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.

Unavoidable Accident

An accident that is inevitable despite all involved exercising necessary care.  

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Vicarious Liability

Liability for the tort (harmful actions) of another even though the person being held responsible may not have been the actor who committed the harm.

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Void

No longer having a binding effect or legal force; null.

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Waiver

Knowing and voluntary relinquishment of a right. A waiver may be express or implied.

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Case Results

  • $640,000: Accidental Electrocution
  • $8,600,000: Auto Accident Judgment
  • $540,000: Truck/Train Collision
  • $290,000: Minor Injured in ATV Accident
  • $1,475,000: Highway 50 Auto/Truck Collision
  • $395,000 auto accident
  • $550,000: Motorcyclist Killed
  • $161,000: Drivers collide at sharp curve in middle of roadway as cornfield obstructed view

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