Procedure
A formal lawsuit is a complex thing, with nuances aplenty. Generally speaking, a lawsuit progress from the pleadings stage (in which the parties trade complaints and answers) through discovery (in which the parties request and disclose relevant factual information) to trial (at which the parties offer admissible evidence before a judge in a court of law). Motion practice can complicate—or streamline—the entire process, from start to finish.
- Can I file a lawsuit over a drug or medical device that hasn’t been recalled?
- How does “choice of law” affect judgments?
- The progress of a civil lawsuit
- What are a “summons” and “complaint”?
- What are the “rules of evidence”?
- What does “preemption” mean in law?
- What does it mean when a law is “void for vagueness” or “overbroad”?
- What if I had side effects in the past, but they’re gone now?
- What if I’ve already stopped taking the drug?
- What is “choice of law”?
- What is “clear and convincing evidence”?
- What is “contribution and indemnity”?
- What is “forum shopping”?
- What is “mediation”? What is “arbitration”?
- What is “mootness” in law? What is “ripeness?”
- What is “satisfaction and release”?
- What is "tort reform"?
- What is a “directed verdict”?
- What is a “judgment notwithstanding the verdict” or “JNOV”?
- What is a “settlement”?
- What is a “verdict”?
- What is a "burden of proof"?
- What is a "class action lawsuit"?
- What is a "legal brief"?
- What is a counter-claim?
- What is a cross-claim?
- What is a judge?
- What is an “answer”?
- What is an impleader?
- What is an intervention?
- What is joinder?
- What is multidistrict litigation?
- What is statutory interpretation?
- What is the “incorporation” of the Bill of Rights?
- What is the “preponderance of the evidence”?
- What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
- Who is a “defendant”?
- Who is the “plaintiff”?
- Why do I have to answer questions?
- Why does a lawsuit take so long?
- Will I have to go to court?
- Will RLG remain my lawyer if I become a client?

