INTRODUCTION: Preponderance of evidence; O.J. Simpson; Liability and Damages; Jurisdiction; venue; venue shopping; U.S. Court System: federal and state courts; Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; objections; Civil law suits: domestic, contracts, torts; Torts: negligence; res ipsa loquitur. II. PRE-TRIAL PROCESS AND PROCEDURE: Complaint; No answer; Default judgment; Answer; Counterclaim; Reply; Demurrer; Impleader; Discovery: Interrogations; Depositions; Admissions; Summary judgment; 'Trial by brochure.' III. TRIAL PROCESS AND PROCEDURE: Trial by jury; voir dire; Opening statements; sobriquet; Witnesses: direct examination; cross examination,leading questions; Demonstrative Evidence: photos, films, plaintiff; Jury instructions; Closing statements; Verdict. IV. POST-TRIAL PROCESS AND PROCEDURE: Damages: General; Special; Punitive; Relief: Specific performance; Injunction; Attorneys' fees: Fixed, hourly, contingency; Appeal: outcomes; protecting the record; Judgment-proof.