commencement of action

n. an action (a lawsuit) commences (begins officially) when the party suing files a written complaint or petition with the clerk of the court. (See: complaint, petition)

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A drug cannot show its quick pharmacologic action until its serum concentration has to reach optimum level within a short period of time.15 Apart from these, ODTs also offer easily measured dosing16, consequently accurateness of dosage can be obtained.17 The system gives swift commencement of action, and increase in bioavailability.

ORODISPERSIBLE TABLETS - A NOVEL APPROACH

The Florida Bar's Small Claims Rules Committee has submitted to the Florida Supreme Court a regular-cycle report proposing amendments to rules 7.050 (Commencement of Action; Statement of Claim); 7.080 (Service and Filing of Pleadings and Documents Other Than Statement of Claim); 7.090 (Appearance; Defensive Pleadings; Trial Date); and 7.160 (Failure of Plaintiff or Both Parties to Appear).

Amendments to Small Claims Rules

The statute provides, in relevant part: ( 1 ) "in an action for injury or death against a health care provider based upon such person's alleged professional negligence, the time for the commencement of action shall be three years after the date of injury or one year after the plaintiff discovers, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the injury, whichever occurs first.

'Fraud' & 'concealment' are exceptions to the statute of limitations

"The last talks we had with employers broke down after only 45 seconds, when we formally gave them a week's notice of the commencement of action.

BINMEN ACTION THREAT ON PAY; 600 workers propose stoppages

25, 2005) (second amended complaint filed after the effective date of CAFA in action where initial complaint was filed prior to effective date was not removable due to commencement of action before CAFA's enactment); but see Plummer v.

Class action reform: will perception become reality

7.050 (commencement of action; Amends subdivision (a)(2) to statement of |claim) clarify who has legal authority to bind a business entity in court.

Amendments to the small claims rules

This sixth edition contains new sections on developments in the 21st century: commercial division of the Supreme Court, commencement of actions by electronic filing, and curing technical effects in service.