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Lawyers Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Concede Weaker Points At Oral Arguments

Above The Law

However, at oral argument, I explicitly told the judge that I thought that two of the causes of action really warranted dismissal and a more thorough look from the court and that I understood if the court did not want to dismiss the other causes of action.

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Cause of Action? Personal Injury 101

LegalReader

Each state has their own laws about how long from the date of the accident you have to file your personal injury suit.

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Westlaw Precision: Next-Generation Legal Research With a Human Touch

Attorney at Work

While Westlaw Edge introduced artificial intelligence technology to Westlaw, this new version harnesses the human touch, deploying hundreds of newly hired Westlaw attorney editors over the past two years to manually review and tag a staggering amount of data. Precision Research. KeyCite Cited With. KeyCite Overruled in Part.

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California DOJ sues Exxon Mobil over plastic recycling claims

JURIST

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against petroleum giant Exxon Mobil alleging the company misled the public about the recyclability of plastic products and plastic pollution.

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Ways to Determine How Much Your Personal Injury Case is Worth

LegalReader

But because personal injury law encompasses so many situations and causes of action, there is no set number. If you are considering one of these claims, you are probably wondering how much compensation you could recover.

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The Arizona Statute of Limitations Applicable to Collection Lawsuits and Non-Judicial Trustee’s Foreclosure Sales of Real Property,

Diane Drain

2007) (a cause of action “accrues” each time a party fails to perform as required by the contract) and Ortiz v. 2015) (each time the debtor fails to make a payment when it becomes due, a separate breach occurs and a cause of action “accrues”, starting the clock). 569, 572 (9th Cir. Trinity Fin. LLC , 98 F.Supp.

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Virginia General Assembly approves state-level Voting Rights Act

JURIST

The governing body could, in the alternative, submit its proposed changes to the office of the attorney general for prior approval. In addition, the bill creates civil causes of action for certain unlawful acts, including intimidating voters or voting officials, and communicating false information to voters.