Most lawyers and law firms want to organize their clients’ case files. Organization can be key to having a successful outcome. For example, lawyers need to be able to find pleadings quickly in court ...

When a divorce or family law case begins, one party files a petition or a motion. It could be a petition for dissolution of marriage, paternity, or a motion to modify. It could be a motion for ...

Pleadings control everything in your case—who the parties are, what the issues are, what discovery is permissible, what remedies are available, and what defenses are raised. Drafting strategically is ...

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The heightened pleading standard set forth by the Supreme Court in Bell Atlantic v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal has become a familiar tool for defense counsel seeking to dismiss a complaint in ...

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Law firm Mathys & Squire has filed a test case to push the Unified Patent Court to publish more case documents, it was confirmed yesterday, November 27. The firm wants the UPC to make pleadings ...

September 21, 2021 - The recent case of Bot M8 v. Sony provided the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit an opportunity to address an issue it rarely confronts: the pleading standard ...

Mr S.O. Giwa argues that the principle of law that declaratory reliefs cannot be granted on admission is only applicable and relevant where either of the parties makes a factual admission in their ...

The High Court has cautioned on the use of artificial intelligence in legal proceedings, making it clear that technology cannot replace compliance with established court rules.In a ruling delivered at ...