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Negligence: Negligence generally means
that a person's conduct falls below a legally
recognized standard of taking reasonable care under
the circumstances. It may develop from carelessness
or thoughtless conduct, or a failure to act when a
reasonable person under the same circumstances would
have so acted. Negligence is the basis for liability
in the majority of serious injury, or wrongful death
lawsuits. The essential elements of actionable
negligence are the existence of a duty in the face
of a foreseeable danger owing to the injured party,
a breach of that duty, injuries proximately
resulting from that breach and damages.
Notice of Claim: Notification to an
insurance company that an injury has been sustained
and that the injured is filing a claim in which he
or she is requesting monetary recovery for damages
from the injury.
Notice of Defective Condition:
Notification to a manufacturer or other entity
responsible for putting a product into the stream of
commerce that an injury has been sustained because
of a defect in its product for which the injured is
requesting monetary recovery for damages from the
injury.
Net Wage Loss: Typically, gross income
lost, minus liability for taxes and Employment
Insurance premiums. For example, a gross income of
$60,000 per year, reduced by taxes of $20,000 and
E.I. premiums of $1,000, would produce a net income
of $39,000. Therefore, in this example, someone not
able to work for a year would have suffered a
$39,000 net wage loss.
Not Guilty: The verdict you hope to hear
in your DUI, DWI, or drunken driving case after
being represented by one of our well-qualified DUI
defense lawyers.
