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Amicus Curiae
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Amicus Curiae
Latin for "friend of the court." A person who is not a party to a case but offers expert or other relevant information on a point of law in order to help the judge or jury make a decision. An amicus curiae may offer testimony (provided it is unsolicited by either party in the case) or write a brief or legal treatise on the matter at hand. The court has full discretion whether or not to accept the statement of an amicus curiae.


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The court commented on the fact that the Florida Hospital Association had filed a Amicus Curiae brief in which it argued that the hospital's lien was not based on a private contract, but stemmed from a public pact with the hospital, which was required by federal law to provide emergency service.
The division also engages in the preparation and filing of amicus curiae briefs before the appeals courts and the Supreme Court.
of Illinois, Columbia University Graduate School of Business and Northwestern University School of Law, Rudnick supervised the preparation of amicus curiae briefs filed by the association in significant franchising cases before the U.
 
 
 
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