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AUTO ACCIDENTS - truck wrecks, bus accidents, motorcycle accidents, car crash accidents, and pedestrian accidents
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - against negligent doctors, hospitals, chiropractors, surgeons, dentists, and other medical care providers
PREMISES LIABILITY - including slip and fall and trip and fall injuries, dog bites and animal attacks, and other dangerous conditions of premises cases
DOG BITES / ANIMAL ATTACKS - claims against owners
GENERAL NEGLIGENCE - traffic accidents of all kinds, including auto accidents, truck accidents, bus accidents, motorcycle accidents, car accidents, and pedestrian accidents
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY - Construction, industrial and other California workplace accidents as well as chronic heart or lung problems, AIDS, depression and other similar problems -- or disabilities that are drug or alcohol related
WORKERS COMPENSATION - construction accidents and work related injuries, whether under California personal injury law, California workers compensation law, or both. Such work injuries include back injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, neck injuries, knee injuries and all other orthopedic injuries
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Glossary of Personal Injury Law Terms

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Legal Glossaries Index

Garnishment: A legal proceeding in which a debtor's money, in the possession of another (called the garnishee), is applied to the debts of the debtor, such as when an employer garnishes a debtor's wages.

General Jurisdiction: Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.

Good Time: A reduction in sentenced time in prison as a reward for good behavior. It usually is one third to one half off the maximum sentence.

Grand Jury: A body of persons sworn to inquire into crime and if appropriate, bring accusations (indictments) against the suspected criminals.

Grantor or Settlor: The person who sets up a trust.

Gross Negligence: Intentional failure to perform a manifest duty in reckless disregard of the consequences to another person's life or property. There is no clear distinction between gross negligence and willful negligence.

Guardian: A person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children. If a parent dies, this will usually be the other parent. If both die, it probably will be a close relative.

Guardianship: Legal right given to a person to be responsible for the food, housing, health care, and other necessities of a person deemed incapable of providing these necessities for himself or herself. A guardian also may be given responsibility for the person's financial affairs, and thus perform additionally as a conservator. (See also conservatorship.)
 
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