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I wrote a post in 2020 about a document that defendants often file in lawsuits: the answer. While that post, which I republish below, focused on the document itself, in this update, I share some thoughts on what the document

Back in 2020, I wrote a post about the document that often starts a lawsuit: the complaint. My post focused on what complaints mean and how to read them. But I am updating the post to share some thoughts on

Almost always, a person’s death is a tragedy. And if someone causes the death of another, we expect the criminal justice system to find the person responsible and either convince them to plead guilty or to hold a trial at

Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV#/media/File:Pope_Leo_XIV_on_the_loggia.jpgPart of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle. Below, I share some thoughts on recent decisions.Court Limits Third-Party DepositionParties in American litigation not only often

People often view the legal system as deciding what conduct is unacceptable. It provides consequences to people who do unacceptable things like breaching an agreement, stealing, and violence. But people may be unclear about what those consequences can be; the

Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration#/media/File:Trump_showing_a_chart_with_reciprocal_tariffs_(cropped).jpgPart of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle. Below, I share some thoughts on recent decisions.Court Limits Scope of DepositionParties in litigation have very broad