Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

When a person or company has wronged you, the court system can provide an official forum for finding a resolution. Litigation is the term for the process of using the court system to resolve disputes.

Summary: MDLs and other complex litigations are high-stakes and full of risk. Discover how an innovative process can streamline your approach, minimizing the chance for key information to slip.

Civil lawsuit filings in Virginia's General District Courts increased more than 6% in 2024. The biggest increase? Warrants in debt (collection lawsuits) increased by 27%. A warrant in debt is a civil ...

Imagine you were asked to write a courtroom scene for a new TV drama about a high-stakes lawsuit. Chances are, you would begin by casting the traditional characters. You need a judge, clerk, bailiff ...

Mass tort litigation too often fails to compensate victims fairly. Instead, the most common outcome of these cases is that it forces productive businesses to waste time and money defending themselves ...

The initial stage in the stages of business litigation is known as the pleadings phase. During this period, the groundwork for the lawsuit is laid by both the plaintiff, who is initiating the lawsuit, ...