Personal Injury & Torts
Jul. 23, 2009
Action Satisfaction
Understanding the meaning of 'cause of action' is vital to understanding what can be asserted in a complaint and what can be attacked, writes Daniel Lee Jacobson.
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By Daniel Lee Jacobson What's a cause of action? Although this question is simple, its answer can have profound implications. Dispositive motions are often at least partially defined by "cause of action" or restricted to the disposition of one or more "causes of action." For example, Code of Civil Procedure Section 437c(f)(1) says that, "[a] party may move for summary adjudication as to one or more causes of action;" Section 4...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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