What is Litigation?
Litigation is the process of taking legal action and filing a lawsuit.
According to Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute (LII), litigation is defined as “the process of resolving disputes by filing or answering a complaint through the public court system.” As such, a judge or jury examines the evidence and makes a legally binding decision. This process can include various stages such as filing pleadings, conducting discovery, engaging in pre-trial motions, going to trial, and potentially appealing the court’s decision.
Litigation is beneficial because it allows for a formal resolution of disputes based on laws and legal precedent. However, litigation can be time-consuming and costly, as well as prolonged periods of uncertainty. Understanding litigation is crucial for individuals, businesses, and legal professionals navigating legal disputes and seeking to protect their rights and interests within the judicial system. It involves a comprehensive understanding of legal procedures, strategic decision-making, and effective advocacy to achieve favorable outcomes in court.
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Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneysyers Named Best Lawyers in America, Marion Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneysyer of the Year
Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys attorneys recognized for excellence by Best Lawyers
Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys is pleased to announce that the legal guide Best Lawyers has named five of the Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys partners to the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
In addition, Best Lawyers designated Marion Munley “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation in the Allentown Metro Area.
Only a single attorney earns the title of “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and metropolitan area. Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic location.
Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, […]
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Marion Munley Elected Vice Chair of Trucking Litigation Group
Marion Munley now holds two more leadership positions in the American Association for Justice. Munley’s peers elected her Chair-Elect of the AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus and Vice-Chair of the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group at the AAJ annual meeting. The meeting took place in Los Angeles, CA, at the end of July.
The Trucking Litigation Group provides its members with tools and resources to successfully litigate trucking cases, and to remain abreast of important developments in trucking laws. Munley has been an advocate for victims of heavy trucking accidents for thirty years. She has held multiple leadership positions within the Trucking Litigation Group. Additionally, Munley frequently travels around the United States to educate other attorneys on the unique challenges associated with truck accident cases. In 2015, Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys attorneys Marion and Daniel Munley reached the second-highest settlement in Pennsylvania, […]
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Marion Munley Receives the 2016 Lynette Norton Award
The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) is pleased to announce that Marion Munley of Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys has been selected as the 2016 Lynette Norton Award Honoree. Attorney Munley will receive her award at the PBA Commission on Women in the Profession Annual Conference on May 11, at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA.
The Lynette Norton Award honors and recognizes a female attorney who excels in litigation and is devoted to mentoring other women in the legal profession. The award is named for Lynette Norton, a founding member of the PBA’s Commission on Women in the Profession (WIP). Before her sudden passing in 2002, Norton was a mentor to young women attorneys, favored such causes as women’s rights and literacy, and fought discrimination against women in the profession.
For thirty years, Munley has been dedicated to the advancement of women in the legal profession. […]
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Munley Gets 2nd Highest Settlement in PA
We are pleased to announce that a case we settled earlier this year was one of the top 25 highest settlements in the U.S. in 2015, according to a list published annually by the National Law Journal. It was also the 2nd highest settlement reached in Pennsylvania this year. Check out the digital version here.
In May, 2015, Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys reached a $3.97 million settlement on behalf of the family of Mark Kowalski, a truck driver who was killed in a tractor trailer accident in 2011. It is our hope that this settlement will bring some security to the Kowalski family, and will put pressure on the trucking industry to improve safety measures to prevent such accidents.
Mr. Kowalski, from New York state, was traveling east on I-80 in Columbia County, PA, when he encountered defendant Patrick Webb, […]
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Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys named to Best Law Firms 2016 by U.S. News and World Report
Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys has been named to the 2016 list of Best Law Firms, compiled by Best Lawyers and U.S. News and World Report. The annual report of law firm rankings is based on client reviews and peer evaluations of attorneys from all over the country in 74 practice areas. Law firms are evaluated on expertise, responsiveness, integrity, experience, cost-effectiveness, and whether a client or fellow lawyer would refer someone to that firm.
In order to be eligible for inclusion in the list of Best Law Firms, at least one attorney from the firm must also be ranked by Best Lawyers. Currently, five of our partners are listed by Best Lawyers, including Robert W. Munley, Marion Munley, Daniel Munley, Robert W. Munley III, and J. Christopher Munley.
Our firm is ranked in Tier One for Personal Injury Litigation in the Allentown metro area. […]
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