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New York Civil Practice Law and Rules ("CPLR") 3211 is one of the most important and frequently used procedural devices in civil actions. The statute ...
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An assertion by the defendant that although the facts alleged by the plaintiff in the complaint may be true, they do not entitle ...
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This Article demonstrates that and does not violate the Seventh Amendment. Two historical antecedents, used by common-law courts, justify modern summary judgment, trial by inspection and demurrer to the evidence. Trial by inspection, as explained by Blackstone, Coke, and Maitland, allowed a common-law judge to inspect evidence visually and then decide "obvious" cases without ever impaneling a jury. In contrast, a jury would be used if pretrial inspection demonstrated legitimate "doubt" about the relevant issue. Demurrer to the evidence, while not identical to summary judgment, is similar because it allowed a judge to take a case away from a jury where the nonmovant's evidence failed to prove a claim or defense. The Article criticizes a rigid interpreta...
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The state Attorney General's Office is calling a legal argument to dismiss criminal charges against San Bernardino County Supervisor Neil Derry for allegedly laundering a campaign contribution as "meritless" and misinformed.
During a scheduled arraignment on June 9, Derry's attorney, George Newhouse, filed a demurrer with the court challenging the sufficiency of the charges against Derry. Judge Michael Dest continued the arraignment until Thursday to review the demurrer and make a decision.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently
reversed the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit against Gerber
Products Company...
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Judgment on defendant\'s demurrer to the indictment affirmed in part and reversed in part. Judgment of conviction reversed and case remanded for new trial. Birdsong, P. J., and Eldridge, J., concur.
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The state Attorney General's Office is calling a legal argument to dismiss criminal charges alleging that San Bernardino County Supervisor Neil Derry laundered a campaign contribution "meritless" and misinformed.
During an arraignment on June 9, Derry's attorney, George Newhouse, filed a demurrer with the court challenging the sufficiency of the charges against Derry. Judge Michael Dest continued the arraignment until today to review the demurrer and make a decision.
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The state Attorney General's Office is calling a legal argument to dismiss criminal charges against San Bernardino County Supervisor Neil Derry for allegedly laundering a campaign contribution as "meritless" and misinformed.
During a scheduled arraignment on June 9, Derry's attorney, George Newhouse, filed a demurrer with the court challenging the sufficiency of the charges against Derry. Judge Michael Dest continued the arraignment until Thursday to review the demurrer and make a decision.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit against Gerber Products Company (Gerber) for...
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LOS ALTOS, Calif. -- Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS) today announced developments last week in three separate litigation matters.
First, in an antitrust c...