Assign

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To transfer, make over or set over to another. To appoint, select, or designate for a particular purpose.

Assertive Conduct

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Nonverbal conduct which is intended to be the equivalent of a spoken assertion.

Assault (Torts Law)

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A person is liable for the intentional tort of "assault" if (1) he/she acts intending to cause a harmful or…

Assault (Criminal Law)

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The creation in another of the fear of bodily harm. As the California Supreme Court explained in People v. Williams,…

Ybarra v. Spangard

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25 Cal.2d 486 (1944) One-Sentence Takeaway: The California Supreme Court applied res ipsa loquitur to hold that a patient who…

Wright v. Newman

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266 Ga. 519, 467 S.E.2d 533 (1996). Facts: Kim Newman (P) sought child support from Bruce Wright (D). Wright’s answer…

Wood v. Milyard

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566 U.S. 463 (2012) A 2012 United States Supreme Court opinion in which the Court held that federal courts of…

World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson

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444 U.S. 286 (1980). One-Sentence Takeaway: A state court cannot exercise personal jurisdiction over non-resident corporate defendants (automobile wholesaler and…

Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

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222 N.Y. 88 (1917) One-Sentence Takeaway: In exclusive agency or output/requirements contracts, courts will imply a promise to use reasonable…

Locke v. Davey

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540 U.S. 712 (2004). One-Sentence Takeaway: The Free Exercise Clause does not require states to fund religious instruction even when…