Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
A written or printed statement made under oath.Dec 9, 2013 | Corporate Glossary, Glossary, Litigation Glossary, Transactional Glossary
In law, this is another name for a contract including all the elements of a legal contract: offer, acceptance, and consideration (payment or performance), based on specific terms.Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
A procedure for settling a dispute outside the courtroom. Most forms of ADR are not binding, and involve referral of the case to a neutral party such as an arbitrator or mediator.Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
The formal written statement by a defendant in a civil case that responds to a complaint, articulating the grounds for defense.Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
A mini-trial, which may be for a lawsuit ready to go to trial, held in an attempt to avoid a court trial and conducted by a person or a panel of people who are not judges. The arbitration may be agreed to by the parties, may be required by a provision in a contract...Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
A request made after a trial by a party that has lost on one or more issues that a higher court review the decision to determine if it was correct. To make such a request is “to appeal” or “to take an appeal.” One who appeals is called the...