courts and procedure

The likelihood of survival test is a tort and criminal law concept that examines whether a defendant’s acts impact a victim’s chance of survival.

Limiting instructions is a directive from a judge advising the jury to consider certain evidence only for a specified purpose and not for any other use.

In general, lis pendens is Latin for “suit pending.” It is used in several contexts:

Litigation is the process of resolving disputes by filing or answering a complaint through the public court system.  

• lawsuit
• litigation
• courts

A long-arm statute is a statute that allows for a court to obtain personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant on the basis of certain acts committed by an out-of-state defendant, provided that the defendant has a sufficient connection

• PERSONAL JURISDICTION
• LONG ARM STATUTE
• civil procedure

Loss of consortium refers to the loss or impairment of the intangible benefits of a relationship. When it is found that loss of consortium is caused by a tortfeasor, the victims’ loved ones may be able to recover reasonable damages arising from their loss of consortium.

A magistrate is a judge who has limited authority to hear certain issues. 

• lawsuits-court

Malfeasance is an act that is illegal and causes physical or monetary harm to someone else. Malfeasance is intentional conduct that is wrongful or unlawful, especially by officials or public employees. 

• lawsuits-court

In criminal law, malice indicates the intention, without justification or excuse, to commit an act that is unlawful. Evidence of malice is a prerequisite in some jurisdictions to prove first-degree murder.

Malicious prosecution is the filing of a lawsuit for an improper purpose, and without grounds or probable cause. The improper lawsuit may either be civil or criminal in nature. To remedy an act of malicious prosecution, an alleged victim files a malicious prosecution action.