The category of private law contains

a.contract law and tort law but not if a government has sued or is being sued.

b.real estate transactions, lawsuits based on deceit, and the violation of copyrights, among other things.

c.contract law and property law but not tort law, which is closely related to criminal law.

d.rules that govern personal matters, such as the right to privacy but not rules that govern public matters, such as the contracts of a public company.

e.only those cases that the parties resolve themselves, or with the assistance of a neutral third party other than a judge.