by kelly marken civil law & lawsuits. when you turn 18 you can sue and be sued in a civil court
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By Kelly Marken
CIVIL LAW & LAWSUITS
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WHEN YOU TURN 18 YOU CAN SUE AND BE SUED IN A CIVIL
COURT
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CRIMINAL AND CIVIL
• Legal actions are divided up into two categories, criminal and civil
• Criminal actions are legal proceedings in which the state prosecutes a person who is charged with a public offense
• Civil actions are lawsuits in which someone sues someone else for money damages or something else to compensate for an injury or damaged property
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WHAT IS A TORT?
• Tort is the legal term for certain kinds of injuries or damages that could lead to a lawsuit.
• Basically injuring someone or damaging someone’s property or reputation
• If you commit a tort, even if it was an accident, you can be sued
• Some torts are crimes and you can be tried in two courts for the same conduct, and if you are found liable you could have to pay for all damages
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EXAMPLES OF TORTS• Negligent Driving
• Causing injuries and/or damaging property
• Assault
• Unlawfully attempting to touch or harm another person
• Battery
• Intentionally touching another person without his or her consent
• False Imprisonment
• Keeping someone in a place so they can’t leave
• Defamation
• An unlawful written or spoken attack on the reputation or good name of a person
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IS THERE A TIME LIMIT FOR FILING A LAWSUIT?
• Yes, there are laws that set time limits for filing various types of law suits, called statutes of limitations. This limit if generally two years from time of injury
• For lawsuits involving damage to a person or property the time limit is three years from the date the damage occurred
• If the injury occurred when you were a child you could wait until you were 18 before the time clock starts to file a lawsuit