What is Civil Litigation?
Civil and criminal litigation have the same fundamental model; parties present their argument to a judge in either state or federal court, the judge analyzes the evidence the parties have presented to the court and the judge issues a verdict based on that evidence. The distinction between the two is in the types of matters that may be handled in either civil or criminal court. Civil cases involve disputes between private persons. The parties may be individuals, businesses or the government. Criminal cases are between an individual and the government and concern a crime or statutory violation that may have been committed by the defendant.
Civil litigation covers a broad spectrum of legal proceedings, encompassing all law that is not criminal. Civil law is divided into two primary branches: Tort Law and Contract Law. Rather than being tried in a criminal court, civil law cases are litigated in civil courts as lawsuits, and the remedy sought is typically financial compensation.
Civil litigation relates to the relationships of contract and exchange between private parties (individuals, businesses). Civil law encompasses all law that is not criminal and is divided into two branches: Contract Law and Tort Law. Rather than being tried in a criminal court, civil law cases are litigated in civil courts as law suits and the result is normally financial compensation.
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