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Justia Legal Resources: Guide to Lawsuits and the Court Process

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If youre considering bringing a lawsuit, or if youve been sued by someone else, you may come across a lot of unfamiliar terms and concepts. A section of the Lawyers and the Legal Process Center in the Justia Legal Guides tries to make lawsuits and the court process more accessible to the average person. Whats a Statute of Limitations?

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Justia Legal Resources: Foreclosure Law Center

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A homeowner who has a defense to foreclosure can raise the defense in response to the lawsuit. A homeowner who has a defense would need to file a new lawsuit in court. Under federal law, a tenant generally can stay until the lease ends even if their landlord loses ownership of the property.

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Verizon and Its Cloud Vendor Must Face Lawsuit for Reporting “CSAM” That Wasn’t – Lawshe v. Verizon (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Thats the basis for a recent opinion from a Florida federal district court that could have major implications for online services CSAM detection and reporting practices. Its not mentioned here, but he later got the charges dropped and filed a civil-rights lawsuit against multiple government officials.)

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Justia Legal Resources: Education Law Center

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A child is entitled to an Individualized Education Program (IEP) if they meet the requirements of the main federal law on special education , which is called the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A child who isn’t covered by IDEA won’t get an IEP, but they usually still have protections under other federal laws.

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Leveraging AI to Enhance Your Legal Blog: How ChatGPT Can Help Lawyers Develop a Business Development Niche

Kevin O'Keefe

The single biggest impediment to blog success for lawyers is failing to focus on a niche. Niche blogs become must reads for an audience, enable a lawyer to build a reputation (often where no other lawyer is playing) and enable relationships to flourish, often for work outside the niche. The tighter the niche the better.

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Justia Legal Resources: Consumer Protection Law Center

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Federal law provides for a narrow exception, though, if a debtor can show that this would cause an undue hardship to the debtor and their dependents. A class action is a type of lawsuit in which many consumers (or other types of plaintiffs) can pursue compensation from the same defendant after suffering the same or similar harm.

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Justia Legal Guides: Consumer Protection Law Center

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They can bring a civil lawsuit against whoever was responsible for the improper practice, seeking the damages that they sustained as a result. Over the last several years, some states have enacted data privacy laws that govern how businesses collect, store, and use the personal information of consumers.

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