You're pregnant and want to take leave without losing your job. You are likely protected by this.

Harry signs an agreement to be a sales representative for Bess's company, Best Barsoap Co. In this relationship, Best Barsoap Co. is the _________.

Bob is a builder. For one larger project, Bob works with Lydia and they split the costs and profits. They agree, though, that this is the only project they are working together on. Bob and Lydia formed a ______.

When the result of a court case could be that the defendant is put in jail or fined, it is this kind of case.

Unlike countries where a dictator has power, in this country the President's power is checked by Congress and the courts. That is because of this Constitutional principle.

Two days after hiring Bob, Eddie decides that it was not a good hire. Bob sighs loudly and annoys Eddie. Eddie fires Bob, which is permitted under this doctrine.

Harry drives many miles selling soap for Best Barsoap Co, as their sales representative. Barsoap must reimburse Harry for the mileage because of this.

Jane starts a business delivering homemade snacks to students studying for finals. She does not file anything with the state. A bad batch of cheesecake causes 3 people to be hospitalized. Jane is likely personally liable because the business is this.

The defendant did not agree that he had run the stop sign, but he just wanted to pay the fine and be done with it. So he entered this kind of plea.

Rules governing divorce proceedings are mostly at the state level, while bankruptcy rules are in the United States Code that applies across the whole country. That is because of a Constitutional principle known as this.

Ed is injured on the job at an auto factory. His boss says the injury happened because Ed was using the machines incorrectly. Ed's boss won't be permitted to make that argument because Ed is covered under what system?

Harry hates working for Bess -- so much that he would pay anything not to do this job anymore. He signed a contract to work for her for three years. He might have to pay damages to Bess, but he does not have to keep working there because he always has the ________ to quit, even if he doesn't have the contractual right to do so.

Cactus, LLC is manager-managed. Pete, who invested as a member but has nothing to do with the operation of the company, is sued by a client who suffered serious injury when she tried to plant one of Cactus Inc.'s products in her garden. Pete is not liable because he is this.

The cops showed up at the dorm-room door and asked to have a look around. Margie found this intrusive, so she said no. The cops returned a few hours later and Margie had to let them in this time, because they had a _________.

Erica lost at trial, and then lost her appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. She wanted to see if the US Supreme Court would hear her case, so she filed this.

Ed loses a limb while working in an auto factory. He wants to sue not just for medical bills, but also for pain and suffering and punitive damages. He may be permitted to recover only medical bills because of this system.

Harry makes a contract with a hotel, to supply them 5000 tiny bars of soap. Harry does not mention that he actually works for Best Barsoap Co. Best Barsoap's factory shuts down and it makes no more soap. Harry is personally liable to supply the soap because of this.

The Board of Directors hired an expert to help them carefully analyze whether to enter a merger. After determining no one had any conflict of interest, they determined that the merger fit with their general strategy and went forward with it. The merger was a disaster and the shareholders sued. The Board is likely safe anyway because the court will apply this.

The prosecutor began his closing statement by saying to the jury: "Hey, if the Defendant were innocent, don't you think he would have got up there on the witness stand and told you so?" The very irritated judge declared a mistrial, because the prosecutor violated the defendant's rights under this.

The cash register sales rep assured Aida that the cash register drawer automatically locked each time the drawer closed. Actually, the drawer only locked when a key was used to lock it from the outside. Aida bought the cash register, and was robbed by a customer when the cash register attendant left the register to go to the bathroom. Aida likely has a good claim against the cash register company for _____.

The auto company's applications for all staff include a requirement that the worker be available to work all days of the week, since repair workers are sometimes needed on the weekend. In reality, many positions are jobs that only work Monday through Friday. The weekend requirement prevents the company from hiring any observant Jews. This could result in a Title VII lawsuit based on ________ ___________.

Harry, a sales rep for Best Barsoap Co., injures a hotel worker when he drops a heavy box of soap on her foot. The worker wants to make Barsoap pay for her injury. Whether the worker can make Barsoap pay likely depends on whether Harry is this.

Harriet owns a 55% stake in UmbrellaCo. The other 45% is owned by Jennica. Harriet votes for UmbrellaCo to give her a no-interest 10-year $150,000 loan, over the objection of Jennica. The Court may side with Jennica because this looks like _________.

The police saw John walking down a street in a neighborhood known to include some drug dealers. The police had no particular reason to suspect that John might have bought drugs, but they stopped him just in case and demanded that he take everything out of his coat pockets. John had heroin in his coat pocket. The cops later figured out that they could have arrested John anyway for an outstanding parking ticket warrant. The court will likely allow the heroin to be admitted as evidence in a trial against John because of this.

B&B, LLC owed Barsoap Co. $5000. B&B was short on cash, and offered to give Barsoap $1000 and three vouchers for free nights in the B&B executive suite instead of paying the $5K in full. Barsoap Co agreed. B&B no longer owes on the debt because this was _______________.