Common law, also known as case law, ... Today the US operates under a dual system of both common and civil law. The courts, for example, operate under common law.

Civil damages are owed to a winning plaintiff by the losing defendant in a civil case tried in a court of law. Civil damages can be compensatory, general, punitive, or any combination of these.

A 2020 law makes it tougher for lawyers to use peremptory challanges in certain criminal trial scenarios. Litigator lobbies have asked the Legislature to stop that law from applying to civil cases ...

Civil damages are owed to a winning plaintiff by the losing defendant in a civil case tried in a court of law. Civil damages can be compensatory, general, punitive, or any combination of these.