A lawsuit is any kind of civil legal proceeding between two people that takes place in the court system. Lawsuits are started by one person in order to seek a legal remedy from another person. As a civil action, the lawsuit comes before the court with a plaintiff and a defendant. The plaintiff is the person who is doing the suing, while the defendant is the person who is being sued. The plaintiff claims to have received some sort of damage from the defendant's actions. He or she is filing the lawsuit against the defendant in order to receive compensation in the form of money or property for these damages. The lawsuit is one of the best ways for citizens and businesses to take care of any kind of dispute between them.