but I am representing the plaintiff (Mosley) I am glad to hear that you agree that Zap Fat your dietary supplement taken with birth control pills creates unhealthy side effects and may even cause death. Mentioned in plaintiff’s first set of interrogatories‚ that your client Okedokee Wegtht‚ Inc. took‚ identified other people who made a claim against Okedokee for injuries sustained through the use of Zap Fat. and that two of the claimants’ suffered a stroke and had permanent injuries. Just because
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initiate and respond to a lawsuit. A complaint must be filled. Then a court order summons will follow and the defendant would then file an answer. Discovery – is the legal process for a detailed pretrial. This process includes; deposition‚ interrogatories‚ production of documents‚ and physical or mental examination. Pretrial motions – is where parties try to resolve or dispose of all or part of a
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Scenario The State of Confusion enacted a statute requiring all trucks and towing trailers that use its highways to use a B-type truck hitch. This hitch is manufactured by only one manufacturer in Confusion. The result of this statutory requirement is that any trucker who wants to drive through Confusion must stop and have the new hitch installed‚ or detour around the State of Confusion. The federal government has no regulations concerning these truck hitches. Tanya Trucker‚ who owns a trucking
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Briefing Paper 1: Critical Legal Thinking Name School Author Note This paper was prepared for Business Law Course‚ BBA 3210-13N‚ taught by Professor Name Abstract Facts of the Case “Equal Protection Clause” In 1868‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was added to the United States Constitution which included the Equal Protection Clause. The Equal Protection Clause “provides that no state shall deny to any persons within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law” as it did in the case
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Non-Compete Agreement Memo RE: Non-Compete Agreement The phases of a non-compete dispute litigation can be expensive for both sides‚ regularly time- consuming and usually needs a considerable amount of legal work in little time. The non-compete law is constantly changing so when suing in this type of case there is some uncertainty. In the end‚ the risks “are often high in these matters; parties do not want to risk losing by pursing litigation‚ so they
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Alternative Dispute Resolutions Business Law 531 March 11‚ 2013 Thomas Kershaw Alternative Dispute Resolutions Traditional litigation and nontraditional Alternative Dispute Resolution both seek to settle disputes however litigation is more costly than ADR. Therefore‚ plaintiffs should consider the use of ADR before requesting a trial. Traditional Litigation Parties may pursue ADR‚ as well as‚ traditional litigation in trying to resolve a dispute however the latter is more complex and
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is governed by Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It is typically filed after the parties have completed the discovery phase‚ because a summary judgment motion commonly includes information from the complaint and answer‚ and from interrogatories‚ and depositions. Also‚ under a motion for summary judgment‚ it is the judge’s role to determine whether the opposing party’s evidence reveals a factual dispute. A court will usually grant a summary judgment motion if the court agrees that there
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CIVIL PROCEDURE 3. Rule 1 – General Provisions Civil Action - One by which a party sues another for the enforcement or protection of a right‚ or the prevention or redress of a wrong. It may either be ordinary or special. (§3(a)) Criminal Action - One by which the State prosecutes a person for an act or omission punishable by law (§3(b)) Special Proceeding - A remedy by which a party seeks to establish a status‚ a right‚ or a particular fact (§3(c)) Instances where the Rules of Court
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depending on a person’s location‚ take from one year to more than 10 years. This is due to the complexity of the court system. The defendant must be given notice and time to respond to the complaint. Then there is the discovery period and its interrogatories‚ depositions and requests for documents. It may be months before a date convenient to both side’s attorneys‚ and a third party to be deposed‚ can be set. Then there are the motions and counter motions that are filed and ruled on. Finally‚ even
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Unit 3 Assignment: Case Briefs Jody A. Gibson PA 201-02 Introduction to Legal Research Professor Cynthia Middleton June 18‚ 2013 Patterson v. University Park Associates 860 N.E 2d 928 (Table) Ind. App.‚ 2007 January 24‚ 2007 FACTS: On June 13th 2003‚ Patterson was walking through the common area of the University Park Mall ( the Mall) when she slipped and fell on a liquefied cheese substance‚ “which was like cheese whiz”. Due to the high volume of traffic‚ Patterson did not
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