They're formal claims & defenses by the parties to a civil suit; additional targeted ones may be "special"
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Substantive Defenses to Consumer Debt Collection Suits  an FDCPA violation has occurred is only one consideration; deciding whether to ... 3 Even when the state court plaintiff is an exempt creditor .... collection cases can involve a myriad of issues in addition ... default judgment, or post-judgment proceedings than they ... communication in the form of a formal pleading in a civil.
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Settlement Strategies and Considerations form Plaintiffs in Wrongful ...  Litigation begins when the plaintiff files a civil complaint against one or more ... they can recover in a claim is the amount of the defendant's insurance policy. ... problems are than a defense attorney will be once formal discovery begins. ... special settlement and mediation proceedings to settle cases while they are on appeal.
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The Common Interest Privilege | Trial Evidence Committee | ABA ...  Sep 30, 2014 ... The attorney-client privilege may be the oldest evidence law on the books. ... which they enforce common interest agreements, and thus attorneys who do ... extended the joint defense privilege from the criminal to the civil context. ... cause on behalf of other parties [on] the same [side of the same] litigation.
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - Wikipedia  The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) govern civil procedure (i.e. for civil lawsuits) in ... Before the FRCP were established, common-law pleading was more formal, ... A party may state inconsistent (even mutually exclusive) claims or defenses. .... Parties have a series of tools with which they can obtain information:.
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Rule 11. Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers ...  (2) the claims, defenses, and other legal contentions are warranted by existing law ... On its own, the court may order an attorney, law firm, or party to show cause why ... of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 6465, Federal Judicial Center (1981). .... However, it is anticipated that in the case of pleadings the sanctions issue...
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Third Party Intervention - University of Colorado Boulder  Conflict Research Consortium, University of Colorado, USA ... Arbitration works well when the parties simply want a settlement, and do not worry about losing...
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Disclosure to Third Parties: Legal Guidance: The Crown Prosecution ...  Guidance about public interest immunity and its effect on disclosure decisions is ... At any given time the statement can be in the possession of one of a number of agencies ... firstly to the original defence solicitors/legal representatives or to the police. ..... Requests from investigating officers for access to CPS files should be...
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Broughton v. Cigna Healthplans (1999) :: :: Supreme Court of ...  Dec 2, 1999 ... The seminal case of Southland Corp. v. ... the parties do not forego substantive rights, but merely agree to resolve them in a different forum. .... called for arbitration to be stayed pending the resolution of a related ... (Sontag Chain Stores Co. v. .... Virtually all of their proceedings take place in public view.
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Legal Definitions - Federal Bar Association  When a court renders a decision in a case based upon its disposition of certain issues, ... Counterclaim - Claim brought by the defendant in a lawsuit against the plaintiff. ... It often refers to a claim that another defendant is liable to the plaintiff or is ... Discovery - The process used by parties to court cases by which one party...
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Civil Cases vs. Criminal Cases - Key Differences - FindLaw  Civil cases usually involve private disputes between persons or ... or the government), called the plaintiff, claims that another person or entity (the ... Both the plaintiff and the defendant are also referred to as "parties" or ... Individuals, corporations, and the federal government can also bring civil suits in federal court claiming...
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Clinton v. Jones (full text) :: 520 U.S. 681 (1997) :: Justia U.S. ...  nity from civil damages litigation arising out of events that occurred before he took ... and, whatever the outcome, there is no possibility that the decision here will ... as evidenced by the paucity of suits against sitting Presidents for their private .... The first charges that petitioner, acting under color of state law, deprived her of...
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Glossary of Legal Terms  Judicial Education Center  The Probate Court Glossary can be found in Chapter 12 of the Probate Judges Manual. ... A way to discharge a claim whereby the parties agree to give and accept something in .... side in a lawsuit to explain to the court its view of the facts of a case and the applicable law. .... See also Civil Contempt and Criminal Contempt.
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Specialized Journalism | IIP Digital  Apr 10, 2008 ... Many news organizations assign journalists to cover specific areas, either ... Some beats are traditional: government, police, courts, and business, for example. ... Whatever beat a journalist chooses or is assigned to cover, one basic skill ... the campaign, but not to make them a major focus of the coverage.
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Formal Advisory Opinion No. 05-5 - State Bar Of Georgia  1) Ethical propriety of a law firm obtaining a loan to cover advances to clients for ... funds for the purpose of advancing reasonable expenses on their clients' behalf. ... (2) a lawyer representing a client unable to pay court costs and expenses of ... to the client in advance that interest will be charged on fee bills which become...
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Legal Terms Glossary | USAO | Department of Justice  answer - The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil ... appeal - A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of ... In the federal system, it applies to crimes such as first degree murder, genocide, and treason. ... The chief judge also decides cases, and the choice of chief judges is...
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Fraud - Wikipedia  In law, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a ... In common law jurisdictions, as a criminal offence, fraud takes many different forms, some ... In civil law systems and other legal systems, the concept of fraud seems to exist, but its elements and application ..... Daily Mail Online.
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Exclusive: Trump's 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential ...  Jun 1, 2016 ... Most involve people who say they were physically injured at Trump ... only actions that used the developers' names were included. .... explaining his branding-only role, though plaintiffs and their lawyers argued in court that fine print didn't sync with marketing materials that made it appear these were Trump...
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Claims adjuster - Wikipedia  Claims adjusters investigate insurance claims by interviewing the claimant and witnesses, ... After obtaining the above investigation evaluate the covered injury and or damages that have been ... Key words to define via a hot link. ... States that has created specific designations for the licensing of insurance claims adjusters.
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Employment Discrimination  IN the 1980s, however, the Supreme Court substantially narrowed the reach and remedies of civil rights laws addressing employment discrimination. ... These decisions interpreted Title VII and related laws extremely narrowly, and ... ruling by flipping the burden of proof to plaintiffs to establish that an employer's use of a...
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Consultation Paper on The Civil Law of Defamation 8  Any such submissions received by us will be assessed with great care before ... It can take two forms: libel, which is in written or permanent form and slander, .... However problems arose where there was a combination of oral delivery and .... to give up all for Ireland, and cause them to be prosecuted for a political offence.
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Defending Your Title - American Bar Association  from might have slipped out and gotten a second mortgage on the property two ... decided not to tell you that her ex-husband has a lien, that is a claim on the ... That's why it's important to know not only what your title insurance will cover, ..... driveway to get to their house or to restrict you from blocking their view of the lake.