Civil Law Plaintiff Defendant Attorney Out of Court

Last updated: 4/28/2023

Civil Law Plaintiff Defendant Attorney Out of Court Settlement Pretrial Discovery Small Claims Court 1 Legal disputes between people people and organizations or people and the government The person or organization accused of doing wrong Legal expert hired to represent a person in a legal setting The person or group that accuses another person or group of wrongdoing A claim that is brought to court to solve a disagreement between two parties When both parties agree on a way to solve the problem outside of the courtroom Period of time prior to the trial where evidence is gathered by the attorney s of the plaintiff and defendant Courts set up to make the civil law process move faster and only decide disputes with smaller damages