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A lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court in which the party commencing the action, the plaintiff, seeks a legal remedy. If the plaintiff is successful, judgment will be given in the plaintiff's favour, and a range of court orders may be issued to enforce a right, impose a penalty, award damages, impose an injunction to prevent an act or compel an act, or to obtain a declaratory judgment to prevent future legal disputes.
It usually involves dispute resolution of private law issues between individuals, business entities or non-profit organizations. However, it may involve public law issues in those jurisdictions that enable the government to be treated as if it were a private party in a lawsuit (as plaintiff or defendant regarding an injury), or that provide the government with a civil cause of action to enforce certain laws rather than criminal prosecution. The conduct of a lawsuit is called litigation.
Rules of procedure and complications in lawsuits
Rules of civil procedure govern the conduct of a lawsuit in the common law adversarial system of dispute resolution. Civil procedure is additionally constrained/informed by separate statutory laws, case law, and constitutional provisions that define the rights of the parties to a lawsuit (see especially due process), though the rules will generally reflect this legal context on their face. The details of procedure will differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and often from court to court within the same jurisdiction. The rules are very important for litigants to know, however, because they dictate the timing and progression of the lawsuit — what may be filed and when to get what result. Failure to comply with the procedural rules can result in serious limitations in conducting the trial or even dismissal of the lawsuit. More on [ Lawsuit ]
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Foresight Kid's Can Inspire Young Minds
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:07:13 -0000
Linux.com: "Foresight Linux is best known by many as the distribution that features the Conary package management system. Perhaps soon it may become known as your child's favorite distro. The recent release of Foresight Kid's Edition 1.0 introduces a new generation to the benefits of Linux and open source software. Not that kids care about that -- they'll just appreciate the unlimited hours of fun at their fingertips."
Meeks: Measuring the True Success of OpenOffice.org
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:07:13 -0000
LWN: "Michael Meeks has taken a detailed look at contributions to OpenOffice.org and come away worried. "Crude as they are - the statistics show a picture of slow disengagement by Sun, combined with a spectacular lack of growth in the developer community."
Running Linux Live-CDs On Windows With MobaLiveCD
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:07:13 -0000
HowtoForge: "This article is a short introduction to running Linux Live-CDs with MobaLiveCD. MobaLiveCD is a standalone Windows application (i.e., you do not have to install it -- it runs by clicking on the executable) that uses the Qemu emulator to run Linux Live-CDs on your Windows desktop."
Manage Your Finances With GNUCash
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:07:13 -0000
OStatic: "There are many people who say that they can't or won't switch away from Windows because of Quicken, which allows them to keep track of their money. GNUCash is a similar sort of program, but as you might expect, it contains not only a large number of built-in features, but also many capabilities that can be scripted and customized."
Biggest Flaw In Gnome UI
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:07:13 -0000
Shantanu's Technophilic Musings: "Everywhere you go, any building you enter, any OS you operate, any settings window you open, one rule remains set in stone, "THE ESCAPE DOOR". Always give an exit path, a way to make it all go away, make it look like nothing happened. But Gnome seems to think otherwise."
Freeing Your Phone With the FIC Neo FreeRunner
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:07:13 -0000
Free Software Magazine: "The temptation to compare the FreeRunner and the Apple iPhone can be overwhelming. They both run a Unix-like operating system; they both have GPS, wi-fi, and accelerometers; they are both cell phones. In spite of their similarities, their differences are even more striking."
