Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court, generally by using a stenographic machine, shorthand or audio recording, and then produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.Dec 9, 2013 | Corporate Glossary, Glossary, Litigation Glossary
A person to whom or business to which the debtor owes money or that claims to be owed money by the debtor.Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
Money that a defendant pays a plaintiff in a civil case if the plaintiff has won. Damages may be compensatory (for loss or injury) or punitive (to punish and deter future misconduct).Dec 9, 2013 | Corporate Glossary, Glossary, Litigation Glossary
A debtor’s detailed description of how the debtor proposes to pay creditors’ claims over a fixed period of time.Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
A judge’s statement about someone’s rights. For example, a plaintiff may seek a declaratory judgment that a particular statute, as written, violates some constitutional right.Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
Latin, meaning “in fact” or “actually.” Something that exists in fact but not as a matter of law.