Recovery
(n) Recovery is the monetary compensation received by a person against his legitimate dues either by a legal procedure or by other methods of effectuating the demand. Example recovery of the amount due by selling the pledged property ...
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Also known as the Stimulus Package or Recovery Act, a federal law intended to jumpstart the struggling economy by creating new jobs and saving existing ones, spurring investment, and fostering accountability and transparency in government spending.
Recovery: Generally, compensation or restriction of a right obtained as a result of the formal judgment or decree entered by a judge.
recovery
n. the amount of money and any other right or property received by a plaintiff in a lawsuit.
RECOVERY. A recovery, in its most extensive sense, is the restoration of a former right, by the solemn judgment of a Court of justice. 3 Murph. 169.
energy recovery : To capture energy from waste through any of a variety of processes (e.g., burning). Many new technology incinerators are waste-to-energy recovery units.
bad debt recovery An account that you "wrote-off" as not collectable, but that was later paid by the customer. When this happens, you must adjust your accounts. Your company's adjusting entries would look something ...
DRAWBACK - a recovery in whole or in part of duty paid on imported merchandise at the time of exportation, in the same or different form.
An action for the recovery of a possession that has been wrongfully taken.
Reply
The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.
Profits: Direct recovery of the patent infringer's profits is not possible in a case of infringement of a utility patent, but may, under proper circumstances, be employed as a measure of the patentee's damages.
Since the damages were not to property other than property the farmer contracted for (a working tractor) the courts restricted his recovery to breach of contract and denied the negligence count.
defendant - The person defending or denying; the person against whom relief or recovery is sought in an action or suit or the accused in a criminal case.
Expanded Legal Definition of DemurrageDerelict Property that has been abandoned; especially in maritime law: a ship that is floundering or in peril and which the crew has been abandoned without hope for recovery or with no intention of saving the ...
Thus, in a suit for physical injuries the plaintiff may seek recovery for the pain he endured and his accrued medical expenses and for probable loss of earnings due to disability during the period of his incapacity.
When a person sustains an injury, whether it is because of a motor vehicle accident or a work accident or an injury in a public place, the injury will initially go through a period of recovery until it reaches a plateau.
These fees may take several forms: hourly per job or service -- for example, $350 to draft a will contingency (the lawyer collects a percentage of any money she wins for her client and nothing if there is no recovery), ...
1) The removal of a problem that is against public or private policy or that endangers others, including nuisances such as weeds that might catch fire in an otherwise empty lot. 2) An equal reduction of recovery of debts by creditors when there are ...
2 : to prevent from doing or accomplishing (something) <plaintiff's conduct may ~ her recovery> <the contract ~s his reinstatement>
3 : See also preclude ...
The Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act (DPPA) was established in 1998 to supplement the Child Support Recovery Act (CSRA) of 1992.
Contingency Fee
A fee paid to an attorney conditioned on a successful recovery in a negligence claim, based on a percentage of the recovery.
Continuance
A temporary stay or postponement of a legal proceeding.
limited action - A civil action in which recovery of less than a certain amount (as specific by statue) is sought. Simplified rules of procedure are used in such actions.
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lis pendens - A pending suit.
general damages
n. monetary recovery (money won) in a lawsuit for injuries suffer...
general denial
n. a statement in an answer to a lawsuit or claim by a defendant ...
claim and delivery An action for recovery of property wrongfully taken and detained.
claim property bond A bond filed by a defendant in an action for replevin or execution, to procure the return of property.
ATTACHMENT: In most actions for the recovery of money the plaintiff may have the property of the defendant 'attached' as security for the satisfaction of the judgment that may be recovered.
limited actionSmall claims court. A civil action in which recovery of less than a certain amount (as specific by statute) is sought. Simplified rules of procedure are used in such actions.
lis pendensA pending suit.
Term: Contingency Fee
Definition: A fee paid to an attorney conditioned on a successful recovery in a negligence claim, based on a percentage of the recovery.
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Said of a defense or a plea that resists the plaintiff's present right of recovery by interposing some temporary objection, as that the court has no jurisdiction, that the plaintiff lacks capacity to sue. See 3 Bl Com. 301. A form of plea.
Prognosis: The probability of recovery from an illness.
Prohibit: To prevent or forbid by legal means.
defendant - The accused in a criminal case; the person from whom money or other recovery is sought in a civil case.
deferred sentence - The court retains jurisdiction to sentence the defendant at a later time.
Repetundis or Repetundarum: In cases of law, it generally refers to the recovery of extorted money.
Revocando: Recall from exile.
Comparative negligence - Negligence of a plaintiff in a civil suit which decreases his recovery by his percentage of negligence compared to a defendant's negligence.
Contributory negligence -The rule of law under which an act or omission of plaintiff is a contributing cause of injury and a bar to recovery.
Conveyance -Instrument transferring title of land for one person or group of persons to another.
attachment: The taking of property into legal custody by an enforcement officer (see specialty section: Recovery of Chattel).
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The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds.
Comparative negligence - The rule under which negligence is measured by percentage, and damages are diminished in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the person seeking recovery.
The justices were also ordered to try proprietary actions commenced by the king's writ for the recovery of land held by the service of half a knight's fee or less.
Fees
A charge for services.
Court fees payable in various proceedings as set out by regulation. Contingency Fee Fees payable to a lawyer only if a case is successful. They are usually based on a percentage of the client's recovery.
The payments can be structured in any way the parties choose (monthly, yearly, quarterly, etc.). Structured settlements are common in large recovery cases, often in anticipation of long-term financial and health care costs.
The maximum period for recovery of arrears of tax or rent is six years.
Liquidation: Sale of all the assets of a company or partnership by a liquidator and use of the proceeds to pay off creditors.
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