See reckless.
[Last updated in May of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]
accidents & injuries (tort law)
reckless driving
Operating an automobile in a reckless manner. In most jurisdictions, reckless driving is a misdemeanor. Determining whether an individual’s operation of an automobile constitutes reckless driving is often a fact intensive inquiry. To illustrate, New...
recoupment
Recoupment, generally, means the recovery or collection of money that was previously unduly paid out. More specifically, it can mean a defendant’s affirmative defense to reduce a plaintiff’s claim by an amount the defendant argues that the...
recover
Recover means to to receive a money judgment in a lawsuit. For example, a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court opinion, Hillman v. Whitney, stated that the plaintiff’s judgment “which he recovered was for more than twenty dollars; it being for the...
recoverable
See recover.
[Last updated in May of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]
recovery
As the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals defined in U.S. v. Konstovich, recovery refers to the amount that a claimant may eventually receive under or in consequence of a judgment. In Long v. Farmers Insurance Company, the Oregon Supreme Court...
registered transporter
Registered transporter refers to a license given for individuals to transport the deceased from the place of death, to hospitals, morgues, and burials. Often, states require the transporter of bodies to be licensed with the state and go...
release
Release means to cease to be bound by an obligation or to concede a right. A release usually takes the form of a voluntary private contract between parties to cease the obligation or concede the right. California Civil Code § 1541 upholds release...
remedy
A remedy is a form of court enforcement of a legal right resulting from a successful civil lawsuit. Remedies are designed to address the harm suffered by a party due to the unlawful actions or omissions of another party. They ensure that...
res ipsa loquitur
Res ipsa loquitur is Latin for "the thing speaks for itself."
OverviewRes ipsa loquitur is a principle in tort law that allows plaintiffs to meet their burden of proof with what is, in effect, circumstantial evidence. The...