legal education and practice

Forum non conveniens refers to a court's discretionary power to decline to exercise its jurisdiction where another court, or forum, may more conveniently hear a case.

• civil procedure
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• VENUE

Forum shopping refers to the practice of pursuing a claim subject to concurrent jurisdiction in the court that will treat the claim most favorably. Forum shopping can occur between courts in different states, between federal and state courts in the same state, or between courts in separate countries.

A “forum” in First Amendment law refers to the place in which a “speaker” speaks. The First Amendment's protections regarding the right to speak and assemble will vary based on the speaker's chosen forum.

• freedom of speech
• free speech
• freedom of association
• freedom of assembly
• strict scrutiny

Evidence

The basis for admitting testimony or evidence into evidence. For example, an attorney must lay a foundation in order to admit an expert witness testimony or a company's business records into evidence.

Framing is the negotiation technique of presenting an offer in a more attractive way without changing its substantive terms. This is typically accomplished by presenting the context of a concept, an occurrence, a method, or a question in order to sway perceptions and produce the desired result or response. 

Franchise has different meanings under the law: 

• llcs-corporations-partnerships

Fraud can be both a civil tort and a criminal offense.

Fraud-on-the-market theory is the idea that, since stock prices incorporate material information, material fraudulent statements will affect stock prices. The theory is most often invoked in class action cases alleging Rule 10b-5 securities fraud actions.

Under contract law, a plaintiff can recover from a defendant on the grounds of fraudulent concealment where the defendant: 

• contract law

Fraudulent transfer or conveyance, in a bankruptcy case, means a transfer of property to another for less than the property's value for the purpose of hiding the property from the