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Using Motions to Get a Lawsuit Dismissed Early in California

Chugh LLP

The responsive pleading can be in the form of an answer, a demurrer, or a motion. Motions usually contain a written brief which explains the legal argument for case dismissal. Complaints are rarely dismissed based on demurrers in California. Complaints are rarely dismissed based on demurrers in California.

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Can I Oppose My Divorce?

Livesay&Myers

Fortunately, there are ways of slowing down the process to ensure that your legal rights are protected. While you may oppose the divorce by refusing to respond or sign any legal documents, your spouse can still move forward with getting divorced, with or without you. Additionally, your refusal to answer may cost you.

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Supreme Court will decide parole eligibility issue for young-adult offenders

At the Lectern

where the published opinion of the Fourth District, Division Two, reversed the dismissal on demurrer of a class action alleging Walmart’s sale of its “Great Value White Baking Chips” was deceptive because the product did not contain white chocolate. Walmart, Inc. ” (Published opinion here.) ” Criminal case grant-and-holds.

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Boohoo Group Says it Has Reached a Preliminary Settlement in Case Over “Fraudulent” Reference Pricing

The Fashion Law

“Whilst there is no guarantee that the preliminary settlement will result in a final settlement of the claim,” the company’s rep stated that “the parties will now work together to incorporate the terms of the preliminary settlement into a legally binding settlement agreement.”. The Defendants’ Answers.

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Gang enhancements, union protections, racially biased prosecutions, the Second Amendment, Michael Jackson, and more at the Supreme Court’s conference

At the Lectern

The Second District, Division Eight, published opinion reversed the sustaining of a demurrer and a summary judgment grant. ” Based on Brown v.

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Bruce’s Beach: A Case Study for Judicial Analytics Best Practices

Attorney at Work

The legal heirs of Charles and Willa Bruce were all set to receive the deed to Bruce’s Beach. They can find it themselves through a targeted search, one that points directly to the paragraph — to the sentence— that addresses the pertinent legal threshold, the key factor(s) influencing a specific judge’s decision-making process.

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Forecasting the Forecasters: Upcoming Trends in Judicial Analytics

Attorney at Work

There was no effective way to perform practical legal research on state trial court records. The names of judges, attorneys and law firms are subject to change, a fact that makes it hard — if not impossible — to track legal entities across any given data set. We can quickly see, for example, that the Hon.