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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.
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 ...
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.
An abuse of process is the unjustified or unreasonable use of legal proceedings or process to further a cause of action by an applicant or plaintiff in an action. It is a claim made by the respondent or defendant that the other party is misusing or perverting regularly issued court process (civil or criminal) not justified by the underlying legal action.
Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986), is a US labor law case, where the United States Supreme Court, in a 9–0 decision, recognized sexual harassment as a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case was the first of its kind to reach the Supreme Court and would redefine sexual harassment in the workplace.
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The laws have left those still able to provide this type of care, like Goepferd, struggling to keep up with demand.NBC News spoke to a dozen clinicians in states where gender-affirming care for ...
Most common is the threatened initiation of a lawsuit against the second party. Other threats might include an administrative law action or complaint, referring the other party to a regulatory body, turning the party into the legal authorities over a crime or civil infraction, or the like. Legal threats are often veiled or indirect, e.g. a ...