Eli5 – How can someone be proven not guilty of murder in criminal court but still sued in civil court?

Question

Eli5 – How can someone be proven not guilty of murder in criminal court but still sued in civil court?

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Answer 1

In an engineering law class I took in 2019-2020, it was described to us as:

* in a criminal case, the jury needs to think there’s a 99%+ chance you’re guilty to convict you
* in a civil case, the jury only needs to think there’s a 51% chance you’re guilty to convict you