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absolute priority rule : a rule that provides for the satisfaction in full of claims of senior creditors before any payments can be made to junior creditors under a chapter 11 bankruptcy plan
aliunde rule : a rule of evidence that a verdict may not be challenged by a juror's testimony without evidence from another source used primarily in ohio
bench ruling : an oral ruling on a case given by the judge while still on the bench
blue pencil rule : a rule in contracts: a court may strike parts of a covenant not to compete in order to make the covenant reasonable
business judgment rule : a rule of law that provides corporate immunity to directors of corporations protecting them from liability for the consequences of informed decisions made in good faith
collateral source rule : a rule in torts: the amount of damages to be paid to a plaintiff by a defendant will not be reduced by payments received by the plaintiff from other sources (as medical insurance)
disciplinary rule : a rule that is set out in the aba model code of professional responsibility and whose violation may result in disciplinary action against the violating lawyer compare ethical consideration
discovery rule : a rule in tort law: the statute of limitations for a cause of action does not begin to run until the time that the injured party discovers or reasonably should have discovered the injury
ejusdem generis rule : a rule of construction: general words (as in a statute) that follow specific words in a list must be construed as referring only to the types of things identified by the specific words