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The privilege of instituting a lawsuit arising from a particular transaction or state of facts, such as a suit that is based on a contract or a tort, a civil wrong.

See also: cause of action

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The Ed Trust proposes that parents of children in Title I schools, those that have a disadvantaged population and are the main recipients of federal funds, be vested with a private right of action "to enforce their rights under the law.

The enforcers: parents may gain right to sue over NCLB by Dunn, Joshua; Derthick, Martha / Education Next

The defense argued that unlike in Nevada, New Jersey insurance law neither allows a statutory private right of action for nonpayment of benefits nor specifically makes punitive damages available in these cases.

Third Circuit allows RICO claims against insurers by Villa, Alba Lucero / Trial

``If the victim makes a police report and notifies the credit-reporting agency, the victim has a defense against any legal action taken and even gains a right of action against any company that issues credit without checking the fraud alert,'' Herrera wrote.

REGION'S CRIME OF CENTURY ID-THEFT CASES SOAR AFTER 1990S by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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