Burden of proof defines who must prove a point in legal cases. It determines the level of evidence required to win a case. The state has the burden of proof in criminal cases. You may have heard about ...

In virtually all litigation, the party that commences the lawsuit, typically referred to as the plaintiff, bears the burden of proof to establish his/her claims for which they seek relief from the ...

A show opens on a scene of carnage. A severed limb here, a pool of blood there, a voice-over narrating the tableau in grim detail. What happened, who did it, and why? Or maybe it’s a character-study: ...

With the refinement of China’s antitrust legislation and a growing public awareness of rights protection, the number of civil lawsuits related to monopolistic conduct has steadily increased in recent ...

In the final day of the committee stage of progressing the Data Bill through the House of Lords before the Christmas break, we attempted to persuade the government of the urgent need to consider how ...

Missouri is informally known as the “show me” state. It describes the character of Missourians as conservative, not gullible and unwilling to believe without adequate evidence. I would argue that the ...

Bing Wu of Beijing East IP explains what factors courts take into account when deciding where to place the burden of proof in patent infringement cases A patent owner who wants to enforce his patent ...

The Burden of Proof Studies from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation provide a new method for assessing the cumulative strength of available evidence for risk factors and associated health ...