Personal Injury: Legal Terms

You can't demand on something you are not rightful to have. Know the terms first and your rights will follow.

Before you go further you must be aware of the definition of some legal terms you might not be familiar with.

These three terms are just basic of personal injury. Some other legal terms you may have a grasp with are listed below:

• Comparative negligence- this is when the plaintiff or the victim is partly to be blame of the accident. The percentage of the participation will be determined by the injury and will be deducted from the total compensation.


• Duty- it is a legal obligation of taking or not taking an action mandated in common law, statute, contract or court order. Under such laws everybody has a duty to take extra safety to avoid making an injury to somebody.


• Loss of Consortium- it is the loss of sexual activity or any decrease of attachment of victims in a relationship such as spouses because of the damages brought by the accident.


• Negligence- it is the failure, whether intentional or not, to do the duty to care for anybody else. It is resulted from carelessness, inattentiveness, distractions or any other actions that will create injury to other party.


• Personal Injury Law- it is under Tort Law by which everybody is demanded to do reasonable actions on circumstances. Any failure to do so that will result to injury or pain and suffering to other person shall be recovered in monetary figures. It will include medical expenses, and present and anticipated losses.  


• Statute of Limitations- it is the deadline to when you can file a suit for grievance. It may vary depending on the type of personal injury as well as state of residence.