Legal Articles

When two or more vehicles are involved in a low-impact collision with minimal damage.

The name given to laws requiring motorists to obtain insurance coverage on vehicles driven on state roads.

1. The agreement that ends matters between partners dissolving a partnership. 2. The settling of outstanding obligations.

See false arrest.

a statement that is a deceitful and untrue statement that is made for ulterior motives.

the term that describes a law suit that is not legally tenable and as such is worthless.

right that will happen in the future and in accordance with provisions and stipulations of an existing contract.

These are the additional instructions that are given to the jury by a judge after they have begun deliberating a case.

an order given by the post master general to return mail to the sender who is using mail to defraud.

This term is applied to the earnings an injured would have made if he had not have been injured.

abbreviated to FDIC and is an agency of the US government that insures solvency of banks and their deposits.

the amount set that needs to be deposited before a suspect is released.

These are the facts that a plaintiff will base his claim on or which the defendant denies the claim on.

TLD Example: The time it takes for a trial can be greatly reduced if the opposing parties can agree on key points and reduce the facts in issue in a particular case.

This term applies to the unlawful restraint and or imprisonment of a person and an illegal arrest.

This term applies to the beneficiary who receives more than others.

See fiction.

the term given to the decision that will settle a matter.

the merger of businesses that is not to be contested by any of the businesses involved.

a ruling to prevent Americans who earn money overseas from paying double income tax.

These are the agreed on prices. See price fixing.