Injure

INJURE
(1) Hurt or harm (2) Violate the legal rights of another person.

Injured seaman must file a claim within three years of the injury. More on Employees Rights...
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Severely injured in a 1925 assassination attempt by the North Side Gang, the shaken Torrio turned over his business to Capone and returned to Italy.

"A seaman injured in the course of employment or, if the seaman dies from the injury, the personal representative of the seaman may elect to bring a civil action at law, with the right of trial by jury, against the employer.

If you are injured in the course of your work, then pursuant to Queensland legislation, you are entitled to make a claim for workers' compensation to be paid Statutory Benefits.

The injured party may abate a private nuisance, which is created by an act of commission, without notice to the person who has committed it; but there is no case which sanctions the abatement by an individual of nuisances from omission, ...

A person who is injured or dies as a direct result of an act of violence.
private ruling
An opinion given by the Australian Taxation Office to an individual taxpayer and which is binding on the ATO with regard to that taxpayer.

Not every worker injured onboard a vessel is a "seaman" entitled to Jones Act, unseaworthiness, and maintenance and cure.

That which tends to injure a person's reputation. Libel is published defamation, whereas slander is spoken.
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A failure to respond to a lawsuit within the specified time.

A person injured only remotely in consequence of the action of another has no right to sue, as where intervening superceding causes contribute to an injury.

Violation of these rules could lead to government action such as imprisonment or fine, or private action such as a legal judgement against the offender obtained by the person injured by the action prohibited by law.

Per quod servitium amisit: (Latin: by which he lost the service) Action for damages by an employer for the loss of services of an injured employee, against the person responsible for the injury.

A civil action is generally brought by the person who has been injured or otherwise suffered loss as the result of a wrong which only directly affected him (e.g. trespass to private land). Usually the claim will be for compensation.
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The purpose of damages is to compensate the injured party for the loss that he has suffered and will probably suffer from the defendant's illegal conduct.

Compensatory damages are intended to put the injured party in the position he was in prior to the injury. Compensatory damages typically include medical expenses, lost wages and the repair or replacement of property. Also called "actual damages.

When the brain and its membranes are injured, all such wounds are generally fatal. Wounds of the face or organs of sense are often dangerous, always disfiguring, and productive of serious inconvenience.

: a false published statement that injures an individual's reputation (as in business) or otherwise exposes him or her to public contempt
b : the publication of such a libel
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Medical Records: In a lawsuit, insurance claim, or wrongful death case, the injured person's medical records are typically the single most important piece of documentary evidence.

In making a claim for damages based on an allegation of another's negligence, the injured party (plaintiff) must prove: a) that the party alleged to be negligent had a duty to the injured party-specifically to the one injured or to the general ...

Complaint Papers filed in court by an injured party to begin a lawsuit by setting out facts and legal claims (usually called causes of action). The person filing the complaint is called the plaintiff and the other party is called the defendant.

But in all these cases the party injured must have no means of detecting the fraud, for if he has such means his ignorance will not avail him in that case he becomes the willing dupe of the other's artifice, and volenti non fit injuria.

In blasting, several law students are injured by flying concrete. Held: Joe Corp. would likely by liable to the law students in strict liability because Joe Corp.

Today, tort refers to that body of the law which will allow an injured person to obtain compensation from the person who caused the injury. All persons are expected to live without injuring others.

the legal area focusing on those persons harmed or injured by the use of Fen - Phen.

temporary restraining order (TRO) - A legal order issued by a judge on behalf of a person who has claimed to have been harassed or injured by another person.

The result is that the person who started the chain of events is no longer responsible and will not be found liable for damages to the injured person.

Threat: A statement of intention to harm, intimidate, or injure another by carrying out some unlawful act. If the statement of intention is not through the carrying out of an unlawful act, then it is not considered legally as a threat.

Claim Petition: In cases where a worker is injured on the job, the injured employee files a claim petition to seek initial compensation.

