Litigation Doctrines
A plaintiff may only sue once in the court system for each case. He or she must bring forward the entire subject matter of the case at one time and claim every court remedy which flows out of the subject matter of the case. There is no opportunity to sue in a second...
Litigation Doctrines
Some people like to sue other people again and again. Repetitive litigation is a frequent occurrence in family law where the litigants’ emotions often run high. But you will also see it in civil law where a person may, for example, sue a bank again and again after the...
Litigation Costs
e Superior Court of Justice has recently made significant changes to the civil rules of procedure which govern a civil lawsuit as it proceeds through the court system to trial. The changes are the most dramatic since the rules of procedure were fundamentally revamped...
Litigation Costs
Lawsuits in the Superior Court of Justice are expensive for both the plaintiff and the defendant. There are two kinds of costs involved: the legal fees arising from services provided by a lawyer and the out of pocket expenses of a lawsuit, such as government charges...
Libel And Slander
Libel and slander actions are lawsuits involving the defaming of a person’s character. They are often called defamation actions. A person can defame another person’s character in two ways. If the defamatory statement is spoken, not written, it is slander. If the...
