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
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Current Issues Regarding Corporate Governance and Multinational Corporations
Daily headlines underscore how crucial the issue of trust in the governance of America's corporations has become since Enron. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, addressing recent allegations of corporate breach of trust and legality ...
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Joint-Defense Agreements Hidden Dangers
You've been asked to enter into a joint-defense agreement. It seems to make sense from the perspective of a zealous advocate – it may greatly benefit your client by allowing the attorneys to pool knowledge, expertise and resources. But have you ...
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Anatomy of a Lawsuit
Most people think of a lawsuit in terms of what they see on TV: lawyers in a courtroom arguing their client's case to the jury with the judge trying to referee the contest. However, that is only a small part of the whole picture. The first step ...
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Health Industry Alert: July 15, 1999
The U.S. Department of Justice's war against health care fraud continues to escalate. Vice President Gore recently announced that the Clinton Administration will propose legislation designed to increase the arsenal of weapons used by federal ...
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Info Tech Law Alert: Security-Protecting Medical Records in the Age of Digital Technology
Digital technology, which encompasses electronic mail, facsimile, and the Internet, is increasingly becoming the preferred means of maintaining and sharing medical records. The issue of security is of great concern for many industries that use ...
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Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Sustains Confidentiality of ADR Proceedings for Resolution of Patent Disputes
When parties enter into mediation or arbitration proceedings, a frequent concern is the confidentiality of those proceedings. A principal purpose of such alternate dispute resolution arrangements is to permit the parties to resolve their ...
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Emergency Repairs: Are you Destroying the Evidence
Very often property managers and board members are faced with having to make common area emergency repairs during the course of construction defect litigation. In light of El Nino, this arose for just about each Homeowner's Association that ...
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Commercial Developments: Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
One of the most significant developments in securities litigation is the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This act was approved by Congress on December 22, 1995, over President Clinton's veto. A complete analysis of ...
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Zealous Advocacy, Mediation, And The Tangled Pursuit Of The “Win”
"Winning isn't everything, it's the ONLY thing!" "A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins." "Just win, baby." No matter how we put it, we are obsessed with "winning," both for our clients and for ourselves. Whether in court or the ...
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Willfulness Opinions
Contributed by FindLaw Staff Willfulness opinions are legal opinions that a particular product does not infringe, or that a patent is invalid or unenforceable. The need for willfulness opinions arises from substantive patent law, which establishes ...
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