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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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