How to Try a Civil Rights Case
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $188
Non-Member Price: $235
Product Code: ON135422
Areas of Law: Civil
CLE Credits
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 3 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 3.0). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 3.0 |
| PA CLE: | PA Substantive Credit: 2.5
$12.00 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program |
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A wide range of issues may arise when you handle NJ Civil Rights cases. This program will provide you with a working knowledge of the practical tools that exist to help you evaluate, plan, and execute claims in Section 1983 civil rights proceedings.
TOPICS INCLDUE:
- What factual situations give rise to a civil rights case?
- Applicable law
- Elements of the claim
- Affirmative defenses/Immunities/defenses
- Federal v. State court
- Discovery
- Depositions and interrogatories- questions to defeat any summary judgment motion
- Using experts for liability and causation
- Looking at internal affairs
- Settlement negotiations
- Trial tips
- Practical approach and real-world considerations when handling these claims
- ... and more!