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Archive for May, 2011

*All Posts,Aid of litigants rights,Litigation,Motions

A proceeding to enforce litigants’ rights is a means to coerce a party into compliance with the court’s order

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May 30, 2011 at 12:41 pm

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*All Posts,Legal Malpractice

Plaintiff in a legal malpractice action is required to prove what is commonly referred to as a suit within a suit

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May 30, 2011 at 12:36 pm

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*All Posts,Litigation

A court will not issue an advisory opinion where there is no genuine adversity or dispute between the parties or where the controversy has become moot

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May 30, 2011 at 12:31 pm

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*All Posts,Agreements,Child,Child-support,Emancipation

Ther is no principle of law precluding parents and their child over the age of majority from consensually agreeing to the latter’s emancipation

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May 30, 2011 at 12:29 pm

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*All Posts,Appeal,Litigation

An order consented to by the parties is not appealable

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May 30, 2011 at 12:26 pm

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*All Posts,Attorney Client Privilege,Attorney-client-relationship,Litigation,Privilege

The attorney-client privilege

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May 26, 2011 at 6:53 am

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*All Posts,Attorney Client Privilege,Attorney-client-relationship,Litigation,Privilege

The crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege

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May 26, 2011 at 6:51 am

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*All Posts,Evidence,Hearsay,Litigation

A statement made by a person unavailable as a witness because of death is excluded from the hearsay rule in a civil proceeding if the statement was made in good faith upon declarant’s personal knowledge in circumstances indicating it is trustworthy

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May 26, 2011 at 6:20 am

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*All Posts,Evidence,Expert Testimony,Hearsay,Litigation

Hearsay and expert testimony

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May 26, 2011 at 6:14 am

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*All Posts,Partnership

Joint tenancy, tenancy in common, tenancy by the entireties, joint property, common property, or part ownership does not by itself establish a partnership, even if the coowners share profits made by the use of the property

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May 24, 2011 at 6:25 am

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