New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 508-B – Procedure for Advance Payment On Claims for Damages for Bodily Injury, Death or Property Damage
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| 508-B:1 | Payment: Not to Imply Liability |
| 508-B:2 | Duty of Person Making Payment |
| 508-B:3 | Statute of Limitations Tolled by Failure to Provide Notice |
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 508-B - Procedure for Advance Payment On Claims for Damages for Bodily Injury, Death or Property Damage
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.