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Specific Civil Jury Instructions
The following jury instructions are “specific” to certain types of civil cases. This table can be searched Topic, and contains all of the cases where this “specific” instruction was given over the last five years (or longer if no charge was given in the last five years).
| Statute |
Description |
Jury Charges |
|---|---|---|
| Witnesses - Testimony of Police Officers | Jury Charges | |
| Witness - Opinion Evidence – Expert Witnesses | Jury Charges | |
| Willful Violation - Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Willful Infringement | Jury Charges | |
| Whistleblowers Protection Act - Rhode Island | Jury Charges | |
| Whistleblowers Protection Act | Jury Charges | |
| Violation of Administrative Rules & Regulations | Jury Charges | |
| Unreasonably Dangerous - Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Unfair Competition - Elements | Jury Charges | |
| Unfair Competition - Damages | Jury Charges | |
| Trade Secrets - Reasonable Steps to Preserve Secrecy | Jury Charges | |
| Trade Secret - Misappropriation | Jury Charges | |
| Trade Secret - Misappropriation - Willful and Malicious | Jury Charges | |
| Trade Secret - Damages | Jury Charges | |
| Trade Secret - Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Tortious Interference with Contracts - Elements | Jury Charges | |
| Tortious Interference with Contracts - Damages | Jury Charges | |
| Tortious Interference with Contracts - Causation | Jury Charges | |
| Tortious Interference - Intentional and Improper Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Tortious Interference with Business Relationships - Elements | Jury Charges | |
| Tortious Interference - Defenses - Justification | Jury Charges | |
| Superintendant - Principal Liability | Jury Charges | |
| Substantial Nexus | Jury Charges | |
| Stipulations | Jury Charges | |
| Speculation | Jury Charges | |
| Special Relationships - Duty to Act for the Protection of Others | Jury Charges | |
| Single Incident | Jury Charges | |
| Rules of the Road | Jury Charges | |
| Rhode Island Wiretap Statute -- Elements | Jury Charges | |
| Retaliation Claim | Jury Charges | |
| Reasonable Royalty - Timing | Jury Charges | |
| Reasonable Royalty - Relevant Factors | Jury Charges | |
| Reasonable Royalty - Definition | Jury Charges | |
| Reasonable Royalty | Jury Charges | |
| Proximate Cause – Preexisting Conditions | Jury Charges | |
| Proximate Cause | Jury Charges | |
| Protected Action | Jury Charges | |
| Product Liability - Failure to Warn | Jury Charges | |
| Product Liability - Design Defect | Jury Charges | |
| Procedural Instructions | Jury Charges | |
| Probable Cause for Arrest | Jury Charges | |
| Patents | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Registration System | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Willful Infringement | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Use Mode | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Obviousness: Scope & Content of Prior Art | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Obviousness: Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Obviousness: Additional Considerations of Non-Obviousness | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Obviousness | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Mode Switching Means, Has Matched & Algorithm | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Local & Remote Licensee Unique ID Generating Means | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Licensee Unique ID | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Invalidity Generally | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Direct Infringement - Means-Plus-Function Claims | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Direct Infringement - Literal Infringement | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Direct Infringement - Generally | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Direct Infringement - Doctrine of Equivalents | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement - Anticipation | Jury Charges | |
| Patent Infringement | Jury Charges | |
| Occurrence of Undisclosed Risk | Jury Charges | |
| Objections by Counsel | Jury Charges | |
| Notice of Dangerous or Unsafe Condition On Premises | Jury Charges | |
| Nondisclosure of Known Material Risks and Alternatives | Jury Charges | |
| Negligent Design and/or Negligent Failure to Warn | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Violation of Motor Vehicle Laws as Evidence of Negligence | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Uninsured Motorist Coverage | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Standard of Care - Medical Service Provider | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Respondeat Superior - Employer Liability | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Respondeat Superior | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Reasonable and Prudent Speed | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Ordinary Care - Definition | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Mere Happening of an Accident | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Manufacturer Not Required to Make Accident-Proof Product | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Insurance Policy - Uninsured Motorist | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Hit and Run Vehicle | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Foreseeability | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Failure to Obtain Informed Consent | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Eggshell skull doctrine | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Duty to Warn - Maritime Case | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Duty of Driver of Automobile In - tending to Cross Intersection | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Duty of Care - Medical Provider | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Duty of Care - Duty to Exercise Professional Skill | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Duty & Standard of Care | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Driver of automobile has not duty to anticipate negligence of other drivers | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Comparative Negligence | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Breach / Deviation from Duty | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence - Automobile owner liable for negligent acts of driver | Jury Charges | |
| Negligence | Jury Charges | |
| Nature of the Plaintiff’s Claims | Jury Charges | |
| Municipalities | Jury Charges | |
| Misrepresentation | Jury Charges | |
| Medical Malpractice | Jury Charges | |
| Material - Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Malicious Prosecution - Damages - Punitive | Jury Charges | |
| Malicious Prosecution | Jury Charges | |
| Learned Intermediary Rule | Jury Charges | |
| Knowingly - Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Jury - Permissible Inference from Party's Failure to Provide Discovery | Jury Charges | |
| Jury - Interrogatories | Jury Charges | |
| Intentional - Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Standard of Proof | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Silence or Nondisclosure as Misrepresentation, Subsequently Acquired Information | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Silence or Nondisclosure as Misrepresentation, Incomplete Disclosures, Half-Truths | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Silence or Nondisclosure as Misrepresentation | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Respondeat Superior Liability | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Reasonable Reliance Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Reasonable Reliance - Nondisclosures | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Plaintiff Has No Duty to Investigate | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Misrepresentation of Intention or Promise | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Misrepresentation Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Material Fact Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Material Fact - Nondisclosure | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Knowledge of Agent Imputable to Principal | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Elements | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Election of Remedies | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Damages - Bonus Compensation Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Damages - Benefit of the Bargain | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Contributory Negligence Not a Defense | Jury Charges | |
