I won a personal injury lawsuit a few years ago, after a perfectly ordinary product ended up leaving me with a permanent scar. I was afraid to sue at first. I thought that people would just think I was out for money. But after talking to a personal injury lawyer, I understood the civil court system a little better. You can’t exactly arrest a manufacturing company and put it in jail for assault, but companies have to be held accountable for their mistakes, especially ones that hurt people. That’s what personal injury lawsuits do. Now I blog about personal injury law and lawsuits. I think it’s important to understand how civil law works. It’s the best recourse that we have for non-criminal injuries, and it’s often misunderstood. I want to help you better understand your rights under civil law.