b'TAKE YOUR POWER BACKEMPOWERMENTTHE CIVIL LITIGATION PROCESSOnce your lawsuit is underway, you have entered the civil court system, which provides forum for your lawyer to voiceLIABILITY:your complaints and seek redress for theThe part of your case where your lawyer wrongs youve suffered. has the burden of proving the defendant was at fault for the incident, injuries, and It is important to keep in mind that civildamages.lawsuits seek monetary compensation to make the victim whole again.ItsDAMAGES:the way our judicial system works; evenThe part of your case where your lawyer though money can never completelyproveshowmuchharmyouincurred heal the devastation a sexual harasser orandplacesamonetaryvalueonthat perpetrator causes. harm. Harm and injury (or damages) in these types of cases usually focus on With that said, civil cases are comprisedemotional trauma, but can include costs of two aspects: associatedwiththattrauma,suchas 1) liabilitytherapy and medical treatment. It is not 2) damages uncommonfortheretobeaphysical injurycomponentincasesofsevere sexual assault, abuse, or molestation.PUNITIVE DAMAGES:Damagesawardedtoavictimactas apunishmenttowardsthewrongdoer, iftheirconductwasegregiously insidious.Punitivedamagesalsoact as a social deterrent to prevent others fromengaginginmaliciousbehavior. Punitive damages are often the greatest 18 amount of compensation a jury awards.'