Cargo insurance (also referred to as shipping or freight insurance) is an important type of insurance for businesses and individuals who must transport goods often. The insurance provides coverage for cargo damaged during transportation, and...
accidents and injuries
circumstantial evidence
Circumstantial evidence is indirect evidence that does not, on its face, prove a fact in issue but gives rise to a logical inference that the fact exists. Circumstantial evidence requires drawing additional reasonable inferences in order to...
civil case
A civil case is a private, non-criminal lawsuit, usually involving private property rights, including respecting rights stated under the Constitution or under federal or state law. For example, lawsuits involving breach of contract, probate,...
civil liability
Civil liability is a legal obligation that requires a party to pay for damages or to follow other court-enforcements in a lawsuit. Different from criminal liability, which is often brought by the State to redress a public wrong, civil...
claim for relief
A claim for relief is a particular set of facts that one party puts forth in a pleading in court to establish that they have a right to recover against a defendant. Stating a claim for relief is a synonym for stating a cause of action....
class
A class is a group of people or things defined by one or more common attributes. In a legal context, a class refers to all those persons who are in the same category, having the same type of rights or who have suffered from the same incident...
class action
Overview
A class action is a procedural device that permits one or more plaintiffs to file and prosecute a lawsuit on behalf of a larger group, or "class". Put simply, the device allows courts to manage lawsuits that would otherwise be...
coinsurance
Coinsurance is a risk-sharing agreement between the insurer and the insured under a particular insurance policy. The insured agrees to cover a percentage of the losses after the deductible is satisfied, which means that the insured must pay...
coming to the nuisance
Coming to the nuisance refers to a legal doctrine which prevents a party from claiming nuisance if said nuisance was present, and the party knew of that nuisance before they acquired the property subject to the nuisance.
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commercial tort claim
A commercial tort claim is a type of tort claim where the claimant is an organization or an individual and the claim comes in the course of the business or profession of the claimant and does not include damages arising out of personal injury...