Defendant - An individual (or business) against whom a lawsuit is filed.⏎
Evidence - Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case in favor of one side or the other.⏎
Contract - An agreement between two or more people that creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing.⏎
Confirmation - Approval of a plan of reorganization by a bankruptcy judge.⏎
Class action - A lawsuit in which one or more members of a large group, or class, of individuals or other entities sue on behalf of the entire class. The district court must find that the claims of the class members contain questions of law or fact in common before the lawsuit can proceed as a class action.⏎