notice pleading
- A type of pleading that mainly focuses on providing a simplified explanation adequate enough to notify others about a claim or defense, as opposed to delivering a detailed factual account related to the claim or defense
- After the amendments to the civil procedure rules, most jurisdictions have adopted the notice pleading approach.
- The purpose of notice pleading is to succinctly inform the opposing party about the claim or defense.
- Notice pleading doesn't require an exhaustive account of facts, it just needs to convey the basic aspects of the claim or defense.
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