And investors' chances for justice often hinged less on the merits of their claims than on where they lived.

But they can remain imprisoned for up to a year or more, irrespective of the merits of their claims.

Now our good friend and benefactor has asked us to hear this person and carefully assess the merit of his claims.

The merits of the veterans' claims were never presented in court and the courts never ruled on them.

This referral expresses no view on the factual or legal merit, or lack thereof, of Ms. Jones's claims.

However, the Court expressed "no view at all on the merits of appellants' claims in this case."

He said he believed that the plaintiffs had a right to sue, but he expressed no view on the merits of their claims.

Disbarring these lawyers will just force lawyers in general to filter their clients based on the perceived legal merit of their claims.

Lincoln researched the merits of Universal's claims to King Kong and deemed them untenable.

The essay prompted a large amount of online discussion on the merits of Sanford's claims.