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Simple English definitions for legal terms

scienter action

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A quick definition of scienter action:

A scienter action is a type of lawsuit where the person bringing the case (the plaintiff) has to prove that the person they are suing (the defendant) knew about the danger or harm that their actions could cause. For example, if someone's pet dog bites someone, the injured person might bring a scienter action against the dog's owner, arguing that the owner knew the dog was dangerous and should have taken steps to prevent the attack.

A more thorough explanation:

Scienter Action

A scienter action is a type of lawsuit where the plaintiff has to prove that the defendant knew about the danger or acted knowingly. For example, a lawsuit for damage caused by a domestic animal.

1. A person sues their neighbor for damages caused by their dog. In order to win the lawsuit, the person must prove that the neighbor knew the dog was dangerous and could cause harm.

2. A company is sued for selling a product that they knew was defective and could cause harm to consumers. The plaintiff must prove that the company acted knowingly and intentionally sold the defective product.

The examples illustrate the definition of a scienter action by showing that the plaintiff must prove that the defendant acted knowingly or knew of the danger. In the first example, the plaintiff must prove that the neighbor knew the dog was dangerous. In the second example, the plaintiff must prove that the company knew the product was defective and could cause harm. Without this knowledge, the plaintiff cannot win the lawsuit.

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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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[] baddestbunny
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I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
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23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
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4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
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