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Today's Terms
Tort Liability
Definition:
The defendant must owe a legal duty to the victim, the defendant breached that duty, the breach was the cause of an injury to the victim, there must be an injury. In most cases, there must be a physical or financial injury to the victim, but sometimes emotional distress, embarrassment, or dignitary harms are adequate for recovery.
Medical lien
Definition:
The right of a hospital, doctor or health care provider to assert an interest in personal injury recoveries to the extent of the cost of the treatment or service provided.
Obstetrics
Definition:
Prenatal care requires collecting, tracking and analyzing a complex series of clinical data collected over several prenatal visits.
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