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January 06, 2009
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Accident Terms and Definitions

 

 

Injury Rights
Regardless of who is at fault for an automobile accident, your insurance company is responsible for paying your initial medical expenses.

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.

PT - Physical Therapy
the evaluation, assessment, and treatment of dysfunction caused by injuries to the soft tissue and muscles/skeleton . Treatment shall consist of therapeutic exercises, education and other modalities, such as the therapeutic use of heat, light, water, electricity, massage & more.

Interrogatories
Written questions developed by one party's attorney for the opposing party.

Arbitration
the hearing and settlement of a dispute between opposing parties by a third party whose decision the parties have agreed to accept.

Blind Spots
The back corner of the car never moves. It always stays in the same exact place. Mirrors are unable to show this spot. This back area is known as blind spot

Brake failure
Brake failure can happen. Drum brakes are more commen to fail. Modern dual-circuit brake systems have made total brake failure an unlikely event. If one side of the circuit fails, the other side is usually sufficient to stop a vehicle.

Tort
An injury or wrong committed, with or without force, to the person or property of another, which gives rise to a claim for damages.

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.

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.

 

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?    
 
 
Blood Alcohol Concentration is a major cause of fatal crashes
The BAC is measured as a percentage by weight of alcohol in the blood (grams/deciliter). A positive BAC level (0.01 g/dl and higher) indicates that alcohol was consumed by the person tested. A BAC level of 0.10 g/dl or more indicates that the person was intoxicated.

 


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News about Accidents in Manhattan and nationwide:

Advocates and Consumers Called on to Help Improve Safety
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Cutting Highway And Recreational Boating Deaths Must Be "Political Priority," Ntsb Urges
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NTSB Determines Ethan Allen Accident Caused By Vessel's Instability
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Accident Terms

 
 


Today's Terms

Collision Scrub

Definition:
Occurs during a traffic collision when the downward and rotating forces cause a smearing of tire material on the road surface.

Omnibus hearing

Definition:
A pretrial hearing normally scheduled at the same time the trial date is established. Purpose of the hearing is to ensure each party receives (or "discovers") vital information concerning the case held by the other.

Risk assessment

Definition:
The determination of the probability of failure of a component or system.

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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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  • Brentwood
  • Bronx
  • Brooklyn
  • Buffalo
  • Corona
  • Elmhurst
  • Elmont
  • Endicott
  • Fairport
  • Far Rockaway
  • Flushing
  • Forest Hills
  • Freeport
  • Hamburg
  • Hempstead
  • Huntington
  • Huntington Station
  • 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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