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No Fees When Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction To Award Them.

Jun 18th, 2019 in News by admin

NO FEES WHEN TRIAL COURT LACKED JURISDICTION TO AWARD THEM. The plaintiff made an offer of judgment which the defendant did not accept. After trial, the trial court entered final judgment on plaintiff’s behalf and reserved jurisdiction to order attorney’s…


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Accident Report Privilege Does Not Preclude Discovery Of Statements Made By Individuals In Accident For Purposes Of Completing Report–while Such Statements Are Inadmissible At Trial, They Are Subject To Discovery–statute Makes Protected Information

Jun 13th, 2019 in News by admin

ACCIDENT REPORT PRIVILEGE DOES NOT PRECLUDE DISCOVERY OF STATEMENTS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS IN ACCIDENT FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLETING REPORT--WHILE SUCH STATEMENTS ARE INADMISSIBLE AT TRIAL, THEY ARE SUBJECT TO DISCOVERY--STATUTE MAKES PROTECTED INFORMATION INADMISSIBLE, BUT NOT PRIVILEGED. Anderson v. Mitchell,…


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