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Virginia Sees Surge in Civil Lawsuits in 2024: How to Avoid Collection and Eviction Litigation

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Civil lawsuit filings in Virginia's General District Courts increased more than 6% in 2024. The biggest increase? Warrants in debt (collection lawsuits) increased by 27%. A warrant in debt is a civil lawsuit to pursue...more

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California Residential and Commercial Evictions and Judicial Foreclosures Prevented by Emergency Amendments to California Rules of...

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On April 6, 2020, the California Judicial Council issued emergency amendments to the California Rules of Court regarding evictions under commercial and residential leases and judicial foreclosures....more

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CA Judicial Council Adopts Rules Concerning Statute of Limitations, Evictions and Judicial Foreclosures, and Remote Accessibility...

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Civil litigators and Superior Courts in California were given some temporary relief from uncertainty this week when the state’s Judicial Council adopted rules to address the COVID-19 pandemic shut downs, including extending...more

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Affirmatively Plead Your Defenses, or Risk “Waiving” Them Goodbye

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Many litigants are familiar with the well-settled rule that an affirmative defense will be waived if it is not included in a CPLR 3211(a) motion to dismiss or in the answer (see CPLR 3211[e]).   And so, lawyers tasked with...more

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Arbitration and Eviction: A Recipe for Delay

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Leases in an independent living component of an assisted living facility will often contain an arbitration provision. Although arbitration can be helpful in reducing litigation expenses, arbitration can lead to significant...more

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