Chap 5-6

A motion made by a prevailing party in state court asking that the trial court award the plaintiff an additional sum of money because the jury's verdict is grossly inadequate

once a valid judgment has been rendered on the merits in one jurisdiction the claims adjudicated in that lawsuir cannot be relitigated by the same parties in some other jurisdiction.

A case is ripe if it has developed sufficiently to be before a court for adjudication. It a lawsuit has been filed prematurely it is not ripe for adjudication.

Political issues should be resolved by the politcal branches of government and not by the judicary.

motion to dismiss

A motion used to challenge perceived defects in the plaintiffs complaint