Italian Torpedo
A term coined by Mario Franzosi in a 1997 article, …
Category: Litigation
JDA
See Joint Defense Agreement.
JMOL
Acronym for Judgment as a Matter of Law.
JNOV, JNV
See Motion, to Dismiss, Summary Judgment, Set Aside the Verdict
Joint and Several Liability
Means that a number of people are jointly liable for …
Joint Authorship, Joint Work
A copyrighted work created by more than one author in …
Joint Defense Agreement (JDA)
Agreement typically between two parties on the same side of …
Jour Fixé
See Assignation à Jour Fixé
Judge Shopping
Refers to a practice, publicly (and by many judges) considered …
Judgment-Proof
Term used by lawyers to describe a putative defendant who …