I have way more bills than cash, and my creditors are coming after me. Let's let the court sort this out by filing a...

A ___________ is the person who files the complaint in a civil action.

Mad Max held a sword over Lana's head and declared he would drop it if she did not sign the contract. Lana signed, but she can get out of the deal based on this defense.

Caleb sneaks up behind Ben and hits Ben over the head with his guitar, causing a concussion. Caleb is liable to pay Ben's medical bills when Ben sues Caleb for this.

Dan leases land where he runs a machine shop. He builds a shed on the land. The shed is this kind of property.

Carrie Creditor has a lien on Dave Debtor's lawnmower. That lawnmower is the _______ for the lien.

In a prom-posal gone awry, Jeff served a summons and complaint on Vanessa that said: "Claim 1: You look too good in that dress to be legal. You owe me damages." To get rid of the lawsuit (and Jeff) right away, before even answering the complaint, Carrie filed this.

Drew agreed to rake the leaves in Joel's yard for $10. Joel noticed four leaves remaining on the yard, so he refused to pay any of the $10. Drew said that was not fair because leaving just four leaves is not a ________.

Ben is an employee at a guitar store. After hours, Ben "rents" the guitars on display at the store to local bands. Ben keeps the "rental fees" himself. The guitar store owner finds out and threatens to call the cops. Ben may be charged with this.

Leah puts her sandals into a cubby at the gym and changes into bike shoes for spin class. She forgets she has the bike shoes on and walks home. Becca finds Leah's sandals in the cubby the next morning and wonders whether she can keep them. The shoes are ________ property.

I was going to repossess the debtor's car, but then I received his notice of bankruptcy. Now I can't repossess because of the...

Harry, from Honolulu, sues Mindy, from Minnesota, for a $20,000 breach of contract -- in federal court. Mindy removes the action to state court because the federal court lacks this.

The ad said "used BLAW textbooks on sale for $20/each," but the owner said there were none left in stock when I tried to by one. I have no valid breach of contract case because the ad is not this.

To sell more plastic rain ponchos, Emma photoshops a plastic rain poncho onto a photo of Kim Kardashian and prints it on an ad for the ponchos -- without Kim's permission. Emma may be liable to Kim for this.

Loretta sends Wynona her diamond belt buckle, with a note that says "Wynona, I give you this belt buckle, with all my love. Your sis, Loretta." Wynona screams when she opens the package. Everyone in the family knows this cursed belt buckle brings bad luck to anyone who owns it. Luckily Wynona does not own the belt buckle because she has not done this.

Dave Debtor brings his blender to my small appliance repair shop to be fixed. I fix it. When Dave comes to pick it up, he says he can't pay for the repair right now. I keep his blender because now I have THIS.

While on vacation in Nevada, Dudley (a Kansan) ran a stoplight and caused an accident. Now Dudley has to defend the suit in Nevada, because the Nevada court has ____________ over him.

A sentence buried on page 32 of the app's terms of use contract said that the "user will pay $1billion dollars to CorpCo if the sun rises in the east tomorrow." The judge let the user out of the deal because the contract was ___________.

Frank is a vet for large animals. One of the horses he was tending has strewn smelly, wet, hay all over the vet shop's back lot. To get rid of the mess, Frank gets out a leaf-blower and blows the whole mess of hay onto the neighboring property, a restaurant. The restauranteur comes in at noon to find his outdoor seating area covered in smelly hay. The neighbor could make a claim against Frank for this.

I have been closely guarding my secret recipe for Final Exam Cookies. I give Sally Student a cookie, and she goes home, tastes the cookie, and tries out different ingredients until she figures out the recipe on her own. Sally is not liable for trade secret misappropriation because she has done this.

The debtor gave me an interest in his equipment to secure the loan I gave to him. I want to make sure that I have first dibs on that equipment if he doesn't pay, so I will perfect the lien by filing THIS with the secretary of state.

Judge Jen really felt bad for the plaintiff and wanted the plaintiff to win. But Judge Jen had to rule for the Defendant after reading a similar case where the Defendant's argument prevailed, because Judge Jen was bound by this.

Dora regretted agreeing to sell her prized original Picasso painting for only $50. But the court would not let her out of the deal because the court will not consider _____.

Neil runs a cleaning service. He leaves the door unlocked after cleaning a client's home. A cat runs into the home, followed by a dog, followed by a pack of coyotes, followed by a deranged coyote hunter who shoots holes into the walls of the home. Neil says he's not liable for the damage because his act was not the _________ of the damage.

Albert invents the SuperWidget in 2015. Betsy invents the same thing, on her own, in 2017. Betsy files for a patent in 2017. Albert files for a patent in 2018. To decide who gets the patent, the court applies this rule.