Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Lady Justice, with her blindfold and gilded scales, is the image is evoked to illustrate the standard used in civil trials: the plaintiff must prove his or her case by a preponderance of the evidence, ...

In their Trial Practice column, Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner write that in considerations over applying the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur in negligence cases, exclusive control has generally ...

My uncle was hospitalized and underwent an operation. Unfortunately, he was paralyzed after the procedure. My aunt is unsure if there was negligence on the part of the surgeon. She is contemplating ...