defendant

The party sued in an action at law.Contrast actions in equity,in which the party sued is called a respondent.Today,these distinctions are largely irrelevant,but they may be encountered when reading old legal decisions.

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Civil Defendant. Moreover, both Jurisdiction Stripping and U.S.

Stripped: congress and jurisdiction stripping

Throughout the past two decades, the United States Supreme Court has gradually formed several procedural and substantive protections under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause (1) limiting the size of punitive damages a State can award against civil defendants. (2) The Court has made it clear that the catalyst for the recent constitutional doctrine stems from its concern towards punitive damages that "run wild." (3) What has not been as clear is what prior constitutional authority the Court has drawn from when creating these new rules.

Punitive damages & due process: trying to keep up with the United States Supreme Court after Philip Morris USA v. Williams

The civil defendant will likely face suits by classes of indirect purchasers in the 20 states that permit such actions.

The price fixer's dilemma: applying game theory to the decision of whether to plead guilty to antitrust crimes

Indeglia said Rhode Island has "seldom, if ever, afforded criminal or civil defendants greater protections" than those afforded under the Fifth Amendment.

Physical evidence admissible despite Miranda violations

Many people presume that criminal defendants have more protections than civil defendants, given that their liberty is at stake, Peirce said.

After Boston Calling,' more aggressive dismissals urged

While Table 3 shows that the overall number of civil defendants

The policy and practice of enforcement of directors' duties by statutory agencies in Australia: an empirical analysis