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trust fund doctrine

trust fund doctrine : a doctrine holding that shareholders to whom assets of an insolvent corporation have been transferred are liable

Doctrine of pari delicto

Doctrine of pari delicto, The doctrine of pari delicto is not designed to reward the 'wrongdoer' or to penalize

work product doctrine

work product doctrine : a doctrine or rule that protects an attorney's work product from discovery called also work product rule

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special duty doctrine

special duty doctrine : an exception to the public duty doctrine that imposes liability for injury on a government entity when

Noerr-Pennington doctrine

Noerr-Pennington doctrine [after Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc., 365 U.S. 127 (1961), and United Mine Workers

Feres doctrine

Feres doctrine [from Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950), the case which established the doctrine] : a doctrine

Erie doctrine

Erie doctrine [from the Supreme Court case Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, which resulted in definition of the doctrine] :

Collyer Doctrine

Collyer Doctrine [from Collyer Insulated Wire, 192 N.L.R.B. 837 (1971), the ruling that resulted in it] : a doctrine in

special facts doctrine

special facts doctrine : a doctrine holding that a corporate officer with superior knowledge gained by virtue of being an insider

required records doctrine

required records doctrine : a doctrine holding that the privilege against self-incrimination does not apply to business records that are customarily