25 doctrines of law you should know / / Philip Chase Tobin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777876903321
• Autore: Tobin Philip Chase
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-39854-3; 1-281-39821-7; 9786611398217; 0-87586-538-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 pages)
• Disciplina: 349.73
• Soggetti: Jurisprudence - United States; Law - United States - Philosophy; Actions and defenses - United States; Law - United States; Law - U.S; Law, Politics & Government; Law - U.S. - General
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Res Ipsa Loquitur -- The Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel -- Respondeat Superior -- The Sudden Emergency Doctrine -- The Rescue Doctrine -- The Doctrine of Comparative Negligence -- The Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment -- The Unclean Hands Doctrine -- The Doctrine of Unconscionability -- The Doctrine of the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree -- Attractive Nuisance Doctrine -- The Doctrine of Mitigated Damages -- The Doctrine of Quantum meruit -- The Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity -- The Doctrine of Absolute Immunity -- The Doctrine of Qualified Immunity -- The Last-Clear-Chance Doctrine -- The Open and Obvious Danger Doctrine -- The Assumption of Risk Doctrine -- The Public Duty Doctrine -- The Doctrine of the Statute of Limitations -- Doctrine Of Equitable Estoppel -- Res judicata -- The Doctrine of Collateral Estoppel -- Stare decisis.
• Sommario/riassunto: In America's litigious society, everyone needs to know a few basics to ; avoid being snowed, cowed and generally abused. Even those who can afford to hire lawyers need to know what they are up to. This introduction to legal doctrines is a good first step if you want to file suit or help prepare your own legal defenses. When a conflict arises, what are the main doctrines of law that give one side an advantage? What do they mean, and how do they apply? When you can see through the legal jargon, the intimidation factor loses its power and you can concentrate on real issues.