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Justia Legal Resources: Guide to Lawsuits and the Court Process

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If youre considering bringing a lawsuit, or if youve been sued by someone else, you may come across a lot of unfamiliar terms and concepts. A section of the Lawyers and the Legal Process Center in the Justia Legal Guides tries to make lawsuits and the court process more accessible to the average person. Whats a Statute of Limitations?

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Justia Legal Resources: Truck Accidents Legal Center

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Before going deep into the process of filing a claim or lawsuit, an accident victim or their family may want to learn about some of the key laws and regulations in this area. What Is the Statute of Limitations in a Truck Accident Lawsuit? However, they extend less broadly than the damages available in personal injury lawsuits.

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Dueling Legal Tech Lawsuits: Turns Out Exec Who Sued Former Company in NY Had Herself Been Sued By them A Week Earlier in Dallas

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Yesterday, I reported here on a lawsuit filed March 20 in U.S. As it turns out, just a week before she filed her lawsuit, her former company had sued her in federal court in Texas, seeking a declaratory judgment that it had terminated her for cause, and that, as a result, her stock option was also terminated.

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Justia Legal Resources: Birth Injuries Legal Center

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What Do You Need To Prove in a Birth Injury Lawsuit? Birth injury lawsuits usually involve negligence claims. Many states require affidavits of merit out of concern that healthcare providers would face lawsuits that lack a valid basis if this screening requirement didnt exist. This tends to require proving four elements.

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Lawyers face judge’s wrath after AI cites made-up cases in fiery hoverboard lawsuit–theregister.com

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Talk about court red-handed Thomas Claburn Demonstrating yet again that uncritically trusting the output of generative AI is dangerous, attorneys involved in a product liability lawsuit have apologized to the presiding judge for submitting documents that cite non-existent legal cases.

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Why You Need a Patent Attorney Skilled in Both Prosecution and Litigation

Brett Trout

As the type of attorney who writes patents is typically not the same type of attorney who fights patents in court, finding a patent attorney who does both can be difficult. This involves lawsuits, settlements, and sometimes courtroom battles. Competitors will aggressively challenge patents if they believe they can win.

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Nike vs. Lululemon: The Battle Over Flyknit Technology

Brett Trout

Although the case was just settled, this lawsuit was not Nikes first foray into patent infringement litigationnor is it likely to be its last. In its lawsuit, Nike sought both damages and a permanent injunction to stop Lululemon from producing the allegedly infringing designs. The lawsuit was settled in 2021.