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Today's Terms
Medical Malpractice
Definition:
Medical malpractice is the failure of medical professionals to provide adequate treatment resulting in a personal injury or substantial loss of income.
Vicarious Liability
Definition:
When a person who did not actually cause an injury is held for the injury. Sometimes called imputed liability.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Definition:
An arbitration is a legal hearing, less formal than a trial, in which each side in a lawsuit or dispute offers evidence and testimony to a neutral hearing officer (the arbitrator). The arbitrator is typically an experienced attorney or a retired judge.
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