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Amount in controversy (sometimes called jurisdictional amount) is a term used in civil procedure to denote the amount at stake in a lawsuit, in particular in connection with a requirement that persons seeking to bring a lawsuit in a particular court must be suing for a certain minimum amount (or below a certain maximum amount) before that court may hear the case.
In California, for instance, the supersedeas bond amount must be 150% of the judgment amount, whereas in Florida, the amount may include two years of statutory interest for those fees. [7] In Florida, the amount of a supersedeas bond is limited to no more than $50 million per appellant. [8]
"Abstract of judgment" is a written summary of a judgment which states how much money the losing defendant owes to the person who won the lawsuit (judgment creditor), the rate of interest to be paid on the judgment amount, court costs, and any specific orders that the losing defendant (judgment debtor) must obey, which abstract is acknowledged ...
A prayer for relief, in the law of civil procedure, is a portion of a complaint in which the plaintiff describes the remedies that the plaintiff seeks from the court. For example, the plaintiff may ask for an award of compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, an injunction to make the defendant stop a certain activity, or all of these.
An administrative law judge or hearing officer may oversee the proceedings and render a judgment. In some cases, a civil penalty may be supplemented by other legal process, including administrative sanctions or even criminal charges, and their respective appeals.
The judgment affects about 400 of the company’s California employees, including about 50 in the Fresno area. California judge issues $43.5M judgment against title company for unpaid employee ...
Regents of the University of California [1] was a leading case in California that established a persuasive six-factor test that helps guide courts to decide when a contract relates to the "public interest." Specifically, California courts had a history of holding exculpatory liability waivers within contracts to be valid only if they did not ...
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