answered on Dec 17, 2014
When a matter is appealed the other side may also assert that the trial or lower court made errors - these are called cross-errors.
Rule 5:18 of the Rules of the Supreme Court describe the assignment of cross-errors as follows:
(c) Assignments of cross-error. The brief in opposition... View More 
The Pastor of a church has been accused of taking money and doing things illegal, but she has proof/receipts to show for everything. However, people from the church as going around spreading her name saying she's done these things when it has been proven that she hasn't. So of course... View More
answered on Jan 17, 2011
This sounds like a traditional defamation case. Defamation is one of the harder causes of action to win. proving an amount of damages for damage to a reputation is difficult. Proving someone is the source of the defamation is difficult. There are also numerous defenses in a defamation case.... View More
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