Also known as a DBA a business owner may operate a company under a name different than a real name. Also known as a fictitious business name, a record must be filed with a local agency, usually the county clerk, which enables the general public to know the names of the business owners in the event the consumer needs to sue the business. … [Read more...]

A part of the discovery process where documents are turned over pursuant to discovery demands and the party in receipt will examine the documents received, identify those documents and portions relevant to the lawsuit. … [Read more...]

A base coin of small value, prohibited by St. 3 Hen. V. c 1. We still retain the phrase, in the common saying, when we would undervalue a man, that he is not worth a dolt. Jacob. … [Read more...]

A document that is being offered as evidence at trial, for example, the will of a deceased person. Typically documentary evidence requires authentication, evidence to ensure that it is genuine. … [Read more...]

A part or portion of a meadow is so called; and the word has the general signification of share, portion, or the like; as "to dole out" anything among so many poor persons, meaning to deal or distribute in portions to them. Holthouse. In Scotch law. Criminal intent; evil design. Bell, Diet. voc. "Crime." … [Read more...]