Our lawsuit list is a free, comprehensive consumer resource of active class action and mass tort lawsuits, covering defective drugs, product liability cases, medical devices, allegations of corporate wrongdoing and much more. Attorneys are either actively filing the cases on this page or investigating to determine whether lawsuits can be filed.
A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law. [1] The archaic term " suit in law " is found in only a small number of laws still in effect today. The term "lawsuit" is used with respect to a civil action brought by a plaintiff (a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant ...
A lawsuit is a legal action by one party against another to be decided by a court. Learn about types of lawsuits and lawsuit alternatives.
Learn how a civil lawsuit works, from filing your claim and serving the defendant to settlement, trial, and collecting your judgment.
If you're in a serious dispute with someone, you may consider filing a lawsuit to get it resolved. But that's a big step, and before you take it you'll need to know whether your case is worth suing over, how and where you would file the paperwork, and what is involved in pursuing a case. Find answers here to common questions about lawsuits.
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Filing a lawsuit is the formal, legal way of taking that dispute to the government—specifically, the court system—and asking a judge to resolve it. It’s like officially calling in a neutral referee when you and the other party can no longer play by the rules yourselves.
If you are involved in a lawsuit, you should understand the steps that the process is likely to follow, from the initial complaint to discovery, motions, and trial.