More information about symptoms of Measles and related conditions: 1  Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses. 2  Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Measles. 3  Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Measles. 4  Underlying causes of Measles. 5  Risk factors for Measles.
When individuals or businesses are brought before a court as the defendant, they are at risk of having a judgment made against them. In criminal cases, the judgment can result in jail time and fines. In civil cases, the judgment can require the defendant to pay money. In both criminal and civil cases, it is the job of a defense attorney to represent defendants in court. Although a defense attorney may represent either criminal or civil defendants, in practice defense attorneys typically specialize in representing just one type of defendant.
Civil defendants[edit] In a civil lawsuit, a defendant (or a respondent) is also the accused party, although not of an offense, but of a civil wrong (a tort or a breach of contract, for instance). The person who starts the civil action through filing a complaint is referred to as the plaintiff. Defendants in civil actions usually make their first court appearance voluntarily in response to a summons. Historically, civil defendants could be taken into custody under a writ of Caspian ad respondent.