Civil Litigation in Connecticut: Anatomy of a Lawsuit

Author: Kimberly A. Peterson
Published: December 1997
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0137578407
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 375

Click to compare book prices for Civil Litigation in Connecticut: Anatomy of a Lawsuit

Table of ContentsLitigation Checklist Summary.
1. The Legal Profession and Practice.
2. The Connecticut Court System.
3. Prelitigation and Determining Causes of Action.
4. The Plaintiff's Complaint.
5. Preparing to Serve the Complaint.
6. Serving the Complaint and Filing the Lawsuit.
7. The Pretrial Stage: The Appearance.
8. Pleadings: An Overview.
9. The Pleadings Format.
10. Pleadings: The Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and Plaintiff's Response.
11. Pleadings: Defendant's Request to Revise, Plaintiff's Response and Amending Pleadings.
12. Pleadings: Defendant's Motion to Strike and the Plaintiff's Response.
13. Pleadings: Defendant's Answer, Special Defenses and Counterclaims and the Plaintiff's Response.
14. Pleadings: Motions Against Defendants Who Do Not File an Appearance.
15. Pleadings: Motions Against Defendants Who Do Not File Pleadings.
16. Pleadings: Motions Against Plaintiffs Who Do Not Comply with the Rules of Court.
17. Prejudgment Remedies.
18. The Discovery Stage: An Overview.
19. Discovery: Interrogatories.
20. Discovery: Requests for Production, Inspection and Examination.
21. Discovery: Request for Physical or Mental Examination.
22. Discovery: Requests for Admission.
23. Discovery: Depositions of Parties.
24. Depositions of Persons Who Are Not Parties.
25. Discovery: Disclosure of Experts.
26. Discovery: Motions for Order of Compliance.
27. Motions for Summary Judgment.
28. Closing the Pleadings and Pretrial.
29. The Trial Stage: Preparations for Trial.
30. The Trial.
31. Motions Made During and After Trial.
32. The Appeals Stage.
33. Appeals: The Appellate Court.
34. Appeals: The Supreme Court.
Appendix A: Litigation Checklist for Superior Court.
Appendix B: Alphabetical Listing of Towns/Cities and Applicable Courts.
Appendix C: Superior Court Addresses and Telephone Numbers.
Glossary.
Index.

Click to compare book prices for Civil Litigation in Connecticut: Anatomy of a Lawsuit Civil Litigation in Connecticut: Anatomy of a Lawsuit

Compare Shop Books - Help - About - Book Links - Book Coupons