Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals and/or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim. For instance, if a car crash victim claims damages against the driver for loss or injury sustained in an accident, this will be a civil law case. Civil law courts provide a forum for deciding disputes involving torts (such as accidents, negligence, and libel), contract disputes, the probate of wills, trusts, property disputes, administrative law, commercial law, and any other private matters that involve private parties or organizations including government departments. The objectives of civil law are different from other types of law. In civil law there is the attempt to right a wrong, honor an agreement, or settle a dispute. If there is a victim, they get compensation, and the person who is the cause of the wrong pays, this being a civilized form of, or legal alternative to, revenge.
Russell is an unincorporated community in Pine Grove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is due east of the similar hamlet of Lander and lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 62 and Pennsylvania Route 957. It is drained by Conewango Creek. Despite not being recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau, radio station WQFX-FM, a station serving the Jamestown/Warren area, is licensed to and has its tower in Russell (though it is operated from Jamestown). Conversely, the local Calvary Chapel operates radio station WTWT from Russell, even though it is licensed to and broadcasts from an area further east.