Compensatory damage ordered by a court of law during a civil trial: Plaintiff receives from the defendant payment for actual monetary damages or replace what was lost. The defendant is liable to pay compensatory damages for actual losses or damage incurred by the plaintiff. Compensatory damage is equivalent to restitution to a crime victim. The ...
The Louisiana Bar Exam is one of the most unique bar exams in the United States. This is due to the fact that the State of Louisiana is the only civil law state in the union. Because of the differences in this state’s government compared to the other states in the U.S., you will want ...
Hempstead, NY– A quadriplegic person is someone who’s legs and/or arms suffer from paralysis. In this case, Jeanie Walters, an attorney, was going to a traffic court trial with her service dog, Elli. Once Jeanie Walters went to enter the courtroom, she was promptly stopped by a guard that said no dogs were allowed inside ...
Choosing the right type of law to practice can mean the difference between loving your legal career and hating it. If it were only a matter of choosing which subject you enjoyed best in law school or which you excelled at, choosing which type of law you should practice would be easy. But it’s not. ...
Introduction Law plays a significant role in the successful operation of business and society. Laws regulate social behavior, which leads to a society that runs efficiently. Laws also supply ethical standards and expectations, while providing rules of conduct, measures to enforce those rules, and a means for settling disputes. Other functions of law include: peacekeeping; ...
In the Greek tragedy “Antigone,” Sophocles tells the tale of a good woman whose loyalty to divine law unfortunately equates in disloyalty to civil law, resulting in her untimely death. Initially, the people of Thebes and the King of Thebes insisted Antigone should die for her sins, and remained in total awe and bewilderment at ...