Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
Property of all kinds, including real and personal, tangible and intangible.Dec 9, 2013 | Corporate Glossary, Estate Planning Glossary, Glossary, Litigation Glossary, Transactional Glossary
An agent or someone authorized to act for another, who has been qualified by a state or federal court to provide legal services, including appearing in court. Each state has a bar examination which is a qualifying test to practice law.Dec 9, 2013 | Corporate Glossary, Glossary, Litigation Glossary, Transactional Glossary
Failing to perform any term of a contract, written or oral, without a legitimate legal excuse. This may include not completing a job, not paying in full or on time, failure to deliver all the goods, substituting inferior or significantly different goods, not providing...Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
A written statement submitted in a trial or appellate proceeding that explains one side’s legal and factual arguments.Dec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
The duty to prove disputed facts. In civil cases, a plaintiff generally has the burden of proving his or her caseDec 9, 2013 | Glossary, Litigation Glossary
A complete collection of every document filed in court in a case.