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For example, for the purposes of general liability, a 2001 survey found that a minority of courts included emotional distress within the definition of bodily injury. [28] [29] Where a mental injury arises from a physical injury—as with a traumatic brain injury caused by a car accident—auto insurance policies normally cover the injury.
As a legal term, injury is a harm done to a person due to acts or omissions of other persons. Harm may be of various kinds: bodily injury , psychological trauma , loss of property or reputation, breach of contract , etc. Injury may give rise to civil tort or criminal prosecution.
The Code of Iowa contains the statutory laws of the U.S. state of Iowa. The Iowa Legislative Service Bureau is a non-partisan governmental agency that organizes, updates, and publishes the Iowa Code. It is republished in full every odd year, and is supplemented in even years.
Ava Jones suffered a traumatic brain injury, torn ligaments in both knees and a shoulder injury, according to ESPN. Iowa's Jones is taking medical disqualification, retiring from basketball after ...
Actual bodily harm [42] – the term is not defined in the Crimes Act, but case law indicates actual bodily harm may include injuries such as bruises and scratches, [43] as well as psychological injuries [44] if the injury inflicted is more than merely transient (the injury does not necessarily need to be permanent) [45]
Parents and community members filed 100 challenges to books in Iowa schools between August 2020 and May 2023, according to data gleaned from a statewide records request.
Bodily harm is a legal term of art used in the definition of both statutory and common law offences in Australia, Canada, England and Wales and other common law jurisdictions. It is a synonym for injury or bodily injury and similar expressions, though it may be used with a precise and limited meaning in any given jurisdiction.
The Iowa Board of Education is scheduled to discuss long-awaited rules for a sweeping education law Wednesday. Iowa's proposed rules on banned books in schools are out. Here's what you should know: