Legal terms in Chicago malpractice
Anesthesia Negligence: Negligence by anesthesiologist due to improper dose of Anesthesia causing harm or death to the patient.
Adjudicate: To determine or clear up issues in a legal situation.
Affidavit: It’s declaration of essential information that is written and pledged.
Allegation: A pleading announcement or statement that is made by one of the parties to the lawsuit and notifies their intention.
Answer: It’s a written reply in civil case in which the defendant accepts or rejects the complaint given by the pursuer.
Arbitration: It’s a process of negotiation or settlement of a dispute between the parties involved, out of court.
Collateral source rule: A rule under which the reimbursement granted to an offended party will not be affected irrespective of the amount available to him from his insurance or any other source.
Comparative negligence: The principle of comparing, level of error among the parties.
Complaint, civil: It is first step in any dispute brought to the court, the complaint made by the plaintiff that declares the facts, figures and theories to support his allegations against the defendant.
Contingency fee: It’s the fee agreement between the plaintiff and his or her attorney where the fee due to the lawyer will be settled based on the court judgment in favor of the plaintiff.
Continuance: The suspension or postponement of a scheduled court session.
Damages: Reimbursement demanded by a person who has been harmed or suffered damage due to the carelessness of another.
Decedent: A deceased or lifeless person.
Interrogatories: It is a finding by one party and presenting a set of written questions to the opponent, to which the latter is liable to answer on pledge.
