Fire and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies are no stranger to litigation of all types–from criminal to civil claims in local and federal courts. Daily, we see in the news that fire departments ...

Civil litigators often overlook character evidence, assuming it to be inadmissible. But the Federal Rules of Evidence and their state counterparts do not impose a categorical ban on character evidence ...

If two or more parties cannot come to an understanding on a particular legal matter, then they can file a civil case. A civil suit could involve individuals, groups of people, companies, and other ...

In any legal case with opposing interests, the road to a final judgment and a verdict could be long, taking a great deal of time and effort on the part of both lawyers and litigants. Litigation is the ...

There are several stages involved in a complex civil lawsuit, and it’s crucial to be aware of them beforehand to have a better idea of how things will proceed. Opinions expressed by Digital Journal ...

Contrary to what many might believe, it’s important to push hard at the outset of a civil legal dispute to reach a settlement agreement, because in litigation, there are no guarantees, says Andrew R.

After seven long years of heated debate, on June 4, 2025, the U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure finally approved the framework of a new rule of civil procedure ...