If you find yourself involved in civil litigation of any kind, the case will take up a significant part of your life. While your attorney will take on the heavy lifting, he or she will require your ...

There are several stages involved in a complex civil lawsuit, and it’s crucial to be aware of them beforehand to have a better idea of how things will proceed. Opinions expressed by Digital Journal ...

Attorneys and Pennsylvania courts have often conflated actions for abuse of process and wrongful use of civil proceedings (the Dragonetti Act). “The torts of malicious prosecution and abuse of process ...

In any legal case with opposing interests, the road to a final judgment and a verdict could be long, taking a great deal of time and effort on the part of both lawyers and litigants. Litigation is the ...

Fire and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies are no stranger to litigation of all types–from criminal to civil claims in local and federal courts. Daily, we see in the news that fire departments ...

Contrary to what many might believe, it’s important to push hard at the outset of a civil legal dispute to reach a settlement agreement, because in litigation, there are no guarantees, says Andrew R.

Litigators are trained to think on their feet – which is just as well, given the recurrent bouts of legislative and procedural reform imposed on them. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest roundtable.

We may have to go to court at some point in our lives, and it’s not a pleasant experience. The adversarial and hostile nature of a trial, the resources it needs, and the stress that it causes are just ...