Most Legal Cases Do Not Go to Trial Because the Plaintiffs

question 45

True/False

Most legal cases do not go to trial because the plaintiffs simply abandon their rights.

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Definitions:

Liability

A company's financial debts or obligations that arise during the course of business operations.

Cumulative Preferred Stock

A type of preferred stock that entitles its holders to dividends that accrue if not paid in any year, payable before any dividends to common stockholders.

Dividends Payable

Liabilities on a company’s balance sheet representing amounts owed to shareholders as part of the profit-sharing from dividends declared.

Issuing Company

A corporation that has put into circulations its shares or bonds to raise capital by selling those securities to investors.