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| Theory of recovery that entitles plaintiff to recover against the defendant. |
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| Defense pleaded by the defendant that if proved, denies recovery to the plaintiff |
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| Index of nc state laws, statutes, constitution, and court rules. |
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| Short summaries and case notes in a key index of nc state and federal cases |
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| NC General Statutes/Annotated |
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| Laws made by NC legislature/ with comments |
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| NC Pattern Jury Instructions |
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| Instructions compiled by NC Conference of Superior Court judges; these forms assist judges in instructing the jury in elements of various claims and defenses and relief. |
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| Chart used to diagram what needs to be proven or disproven in a case and how to do it. |
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| Points of a case that musts be proven |
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| A cause of action in which the plaintiff must allege a duty of care by one party to another that was breached and that was the cause of plaintiffs damages. |
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| A cause of action that alleges a contract was breached by the defendant, causing damages to the plaintiff. Also, plaintiff must allege that he performed under the contract or is caused from performing. |
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| Having some fault to an accident or injury |
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| Claim in the form of a pleading brought by the defendant against the plaintiff as part of the same lawsuit. |
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| The process of generating business through contacts in the community. |
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| Search Engine optimization |
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| Set up the website using certain words in the page and tag them so that google, yahoo, etc can pick up your website when they search. |
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| Pay-per-click advertising |
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| Advertising that pops up on a website when a user clicks you have to pay for the advertising . Colored boxes in a search page are ads. |
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| Soliciting business following rules of conduct governed by the NC Bar. Cannot call potential clients directly, etc. |
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| Checking that individuals taking a case do not have prior involvement with the parties involved in the case. |
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| Having a sense or feeling for the situation the client feels |
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| Having a client tell the story without being interrupted. |
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| Clients thoughts and comments regarding a situation |
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| Date past which you can no longer file a claim against a defendant. |
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| A letter indicating a lawyer will provide you representation and the terms |
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| Report of a vehicle collision completed by the police |
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| A picture of the auto accident |
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| Tangible evidence presented in the case to prove points at trial |
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| Health insurance portability and accountability act |
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| A form signed by client to access medical records protected by HIPAA. |
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| Insurance provision in auto insurance that covers medical bills of individuals in the wreck. |
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| The description of services performed by a healthcare provider including fees charged and allowed. |
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| Health care provider lien |
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| Healthcare providers are due payment for services and can recovery such payment in a personal injury lawsuit. |
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| Codes used by health care providers to indicate types of services. |
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