Legal Dictionary

Legal Dictionary

There are a plethora of legal terms involved in your case. Our legal dictionary helps define terms that can become confusing from A-Z.

Claim form

A form used to report a work related injury or illness directly to your employer.

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Claims administrator

The term used by insurance companies and others involved in processing an injury compensation claim. Auto accident cases: Claims administrators are generally employed directly by an insurance company and work to balance the interests of the insurance company against the interests of the person filing a claim. Workers compensation cases: Generally, claims administrators are employed […]

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Commutation

A judicial order by a workers’ compensation judge to allow a lump sum payment of part or all of your permanent disability award.

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Comparative Negligence

Comparative negligence: reduces the amount of damages a plaintiff can recover based upon the plaintiff’s own negligent contribution to the injury. Pure comparative negligence: Plaintiffs can recover some percentage from a defendant who is liable regardless of the extent of their own negligence. Modified comparative negligence: Plaintiffs are allowed a partial recovery just like pure […]

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Contributory Negligence

Contributory negligence: is only followed in a few states and is not the law in Kansas.  In tort law, contributory negligence bars recovery for an injury where a plaintiff had any fault whatsoever in contributing towards the cause of the injury. Example 1: A plaintiff and defendant crash into each other on the road.  A […]

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Cumulative injury (CT)

An injury caused by repeated events or repeated exposure at work. Examples: hurting your wrist doing the same motion over and over or losing your hearing because of constant loud noise.

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Case Results

  • $1,600,000: Car Rollover
  • $161,000: Drivers collide at sharp curve in middle of roadway as cornfield obstructed view
  • $290,000: ATV Accident
  • $1,725,000: Auto/Truck Collision
  • $4,000,000: Accidental Dismemberment
  • $2,650,000: Vehicle Rollover Accident
  • $300,000: Recovery for a Shooting Victim
  • $3,000,000: Insurance Bad Faith Claim

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