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Understand Common Legal Terms Related to Personal Injury
At the Law Offices of Steven D. Weier, we personally manage your
case so you can be restored physically, emotionally and financially
without having to worry about new personal injury terms, concepts
and procedures.
At the same time, we appreciate that you may want more information
on the personal injury claim process. That is why we've prepared
this glossary of some of the most common terms you may encounter:
Common Personal Injury-Related Terms
Adjuster: Person hired or employed by an insurance
company to settle a claim. The adjuster's job is to avoid paying
out money under the claim, or to pay the minimum possible.
Arbitration: The trial process where attorneys
for the Claimant and Defendant argue their respective cases before
a judge.
Attorney: Person licensed to practice law who
represents a Claimant or a party to a lawsuit.
Claim: A formally processed assertion of the
right to money or property.
Claimant: The person making the claim under an
insurance policy. Usually the victim (you).
contingent fee: An arrangement which sets the
attorney's fee as a percentage of the total recovery. If there
is no recovery, there is no fee. This method allows the Claimant
(injured person) to retain high quality legal counsel without
incurring expensive advance payments.
Coverage: The extent of protection specified
in an insurance policy.
Coverages: Items, conditions, and/or situations
specified as being protected by an insurance policy.
Defendant: The person being sued.
First Party Insurance: The Claimant's (your)
insurance.
Plaintiff: The party to a lawsuit who files
the suit (you).
Party: A plaintiff or a defendant.
Third Party Insurance: The Defendant's (other
person's) insurance.
Tortfeasor: The person causing the injuries.
Also known as the "At-Fault-Party" or the "Defendant."
Contact us today for answers to questions
about your personal injury situation.
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