Carrera that the default standard of proof in such cases is the “preponderance of the evidence” standard that applies in most civil cases. Below we briefly discuss the facts of the case ...

Standards of burden of proof are used in both civil and criminal trials and cases involving insurance claims or lawsuits involving financial malfeasance. The burden of proof requirement is ...

Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited ...

On Jan. 15, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, which clarified that employers need only prove ...

In Nigeria, the court is congested with civil cases filed under criminal acts. The Nigeria legal system addresses the wrongdoings that people commit with two different types of cases: civil and ...