Keel O'Malley Tunstall, L.L.P.
Keel O'Malley Tunstall, L.L.P.
P.O. Box 1158
Tarboro, NC 27886
Phone: (252) 823-2266
Toll Free: (800) 755-1987
Fax: (252) 641-9009

Glossary of Personal Injury Law Terms

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Reasonable Care - The standard of care in negligence cases; the duty to act reasonably so as to avoid harming others.

Remand - The decision of an appellate court to send a case back to the trial court with instructions on how to correctly decide the case; often used with the term "reversed." Reversed means that the appellate court overturned the trial court's decision.

Remedies - Relief that the plaintiff receives from the defendant in a lawsuit. Often this will include monetary damages or equitable relief (i.e. injunctions).

Respondent - The party that won at trial.