Unjust enrichment occurs when Party A confers a benefit upon Party B without Party A receiving the proper restitution required by law. This typically occurs in a contractual agreement when Party A fulfills his/her part of the agreement and...
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unjust enrichment
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Vance v. Terrazas
444 U.S. 252 (1980)
The Supreme Court held that the U.S. government must prove intent to surrender U.S. citizenship and not just the voluntary commission of a expatriating act and that the appropriate standard of proof for analyzing the citizen’s...
variable universal life insurance
Variable universal life insurance refers to universal life insurance policies where the policy holder chooses how the cash value of the account is invested. Like any universal life insurance, these policies allow flexible premiums and death...
Vartelas v. Holder
132 S. Ct. 1479 (2012)
In 1996, Congress enacted the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) that held that legal permanent residents who had been convicted of a crime and had travelled abroad were eligible to face permanent...
Vega v. Tekoh (2022)
Vega v. Tekoh (2022) is the Supreme Court case that ruled a Miranda Rights violation does not provide a basis for relief under 42 U.S. Code § 1983.
Overview:The case involved the interrogation of Terence Tekoh by the...
vicarious infringement
Vicarious infringement is a form of secondary liability for direct infringement based on the common law principle of respondeat superior.
A person may be held liable for the infringing acts committed by another if he or she had the right and...
video news release
Video news releases, also known as prepackaged news stories, are video segments created or funded by private corporations or government agencies to be indistinguishable from standard news programs. When broadcast on the air without disclosure of the...
visitation
The right of a non-custodial parent who is a party to a divorce or separation to visit with their children. In such cases, some courts look to the best interests of the child. Parents have due process rights to determine visitation by non-parents. In...
Volcker Rule
The Volcker Rule refers to a broad set of rules adopted under Dodd-Frank Title VI that attempts to reduce risk within banking institutions, stemming from mixing investment banking and commercial banking. The Volcker Rule consists of two major...
Voting Rights Act
Overview
The Voting Rights Act (VRA), codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973 to 1973aa-6, is an important federal civil rights law that protects minorities from discriminatory voting practices. Initially, the VRA only protected racial minorities, but in...