Gilbert Law Summaries on Civil Procedure
West AcademicSivumäärä: 704 sivuaAsu: Pehmeäkantinen kirjaPainos: 17th Revised editionJulkaisuvuosi: 2007, 31.10.2007 (lisätietoa)Kieli: Englanti The topics discussed in this law school study outline include territorial (personal) jurisdiction (including venue and forum non conveniens), subject matter jurisdiction (covering diversity jurisdiction, federal question jurisdiction, and supplemental jurisdiction). Explains the Erie doctrine and federal common law, pleadings (including counterclaims, cross-claims, supplemental pleadings), parties (including joinder and class actions). Coverage also includes discovery (including devices, scope, sanctions and discovery conferences), summary judgment, pretrial conference and settlements, trial (including right to jury trial, motions, jury instruction and arguments, and post-verdict motions), appeals, claim preclusion (res judicata) and issue preclusion (collateral estoppel).