Eric was next door to Ben. Eric decided to build a new swimming pool in his backyard. After the constructionwas done, Ben found the pool was partly built on his land. It is aif Eric intentionally built his poolon other’s land.
(A)trespass
(B)battery
(C)assault
(D)misrepresentation
Which of the following is not a sub-field of the law of torts in American common law?
(A)medical malpractice
(B)products liability
(C)auto accidents
(D)devolution of property
When the director and the corporation are both parties to a transaction which involves a director's conflictinginterests. The director cannot participate in the corporate decision-making process that approves thetransaction in order to avoid violating theto the corporation.
(A)duty of care
(B)duty of loyalty
(C)duty of reliance
(D)duty of good deed
If a Supreme Court Justice agrees with the outcome of the case, but not the majority’s rationale for it, thatJustice may write aopinion.
(A)dissenting
(B)majority
(C)plurality
(D)concurring
Mary tried to collect on an airline trip insurance policy she had purchased, but was refused by the insurancecompany on the ground that the policy applied only to a trip on “scheduled airline” and that “technically”under some obscure regulations Mary’s flight was not “scheduled,” even though she had every reason tobelieve that it was. The court held in favor of Mary on the ground that ordinary insurance buyer’sunderstanding should apply, since this was a contract.
(A)of beneficence
(B)of adhesion
(C)for deed
(D)under seal
Sean submitted and Rene accepted a bid to supply approximately 4,000 tons of trap rock for an airport at aunit price. The parties executed a standard form of “Invitation, Bid, and Acceptance (Short From Contract)”supplied by Rene, including typed terms “to be delivered to project as required,” “delivery to startimmediately,” and “cancellation by Rene may be effected at any time.” However,requires that Reneorders and accepts the rock within a reasonable time unless Rene has given Sean a notice of intent to cancel.
(A)good faith
(B)good feeling
(C)good intent
(D)good will
Securities law intervenes in corporate governance in several ways. From the example of Taiwan’s securitieslaw, which of the following does not reflect this intervention?
(A)Companies cannot solicit and receive proxy from shareholders freely.
(B)Companies need to make a public financial disclosure every season or year.
(C)A certain number of independent directors are required for newly listed companies.
(D)When issuing new stock, participating underwriters need to have licenses, meet strict qualifications, andcannot be bypassed.
is a public offer to stockholders of a listed company to exchange their shares for cash or securitiesbypassing the centralized securities exchange market or the over-the-counter market.
(A)Public issuing
(B)Treasury stock
(C)Tender offer
(D)Proxy solicitation
Adoption of criminal statutes requiring consideration ofimpact statements during the sentencingstage aims to provide various information about the crime with the court.
(A)victory
(B)victim
(C)vicarious
(D)vice
could be awarded in addition to actual damages when the defendant acted with recklessness, malice,or deceit.
(A)Compensatory damages
(B)Nominal damages
(C)Punitive damages
(D)Consequential damages
The 1943 decision, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette,a law compelling publicschool students to salute the flag. Justice Jackson wrote that“[I]f there is any fixed star in our constitutionalconstellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism,religion or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.”
(A)upheld
(B)struck down
(C)sustained
(D)overhauled
Which of the following is not a constitutional limit on government power?
(A)Check and balance
(B)Judicial review
(C)Ban on ex post facto laws
(D)Presidential immunity
In this case we are asked to reconsider Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 494 U.S. 652 (1990). Ithas been noted that “Austin was a significant departure from ancient First Amendment principles.” We agreewith that conclusion and hold that stare decisis does not compel the continuedof Austin.
(A)resistance
(B)forbearance
(C)disapproval
(D)acceptance
In a civil case,are a trivial sum of money awarded to a plaintiff whose legal right has been technicallyviolated but who has not established that they are entitled to compensatory damages because there was noaccompanying loss or harm.
(A)nominal damages
(B)trivial awards
(C)declaratory compensations
(D)punitive damages
Ais a ruling entered by a trial judge after determining that there is no legally sufficient evidentiarybasis for a reasonable jury to reach a different conclusion.
(A)summary judgement
(B)directed verdict
(C)judgement of dismissal
(D)judgement notwithstanding the verdict