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A civil lawsuit is a lawsuit brought by a private party to remedy a wrong. (Forbes)

A Mississippi judge ruled that Brett Favre will remain as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare... (ESPN)

Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against 38 individuals or entities it says took welfare money from the state. (Mississippi Today)

Civil claims can cover a wide range of matters. The most common types of civil claims are claims for debts (such as money owing on loans or under contracts) or claims for damages (such as for money claimed for repairing a car or for personal injuries following a road accident). (The Legal Services Commission, South Australia)

A fourth British woman has joined a civil claim for damages against Andrew Tate, alleging she was also a victim of sexual and physical assault by him. (The Guardian)

The family of Harry Dunn have reached a "resolution" with the teenager's alleged killer, Anne Sacoolas, in their civil claim for damages in the US. (The Guardian)