Sentences with phrase «california civil jury»

In order to have grounds for a lawsuit, however, it is necessary to demonstrate that there was undue influence by those who were in a position of trust and confidence with their victims, such as family members, companions, and financial advisors (California Civil Jury Instructions (CACI) Series 3100).

So - called «general» or «non-economic» damages in civil claims where someone is killed are awarded based upon California Civil Jury Instruction 3921, which states that a jury must come up with a dollar figure value for the loss of, «love, companionship, comfort, care, assistance, protection, affection, society, moral support.»

California Civil Jury Instruction 3920 states that if an award is made to a personal injury victim and that victim is married, the jury must also decide how much money will reasonably compensate the victim's husband or wife for «the loss of companionship and services» (also known as «loss of consortium») including:

California Civil Jury Instructions summarizes the law explaining to juror who may sit on a personal injury trial that while both pedestrians and drivers must be aware that motor vehicles can cause serious injuries, drivers of motor vehicles must use more care than pedestrians.

California Civil Jury Instruction 701.

Not exact matches

California Supreme Court, Jury Instructions Civil Subcommittee (Appointed by the Chief Justice)

One helpful articulation of the American doctrine can be seen in California Standard Civil Jury Instruction No. 2334, which can be paraphrased from the American legalese as follows, for ease of reading:

In 1998, she was appointed by the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court to the Civil Jury Instructions Committee (CACI), where she still serves.

Provides information about being a juror in California, and provides links to California's civil and criminal jury instructions.

In addition, we represented Toshiba and several of its subsidiaries in a high - profile US jury trial concerning the related criminal investigation and civil litigation, and defended Toshiba in securing dismissal of a securities class action in US federal court in California.

In New York, NY CPLR § 4102 allows parties to waive civil trial by jury (and unlike California), such waiver terms have been upheld, but the courts have recognized that there is a problem, so it's not always obvious whether such waivers in contracts are legal.