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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.

Lapse

When a right, privilege, or agreement becomes invalid because it is not renewed or it has expired.

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Lemon

A car that continues to be defective after a reasonable number of attempts at repair, or after the car has been out of commission for a certain period of time. Under most state lemon laws, the owner has the option after arbitration or a lawsuit, of getting a refund or a replacement vehicle.

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Life Expectancy

The length of time a person is expected to live based upon factors such as: age, gender, health, etc. To prove life expectancy in insurance claims and sometime in court, life expectancy will be based on actuarial tables or by offering proof from economists, life planners or other expert witnesses.

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Loss of Enjoyment of Life

A category of damages based upon a person’s reduced ability to participate in the activities or pleasures of life that were formerly enjoyed.

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Case Results

  • $1,600,000: Car Rollover
  • $300,000: Recovery for a Shooting Victim
  • $3,000,000: Insurance Bad Faith Claim
  • $161,000: Drivers collide at sharp curve in middle of roadway as cornfield obstructed view
  • $250,000: Auto/Bus Collision
  • $550,000: Motorcyclist Killed
  • $1,400,000: Motorcycle Accident
  • $500,000: Tow-Truck Operator Struck and Killed

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