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February 06, 2012
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Accident Terms and Definitions

 

 

Cause of action
A legal claim. Certificate under penalty of perjury - A written statement, certified by the maker as being under penalty of perjury.

Soft Tissue Injury
Injuries sustained to the muscle, skin, connective tissue.

Frequent or unsafe lane changes
In driver test books there are laws that state what type of passing may be done acording to the yellow lines paited in the road or highway. There are some laws that regulate the distance that a lane change can be made related to an intersection.

Burden of proof
Measure of proof required to prove a fact. Obligation of a party to probe facts at issue in the trial of a case.

Linear Momentum
A quantity associated with the motion of an object along a straight path. The linear momentum of an object is defined to be equal to its mass times its velocity.

Breakover Angle
when a vehicle crests a hill, it's the angle at which the front tires still remain on the ground as the rear wheels continue to climb (see High Centered)

Actual Cash Value (ACV)
The value of your property, based on the current cost to replace it minus depreciation.

Excessive speed & Speeding
Speeding is defined as travelling faster than the posted speed limit, or travelling too fast for the road conditions even at speeds under the posted limit.

Comparative negligence
Negligence of a plaintiff in a civil suit which decreases his recovery by his percentage of negligence compared to a defendant's negligence.

Risk assessment
The determination of the probability of failure of a component or system.

 

Contact our Manhattan Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
Almost half of all traffic deaths involve alcohol
Forty percent of the persons who were killed in traffic crashes in 2000 died in alcohol-related crashes. Ten percent of the injured persons received their injuries in alcohol-related crashes.

 


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States With Laws Banning Hand-Held Cell Phone Use While Driving Are New York, New Jersey & District of Columbia
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Accident Terms

 
 


Today's Terms

Excessive speed & Speeding

Definition:
Speeding is defined as travelling faster than the posted speed limit, or travelling too fast for the road conditions even at speeds under the posted limit.

Linear Momentum

Definition:
A quantity associated with the motion of an object along a straight path. The linear momentum of an object is defined to be equal to its mass times its velocity.

Burden of proof

Definition:
Measure of proof required to prove a fact. Obligation of a party to probe facts at issue in the trial of a case.

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Accident Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Accidents:

  • Head Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Neck Injury
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Severed Limb

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If you live in the following cities and need an Accident attorney you should contact our Accident Attorney as soon as possible:

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  • Bronx
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  • Buffalo
  • Corona
  • Elmhurst
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  • Fairport
  • Far Rockaway
  • Flushing
  • Forest Hills
  • Freeport
  • Hamburg
  • Hempstead
  • Huntington
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  • Ithaca
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  • Jamaica
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  • Levittown
  • Lindenhurst
  • Lockport
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  • Massapequa
  • Middletown
  • New York
  • Newburgh
  • North Tonawanda
  • Patchogue
  • Poughkeepsie
  • Rego Park
  • Ridgewood
  • Rochester
  • Rome
  • South Ozone Park
  • South Richmond Hill
  • Spring Valley
  • Staten Island
  • Tonawanda
  • Troy
  • Webster
  • West Babylon
  • Westbury
  • Whitestone
  • Woodside
  • Yonkers


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