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  2. Lawsuit - Wikipedia

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    A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law. [1] The archaic term " suit in law " is found in only a small number of laws still in effect today.

  3. Settlement (litigation) - Wikipedia

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    The settlement of the lawsuit defines legal requirements of the parties and is often put in force by an order of the court after a joint stipulation by the parties. In other situations (as where the claims have been satisfied by the payment of a certain sum of money), the plaintiff and defendant can simply file a notice that the case has been ...

  4. Class action - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the class representative, also called a lead plaintiff, named plaintiff, or representative plaintiff is the named party in a class-action lawsuit. [61] Although the class representative is named as a party to the litigation, the court must approve the class representative when it certifies the lawsuit as a class action.

  5. What would House v. NCAA settlement mean? A revenue ... - AOL

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    (1) The settlement will offer the NCAA and power leagues protection from further lawsuits for a set stretch of time, likely in the range of 8-10 years, those briefed on the matter say.

  6. Lawsuit accuses major food companies of marketing ... - AOL

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    The lawsuit includes claims for conspiracy, negligence, fraudulent misrepresentation and unfair business practices. It seeks an unspecified amount of compensatory and punitive damages.

  7. Legal proceeding - Wikipedia

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    Legal proceeding is an activity that seeks to invoke the power of a tribunal in order to enforce a law. Although the term may be defined more broadly or more narrowly as circumstances require, it has been noted that "[t]he term legal proceedings includes proceedings brought by or at the instigation of a public authority, and an appeal against the decision of a court or tribunal". [1]

  8. Cause of action - Wikipedia

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    To pursue a cause of action, a plaintiff pleads or alleges facts in a complaint, the pleading that initiates a lawsuit. A cause of action generally encompasses both the legal theory (the legal wrong the plaintiff claims to have suffered) and the remedy (the relief a court is asked to grant). Often the facts or circumstances that entitle a ...

  9. Baby Reindeer’s Alleged Inspiration Is Suing Netflix for ...

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    The lawsuit against Netflix by the alleged inspiration of Baby Reindeer is ... a judge denied Netflix’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, meaning the case was deemed potentially libelous and could ...