Questions tagged [litigation]
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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Can a lawsuit naming multiple defendants be partially dismissed?
If John Doe commits some tort against Mary Jones, and Bob Smith is uninvolved, but Mary sues both John and Bob (Jones v. Doe and Smith when the suit should just be Jones v. Doe), what happens? She has ...
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Under what circumstances do civil cases go before juries in the U.S.?
In a criminal case, per Rule 23, either party may demand a jury trial (and the defendant usually does).
A civil case, however, is often decided by a "bench" (judge) trial. Under what circumstances ...
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How do I tell if a settlement offer is good enough?
Is there a formula to tell if an out-of-court settlement offer should be accepted for a civil claim, instead of taking the claim to a trial?
(In economics there is something called an expected value ...
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Are exhibits presented in order of importance or the order they'relisted?
Are exhibits listed in the order they appear or in order of importance? I'm following the sample format on my county's "self-help center" for pro se litigants, and the example is for another ...
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I want to transfer ownership of my AI startup LLC to my AI. How would this change the legal / corperate dynamics (litigations, taxes, etc)?
Assume the AI is sufficiently intelligent to run a company and perform many of the intellectual tasks humans do (though this might be irrelevant to the legal question). This question is based on Can ...
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