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A popular designation of a legal proceeding between two parties in the courts, instituted by one party to compel another to do himself or herself justice, regardless of whether the action is based upon law or Equity. lawsuit n. a common term for a legal action by one person or entity against another person or entity, to be decided in a court of law, sometimes just called a "suit." The legal claims within a lawsuit are called "causes of action." (See: cause of action, case, suit) |
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BURBANK - A judge on Monday denied former "Baretta" star Robert Blake's request for a new civil trial and upheld the $30 million wrongful-death judgment against him. Burke is in the civil trial practice and Murray is an antitrust lawyer. Hands, was elected Treasurer of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA). |
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