A(n) ________________ is a government board or commission with the authority to regulate matter or implement law.

In the elevator incident described above, you sustained severe injuries, including a broken leg, a concussion, four broken ribs and a ruptured lumbar disc. Your medical bills total $48,000. You also missed three (3) months of work because of your injuries. Your salary is $3,000 per month. Would you want to file suit in Monroe City Court? Explain why or why not.

Still use the previous elevator incident to answer this question.  Assume you and the defendants cannot reach a settlement, and you have to go to trial. Which party will put on their evidence first – you or the parties you have sued?

Still use the previous elevator incident to answer this question.  Assume your case is in state court. Can you have a jury trial, or must you have a Judge trial? Explain your answer.

The original trial of a court case is conducted by the  _______________.

Still use the previous elevator incident to answer this question.  If you decide to file suit in state court, what action must you take to begin your suit?  What is the deadline (actual date- month/day/year) to file this document with the court?

A document containing the fundamental principles of government is a _______________.

You are shopping at Academy Sports in West Monroe today. You are looking at fishing poles, and do not realize there is a wet area on the floor caused by another customer who spilled her super-sized Sprite.  You slip on the wet area and fall, striking the back of your head on the floor. When you regain consciousness, the store manager is kneeling beside you trying to help you to your feet. The manager is upset and states you are the third person who has fallen in the Sprite today. What do you have to prove to show Academy Sports is negligent?  Another way to ask the question:  Is Academy Sports negligent?  Explain your answer.  

List the four elements to prove negligence at trial.

A sum of money a tortfeasor must pay to an injured party is called _______________.