Jackson settled the boy's civil suit for reportedly more than $10 million, and without the boy's testimony a criminal suit was dropped.

The reason, they say, is an increase in the number of civil and criminal suits brought against officers who use their weapons.

Chilean law establishes a prosecutorial role for judges and allows individuals to file criminal suits.

Spanish lawyers are still struggling to get judicial approval for their criminal suits.

Neither the Indonesian government's civil suit nor the criminal suit addresses the mercury emissions.

Civil and criminal suits related to the scandal continued throughout the 1920s.

Mr. Jackson settled a civil suit brought by a 13-year-old boy, reportedly for more than $10 million; a criminal suit was dropped.

Some of these allegations are currently pending either as criminal suits, civil suits, or both in various state and federal courts.

We even could be named as a co-conspirator in a criminal suit.

"We have zero plans to file civil or criminal suits."