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lawsuit
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lawsuit
Law & medicine An action in which one party, a plaintiff, seeks a remedy for a wrong allegedly committed by another–eg, defendant. See Class action lawsuit, Parasitic lawsuit, Qui tamlawsuit.


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In the civil suit, Hintz awarded King $92,000 for pain and suffering, $40,000 for future medical expenses and $10,000 in punitive damages.
The FTC filed a federal civil suit in November, raided the company's Canoga Park offices and froze the company's assets.
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