Sentences with phrase «action against the defendant instead»

Another reason that victims of alcohol or drug related accidents should seek competent legal counsel and file a civil action against the defendant instead of hoping for criminal restitution is that the standard of proof required to win an Indiana personal injury lawsuit is less than what a prosecutor must prove to convict a defendant on criminal charges.

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In future class action claims against nationwide corporate defendants, it appears that the U.S. Supreme Court is generally requiring piecemeal litigation in each state where a plaintiff was injured, instead of allowing for a single consolidated class action in a single state court lawsuit.
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