Remittitur
The reduction of a jury’s award of damages by a …
Category: Litigation
Representations
In a contractual situation, the first party to a contract …
Res Judicata
Legal principle that disputes already adjudicated in one court should …
Respondeat Superior
Latin maxim meaning ‘let the master answer [for his servant.]’ …
Restatement of the Law, the
Refers to a series of summaries of current United States’ …
Restraining Order
An order issued by a court precluding the party subject …
Retained Rights Clause
Provision in an assignment of intellectual property under which the …
Reverse Doctrine of Equivalence
U.S. patent law doctrine that was expressed in U.S. Supreme …
Reverse Document Request
A form of preparation for discovery in US cases, particularly …
Revocation Action, Proceeding
English, Irish, Australian legal usage for a lawsuit seeking to …