| Fraud - Causation | Jury Charges | |
| Final Policy Maker- Defined | Jury Charges | |
| False Swearing | Jury Charges | |
| False Arrest - Elements | Jury Charges | |
| False Arrest - Damages - Punitive | Jury Charges | |
| False Arrest - Damages - Compensatory | Jury Charges | |
| Existence of Municipal Policy or Custom | Jury Charges | |
| Evidence - Post-Incident | Jury Charges | |
| Evidence - Methods of Assessing | Jury Charges | |
| Events Preceding Trial | Jury Charges | |
| Employment Discrimination - Shifting Burdens of Proof | Jury Charges | |
| Employment Discrimination - Legitimate, Nondiscriminatory Reasons Other Than Age | Jury Charges | |
| Employment Discrimination - Introduction | Jury Charges | |
| Employment Discrimination - Elements | Jury Charges | |
| Employment - Willful Violation of the ADEA | Jury Charges | |
| Employment - Subjectivity in Performance Evaluations | Jury Charges | |
| Employment - Discrimination - Pretext | Jury Charges | |
| Employment - Constructive Action as Adverse Employment Action | Jury Charges | |
| Employment - At-will employment | Jury Charges | |
| Employment - Adverse Employment Action | Jury Charges | |
| Duty of Care - Premises Liability | Jury Charges | |
| Disparate Treatment - Introduction | Jury Charges | |
| Disparate Treatment | Jury Charges | |
| Description of Discovery Methods | Jury Charges | |
| Defendents - Consider separately | Jury Charges | |
| Defendants - Individual Liability | Jury Charges | |
| Defamation - Truth as Defense | Jury Charges | |
| Defamation - Publication | Jury Charges | |
| Defamation - Privilege Defense | Jury Charges | |
| Defamation - Must be a Statement of Fact | Jury Charges | |
| Defamation - Elements | Jury Charges | |
| Defamation - Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Defamation - Damages | Jury Charges | |
| Damages--Uncertainty Caused By Defendant | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Wrongful Death - Pain and Suffering | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Wrongful Death - Medical and Funeral Expenses | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Requirement of Causation - Apportionment | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Punitive | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Prejudgment Interest | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Preexisting Injury | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Precision Not Required | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Party's Failure to Produce Evidence - Legal Obligation to Keep and Retain Records of Accounts | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Party's Failure to Produce Evidence | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Nominal | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - No speculation | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Mitigation | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Medical Expenses | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Marine Casualty | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Lost Earnings/Wages - Admiralty/Maritime Negligence | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Lost Chance of Survival | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Loss of Society/Companionship | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Loss of earnings/earning capacity | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Loss of consortium | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Emotional Distress/Mental Anguish | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Economic - Backpay | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Date Begin | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Consider Damages Only If Liability is Proven | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Compensatory - Rule Against Double Recovery | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Compensatory - Personal Injury - Pain & Suffering | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Compensatory - Mental Suffering | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Collateral Source | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Calculation | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Breach of Nondisclosure Provision | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Breach of Noncompete Provision | Jury Charges | |
| Damages - Not Punitive | Jury Charges | |
| Damages | Jury Charges | |
| Corporations - Business Decisions | Jury Charges | |
| Corporations | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Offer | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Mutuality of Obligation | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Mutuality of Agreement | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Modifications Determined by Objective Manifestations, Not Unexpressed Subjective Intent | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Modification - Burden of Proof | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Modification - Adequate Consideration | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Materiality of the Breach | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Interpretation | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Implied Modification/Implied-in-Fact | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Implied Modification - Implied-in-Law (Quasi Contract) | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Good faith and fair dealing | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Generally | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Express Modification | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Determination of Terms | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Damages | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Customary Practice | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Contract Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Consideration | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Breach | Jury Charges | |
| Contracts - Acceptance | Jury Charges | |
| Concealment or Fraud Provision of Policy | Jury Charges | |
| Concealment | Jury Charges | |
| Communications--Generally | Jury Charges | |
| Claims - Specific | Jury Charges | |
| Claims - Separate | Jury Charges | |
| Claims - Multiple | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Unreasonable Seizure - Elements | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Unreasonable Search - Excessive Force | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Unreasonable Search | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Under Color of Law Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Seizure for Safety Reasons | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Seizure Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Seizure - Emergency Admission to Medical Facility | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Right to be free from unreasonable seizure | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Right to be free from arrest without probable cause | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Resisting Arrest - Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Proximate Cause and Damages | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Excessive Force - Generally | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Deliberate Indifference Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Damages - Compensatory | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Civil Rights Claim | Jury Charges | |
| Civil Rights - Bystander Liability Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Burden of Proof - Shifting Burdens of Proof | Jury Charges | |
| Burden of Proof - Preponderence of Evidence - Defined | Jury Charges | |
| Bias and Prejudice | Jury Charges | |
| Battery - Elements | Jury Charges | |
| Assault and Battery - Defense | Jury Charges | |
| Assault - Elements | Jury Charges | |
| Arrest for Obstruction | Jury Charges | |
| All Persons Equal Before the Law -- Corporations | Jury Charges | |
| All Persons Equal Before the Law | Jury Charges | |
| Aggravation of Pre-Existing Condition | Jury Charges | |
| Affirmative Defenses | Jury Charges |