In addition to responding to each allegation in a complaint, an answer might also, and usually does, include affirmative defenses. You might think of an affirmative defense as Continue reading The Content of an Answer: Affirmative Defenses
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The Content of an Answer: Counterclaims and the Reply
In addition to responding to each allegation in a complaint, an answer might also include counterclaims. When a defendant raises a counterclaim against a plaintiff, the defendant is Continue reading The Content of an Answer: Counterclaims and the Reply
The Content of an Answer: Third-Party Claims
Sometimes, when a defendant gets a complaint, the defendant wants to say: What happened to the plaintiff isn’t my fault. It is the fault of another party. The defendant might raise this argument as an affirmative defense, or the defendant might Continue reading The Content of an Answer: Third-Party Claims
The Defendant’s Response: The Answer
Once the defendant receives a copy of the summons and complaint, the defendant is supposed to prepare, and then serve and file a document called an Answer. The answer is a rather simple document in which the defendant simply addresses each allegation in the complaint. The idea is for the defendant to Continue reading The Defendant’s Response: The Answer