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Personal Injury Glossary

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ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Assault and battery are often heard together; however, they are separate legal claims. An assault is putting a person in immediate fear (or apprehension) of physical injury or offensive contact. Battery is actually using force to harm another individual.

BIRTH INJURIES
Birth injuries are injuries to a baby that occur during delivery and are caused by medical negligence. The type of injuries and degree of negligence may differ from case to case. Usually, birth injuries occur in situations where a medical professional failed to act or responded inadequately to a complication or medical condition during a birth.

CATASTROPHIC INJURIES
Catastrophic injuries are severe physical injuries that require extensive or protracted medical treatment and are often long lasting or permanent in nature. These injuries may result from any kind of accident and may affect all body systems

EXPLOITATION OF A NURSING HOME RESIDENT
Exploitation takes place when an individual misuses a resident’s personal property or funds for his or her own benefit. Often this is done without the owner’s consent, through threats, coercion, deception, or undue influence. Thus, the resident is taken advantage of.

LICENSEE
The term licensee is commonly used in a slip and fall case. A licensee is someone who enters the property of another with the owner’s consent. The owner owes such a person a duty to keep the property safe and to warn the licensee of any known dangers. If the landowner fails in this duty and the licensee is injured, he or she may have a claim against the owner for those injuries.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, nurse, dentist, or other medical/healthcare worker performs his or her duties in a manner that is negligent. This means, the worker’s action or non-action does not meet the industry standard of care and, as a result, the patient suffers injury.

SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
Soft tissue injuries may be caused by a single event or over a period of time (repetitive activity). Generally, soft tissue injuries are bruises, sprains or strains to the muscles, ligaments or tendons. Injuries to the internal organs or bones are not considered soft tissue injuries.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Workers’ compensation refers to benefits given to workers who have been injured during the course of their employment. Employees may receive compensation for costs, such as lost salary, medical treatment, job rehabilitation and other types of compensation depending on the situation. In return, the employer cannot be sued by the employee for the same injuries/incident. Such benefits are required for all U.S. workers by state and federal law.

WRONGFUL DEATH
A wrongful death claim is a legal action by survivors of a deceased individual. In order to have such a claim, the loved one’s death must have been caused by the wrongful actions of another party. The decedent’s loved ones, bringing the claim, may receive monetary compensation for their losses, as determined by the court. Every state has a wrongful death statute; however, the laws may differ greatly.

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