Law Dictionary Definitions

Atwood  doctrine.  The  principle  that,  to  the  extent  an  ERISA  plan  and  its  summary-plan description  conflict  regarding  the  circumstances  under  which  benefits  may  be  denied,  the summary-plan description controls. Atwood v. Newmont Gold Co., 45 F.3d 1317 (9th Cir. 1995); 29  USCA  §  1022.  See  SUMMARY-PLAN  DESCRIPTION.  [Cases:  Pensions    47.  C.J.S. Pensions and Retirement Plans…

at-will tenancy.See tenancy at will under TENANCY.[Blacks Law 8th]

at-will employment.See employment at will under EMPLOYMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

at  will.Subject  to  one’s  discretion;  as  one  wishes  or  chooses;  esp.  (of  a  legal  relationship), able to be terminated or discharged by either party without cause <employment at will>.[Blacks Law 8th]

attribution right.Copyright. A  person’s right to be  credited as a work’s author, to have  one’s name appear in connection with a work,  or to forbid the use of  one’s name in connection  with a work that the  person  did not create. • Attribution rights constitute  one aspect of the  moral rights recognized  primarily  in  civil-law …

ATVEF.abbr. ADVANCED TELEVISION ENHANCEMENT FORUM.[Blacks Law 8th]

att’y.abbr.ATTORNEY.[Blacks Law 8th]

attribution,n. The process — outlined in the Internal Revenue Code — by which a person’s or entity’s stock ownership is assigned to a related family member or entity for tax purposes. — Also termed stock attribution. [Cases: Internal Revenue    3626. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 17–18.] — attribute,vb. — attributive,adj.[Blacks Law 8th]

attractive-nuisance doctrine.Torts. The rule that a person who owns property on which there is  a  dangerous  thing  or  condition  that  will  foreseeably  lure  children  to  trespass  has  a  duty  to protect those  children  from  the  danger  <  the  attractive-nuisance  doctrine  imposed  a  duty  on  the school  to  protect  the  children  from  the  shallow,  polluted  pond …

attractive nuisance.See NUISANCE.[Blacks Law 8th]