{"id":1983,"date":"2018-06-25T17:41:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T17:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/?p=1983"},"modified":"2018-06-25T17:41:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T17:41:05","slug":"common-terminology-in-a-personal-injury-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/common-terminology-in-a-personal-injury-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Terminology in a Personal Injury Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A personal injury is harm or damage incurred as a result of another\u2019s negligence or other conduct. This includes physical injuries like broken bones, concussions, lacerations, wounds, burns, internal organ damage, back and neck injuries, head injuries, slip and falls, and wrongful death. It may also include mental and emotional harm, such as damage to one\u2019s reputation in the case of slander or defamation. Sexual harassment and discrimination are other examples of mental and emotional harm.<\/p>\n<h3><font color=\"#8e5925\">Continue reading to familiarize yourself with some common personal injury claim terms that will help you better understand your case. Always talk to a seasoned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis personal injury lawyer<\/a> to get professional advice and assistance with making an injury claim.<\/font><\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1984\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lawyers-Personal-Injury-Indianapolis-e1529948187452.jpg\" alt=\"Personal Injury Lawyers 317-881-2700\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lawyers-Personal-Injury-Indianapolis-e1529948187452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lawyers-Personal-Injury-Indianapolis-e1529948187452-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Personal Injury Lawyers<br \/>317-881-2700<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Tort<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> A wrongful or immoral act that causes another person injury or harm. Often times, you will hear personal injury law referred to as \u201ctort law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Accident<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> An unintentional and unanticipated event that causes harm to a person, a person\u2019s reputation, or their property. <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Negligence<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> Failure to possess or demonstrate a level of care, expected by all persons under law, which protects another person, reputation, or property from harm or foreseeable and unreasonable risks. <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Damages<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> Economic compensation that is awarded by a court in a civil action to a party who has been injured through the wrongful conduct of another party.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Pain and Suffering<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> The physical and\/or mental distress experienced by a victim after being injured in an accident. <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Liability<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> In tort law, the term \u201cliability\u201d refers to the legal responsibility for one&#8217;s acts or omissions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Plaintiff<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> The party, or group of individuals, bringing forth a lawsuit. Also referred to as a claimant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Defendant<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> The person or entity that is being presented with a lawsuit from the plaintiff. The party supposedly liable for the plaintiffs\u2019 injuries and damages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Party<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> A participant in a lawsuit. This may include the person (plaintiff or defendant), their insurance company, and their attorney. <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Claimant<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> Also referred to as the \u201cplaintiff\u201d, it is generally the party who brings forth a lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Tortfeasor<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> The tortfeasor is the actual person who demonstrated negligence that caused someone harm or damage (also referred to as the \u201cat-fault party\u201d). In some cases, it is the defendant rather than the actual at-fault person. For example, in the case of a minor, the parents might be the defendants, while the juvenile is the actual tortfeasor. <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Lawyer<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> The licensed legal party that represents a claimant or a defendant. Sometimes one person, and other times, a small team of people. <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Judge<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> A pubic officer that is appointed to hear and decide legal cases in a court of law. <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Jury<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> A small group of selected individuals that assist a judge in identifying the guilty party in more complex lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Answer<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> The pleading filed by the defendant or opposing party in response to the claimant\u2019s allegations and requests, revealing their position in the case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Complaint<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> A pleading or formal expression of grievance filed in the appropriate court by the plaintiff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">First Party Insurance<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> The claimant\u2019s insurance company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Third Party Insurance<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> The defendant\u2019s insurance company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Third Party Claim<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> A personal injury claim that is filed with the insurance company of another person or entity. They are brought forth by individuals who were purportedly injured or harmed by another party. <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#9878; <font color=\"peru\">Adjuster<\/font> &#9866;<\/strong> An individual appointed by an insurance company to handle and investigate  a claim. Their purpose is usually to coordinate a settlement that doesn\u2019t require the insurance company to pay out, or pay-out as little as possible.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyers You Can Trust<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1771\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Craven-Hoover-Blazek-Personal-Injury-Law-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"Personal Injury Law Firm 317-881-2700\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Craven-Hoover-Blazek-Personal-Injury-Law-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Craven-Hoover-Blazek-Personal-Injury-Law-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Craven-Hoover-Blazek-Personal-Injury-Law-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Craven-Hoover-Blazek-Personal-Injury-Law.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Personal Injury Law Firm<br \/>317-881-2700<\/p><\/div><strong>Call The legal office of Craven Blazek Law at 317-881-2700<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">make a personal injury claim<\/a> in Indianapolis, Indiana. Attorneys Daniel Craven, Ralph Hoover, and Keith Blazek are eager to help you recover the full and fair compensation you deserve after being injured in an accident caused by another party. We offer free initial consultations and never collect lawyer fees unless we prevail for you. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A personal injury is harm or damage incurred as a result of another\u2019s negligence or other conduct. This includes physical injuries like broken bones, concussions, lacerations, wounds, burns, internal organ damage, back and neck injuries, head injuries, slip and falls, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/common-terminology-in-a-personal-injury-claim\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[516,791,792,790,199],"class_list":["post-1983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-injury","tag-indianapolis-personal-injury-attorney","tag-legal-terms","tag-legal-terms-lawsuits","tag-make-a-personal-injury-claim","tag-personal-injury-terms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1983"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1989,"href":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983\/revisions\/1989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cravenblazeklaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}