Chapter 2 Terms

legal fee for representation based on a percentage of the award won by the plaintiff

in tort, law due care owed by one person to another

question phrased in such a manner as to suggest the desired question

law that defines the rules and steps that must be followed in a lawsuit

in tort, law the cause-and-effect relationship that must be established to prove that the conduct in question was the substantial cause of the injury in question

law stating the time limit in which an action must be filed

law that defines the duties owed by one person to another