This page is under construction. Content for this section will be added soon. A lawsuit is a civil legal action brought in a court. A lawsuit is one way that people and companies can resolve disputes arising out of an infinite variety of factual circumstances.
Lawsuits are civil proceedings, as distinguished from criminal proceedings.
In criminal proceedings the State or Federal Government is seeking, on behalf of the people generally, to punish a person who engaged in conduct made illegal by a criminal statute. The precise nature of the claim. The likely measure of damages or other relief. The available evidence to prove the claim, and what is still needed. The difficulty and likelihood of gathering additional important evidence.