civil litigation
Non-criminal legal battles
Civil litigation is the legal process by which private parties resolve disputes in court, as opposed to criminal proceedings brought by the government.
It encompasses lawsuits over contracts, property, personal injury, employment, and similar matters where one party seeks compensation or specific action from another.
The company spent years in civil litigation over the patent dispute.
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- court filingDocument submitted to tribunal
- judgeOne who decides
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
trial · injunction · cease and desist · deposition · discovery · class action · employment discrimination · expert witness · interrogatories · damages · personal injury · summons · jury · counterclaim · settlement agreement · out of court · consent decree · summary judgment
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- civil litigationlawsuits, plaintiffs, defendants, verdicts, judgments
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
- legal casescourt cases, landmark cases, criminal case, federal case, lawsuit
- legal professionlawyers, attorneys, solicitors, solicitor, barristers
civil litigationcriminal prosecution
Government's legal action against accused
criminal case · criminal trial · criminal law · criminal charges · criminal proceedings
civil litigationarbitration
Non-court binding dispute resolution
mediation · negotiation · settlement · out-of-court settlement · conciliation