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Criminal Justice System: Types of Lawsuits
+Personal Injury- When you’ve suffered an accident or injury and another party may be liable, then you have grounds for a personal injury lawsuit.
+Breach of Contract- Is a legal concept which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance.
+Suits in Equity- A system of rules by which disputes are resolved on the grounds of fairness.
+Negligence- In law, the violation of some duty clearly set by law, not by a specific agreement between two parties, as in breach of contract . When such a duty is breached, the injured party has the right to institute suit for compensatory damages .
+Property Disputes- When someone has a problem with where your property is located.
+Family Matters- Cases involving divorce, child custody and support, guardianship, adoption, and other cases having to do with family-related issues, including the issuance of restraining orders in domestic violence cases.
(1) Rejection of the demand letter (as well as rejection of the offer to submit the controversy to an alternative dispute resolution procedure) (2) Filing of a complaint by the plaintiff (3) Service of the complaint on all defendants (4) Answer or demurrer by the defendant (a demurrer is a special pleading that basically says even if all of the allegations raised in the complaint are true, the plaintiff is not entitled to a remedy through a court proceeding) (5) Cross-complaint or counterclaim filed and served by a defendant (6) Discovery of the facts (informal and formal interrogatories, depositions, disclosure of experts, requests for admissions, etc.) (7) Motions to the court by any party to the lawsuit (either to restrict the extent of discovery, compel compliance with discovery requests or to resolve issues based upon evidence revealed during discovery) (8) Pretrial proceedings such as case management conferences, settlement conferences, referral to mediation or arbitration, preliminary motions to allow or exclude evidence at trial, pretrial briefs and jury instructions (9) Trial by judge or jury, including jury selection (if required), opening statements, presentation of witnesses and evidence through examination and cross-examination, closing statements, and jury instructions by the judge (if required) (10) Rendering of a judgment by the judge or jury (11) Post trial motions such as motion for mistrial or motion for reconsideration (12) Appeal of the judgmen
