Why have most courts significantly relaxed their pleading rules?
A)Because they define the issues for trial.
B)Because the purpose of pleading rules is to give the parties general notice of each other's claims and defenses.
C)Because courts are less concerned with procedural rules and more concerned with substantive law.
D)Because courts believe this is within the professional responsibility of the attorneys involved.

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Although many jurisdictions retain some of these rules,most have relaxed them significantly.The main reason is the modern view of the purpose of pleading rules: that their aim is less to define the issues for trial than to give the parties general notice of each other's claims and defenses.

Why Have Most Courts Significantly Relaxed Their Pleading Rules