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Cause in fact: When a harm would not have occurred without the original wrongful act.
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Comparative Negligence: A type of defense in a negligent suit where the defendant wants to divide the loss according to the degree of fault of each person
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Compensatory Damages: Receive damages that compensate (make up) for harm caused by the defendant (hospital bills, lost wages, pain and suffering)
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Conversion: Someone unlawfully exercises control over the personal property of another person
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Copyrights: Once the original owner sells his original copy of a piece the new owner can resell that original copy
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Counter Claim: Claim made by the defendant against the plaintiff
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Infringement: When a person illegally uses another person's intellectual property
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Injunction: Court order making a defendant to stop the activity complained about.
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Legal Defense: A legally recognized excuse for the defendant's actions
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Monopoly: When one company so dominates (controls) a market there is no other competition
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Negligence: When you have lack of care for others
Dangerous activities, owners of dangerous animals and responsibility for defective products
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Nominal Damages: Symbolic awards of money
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Patent: Given to people who think of an idea or product to market that has never been invented before
Does not cover creative expression
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Product Liability: Legal responsibility of manufactures and sellers for injuries cause by defective products they produce or sell
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Protection of Property: Reasonable force is allowed
Deadly force is not
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Public Domain: The land that or object that belongs to the public
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Punitive Damages: Money to punish the defendant for malicious, willful or outrageous acts
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Trespass: To go on another's person property without permission