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Civil law is a division of the law that deals primarily with disputes between individuals and/or organizations, in which some form of compensation may be awarded to the victim. Typically, civil law involves filing of a lawsuit by a private party, called “the plaintiff.” Civil litigation commonly involves hearing related to disputes regarding torts, contracts, probate of wills, trusts, property, administrative law, commercial law, as well as a plethora of other matters related to private parties and organizations. Civil litigation primarily aims to correct an injustice, uphold an agreement, or settle a dispute. If compensation is awarded to the victim, then the person/organization responsible for the injustice is responsible for covering the compensation. In civil litigation, the burden of proof is usually placed on the plaintiff, though exceptions do exist. Punishment related to civil litigation is typically limited to reimbursement for losses incurred by the plaintiff as a...
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Dux, M.C. (2018). Civil Litigation. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_955
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