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word from the list above to go to the appropriate section of the glossary.
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Fact Question:
Issues in a trial or hearing concerning facts and
how they occurred, as opposed to questions of law.
Fact questions are for the jury to decide, unless
the issues are presented in a non-jury or bench
trial, in which case the judge would decide fact
questions. Questions of law are decided by a judge.
Findings of fact are generally non-appealable, while
rulings on questions of law are subject to appeal.
Family Allowance:
A small amount of money set aside from the estate of
the deceased. Its purpose is to provide for the
surviving family members during the administration
of the estate.
Family
Practitioner: A physician who has a general
health care practice and no specialization.
Felony: Crimes
of a graver or more serious nature than
misdemeanors.
Fiduciary: A
person having a legal relationship of trust and
confidence to another and having a duty to act
primarily for the others benefit, e.g., a guardian,
trustee, or executor.
File: To place
a paper in the official custody of the clerk of
court/court administrator to enter into the files or
records of a case.
Final Receipt:
In a workers' compensation case, it's the form
presented by the insurance carrier for the injured
employee's signature so that benefits will stop upon
return to work.
Final Judgment:
The written ruling on a lawsuit by the judge who
presided at trial. This completes the case unless it
is appealed to a higher court. Also called a final
decree or final decision.
Finding:
Formal conclusion by a judge or regulatory agency on
issues of fact. Also, a conclusion by a jury
regarding a fact.
First Appearance:
The initial appearance of an arrested person before
a judge to determine whether or not there is
probable cause for his or her arrest. Generally the
person comes before a judge within hours of the
arrest. Also called initial appearance.
First Party
Benefits: In insurance law, first party benefits
include medical benefits, income loss benefits,
accidental death benefit, funeral benefit, and
extraordinary medical benefits. In Pennsylvania, the
only required coverage is $5,000 in medical
benefits.
Fracture: A
break or crack in a bone.
Fraud: False
and deceptive statement of fact intended to induce
another person to rely upon and, in reliance
thereof, give up a valuable thing he or she owns or
a legal right he or she is entitled to.
Full Tort Option:
In Pennsylvania, purchasers of motor vehicle
insurance can choose "full tort," which
gives the insured the unrestricted right to seek
money damages for all injuries sustained in an
accident caused by another driver, including
economic loss, pain and suffering and other
non-monetary damages. Compare with limited tort
option.
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