LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT EXAM
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS

LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT EXAM
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
CollateralaSourceaRulea-aans--
theadefendantacannotaintroduceaanyaevidenceathatashowsatheainjuredapartyahasareceiveda
compensationafromaotheracollateralasources,asuchaasamaintainingahealthainsuranceacover
ageatoapayaforaallaoraoartaofadamages.

PersonalaInjuryaProtectiona(PIP)a-aans--
Automobileainsuranceathatapaysaforamedical,ahospital,aandafuneralacostsaofatheainsured'saf
amilyaandapassengers,aregardlessaofafault

judgmentaproofa-aans--
whenatheadefendantadoesanotahaveasufficientamoneyaoraotheraassetsatoapayatheajudgment

ForensicaPathologista-aans--
Inaaawrongfuladeathaclaim,athisaexpertaoffersajudgmentaavmboutatheacauseaofadeath.

Comparativeanegligencea-aans--
Aaruleainatortalaw,ausedainatheamajorityaofastates,athatareducesatheaplaintiff'sarecoveryainapr
oportionatoatheaplaintiff'sadegreeaofafault,aratherathanabarringarecoveryacompletely.
Example-aseatabeltadefense

SpecialaDamagesa-aans--compensationaforaout-of-
pocketaexpenses,aforamedicalacare,ahomeacareaservices,alostawages

, GeneralaDamagesa-aans--
Basedauponaseverityaofadamagesaandaimpactaonaplaintiff'salife.aMayaincludeapainaandasuff
ering,afear,aoraembarrassment.

puntitiveadamagesa-aans--
AlsoacalledaExemplaryadamages.aPlaintiffamayareceiveathisaitait'sadeterminedatheadefenda
ntawasaoppressive,afraudulentaoramaliciousainabehavior.

LossaofaConsortiumaClaima-aans--
Anauninjuredaspouseamayamakeaaaclaimaforalossaofaservice,acareaandasupport,alossaofalov
e,asexualarelations,aforainjuriesatoahisaspouse.

AssumptionaofaRiska-aans--
Aadefenseaagainstanegligenceathatacanabeausedawhenatheaplaintiffawasaawareaofaaadanger
aandavoluntarilyaassumedatheariskaofainjuryafromathatadanger.



VicariousaLiabilitya-aans--
Legaladoctrineaunderawhichaaapartyacanabeaheldaliableaforatheawrongfulaactionsaofaanother
aparty.



Borrowedaservantadoctrinea-aans--
aaspecialaapplicationaofarespondeatasuperiorainawhichaanaemployeralendsaanaemployeeato
asomeoneaelse.



ResaIpsaaLoquitura-aans--
theathingaspeaksaforaitself,atheafactsasupportatheaclaimaofanegligence,asuchaasaaasurgeona
operatingainatheawrongapatient

QuasiaContracta-aans--
Anaobligationaoracontractaimposedabyalawa(aacourt),ainatheaabsenceaofaanaagreement,atoap
reventatheaunjustaenrichmentaofaoneaparty.aForaexample,athisacontractaexistsatoaprovideae
mergencyatreatmentaforaanaunconsciousapatient.

Hedonicadamagesa-aans--
Awardedatoacompensateaplaintiffaforathealossaofaenjoymentaofalife;aalsoacalledaholisticadam
ages

Excessacoveragea-aans--
Insuranceathatacoversalossesaaboveaanaattachmentapoint,abelowawhichathereaisausuallyaa
notherainsuranceapolicyaoraaaself-insuredaretention.

CollateralaSourceaRulea-aans--
theadefendantacannotaintroduceaanyaevidenceathatashowsatheainjuredapartyahasareceiveda
compensationafromaotheracollateralasources