Civil Litigation

Civil litigation comes up when one person wrongs another person. Both the persons here are referred to as the parties or litigants. Civil litigation pertains to settling disputes that are not criminal in nature. Civil litigation is governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

What is a main purpose of litigation?

Litigation refers to the process of resolving disputes by filing or answering a complaint through the public court system.

There are many different types of civil litigation. This type of dispute may arise over:

• Product liability
• Construction liability
• Medical malpractice
• Personal injury
• Real estate disputes
• Workers' compensation claims
• Divorce
• Intellectual property disputes
• Anti-trust litigation
• Landlord/Tenant disputes