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February 07, 2012
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Accident Terms and Definitions

 

 

Affidavit
A written or printed declaration or statement under oath Affirm - The assertion of an appellate court that the judgment of the lower court is correct and should stand.

Actual Cash Value (ACV)
The value of your property, based on the current cost to replace it minus depreciation.

Choice no fault
In some state a hybrid no fault system known as " choice no fault " exists. In these states, you may choose to be insured under a strict no-fault plan, in which case you're unable to sue an at fault driver and also can't be sued if you're at fault.

Injury Rights
Regardless of who is at fault for an automobile accident, your insurance company is responsible for paying your initial medical expenses.

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

Using cell phone
Some state have banned types of cell phone use while driving. This can be very dangerous and my be a cause of an accident.

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.

Pedestrian Manifestations
Those items of evidence deposited at the collision scene by the pedestrian during or following impact.

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

Frequent or unsafe lane changes
In driver test books there are laws that state what type of passing may be done acording to the yellow lines paited in the road or highway. There are some laws that regulate the distance that a lane change can be made related to an intersection.

 

Contact our Georgia Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
Car crashes happen at high speeds more often than at low speeds
More than half of fatal crashes occurred on roads with posted speed limits of 55 mph or more, while only 22 percent of property-damage-only crashes occurred on these roads.

 


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News about Accidents in Georgia and nationwide:

Advocates and Consumers Called on to Help Improve Safety
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Fatal motorcycle wreck
Shreveport Police are investigating a fatal wreck involving 3 cars and a motorcycle this morning.

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Minor Injuries When Tour Boat Collides With Shore
Minor Injuries When Tour Boat Collides With Shore

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Accident Terms

 
 


Today's Terms

Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)

Definition:
Calculated based on the following equation: YPLL = Fixed Age - Age at death. Usually the fixed age is 65 or 70, or the life expectancy of the group in question.

Momentum

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

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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Georgia Accident Attorney

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

  • Acworth
  • Albany
  • Alpharetta
  • Athens
  • Atlanta
  • Augusta
  • Columbus
  • Cumming
  • Dalton
  • Decatur
  • Douglasville
  • Duluth
  • Griffin
  • Hephzibah
  • Hinesville
  • Jonesboro
  • Kennesaw
  • Lawrenceville
  • Lilburn
  • Lithonia
  • Loganville
  • Marietta
  • Milledgeville
  • Moultrie
  • Newnan
  • Norcross
  • Powder Springs
  • Ringgold
  • Rome
  • Roswell
  • Savannah
  • Smyrna
  • Stockbridge
  • Stone Mountain
  • Suwanee
  • Tifton
  • Warner Robins
  • Woodstock


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