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Vehicle crash safety

Did you know that:Acccording to a Civil Justice Survey of State Courts conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled: Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: Cases in which the plaintiff claimed medical malpractice were most often disposed of by juries (99%), followed by asbestos (95%) and premises liability (94%) cases. More than 90% of non-asbestos product liability and automobile accident cases were disposed of by jury trial. (Bureau Of Justice)

Did you know that:Acccording to a Civil Justice Survey of State Courts conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled: Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: One out of every four product liability trials centered on asbestos, while another three percent involved other toxic substances, including tobacco or dangerous chemicals. Defective construction, electrical, or manufacturing equipment accounted for another 14% of product liability trials, and faulty home appliances, food, or transportation products each accounted for 10% of product liability trials. (Bureau Of Justice)

Did you know that:Acccording to a Civil Justice Survey of State Courts conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled: Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: Tort trials involved an individual suing either another individual in 53% of cases or a business in 27% of cases. Individuals sued hospitals or governmental agencies in 15% of tort trials. A relatively small number of tort trials (4%) involved non-individual plaintiffs such as governments, businesses, and hospitals. (Bureau Of Justice)

Did you know that:Acccording to a Civil Justice Survey of State Courts conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled: Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: Although less than 5% of tort trials involved product liability issues, these cases garner a great deal of societal interest because of the high degree of publicity surrounding some of them and the perceived potential for very large payouts. (Bureau Of Justice)

Did you know that:Acccording to a Civil Justice Survey of State Courts conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled: Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: The majority of automobile accident trials involved individuals suing other individuals. In comparison, individuals sued other individuals in only about a third (35%) of other tort trials Litigant pairings differed appreciably by case type among tort trials that did not involve automobile accident claims. For example, more than half of medical malpractice trials involved individuals suing hospitals, while in product liability cases, nearly 90% of the litigants were individual plaintiffs suing business defendants other than hospitals. (Bureau Of Justice)

Did you know that:Acccording to a Civil Justice Survey of State Courts conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled: Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: In the nation’s 75 most populous counties, the number of tort trials declined by about a third between 1996 and 005. (Bureau Of Justice)

Did you know that:Acccording to a Civil Justice Survey of State Courts conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled: Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: Ninety percent of tort trials were decided before a jury, while judges adjudicated the remaining 10%. The right to a jury trial is guaranteed in most states; however, if neither the plaintiff nor the defendant makes a formal request for a jury trial, that right is forfeited and the trial takes place before a judge. (Bureau Of Justice)

Did you know that:Acccording to a Civil Justice Survey of State Courts conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled: Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: Judges decided at least a third of slander or libel, false arrest or imprisonment, and professional malpractice trials. about half of conversion cases, which involve the unauthorized use or control of another person's personal property, were adjudicated before judges. (Bureau Of Justice)

Did you know that:Acccording to a Civil Justice Survey of State Courts conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled: Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: An estimated 51,375 litigants (plaintiffs and defendants) were involved in the 16,397 tort trials disposed of in 2005. Of these tort trial litigants, 45% were plaintiffs and 55% were defendants. Almost three-fourths of tort trials (70%) were litigated by only one plaintiff, while about half (55%) involved only one defendant. (Bureau Of Justice)

Did you know that:Acccording to a Civil Justice Survey of State Courts conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled: Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: Punitive damages were sought in 9% of tort trials with plaintiff winners. The median punitive damage award was $55,000. (Bureau Of Justice)

Acetabulum - The cup-shaped part of the pelvis that forms the hip socket.

Acetabular Fracture - Fracture of the socket of the hip joint. Less common than most hip fractures, where the ball of the femur is broken.

Accumulation account - An account to which funds are added and from which risk charges are deducted. The balance earns interest.

Accidental death benefit - A form of insurance that provides payment if death of the insured results from an accident, subject to the conditions of the specific policy. Accidental death insurance is often combined with dismemberment insurance in a form called Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D).

Accident Date: (WCB) - Refers to either (a) the date the accident is deemed to have occurred or (b) the date of onset assigned to an occupational disease. The accident date is officially established by a Law Judge in a workers' compensation case.

Actinolite - A basic calcium, magnesium, iron silicate, one of six naturally occurring fibrous minerals forming the group called asbestos. Actinolite was never used in commercial products.

Accident, Notice and Causal Relationship (ANCR) - Minimal conditions that must be met before financial responsibility can be assigned to a claim for workers' compensation. Specifically, it must be established that: (1) a work-connected accident covered by the Workers' Compensation Law occurred; (2) following the accident, the claimant notified his/her employer within the time limit required by the Workers' Compensation Law; and (3) a causal relationship exists between the accident and a resulting injury or disability.

Accidental bodily injury - A bodily injury which is not intentionally self inflicted.

Accidental direct physical loss (ADPL) - Property insurance that covers an insured against essentially all perils except those specifically excluded.

Accident and health insurance - Insurance under which benefits are payable in case of disease, accidental injury, or accidental death. Also called health insurance, personal health insurance, sickness and accident insurance.