Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. Defendants in federal cases face life changing choices once ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Lackey v. Stinnie will follow oral arguments in Garland, Att’y Gen. v. VanDerStok on Tuesday. (Aashish Kiphayet via ...

For nearly a decade, complaints in almost all civil suits have been examined under the “plausibility standard” introduced by the Supreme Court in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly and reiterated two ...

It is important to allege as many facts as possible to avoid dismissal of the claim as vague or conclusory. In 1980, the New York Court of Appeals adopted §766 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts as ...

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Most lawyers and law firms want to organize their clients’ case files. Organization can be key to having a successful outcome. For example, lawyers need to be able to find pleadings quickly in court ...

In his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors analyzes 'Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union v. Quartararo & Lois', a case which addressed pleading requirements. For starters, the Court's ...

In Texas, the lax “fair-notice” pleading requirement has resulted in the widespread practice of plaintiffs’ attorneys simply cutting and pasting from a previous pleading when filing suit. However, the ...