Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Essay Question 1— Sarah and John have filed timely tax returns for the tax years 2010-2015 as married filing jointly. In November 2016, Sarah has engaged me for some tax advice. She tells me that in January 2014, she discovered that her husband was running an illegal side business and that he has intentionally not reported the extra income on any of his tax returns. She is scared because they have received a notice that the IRS will audit their 2015 return. She wants to know how far they can…

When you decide to sue the person or company responsible for your injury your case may either go to trial or it may be settled outside of court. At a trial, your settlement is decided by a jury but outside of court you have the opportunity to negotiate a settlement offer. Even though you have the opportunity to negotiate your settlement, there is no guarantee that the amount will be higher. Your settlement for your personal injury claim can be low regardless of whether you decide to go to trial…

In many cases, personal injury claims that go to trial might take years to settle. In addition, a jury can be unpredictable. You may feel as though they will award you a large sum, but by the end of the trial you realize that the award will barely cover your attorney’s fees and any other expenses you have accumulated over the curse of the trial. As a result, an out of court settlement is a viable option. Settlements outside of court are usually kept private and give you the ability to negotiate.…

has transferred the camp in 2012 but it erred in determining the next plot. The original plaintiff reviewed the provisions of the Federal Civil Transactions Law No. (5) of 1985, the articles (247- 267 – 292 – 884 – 888 – 889) which affords aggrieved compensation from avoiding the contract. As reported in the provision of both article (88) and article (90) of the federal commercial transactions law No. (18) of 1993 in…

have jurisdiction over them. Subject matter jurisdiction is when the court has the power to hear particular kinds of cases. The subject matter in this case is product negligence and liability. Since it was not FDA approved, it would fall under both federal and state jurisdiction. Long arm principle would not work because Funny Face and Novelty Now did not have minimum contacts…

RE: Retainer agreement for Harvey Sample divorce. Harvey Sample, This retainer agreement is intended to secure our relationship as required by the Business and Professions Code section 6148. Please review the agreement below and advice if acceptable. Please keep in mind this agreement will not be valid until the agreement is fully executed. 1. This agreement is between Archer Law Offices and Harvey Sample. 2. General Nature of Assistance- Archer Law Office will assist Harvey Sample with the…

claim or prosecuting a criminal case. Civil litigation means taking legal action against a non-criminal case, most likely to reimburse wrong doing by the means of money. Civil actions include products liability actions, personal injury suits, probate actions, environmental law, education law, and domestic relations. Most cases in the country are variations of civil litigation. These types of lawsuits are often settled before making it to trial. The stages of civil litigation include the…

A Civil Action is a 1998 film depicting an attorney, Jan Schlichtmann, played by John Travolta, and how he battles it out against two companies that ha accused of dumping toxic and harmful waste into the nearby bodies of water and the ground. The plaintiff of this case is the families that were affected by the dumping of the waste; five families in which a child of theirs died from leukemia, and so Anne Anderson, also a victim, reached out to Schlichtmann to take on this case. The companies…

The concept behind civil lawsuits stems from being able to settle disputes between individuals, as well as individuals and organizations. While a majority of civil cases are considered to be serious and often times crucial in effectively and efficiently resolving an issue, there have been quite a few frivolous cases that have had startling outcomes that result in a court ruling in favor of the plaintiff rather than dismissing a “ridiculous” case altogether. Norman versus Honda of America…

Introduction Discovery is the pretrial process in a lawsuit whereby each party is given the opportunity to employ civil procedure in order to obtain evidence that it deems pertinent to its arguments in the case. Litigation is meant to be a fair process in which every party that is before the court is given the best possible chance to defend their arguments by the use of evidence. In civil law, discovery is employed to help even the ground during trial and to ensure that as much as possible,…