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Common Medical Injury Legal Terms

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• Case law: Law based on previous decisions of appellate courts.
• Civil: Generally pertains to disputes, not involving crimes, including family matters, contracts, collection of debts, and compensation for personal injury or property loss.
• Collateral source rule: Under this rule, compensation awarded to an injured party shall not be reduced by the amount of compensation available to him from his insurance company or other independent sources.
• Common law: Law that derives its authority solely from usages and customs of the past, or from the judgments and decrees of courts (the latter known as "case law").
• Comparative negligence: The doctrine of comparing degrees of fault among the responsible parties.
• Complainant: See "plaintiff."
• Complaint, civil: The first pleading in a civil case filed by the plaintiff. It alleges the material facts and legal theories to support the plaintiff's claim against the defendant.
• Contingency fee: A fee arrangement in which the plaintiff and his or her attorney agree that the fees due to the attorney will be determined by the amount of the judgment granted in the plaintiff's favor.
• Continuance: The adjournment or delay of a scheduled session of a court.
• Cross-examination: The questioning of a witness of one party by the opposing party during a trial, hearing or deposition.

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