Offers of judgment encourage settlement by shifting litigation risks to the party that refuses a reasonable settlement offer, thus forcing the party to carefully assess whether proceeding to trial is ...

This article describes strategic considerations relating to collection that parties should weigh at the onset of any dispute, and tools that prevailing parties can later use to secure monetary awards.

History is filled with decisions that went disastrously wrong—not because people lacked intelligence or technical skill, but because they lacked the strength of character to act on what they knew.

In general, an appeal of right in a civil case must be filed within 21 days of the entry of judgment in a Michigan court. MCR 7.204(A)(1)(a). That deadline, however, is tolled by the timely filing of ...

In recent days, some persons have argued that a petition for declaratory judgment challenging the constitutionality of a statute cannot be filed in the Civil Law Court of Montserrado County or any ...