Civil Law Systems

Common-Law System

Criminal Law

Civil Law

Subject matter laws

Laws can be substantive or procedural

Substantive law

Procedural law

Constitutions

Constitutions, continued.
Several provisions related to the insurance industry

Commerce Clause

Fifth Amendment’s Due Process clause

Fourteenth amendment’s Equal Protection clause

Legislative Bodies

Courts

Courts
Jurisdiction

Federal Court System

original jurisdiction

appellate jurisdiction

U.S. District courts

Federal court system

State court systems

Executive Branches

Administrative Agencies.

Pretrial procedures

Step 1 in Pretrial Procedures

Step 2 in Pretrial Procedures

Step 3 in Pretrial Procedures

Step 4 in Pretrial Procedures

Step 5 in Pretrial Procedures

Step 6 in Pretrial Procedures

Step 7 in Pretrial Procedures

Trial procedures

Trial process

General verdict

Special verdict

Jury Challenges

Doctrines evolved in common law to prevent re-litigation:

Res judicata

Collateral Estoppel

Appeals

Trial procedures

alternative dispute resolutions

Arbitration

Mediation

Negotiations

aspects of administrative agency procedures

The Uniform Arbitration Act and Federal Arbitration Act

American Arbitration Association

Rulemaking function

Administrative Procedure Act (APA)

Model State Administrative Procedure Act (MSAPA)

Adjudicatory function

The Due Process Clause

Investigative powers

The Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act

Fourth Amendment

Fifth Amendment

Judicial review

Court can set aside on the following grounds: