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Procedural Justice: What It Is and Why It’s Important

Clio

When people feel that theyve been treated fairly and with respect during decision-making, trust, and compliance are built. By offering a less adversarial alternative to resolving disputes in court at trial, ADR processes help give litigants a sense of voice and prioritize neutrality and respect.

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2019 California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting

Legal Talk Network

In fact, this year’s annual meeting marked some major milestones as the CLA fully peeled away from the prior management of the State Bar of California in compliance with SB36 put into place January 1, 2018. . Hosted by Maria Sager with guests Judge Sharon Velzy, Randy Pollak, and Jack Goodchild}. Peterson and Anna Liu}.

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When a Copyright Owner Gets Only a $1,000 Judgment in Federal Court, They’re the Real Losers–McDermott v. KMC

Eric Goldman

Thus, the court summarizes: “Its compliance system may have been imperfect and its conduct negligent, but Defendant did not act recklessly.” ” [The $2,500 amount was suggested by the presiding judge at a settlement conference, which the defendant turned into an offer of judgment.]

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Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

LawSites

In fairness, the Missouri case involved a pro se litigant, not a lawyer, but that pro se litigant claimed to have gotten the citations from a lawyer he hired through the internet. Karlen , the unwitting litigant filed an appellate brief in which 22 of 24 cases were fictitious. In reviewing the memoranda, Judge Brian A.

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A Judge Enumerates a SAD Scheme Plaintiff’s Multiple Abuses, But Still Won’t Award Sanctions–Jiangsu Huari Webbing Leather v. Schedule A Defendants

Eric Goldman

After a couple of defendants showed up, the judge denied a TRO extension because of the possible lack of merit in the plaintiff’s infringement allegations. In other words, the plaintiff can completely abuse their litigation but get more chances. Then, the case fell apart. ” This all sounds pretty sanctionable, right?

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Voting Is Closed, Results Are In: Here are the 15 Legal Tech Startups Selected for the 2025 Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW

ABA TECHSHOW

From all the entries we received, a panel of judges narrowed the applications down to 26, which we posted on Jan. Legion AI Associate We are building AI agents that draft discovery and motions for litigation lawyers, allowing lawyers to customize each document in their own voice and generate work product on their own template.

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Don’t Be Late and Ineffective with Litigation Holds

Joshua Gilliland

The City was found to be grossly negligent in issuing and executing its litigation hold for the preservation of email and text messages. The City did not issue a litigation hold until three years AFTER the complaint had been filed. The Court found that the City’s litigation hold was both late and ineffective. 2, 2016) 2016 U.S.