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Could Cosby Sue For Wrongful Conviction?

JonathanTurley

agreed not to charge Cosby in return for his civil deposition. It must be done under common law, which is challenging. Under common law, Cosby could sued for malicious prosecution. Pennsylvania cases for malicious prosecution are based on the Restatement (Second) of Torts.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

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As a litigation paralegal, you will spend a majority of your typical workday writing one thing or another, such as: Pleadings Motions Briefs Affidavits Discovery requests Discovery responses Subpoenas Witness statements Deposition summaries Medical records summaries Case summaries Legal research memos The list goes on and on and on.

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Petito’s Parents File Lawsuit Against Laundrie’s Parents Over the Murder of their Daughter

JonathanTurley

Regents of University of California , which I teach in my torts class. Indeed, this lawsuit may be an effort to force the Laundrie family into discovery and depositions to force out what they knew about the murder. This is different from a situation where the parents knew information that would have prevented a death.

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Carter Page Files $75 Million Lawsuit Against The FBI, Comey, McCabe, and Others

JonathanTurley

The complaint includes eight claims that range from violations to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Federal Tort Claims Act, a Bivens claim, and Privacy Act. FIFTH CAUSE OF ACTION FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT (Against Defendant United States of America). SIXTH CAUSE OF ACTION BIVENS CLAIM (Against All Individual Defendants).