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February 08, 2012
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Accident Terms and Definitions

 

 

PT - Physical Therapy
the evaluation, assessment, and treatment of dysfunction caused by injuries to the soft tissue and muscles/skeleton . Treatment shall consist of therapeutic exercises, education and other modalities, such as the therapeutic use of heat, light, water, electricity, massage & more.

Momentum
The mass of an object multiplied by its velocity. It is a vectored quantity with both magnitude and direction.

Cause of action
A legal claim. Certificate under penalty of perjury - A written statement, certified by the maker as being under penalty of perjury.

Elderly & Older Drivers
Drivers typically 65 or 70 years old, most states require renewal applicants to appear in person and to pass a vision test.

Adjudication
A judgment or decree Adversary system - Basic U.S. trial system in which each of the opposing parties has opportunity to state his viewpoints before the court. Plaintiff argues for defendant's guilt (criminal) or liability (civil). Defense argues for defendant's innocence (criminal) or against liability civil).

Subpoena
Document issued by the authority of the court to compel a witness to appear and give testimony or produce documentary evidence in a proceeding. Failure to appear or produce is punishable by contempt of court.

Disregarding traffic controls
Can be going through a red light or stopping at a green light, diregarding special signals in traffic.

Risk assessment
The determination of the probability of failure of a component or system.

Collision Scrub
Occurs during a traffic collision when the downward and rotating forces cause a smearing of tire material on the road surface.

Interrogatories
Written questions developed by one party's attorney for the opposing party.

 

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Did You Know?    
 
 
Almost 5,000 trucks were involved in fatal death crashes from recent report
Large trucks accounted for 9 percent of the vehicles in fatal crashes, but only 4 percent of the vehicles involved in injury and property-damage-only crashes. Of the 4,898 large trucks involved in fatal crashes, 76 percent were combination trucks.

 


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Accident Terms

 
 


Today's Terms

Collision

Definition:
Pays for damage to your car caused by physical contact with another vehicle or with another object, such as a tree, boulder, guardrail, structure, or person.

Reference Point

Definition:
In angular momentum, the point in space around which the motion of an object is described. The angular momentum of an object is defined in relation to some point, the reference point. The velocity and radius of an object are measured from the reference point.

Cause of action

Definition:
A legal claim. Certificate under penalty of perjury - A written statement, certified by the maker as being under penalty of perjury.

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Accident Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Accidents:

  • Head Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Neck Injury
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Severed Limb

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Alabama Accident Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Accident attorney you should contact our Accident Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Alabaster
  • Albertville
  • Alexander City
  • Anniston
  • Athens
  • Atmore
  • Auburn
  • Bay Minette
  • Bessemer
  • Birmingham
  • Cullman
  • Daphne
  • Decatur
  • Dothan
  • Enterprise
  • Fairhope
  • Florence
  • Fort Payne
  • Gadsden
  • Hartselle
  • Huntsville
  • Madison
  • Mobile
  • Montgomery
  • Opelika
  • Ozark
  • Pelham
  • Phenix City
  • Pinson
  • Prattville
  • Selma
  • Sylacauga
  • Talladega
  • Theodore
  • Trussville
  • Tuscaloosa
  • Wetumpka


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