legal Terms

The
person who complains; the accuser; he who brings suit.

The use
of force or violence upon the person of another "treatment without
consecnt".

The
accused: he who denies or defends against the accusations of another.

The
cause of the injury was closely related to the defendant's negligence.

An
exception to the hearsay rule. Evidence admissible even though may be
"hearsay".

"The
thing speaks for itself". Obvious charge. Circumstantial evidence doctrine:
nature of the injury strongly or obviously implicates negligence.

Defamation
of character by verbal statements.

The
order which requires you to appear in court

Written
testimony; under oath, in response to interrogation (written and/or oral
questioning).

Being
held legally responsible for negligent acts

Legal
limit on the time a person has to file a suit in a civil matter when an injury
occurs or when an injured person discovered the injury

Failure
to act in such a way as to avoid harm to others

Wrongful
injury .A civil wrong.

Laws
exempting physicians and other medical professionals from liability for
treatment given in accident case.

Wrongful
defamation

The lag
between the time when an injury occurs and the claim is settled

term referring to professional negligence

Insurance covering a professional for
malpractice and personal liability theoretically covers a professional only for
malpractice liability

Vicarious liability of the employer for the
negligent actions oh his employees

Acts performed or omitted that a prudent
practitioner would have not done, degree of care, judgment and skill of a
competent nurse in like or similar circumstance. Based on testing

Let the decision stand, legal principle that
previous decisions made by the court should be applied to new cases

Limits of the nursing practice as defined by the
state statutes

Action of an individual which gives another
person apprehension of immediate harm

Phys responsible for those under their
supervision

Damage of the reputation and good name of an
individual by communication to others

A professional familiar with the procedure
involved in the suit, who can testify as to whether or not there was a
deviation from expected care

Once who is called to testify to the facts or
occurrence in a case

Holds the individual liable for all consequences
of any negligent act which could or should have been foreseen under the
circumstances

Four elements

Exposure of a person to risk of injury by a
commissive or ommissive action

Protection against interference which is serious
or beyond the limits of a common idea of decent conduct