LibGuides: Anita Abraham: Pleadings & Practitioner Items

Pleadings

PLEADINGS

A formal document in which a party to a legal proceeding (esp. a civil lawsuit) sets forth or responds to allegations, claims, denials, or defenses. In federal civil procedure, the main pleadings are the plaintiff’s complaint and the defendant’s answer.
A system of defining and narrowing the issues in a lawsuit whereby the parties file formal documents alleging their respective positions.
The legal rules regulating the statement of the plaintiff’s claims and the defendant’s defenses.

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Case Evaluation

CASE EVALUATION

Assessment of a case’s strengths and weaknesses, along with the cost of litigation and the amount of potential liability or recovery, typically done to decide whether to accept a case or to advise a client or potential client about how to proceed.

Black’s Law Dictionary 244 (9th ed. 2009)

Attorney's Fees

ATTORNEY'S FEES

The charge to a client for services performed for the client, such as an hourly fee, a flat fee, or a contingent fee.

Black’s Law Dictionary 148 (9th ed. 2009)

The amount billed to a client for legal services performed on his or her behalf. Attorney's fees may be an hourly, flat (for a particular service, e.g. $10,000 to handle all aspects of a DUI case) or contingent fee (a percentage of client's recovery, e.g. 33%). Attorney's fees may be set by an attorney-client compensation agreement or in certain types of cases, by statute or a court.

"Attorney's Fees (or Attorneys' Fees)." LII / Legal Information Institute. N.p., 19 Aug. 2010. Web. 01 Aug. 2017.

Jury Instruction

JURY INSTRUCTION

A direction or guideline that a judge gives a jury concerning the law of the case.

Black’s Law Dictionary 935 (9th ed. 2009)