1) Which legal process does not require a hearing officer's decision?
Mediation
2) Describe jurisprudence:
The study of the science and philosophy of law
3) The state of California is requiring all commercial trucks to get special windshield wipers installed at a price of $1,000 a pop. It's supposed to increase safety, but this has not been fully proven. Trucks will have to go around the state to avoid the law. Is this law valid or invalid?
The law is invalid. It appears to be an intrastate law, but the statute have major implications on interstate commerce.
4) Where does the power of preemption come from?
Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution
5) Name a major issue with international courts?
It's difficult to enforce rulings on sovereign nations
6) In the United States, who typically pays the cost of litigation when it comes to the plaintiff and defendant?
The plaintiff and defendant usually pay for their own legal costs
7) How is torts law governed?
State common law
8) Assumption of risk can be used as a defense for which claim?
Negligence
9) What does the swoosh symbol on Nike shoes represent?
Trademark
10) What does a unique shape or color of a product represent? (For example, the shape of a Coca-Cola bottle)
Trade dress
11) What is Cybersquatting?
Registering a domain name of a popular brand and selling back to the rightful owner.
12) The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998) does NOT do the following...
Require CD-Writers to pay 2% into a fund that to prevent unlawful copying of material.