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P.I. complaint needs more detail

By Peter Vieth
Published: August 31, 2009

A one-page slip-and-fall complaint filed in a Virginia state court has run afoul of stringent new federal pleading standards following removal of the case to U.S. district court. Defendants often look for reasons to remove cases to federal court in order to take advantage of federal summary judgment proceedings. Now lawyers say more stringent pleading requirements ...
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