For example, if the "injured" spouse resumes cohabitation with the "guilty" spouse after being informed of the adultery, and for a long period or time, ...

Be aware that the crime may be reported by another person who witnessed the crime or if you are seriously injured. The person making the report should provide law enforcement with all relevant information regarding the crime.

Money paid to someone who has been injured. It is intended to put them back into the same position they would have been in before the injury.
Complaint
A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant ...

Non damnificatus. He is not injured.
Damnum absque injuria. A loss without injury: deprivation without legal injury; a loss for which the law provides no remedy. Opposed, injuria absque damno: injury without legal damage.

physical therapy (pt) Many injured employees are entitled to receive physical therapy as a form of medical treatment to recover from injuries. On forms, or in medical records, you may see a reference to "PT." That is short ...

Funds available for award to the employee forty weeks after the employee returns to work or after they were injured (if they can't return to work).

This is important to determine if one is acting as employee when injured (for worker's compensation) or when he/she causes damage to another, thereby making the employer liable for damages to the injured party.

Defamation - That which tends to injure a person's reputation. (See libel and slander.)
For legal advise regarding Defamation, you can contact our legal staff via phone (800) 341-2684 or email myweblawyer@aol.com .

If you have been seriously injured in an accident or as a result of negligence, you need the advice of an experienced Orange County Personal Injury Lawyer.

Slander - Spoken defamation which tends to injure a person's reputation. (See libel.)
Small Business (SBA) - A federal agency which provides assistance of all kinds, Administration including loans, to small businesses.

ASSAULT: A threat or attempt to injure someone.
ASSIGNEE: A person to whom an assignment is made; grantee.
ASSIGNMENT: The legal transfer of a claim, a right, or an interest to property to another person.

punitive damagesMoney awarded to an injured person, over and above the measurable value of the injury, in order to punish the person who hurt him.
q quantum meruit"What he deserves". It describes the extent of liability on a contract.

Libel - Published defamation which tends to injure a person's reputation.
Licensing boards - State agencies created to regulate the issuance of licenses, i.e., to contractors, cosmetologists, realtors, etc.

(3) The inability of an injured worker to perform his or her job.
This may qualify the worker for disability benefits or workers' compensation.
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Monetary compensation awarded/awardable to a party injured as a result of a breach of contract or a negligent act; the injury sustained due to misfeasance, negligence or breach of contract.
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Failure to pay or discharge a duty.

Damages - Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful actor negligence of another person.
Debtor - One who owes a debt to another; a person filing for relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

DEFAMATION: The publication of a statement that injures a person's reputation. Libel and slander are defamation.
DEFAULT JUDGMENT: A ruling entered against a defendant who fails to answer a summons in a lawsuit.

maim: To cripple or mutilate in any way; to injure a person in a way that deprives him or her of the use of any limb or other part of his or her body; to seriously wound, disfigure, or disable. (See also mayhem.) ...

The amount of money awarded by a court or tribunal to compensate the injured party.
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Tort:
Derived from the Latin word tortus which meant wrong. In French, "tort" means a wrong". Tort refers to that body of the law which will allow an injured person to obtain compensation from the person who caused the injury.

DAMAGES, UNLIQUIDATED
The unascertained amount which is due to a person by another for an injury to the person, property, or relative rights of the party injured. These damages,... more ...

Duty of care: A legal duty to take care so that no one is likely to be harmed by a negligent action (or lack of action). If someone fails in his or her duty of care towards another person in a way which could have been foreseen, the injured ...

Torts include such actionable wrongs as assault, invasion of privacy, product liability (injury caused by defective goods) and many others. The most common tort is an action for negligence; a person injured by the negligent conduct of another (such ...

Also, defendants may wish to avoid admitting to a tort (a civil personal injury suit arising from an accident in which the injured party seeks monetary damages) or any other type of wrongdoing alleged in the indictment, accusation, ...

In contract law, upon breach of contract, the injured party may ask the court to reverse the contract and revert the parties to their respective positions before the contract was accepted.

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