Civil action definition

Civil action means all suits or claims of a civil nature in a state or federal court, whether cognizable as cases at law or in equity or admiralty. "Civil action" does not include any of the following:

Civil action means any action that is not a criminal action.

Civil action means a civil proceeding pending in a court or other adjudicatory tribunal with jurisdiction to issue a request or subpoena for records, including a voluntary or required alternative dispute resolution mechanism under which a party may compel the production of records. The term does not include an examination or enforcement proceeding initiated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor and the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System or its successor, in exercise of their jurisdiction.

Examples of Civil action in a sentence

• The actions filed in federal court were consolidated under Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-01595 (N.D. Ill.) (the “Federal Action”), while the action filed in Cook County was filed under No. 2024CH01836 (Cook County, Ill.) (the “Cook County Action”).

• Defendants deny each and all of the claims and contentions that have been or could have been alleged against them in the Civil Action and all charges of wrongdoing or liability of any kind.

• Further, notwithstanding any statement in this Settlement Agreement to the contrary, Defendants shall be obligated to pay amounts already billed or incurred for costs of notice to the Settlement Class above and shall not, at any time, seek recovery of same from any other party to the Civil Action or from counsel to any other party to the Civil Action.

• Any other claims or defenses Defendants may have against such Persons including, without limitation, any claims based upon or arising out of any contractual, employment, or other business relationship with such Persons that are not based upon or do not arise out of the institution, prosecution, assertion, settlement, or resolution of the Civil Action are specifically preserved and shall not be affected by the preceding sentence.

• The Settling Parties reserve their right to rebut, in a manner that such party determines to be appropriate, any contention made in any public forum that the Civil Action was brought or defended in bad faith or without a reasonable basis.

More Definitions of Civil action

Civil action means a civil proceeding commenced in any manner prescribed but does not include a civil action commenced under the Judicature (Small Claims Procedure) Rules, 2011;

Civil action means an action intended to be pursued for the purpose of recovering damages, in respect of a wrong, for—

Civil action means the litigation captioned Xxxxx, et al. v. Novartis

Civil action means an action in which a party seeks monetary or equitable relief at common law or pursuant to statute.

Civil action means a civil proceeding pending in a tribunal. The term does not include an examination or enforcement proceeding initiated by:

Civil action means a civil action, as defined in Rule 2 of the Tennessee rules of civil procedure;

Civil action means any civil lawsuit filed in a federal or state court that seeks monetary (including damages for bodily injury, personal injury or property damage, or civil penalties), injunctive or other form of relief against a Director or the Airports Authority, and any appeal filed by the plaintiff or petitioner in such a lawsuit from a decision of a court of record; the term does not include an appeal filed by a Director in such a lawsuit (unless, in a particular matter, the Board determines that a Director’s appeal is to be considered a part of the Civil Action).