Navigating the legal world is complex and filled with unfamiliar terms—especially if you’re looking to understand a personal injury claim. To ensure that our clients have an easier time understanding the process, we’ve put together this helpful glossary of law terms relating to personal injury cases. We hope that this resource can give you greater confidence in understanding your ongoing case or any future ones that may arise.
- At Fault States in Car Accidents
- Lawsuit
- Preponderance of Evidence
- Premises Liability
- Partial Disability
- Occupational Disease
- Mitigating Circumstances
- Medical Malpractice Caps
- Medical Malpractice
- Loss of Consortium
- Expert Witness
- Proximate Cause
- Duty
- Damages
- Comparative Negligence
- Civil Rights
- Voir Dire
- Jury
- Interrogatory
- Indemnity
- Product Liability in Texas
- Injury Settlement
- Driver Responsibility Program
- Suspect
- Pain and Suffering
- Onus probandi
- Onus
- Tort Law
- Party
- Dereliction of Duty
- Suer
- Complainant
- Offender
- Standard of Care
- Doctrine of Proportionate Responsibility
- Power of Attorney
- Contributory Fault
- Wrongful Death Action
- Vicarious Liability
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Total Disability
- Third Party Litigation
- Strict Liability
- Hazardous Exposure
- Declaratory Judgment
- Adjudicate
- Burden of Proof
- Fraud
- Testimony
- Uninsured Motorist Coverage
- Verdict
- Wrongful Death
- Emotional Distress
- Demand Letter
- Claim
- Affidavit
- Bad Faith Claim
- Tort
- Liability
- At Fault
- Litigant
- Negligence
- Bodily Injury
- Plaintiff
- Defendant
- Resolution
- Ad Litem
- Concussion
- Collateral Source Rule
- Class Action Lawsuit
- Consultation
- Attorney-Client Privilege
- Tolling
- Dram Shop Law
- Statute of Limitations
- Adjuster
- Subrogation
- Assumption of Risk
- Distracted Driving
- Benefit
- Gross Negligence
- Discovery
- Litigation
- Jurisdiction
- Insurance Policy
- Hit and Run
- Fault
- Estoppel
- Interrogatories
