Plaintiff
A Plaintiff is a legal party in a legal dispute who initiates legal proceedings seeking a specific remedy or relief.
- Example(s):
- Injured Party,
- Lawsuit Filing,
- ...
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Civil Procedure, Adversarial Legal System, Lawsuit, Court, Legal Remedy, Judgment (Law), Court Order, Damages, England And Wales, Civil Procedure Rules.
References
2023a
- (ChatGPT, 2023) ⇒ prompt. ChatGPT, OpenAI, 26 Nov. 2023. https://chat.openai.com.
- QUOTE: A plaintiff refers to an individual or entity that initiates a legal action by filing a lawsuit or bringing a case before a court. In legal terms, the plaintiff is the party who claims to have suffered a legal wrong or harm, and as a result, seeks a legal remedy or resolution from the court. The role of the plaintiff is crucial in the adversarial legal system, where parties with opposing interests present their cases before a neutral third party, typically a judge or jury.
The plaintiff is responsible for presenting evidence and arguments to support their Legal Claim\claim, demonstrating how the defendant's actions or negligence caused harm or violated a legal right. It is the plaintiff's burden to prove their case by a preponderance of the evidence, meaning that their version of events is more likely than not to be true. The plaintiff may seek various forms of relief, such as monetary damages, injunctive relief, or specific performance, depending on the nature of the legal dispute. Throughout the legal process, the plaintiff plays a proactive role in pursuing justice and seeking redress for the alleged wrong.
- QUOTE: A plaintiff refers to an individual or entity that initiates a legal action by filing a lawsuit or bringing a case before a court. In legal terms, the plaintiff is the party who claims to have suffered a legal wrong or harm, and as a result, seeks a legal remedy or resolution from the court. The role of the plaintiff is crucial in the adversarial legal system, where parties with opposing interests present their cases before a neutral third party, typically a judge or jury.
2023b
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaintiff Retrieved:2023-11-26.
- A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy. If this search is successful, the court will issue judgment in favor of the plaintiff and make the appropriate court order (e.g., an order for damages). "Plaintiff" is the term used in civil cases in most English-speaking jurisdictions, the notable exceptions being England and Wales, where a plaintiff has, since the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules in 1999, been known as a "claimant" and Scotland, where the party has always been known as the "pursuer". In criminal cases, the prosecutor brings the case against the defendant, but the key complaining party is often called the "complainant".
In some jurisdictions, a lawsuit is commenced by filing a summons, claim form or a complaint. These documents are known as pleadings, that set forth the alleged wrongs committed by the defendant or defendants with a demand for relief. In other jurisdictions, the action is commenced by service of legal process by delivery of these documents on the defendant by a process server; they are only filed with the court subsequently with an affidavit from the process server that they had been given to the defendant according to the rules of civil procedure.
- A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy. If this search is successful, the court will issue judgment in favor of the plaintiff and make the appropriate court order (e.g., an order for damages). "Plaintiff" is the term used in civil cases in most English-speaking jurisdictions, the notable exceptions being England and Wales, where a plaintiff has, since the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules in 1999, been known as a "claimant" and Scotland, where the party has always been known as the "pursuer". In criminal cases, the prosecutor brings the case against the defendant, but the key complaining party is often called the "complainant".