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Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court,
California Courts of Appeal

May 22, 2017

Character evidence in civil cases

The objective of this article and self-study test is to review basic legal principles affecting the admissibility of character evidence in civil litigation.

Elia V. Pirozzi

Mediator, Arbitrator, Referee/Special Master and Hearing Officer
JAMS

The objective of this article and self-study test is to review basic legal principles affecting the admissibility of character evidence in civil litigation. Readers will be provided with an analytical approach for determining how character evidence can be introduced, ways in which character evidence can be proven and the special applicability of character evidence in sexual harassment and battery cases.

Introduction

Character evidence is defined as an individual's tenden...

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