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Once a complaint and summons have been served on the defendant, settlement negotiations must stop.

Punitive damages are also referred to as exemplary damages.

In federal court, a stipulation extending time in which to respond to a complaint must be approved by the court.

A stipulation extending time to respond should be signed _____________.

When parties in a lawsuit are required to be joined, they are sometimes referred to as indispensable parties.

A claim by a defendant against a plaintiff in a federal court action is known as a ______________________.

Technical rules regarding form and content of pleadings are often found in ________________.

Statutes  of limitation are generally found in _________________.

A third-party complaint, unlike the cross-claim and counterclaim, is a separate pleading.

A cross-claim is generally allowed when a claim by one defendant against another defendant arises out of the same transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the complaint.