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January 30, 2012
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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Full Tort
With this selection you retain unrestricted rights to bring suit against the negligent party.

Scrapped
Vehicles that have been dismantled and/or crushed and should not return to the road.

Cancellation
The termination of an insurance policy before its normal expiration date.

Policy
Written contract of insurance.

Deductible
The amount of the loss which the insured is responsible to pay before benefits from the insurance policy are payable.

Loss Due To Fire Title
The vehicle sustained major damage due to fire. In most states, fire damage titles are issued when the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value.

Junk Title
A Junk Title is issued on a vehicle damaged to the extent that the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value; or a vehicle that has been declared a total loss by an insurer or other state or jurisdiction.

Venue
The specific county, city or geographical area in which a court has jurisdiction

Witness
Person who testifies under oath before a court, regarding what he/she has seen, heard or otherwise observed.

Subrogation
The process in which an insurance company, after paying a loss to its insured, recovers the amount of the loss for damages (plus the insured's deductible) from the legally liable party.


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

 
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By 2025, Senior Citizens Will Be The Largest Percentage Of "Rear End" And "Turning Left" Accidents
By the year 2025 there will be 33 million people who are 70 years or older. They will make up the largest percentage of the “turning left” and “rear end” accidents. Slowly but surely Senior Citizens have developed a higher accident ratio than teenagers.

 


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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Subpoena

Definition:
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.

Medical Payments Coverage

Definition:
Covers the medical costs (up to the specified limit you choose) resulting from an auto accident for you, your family, and others in your car. It pays regardless of fault.

Comparative Negligence

Definition:
The percentage of fault shared by each driver in an accident in which both contribute to causing the collision.

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Hot Topics

 

  • DUI Car Accidents
  • Aggresive Driving
  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Speeding Accidents

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Tennessee Car Accident Lawyers

 
If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an Tennessee Car Accident Lawyers as soon as possible:

  • Antioch
  • Brentwood
  • Bristol
  • Chattanooga
  • Clarksville
  • Cleveland
  • Clinton
  • Collierville
  • Columbia
  • Cookeville
  • Cordova
  • Dayton
  • Dyersburg
  • Elizabethton
  • Franklin
  • Gallatin
  • Goodlettsville
  • Hendersonville
  • Hermitage
  • Hixson
  • Jackson
  • Johnson City
  • Kingsport
  • Knoxville
  • Lebanon
  • Madison
  • Maryville
  • Mc Minnville
  • Memphis
  • Millington
  • Morristown
  • Mount Juliet
  • Murfreesboro
  • Nashville
  • Oak Ridge
  • Shelbyville
  • Smyrna
  • Soddy Daisy
  • Springfield
  • Tullahoma
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