Judge Delays Lindows Trial - Delay of trial, scheduled for April, until December to give Lindows time to study documents from 1992 case of Apple Computer vs. Microsoft, that MS using windows and other elements infringed Apple Mac OS copyright. [ZDNet UK]
Judge Delays Lindows Trial - Lindows and Microsoft won't meet for trial until at least December. Judge delays trial (was scheduled for April) to give Lindows time to study documents from 1992 Apple vs. Microsoft case. [CNET News.com]
Meta Description: [ Judge delays Lindows trial | | March 3, 2003, 3:18 PM PT | Lisa M. Bowman ]
Lindows and High-tech Trademark Troubles - Microsoft's intriguing legal fight to prevent start-up from identifying self and software as Lindows gives valuable lessons for firms of all sizes. Microsoft has more trademark troubles than needed for a Fortune 100 firm. [ZDNet]
Meta Description: [ Lindows and high-tech trademark troubles | The 'Lindows' litigation involving Microsoft and a start-up offers valuable lessons about how--and how not--to wage a tech trademark battle. Hint: Just because you're a Goliath doesn't mean you'll beat every David in a trademark fight. | ]
Lindows Case Set for Trial - Seattle Federal judge refuses request by Lindows to dismiss Microsoft trademark case against it, paving way for April trial. Jury now set to decide if Microsoft has right to word 'windows' in some cases, or if it is generic term. [CNET News.com]
Meta Description: [ Lindows case set for trial | A judge refuses a request to toss out Microsoft's trademark case against the rival software maker, saying a jury should decide whether Microsoft has the right to the word windows. | January 24, 2003, 2:19 PM PT | Lisa M. Bowman ]
Lindows vs. Windows: Court Battle Continues - Lindows.com filed for summary judgment in battle against Microsoft, claiming similarities between Lindows and Windows names do not violate Microsoft trademark since 'windows' is a generic term for a type of software product. [PCWorld]
Meta Description: [ Lindows.com is firing back at Microsoft, claiming "windows" is a generic term for a category of software products. ]
Lindows.com Looks to Dismiss Microsoft Suit - Lindows.com, a software startup sued by Microsoft last month for alleged trademark infringement, hopes to have the case thrown out of court on a technicality, its chief executive said. [PCWorld]
Meta Description: [ Company cites a technicality, asking court to throw out software giant's lawsuit. ]
Lindows.com Wins First Round - Judge denies Microsoft request for preliminary injunction against startup Lindows.com, letting startup keep selling its OS under the name Lindows. [PCWorld]
Meta Description: [ Judge denies Microsoft's request for injunction over Linux utility's name. ]
Microsoft Dealt Another Blow on Lindows - Firm's claim to word 'Windows' suffers another blow when Federal judge again questions firm's claim that term is not generic, and re-denies request to close Lindows.com site and block owner from advertising its product. [CNET News.com]
Meta Description: [ Microsoft dealt another blow on Lindows | A federal judge again rejects the software giant's request to shut down the Lindows.com site and block its owner from advertising its product. | May 16, 2002, 1:00 PM PT | Tiffany Kary ]
Microsoft Still Trying to Stop Lindows - Saying the court asked wrong questions and thus came to wrong answers in preliminary injunction ruling that lets Lindows.com keep using name Lindows, Microsoft filed motion to reconsider with US District Court. [PCWorld]
Meta Description: [ Software giant asks the court to reconsider its ruling allowing Linux utility to continue using its name. ]
Microsoft Sues Lindows.com Over Name - Trademark infringement complaint filed against San Diego-based Lindows.com, currently developing an OS designed to compete with Microsoft Windows; claims users may be confused by similarities between the two OSs. [PCWorld]
Meta Description: [ Company's OS will allow users to run Windows and Linux apps on one PC. ]
Microsoft Sues Linux Start-up Over Name - Microsoft asks court to stop Linux start-up Lindows from using name Microsoft claims infringes on Windows trademark, and competes with Windows. Motion was filed with U.S. Court for the Western District of Washington. [CNET News.com]
Meta Description: [ Microsoft sues Linux start-up over name | The Redmond behemoth sues Lindows, a start-up developing a version of the Linux operating system that will run popular applications written for Microsoft's Windows OS.
| December 20, 2001, 3:50 PM PT | Joe Wilcox | Da... ]
Microsoft's Claim to Windows Doubted - Microsoft suffers minor setback when judge questions its claim to word Windows, defenestrates Microsoft request to close Lindows site. Suit raises serious questions about word being entitled to trademark protection. [CNET News.com]
Meta Description: [ Microsoft's claim to 'Windows' doubted | Microsoft suffers a minor setback when a judge questions its claim to the word Windows--and defenestrates Microsoft's request to shut down the Lindows site. | March 18, 2002, 10:45 AM PT | Lisa M. Bowman ]
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