Legal info

A controversy before a court or a "lawsuit" is commonly referred to as "litigation". If it is not settled by agreement between the parties it would eventually be heard and decided by a judge or jury in a court. Litigation is one way that people and companies resolve disputes arising out of an infinite variety of factual circumstances.

Litigation can involve anyone-two individuals, an individual with a business, a business with another business, an individual with a government agency, a government agency with another government agency, and the list goes on. The parties involved in the dispute are called "litigants," a term most people have heard on shows like The People's Court and similar court proceedings that are shown on TV. Of course, in addition to the litigants, there usually are attorneys, a judge and typically a jury involved, depending on the case and whether or not the case goes to trial.

The litigation attorneys at Murphy, Haskins & Dengler provide practical, results-oriented representation in all federal and state courts, administrative tribunals, mediations and arbitrations.