Questions tagged [litigation]
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Is there a legal reason that organizations often refuse to comment on an issue citing "ongoing litigation"?
In news articles, I often read that some organization refused to comment on an issue because it is the subject of "ongoing litigation". This is also mentioned in many guides on public relations, for example this article, How to Control Your Message…
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I am being threatened for defamation for sharing an article about an alleged scammer which was published in local news site
There is an alleged scammer in my community. An article about him was published by our local news site.
As I have a lot of contacts, I shared the article to all my contacts and it became viral. He is now threatening to sue me for defamation. He is…
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Is a private third party allowed to take things to court?
Say that Viola the Victim and Percy the Perpetrator have a dispute, but don't want to go to court. However, William witnesses everything and wants to take Percy to court over what he did. Can William reasonably do this?
In the extreme case where the…
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Why does the U.S. have much higher litigation cost than other countries?
According to the institute for legal reform (https://instituteforlegalreform.com/wp-content/uploads/media/ILR_NERA_Study_International_Liability_Costs-update.pdf), liability/GDP ratio is 1.66% which is almost three times that of the Eurozone.
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Why are Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey abbreviated as Roe and Casey?
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling says:
...Roe and Casey are overruled...
Why is Roe v. Wade abbreviated as Roe, while Planned Parenthood v. Casey is abbreviated as Casey? Shouldn't they be Roe and Planned Parenthood or Wade…
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Can you sue your own business?
If an employee of my LLC negligently causes injury to me in the course of their employment, can I sue my LLC, like a non-owner could?
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How do civil courts handle denial of evidence as forged, tampered, or claims that 'I did not sign it' or 'That's not me'?
In a Civil Trial, how do courts handle scenarios when evidences presented are denied (by plaintiff/defendent) as forged, tampered, or claims that 'I did not sign it' or 'That is not me'?
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What resources are available to a pro se litigant?
Suppose I am not a professional lawyer but I have standing and want to bring a case to court pro se. To make this widely applicable and more readily answerable: Suppose I want to file a 42 USC 1983 complaint in U.S. federal court for some violation…
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In a civil trial, can a party “call” its opponent’s witnesses in making its case?
I mean, as opposed to merely cross-examining them in the course of the opposing side’s presentation of their case.
A closely related question asks of calling the defendant itself, though not its witnesses.
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Can the jeopardy of being judged be fought against in court?
Can the right to take people to the court be itself subject to judicial challenge?
In other words, if someone attempts to sue you, would you ever be able to successfully argue in the court to prevent them from doing so? (Let's exclude the obvious…
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Does ability to impeach an expert witness on science or scholarship go too far?
In court, on impeaching expert testimony: Imagine that Einstein is still alive, that he hadn't done anything since he actually died, that he was never famous (so no one in a modern courtroom except for two lawyers knows who he is), and that the…
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How to mention a possibility of litigation/prosecution without accidentally making a "demand with menaces", in English criminal law?
In English Law, extortion and blackmail are described under section 21 Theft Act 1968, as an "unwarranted demand with menaces", There's criteria and definitions, but they don't seem to matter much here. For this question the main definitions are…
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What are the potential pitfalls of representing oneself pro se?
Where do pros se litigants most often fail? Is it because of ignorance of legal protocols? Is it because they use overly aggressive tactics that most lawyers wouldn't use? Is it because they failed to prove their case, when a competent lawyer might…
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How closely must a lawyer follow a judge's guidance in handling a complaint?
A plaintiff (his lawyer actually), files a complaint citing grounds A, B, and C. In the first court hearing, the Judge throws out grounds B and C as not being under his jurisdiction. He also offers an opinion that the plaintiff might have a cause of…
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Restrictions on Liability Waiver Use
The US National Park Service (NPS) has the following language. This is in the context of a commercial operator (like a white water rafting company) getting a commercial permit to take clients down a river in National Park lands.
The commercial…
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