Civil Cases

Civil cases, as opposed to criminal cases, involve private disputes between people or organizations. Punishments are by way of monetary settlement for damages incurred.

A civil case process involves preparation, discovery, mediation, and arbitration. To limit the costly expense of going to trial, litigants (people involve in the case) are usually encouraged to “settle” their disputes out of the court by mediation. However, if no settlements are agreed upon, the case goes to trial, with the judge making a final decision.

Some examples of civil cases are the following:

1. Tort – a tort is a civil wrong where a person (or property of a person) gets hurt, injured, or damaged by a wrongful act of another and becomes entitled to compensation.
2. Disputes involving contracts.
3. Disputes involving properties.
4. Complaints against the city and/or its officials.
5. Class Action cases or disputes.

Like a criminal case, a civil case may also be complicated, long, and taxing. In a civil case, people involved in the case become adversaries. The situation becomes contentious, heated, or hostile. Sometimes, there are cases where families fight each other, and this becomes very divisive, controversial, and antagonistic.

It is always best to get an exceptional lawyer who can make a peaceful, equitable, and fair settlement. That way, such atrocious outcomes will be minimized, if not totally eliminated.