


Companion case

The term companion cases refers to a group of two or more cases which are consolidated by an appellate court while on appeal and are decided together because they concern one or more common legal issues.

Contingent liability

Contingent liabilities are liabilities that may be incurred by an entity depending on the outcome of a future event such as a court case.

Directed verdict

After a directed verdict, there is no longer any need for the jury to decide the case.

Discretionary review

Discretionary review is the authority of appellate courts to decide which appeals they will consider from among the cases submitted to them.

Exclusive jurisdiction

In civil procedure, exclusive jurisdiction exists where one court has the power to adjudicate a case to the exclusion of all other courts.

Exhaustion of remedies

Many cases are handled first by independent agencies of the United States government which have primary responsibility for cases involving the statutes or regulations which the agency administers.

G. T. Nanavati

He dealt with a smattering of revenue cases, but his true potential was realized when he began to practice criminal cases.

John Hopoate

At the conclusion of the match against the Cronulla based club, the NRL match review committee immediately referred Hopoate's case straight to the rugby league judiciary.

Motion to set aside judgment

Such a motion is proposed by a party who is dissatisfied with the end result of a case.

The Lyon's Den

Much of the plot centred around the firm's internal politics, and on Turner's attempts to uncover information on some of the firm's conspiracies, all the while acting as the defense for some of the firm's higher-profile clients in a different case each episode.

Water fluoridation in the United States

Fluoridation has been the subject of many court cases wherein activists have sued municipalities, asserting that their rights to consent to medical treatment and due process are infringed by mandatory water fluoridation.


DrugWarRant

It has a Bulletin Board System, a blog, and other functions, including a comprehensive guide to the Supreme Court case Gonzales v. Raich, a case dealing with medical marijuana and states' rights.