I appreciate that that is the ONLY admonishment, as the website purports to help. There would be no legitimate reason to host a website simply to make fun of the people who come with discussion questions
Yes. I read it. It does not provide an answer as to whether I have to resolve the original suit BEFORE I can file under Dragonetti on the counterclaims.
1. I filed a civil lawsuit
2. The other party filed counterclaims
3. I filed for summary judgment on the counterclaims, and then the other party dropped all their counterclaims
4.Can I file under Dragonetti BEFORE my original lawsuit is decided?
I am afraid that you are the one that is not listening. I filed for summary judgment on the counterclaims, but the other party voluntarily dismissed their counterclaims BEFORE summary judgment was decided.
I am afraid that you are the one that is not listening. I filed for summary judgment on the counterclaims, but the other party voluntarily dismissed their counterclaims BEFORE summary judgment was decided.
Am I precluded from filing abuse of process claims pursuant to rules of civil procedure, since the defendant voluntarily dropped their own counterclaims?
I filed for Summary Judgment and then the defendant dropped their claims. Can I sue for abuse of process? Their counterclaims extended my lawsuit, cost additional dollars, and diverted attention from my original underlying lawsuit
I'm not sure what part you didn't understand. I filed suit against someone. The defendant waited until Discovery closed and then filed multiple counterclaims, presumably to pry open discovery. With that accomplished, the defendant dropped the couter-suit just before summary judgment was to be...
If a defendant in a civil case instituted multiple counterclaims after discovery had closed, and then waited until their response to Summary Judgment was over-due to dismiss the counterclaims, can I sue for abuse of process, and can they bring any of the counter claim issues up at trial?