Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

failure otherwise than on the merits

Read a random definition: mayor

A quick definition of failure otherwise than on the merits:

Failure otherwise than on the merits means that a plaintiff's claim is dismissed without a decision on whether the claim is valid or not. This happens when a procedural mistake is made, like missing a deadline or not following the correct legal process. It does not mean that the plaintiff's claim is wrong, just that they did not follow the correct procedures to make their claim.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Failure otherwise than on the merits refers to the defeat of a plaintiff's claim by a procedural device without a decision on the existence of the claim's elements.

Example: If a plaintiff fails to file a lawsuit within the statute of limitations, the case may be dismissed due to failure otherwise than on the merits. This means that the case was not dismissed because the plaintiff's claim lacked merit, but rather because of a procedural error.

Explanation: Failure otherwise than on the merits occurs when a case is dismissed for reasons other than the substance of the plaintiff's claim. This can happen due to procedural errors, such as missing a deadline or failing to follow court rules. In such cases, the court does not make a decision on the merits of the case, but rather dismisses it based on procedural grounds.

failure of will | failure to bargain collectively

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
7:51
@texaslawhopefully: best prices and only fast food that doesn't make me sick
matt gaetz ethics report released
paid for sex with a junior in high school
guarantee people still defend him
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
9:51
I only read headlines and skimmed a random article of it since I am the only one at work this week. Seems like he is Republican Hunter Biden but not at the paying rent with poop paintings stage
ImpartialLion
9:55
Sent in my transcript at 6 am today and it’s processing. Think it will be processed before lsac closes tmrw?
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
9:58
I would say it is a toss up, for how much LSAC charges us for everything they are extremely efficient in processing and sending stuff out BUT with a 30% uptake in applicants and the holidays it may be significantly slower unless it is ran through and processed by a computer program. Even if it takes them longer to process it, not like there is anyone at a school to request and review it after LSAC does their thing
Do we know if any of the t14 open at all this week
just called Fordham. they said there will be decisions going out today
so congratulations on pre xmas waves
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
10:27
Hope schools are chill and just send As leaving the Rs for next month lol
soap
10:49
Fingers crossed for good luck today
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
10:56
@soap: really hoping to get that UTK call today
11:08
what if instead of a room of one’s own virgina Woolf wrote a cubicle of one’s own
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.