Civil Procedure

This is FindLaw’s collection of Civil Procedure articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. It is the body of law surrounding procedural rules detailing how the court will handle a civil case. Civil procedure is a set of rules that help determine what pleas, orders and motions are allowed, as well as how to handle depositions and discovery. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, adopted by the US federal court in 1938, has been used by most states. 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.

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Civil Procedure Articles

Information About Wrongful Death Laws in Arizona

This information is provided by The Law Office of Robert H. Kleinschmidt, P.C. Please visit our Web site. A wrongful death claim may provide compensation to survivors of a person or persons who have been killed due to the negligence of another ...
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Information Regarding Your Written Discovery Responses

As a family law case proceeds, each party is entitled to engage in a process of finding out what the opposing party's claims consist of, the basis for those claims, and what proof or evidence that party has to support his or her position. This ...
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Innocent Until Proven Indigent

Most of us at one time or another have been trapped in the "halls of justice" by a bailiff, court reporter, or sometimes even a prosecutor, who says, "The judge would like you to talk to Mr. Jones concerning his case." And all at once, there is this ...
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Insurance Company Claim Files: Are They Discoverable?

CONCLUSION Back During the litigation process of a first-party property insurance coverage case, the insurer's claims file is usually considered to be the "crown jewel" of discovery by plaintiff's counsel, particularly, in those cases where bad ...
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Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in Texas Ethical Considerations in Third Party Insurance Coverage

I. Liability insurance policies generally provide benefits to an insured in the form of the insurance company's obligation to defend and indemnify the policyholder for claims brought by third parties against the insured. These relationships create ...
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Internal Dispute Resolution Programs: A Growing Trend

The face of corporate America in Hawaii and across the nation, has changed dramatically over the past decade. The traditional relationship between employees and management has been transformed into team-oriented decision-making and there has been a ...
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Internal Investigations

It is no secret that employment related lawsuits have increased significantly over the years. As a result, it is critical for employers to adopt proper policies and procedures for investigating employee complaints of discrimination, harassment or ...
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Investigations By A Medical Peer Review Committee Are Not Discoverable Unless The Committee Consents To Production Of Information In Writing

In Re the University of Texas Health Center, opinion delivered October 26, 2000, 2000 WL 1591005 involved the granting of a writ of mandamus in which the Texas Supreme Court held that the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler (hereinafter ...
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IRS Announces New Audit Program

(The Voice, An Industry Bulletin, California Association of Temporary Services, No. 4, 1996) Our previous article suggested that the IRS may be stepping up its enforcement activity involving staffing industry retirement plans. We know now that they ...
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Is an Arbitration Panel A “Tribunal”?

In the course of an arbitration in England under the English Arbitration Act of 1996, entitled Medway Power Limited against TBV Power Limited and Marubeni Europower Limited, Medway Power Limited moved the United States District Court for the ...
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