Tag: Civil Procedure Law
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Homicide
Homicide in United States Homicide Definition in Legal History Homicide is any killing of a human being. To constitute homicide, the killing must be of a living human being; the death must have been caused by the act or omission of the accused; death must happen within a year and […]
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Class Actions
Class Actions in the United States Legal Materials The leading legal treatise on U.S. class actions is Newberg on Class Actions (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing). The Survey of State Class Action Law (ABA Section of Litigation) summarizes the laws of each state. Information on […]
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the United States Definition of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Settlement of civil disputes by means other than trial. The move to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) was prompted by a number of factors, but largely the time, expense, and […]
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Fraud
Fraud in United States Fraud Definition The unlawful obtaining of another's property by design, but without criminal intent, and with the assent of the owner obtained by artifice or misrepresentation. Any cunning deception or artifice used to circumvent, cheat, or deceive another. […]
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Fraud
Fraud in United States Fraud Definition The unlawful obtaining of another's property by design, but without criminal intent, and with the assent of the owner obtained by artifice or misrepresentation. Any cunning deception or artifice used to circumvent, cheat, or deceive another. […]
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Easements
Easements in the United States Condemnation of Easements This section examines the Condemnation of Easements subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, other key elements related to trials, such as personal injury, business, and criminal litigation, are also addressed. […]
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Opening Statements
Opening Statements in the United States he purpose of the opening statement is to introduce the parties and counsel to the jury and to provide a roadmap of what the evidence will show and what the jury will be asked to decide. The opening statement should not be argumentative. It is an […]
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Identity Theft
Identity Theft in the United States Identity Theft in the case of Lawyers By Deborah Rosenthal Studies suggested that as many as a million such thefts occur every year. And privacy experts say attorneys are among the most attractive targets because they tend to have good credit and preside […]
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Claims
Claims in the United States Claims Definition Patent Claims in this Legal Encyclopedia Patent Claims definition in the Law Dictionary Corporate Receivership: Claims This section covers the following: Necessity for ling claims Place for presentation Deadline for ling claims […]
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Claims
Claims in the United States Claims Definition Patent Claims in this Legal Encyclopedia Patent Claims definition in the Law Dictionary Corporate Receivership: Claims This section covers the following: Necessity for ling claims Place for presentation Deadline for ling claims […]
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Driving under Influence
Driving under the Influence in the United States Driving Under the Influence: Tactical Considerations in Sobriety Checkpoint Cases This section examines the Driving Under the Influence: Tactical Considerations in Sobriety Checkpoint Cases subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, […]
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Driving under Influence
Driving under the Influence in the United States Driving Under the Influence: Tactical Considerations in Sobriety Checkpoint Cases This section examines the Driving Under the Influence: Tactical Considerations in Sobriety Checkpoint Cases subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, […]
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Grand Jury
Grand Jury in the United States An investigative body that makes accusations rather than determines guilt. The grand jury evaluates information generated on its own or brought to it by a prosecutor. If the grand jury determines that probable cause exists, it returns an indictment against an […]
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Grand Jury
Grand Jury in the United States An investigative body that makes accusations rather than determines guilt. The grand jury evaluates information generated on its own or brought to it by a prosecutor. If the grand jury determines that probable cause exists, it returns an indictment against an […]
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Environmental Liability
Environmental Liability in the United States Contractual Indemnifications and Releases From Environmental Liability This section examines the Contractual Indemnifications and Releases From Environmental Liability subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, other key elements related […]