Questions tagged [litigation]
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Have there been any known lawsuits where a party has intentionally lost because they wanted the opposite precedent of what wouldBenefitThemInThatCase?
(sorry about the camelCaseTitle, I ran out of characters)
Have there been any lawsuits where the losing party is known to have intentionally lost, because they wanted the opposite precedent of what would benefit them in that particular case? For…
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In Hulk Hogan vs Gawker Media, how did plaintiff pierce the corporate veil?
In the recent case of Hulk Hogan vs Gawker Media, company founder Nick Denton was ordered to pay $10,000,000 personally.
How specifically did plaintiff pierce the corporate veil?
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Why "client is best friends with the firm's managing partner and will never settle"? Rather than AND "the law clearly supported the firm's client"?
Why did Managing Partner tip Associate to "tell opposing counsel [MERELY] that our client is best friends with the firm's managing partner and will never settle"? What's wrong with Associate's first reply ("he had exhaustively researched the law…
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Why doesn't the Cab Rank Rule apply to solicitors in England, Wales, Australia?
I know in Australia, England and Wales, Cab Rank Rule applies to barristers. BUT "Solicitors are generally free to decline to represent whoever they like. They don’t have to give reasons or enter discussions about why, but the reasons are likely to…
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Why do some state courts disallow pleading an exact dollar amount for damages in a complaint?
Some states do, some do not, is there a specific policy reason behind this?
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'first brought about the alteration in their relationship which led to an alleged actionable breach' vs 'actionable breach'
Source: Civil Litigation (Feb. 2010). pp. 236-237 Bottom. Footnote 37.
Above note 1 at 2.550—70. See also Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. CKPG Tele-
vision, [1992) 3 W.W.R 279 (B.C.C.A.), a case involving breach of a television
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Can defendant respond to a summons via e-mail?
The plaintiff served a defendant with a summons to pay debt.
The defendant filed a written response with the clerk of court in person, but must also send a copy to the plaintiff via mail or in person.
Can the defendant send the copy of the response…
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Chain of custody with produced documents - email and files
I have litigation support application but I am not licensed to practice litigation support.
The application can read many standard load formats for what as been produced.
The purpose is you can take it to the court room and and have everything…
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Can you legally sue yourself?
I am asking about exact legal rules and principles regarding whether this would or would not be possible. This is not motivated by any pretext that it would be useful.
Can you submit a lawsuit to a court against yourself? Let’s assume there could be…
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