Litigation tends to be expensive, increasingly so due to the burdens of discovery. (You can thank the advent of emails, text messages, and other forms of communication now documenting conversations that used to take place by...more
7/10/2019
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Burden of Proof ,
Defense Strategies ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Costs ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Exceptions ,
FRCP 2033.420 ,
Hearsay ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Request for Admissions ,
Reversal ,
State Farm ,
Trial Practice Guidance ,
Witnesses
Despite increasing sophistication amongst contracting parties and evermore common use of attorney fee clauses, the “American Rule” endures. The American Rule is that each side pays its own attorney fees in litigation, win or...more