Civil Litigation - Page 132
This is FindLaw's collection of Civil Litigation articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
Civil Litigation
Civil Litigation Articles
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Intentional vs. Accidental Shootings: A New Target? Firearm litigation has exploded with the proliferation of . -
Williams v. Pharmacia, Inc., 137 F.3d 944 (7th Cir. February 26, 1998) An employee brought a s. -
A party is entitled to summary judgment (i.e., to have the case dismissed before trial) under Rule 56 of the . -
This publication provides an overview of the Food Quality Protection Act. -
The Supreme Court has recently taken yet another bite out of the Americans with Disabilities Act, making it easier for employers who consistently apply seniority systems to handle competing claims of ADA accommodation. -
Document destruction in the immediate aftermath of a front-page financial collapse may raise eyebrows, but there are guidelines by which prudent people can safely and systematically purge dated documents. -
In a decision likely to have a significant impact on assessment of future ADA claims, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that for a worker to be deemed "substantially limited" in performing manual tasks, that person must have a permanent or long-term impairment "that prevents or severely restricts the individual from doing activities that are of central importance to most people's daily lives." -
In Delaware's state courts, the transcript prepared by your "preferred" court reporter may not be admissible at trial. Instead, the admissibility of your transcript depends on the court reporter's credentials and terms of engagement. -
This article discusses the recent case of Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. Admiral Insurance Co., where the New Jersey Supreme Court examined the issue of how coverage should be allocated among excess insurers where underlying primary policies have not been exhausted throughout the entire coverage period. -
If litigation is a poker game, then punitive damages are its wild card. All business owners should be aware of .