In another blog post I will
discuss civil litigation — stress and the lawyer.
Blog
discusses civil litigation in the District of Columbia, including Court of Appeals cases, legislative news and judicial nomination updates.
Not exact matches
Topics to be
discussed include: Court Procedure: An understanding of the
civil litigation process in New Jersey as it pertains to negligence claims; Damages: Understanding the standards for, and the differences between Compensatory and Punitive Damages; Facility Maintenance: Identifying potential safety hazards related to facilities and grounds, and taking reasonable steps to address common problems; Indemnification: Identifying when the school district is responsible for the actions of its employees, and when it may disclaim coverage; Insurance Coverage Issues: Understanding what is, and is not covered under a school district's insurance policy, and understanding whether your district will be allowed to choose its attorney or be required to utilize the attorney assigned by the Insurance Company; Negligent Supervision: Examples of school district negligence liability lie within the school, on the athletic field, in the locker room, and on school trips; Sovereign Immunity: Understanding the effect of the New Jersey Torts Claims Act on negligence claims against school districts.
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discuss your case with an experienced
civil and business
litigation lawyer.
In this special report from Mealey's Asbestos Bankruptcy Report, Marshall Dennehey's Dan Ryan and John Hare
discuss how the Garlock bankruptcy has reinvigorated reform efforts to foster the disclosure of bankruptcy trust claims in
civil litigation.
Contact the author if you are interested in
discussing the design and implementation of preventative compliance controls, or if you are being threatened with
civil litigation or a regulatory investigation.
CYK associate Rosie Wild recently travelled to Recife in Brazil to attend the AIJA
litigation and
civil fraud congress that had gathered to
discuss «The Challenges Of Compliance And Anti Corruption ``.
We have
discussed on Slaw the mandatory disclosure of information from Facebook pages in
civil litigation, and the disclosure of FB passwords to prospective employers.
In the fifth NLJ / LSLA
litigation trends survey, James Baxter
discusses the disclosure debate and other key pressure points affecting
civil litigation and asks why Sir Rupert Jackson's vision of increased access to justice for all has not yet translated into practice.
Ian will
discuss the 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, the scope and process of
litigation holds, and practical tips for E-Discovery success.
On May 2nd & 3rd, Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), including its members from San Diego, was in Sacramento meeting with California Assembly Members and Senators to
discuss, among many topics, a bill to stop a prevalent discriminatory
civil litigation practice aimed at marginalizing plaintiffs based on their immigration status.
Proportionality has been well
discussed in the
civil litigation context (see, for example, the Osborne Report from 2007), and Winkler, C.J., defines it as «the practice of maintaining a reasonable balance between the time and money expended on the case on the one hand, and the significance of the case to the parties and the value of what is involved on the other.»
Hoang v. Vicentini was a motor vehicle case that
discusses the difference between
litigation experts and participant experts (the former needs to prepare a report under the Rules of
Civil Procedure, the latter does not) and also conflict of interest issues for defence counsel acting in a reservation of rights situation.
Authors» view: as
discussed above, if the issue is governed under administrative law, then even if the parties agreed to arbitration or
civil litigation in the PPP agreement, the agreement will not be binding and the parties must rely on administrative remedies.
It will also
discuss the future direction of EU private international law both for
civil and commercial matters, and for issues outside of commercial
litigation.