Legal Terms of : vegetative state, venue, vicarious liability, voluntary bankruptcy

vegetative state: Persistent vegetative state is an irreversible condition where reasonable medical judgment finds the complete loss of key brain functions. It results in the end of all thinking and consciousness, although heartbeat and breathing continue. Periods of sleep and wakefulness will still occur. … Full Definition »
Law topic: Living Wills << Legal issue: Health Care Law
venue: The geographic area in which a court has jurisdiction. A change of venue is a change or transfer of a case from one judicial district to another. In high profile criminal cases the original venue may be considered not the best venue due to possible prejudice stemming from pre-trial publicity in the area or public sentiment about the case which might impact … Full Definition »
Law topic: General Civil Litigation << Legal issue: Litigation
vicarious liability: vicarious liability - liability of an employer for acts of his employee, or liability of a master for the act / failure to act by a servant. The owner of an automobile can be held vicariously liable for negligence committed by a person to whom the car has been loaned, as if the owner was a principal and the driver his or her agent, if the driver is using … Full Definition »
Law topic: Intentional Torts << Legal issue: Personal Injury
voluntary bankruptcy: n. the filing for bankruptcy by a debtor who believes he/she/it cannot pay bills and has more debts than assets. Voluntary bankruptcy differs from "involuntary bankruptcy" filed by creditors owed money to bring the debtor before the bankruptcy court. Usually, it is a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. See also: discharge in bankruptcy. … Full Definition »
Law topic: Personal Bankruptcy << Legal issue: Bankruptcy Law

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removal: In the USA, removal is governed by statute, 28 U.S.C. §1441 et seq. With rare exceptions, a case may be removed only if, at the time of removal, the case could be filed in federal court. Removal requires an independent ground for subject matter jurisdiction such as diversity jurisdiction or federal question jurisdiction. If removal is granted, the case will … Full Definition »

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