BLAW 3201 : BLAW Exam 1 Notes

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15 Mar 2019
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Grades!!: 1st exam 25, 2nd 35, final 40% 8/22/12 contingency fees- contrct arrangement attorney represents client for free. In some cases puts up the fees if they win the will split the winnings 20-40% When own own business you need to know what kind of traps to look for. Civil vs crimnal the difference between proof needed to prove guilty. Civil- private person: have to prove that the defendant is financially responsible for injury or death. Criminal- the state vs a person: the one who did the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. You cant take away someones home to collect rewards. In the cases we look at people are looking for financial compensation for a wrong doing committed against them: liability insurance. Subisitive vs procedural - different but correlate. there are laws for the breaking of contracts how you should approach that.