In the United States there are thousands of lawsuits filed each week. These lawsuits stem from personal injury to commercial litigation cases. When a person is unable to settle their case through negotiations with the defense, the plaintiff will file a lawsuit against the other party.

A lawsuit is a legal action brought upon by a plaintiff against the defense. The plaintiff may file a suit in hopes to collect damages from an incident that caused physical and/or financial harm. These incidents may be a result of a car accident, slip and fall, wrongful death, patent infringement and breach of contract.

There are two sides to every lawsuit. The plaintiff is the person or entity filing the action, and the defense is the party that the action is being filed against. When the plaintiff files a lawsuit the defense will have a certain amount of time to answer. If the defense does not answer within a specific time frame, they will automatically lose the case.
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