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The Indian legal system empowers courts to deal with vexatious litigation through several mechanisms. [24] One common tool is the imposition of costs on the litigant who files frivolous suits. Courts have the discretion to order costs to be paid to the opposing party as a means of discouraging such behavior.
Articles that pertain, directly or indirectly, to improper use of the legal system, or to abuse by the legal system, or to allegations thereof. Subcategories This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total.
In 1955 he wrote, "The purpose of the suit is to harass and discourage rather than to win. The law can be used easily to harass, and enough harassment on somebody who is simply on the thin edge anyway, well knowing that he is not authorized, will generally be sufficient to cause his professional decease. If possible, of course, ruin him utterly ...
In a landmark ruling Wednesday, a New York appeals court upheld the state's red-flag law against a challenge to the law's constitutionality, the first New York appeals court to address this question.
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In 2008, Stevens was among four dissenters in the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in a landmark case, District of Columbia v. Heller , that held the Second Amendment protects an individual’s ...
The Church of Scientology has been involved in numerous court disputes across the world. In some cases, when the Church has initiated the dispute, questions have been raised as to its motives. [1] The Church of Scientology says that its use of the legal system is necessary to protect its intellectual property and its right to freedom of ...
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938) Federal courts in diversity jurisdiction cases must apply the law of the states in which they sit, including the judicial doctrine of the state's highest court, where it does not conflict with federal law.