common-law

In her order Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that Mr. Picard lacks legal standing to bring so-called common-law claims, including allegations of aiding and abetting fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, in separate lawsuits against J.P. Morgan and UBS.

Judge Tosses $20 Billion in Claims Chad Bray 2011

But American law recognized two secular forms of marriage: the civil ceremony, which had been well-known during the colonial period, and the so-called common-law marriage, which was probably an American innovation.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

But American law recognized two secular forms of marriage: the civil ceremony, which had been well-known during the colonial period, and the so-called common-law marriage, which was probably an American innovation.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

The girl, who Santos describes as his common-law wife, was 15.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com AP 2012

That was Dylan’s daddy, who I guess you could call my common-law husband.

Good in Bed Jennifer Weiner 2001

It was a cutting-edge case because the law was not clear—we were depending on a common-law theory of public nuisance as well as innovative interpretations of statutory law.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

One of the things I discovered was common-law powers—powers not enumerated in the statutes—giving the attorney general authority to regulate “public nuisances,” cases in which no one else had jurisdiction and individuals could not protect themselves.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

Justice Souter, after a detailed recounting of this history, observed: The framers and their contemporaries did not agree about the place of common-law state sovereign immunity.

The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

One of the things I discovered was common-law powers—powers not enumerated in the statutes—giving the attorney general authority to regulate “public nuisances,” cases in which no one else had jurisdiction and individuals could not protect themselves.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

It was a cutting-edge case because the law was not clear—we were depending on a common-law theory of public nuisance as well as innovative interpretations of statutory law.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010