In negligence suits where the plaintiff may also have been partially at fault, a Common Law or Statutory doctrine that liability is imposed upon the person who immediately before an accident, had the last clear chance to avoid it but did not.
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Doctrine of priority
The priority given to an assignee under the Policies of Assurance Act 1867 when a deed assigning a life policy has been executed and proper notice given. Until notice is given the assignee has no right to sue under the deed and the Act provides that the date on which notice is received shall regulate the priority of all claims – this is known as the doctrine of priority. See ASSIGNMENT.
Doctrine of reasonable expectations
Rule or theory used by some courts that supports policy owners’ and beneficiaries’ rational expectations even though this is not stated in the policy. It means that the actual language of the insurance contract may not be the controlling factor if the insured could reasonably have expected something other than what the insurance contract states because of the circumstances of the case. Also known as reasonable-expectation doctrine .
Doctrine of State Decisis
Once a court decision is made in a case with a given set of facts, the courts tend to adhere to the principle thus established and apply it to future cases involving similar facts.
Documentary credit
See: letter of credit.
Documentation
1. Detailed chronological recording of pertinent facts and observations about a patient’s health as seen in chart notes and medical reports, such as the patient’s condition, treatment, and progress. These entries are required in the medical record to support charges submitted to third-party payers, as well as prescription refills, telephone calls, and other pertinent data. 2. Act of creating records to substantiate the performance of an action (e.g., financial records). 3. Claim forms, written communications, telecommunications, explanation of benefit documents, notes, transactions, and work papers that are relevant to a claim.
documentation guidelines (DG)
In auditing of medical records, criteria used when preparing and evaluating documentation and physician performance by defining services and counting the items documented.
Documents
Forms and papers such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, W2 forms, tax returns, and deeds. These may be used by individuals applying for federal benefits.
Documents Against Acceptance (D/A)
Instructions given by a shipper to a bank indicating that documents transferring title goods should be delivered to the buyer (or drawee) only upon the buyer’s acceptance of the attached draft.
Documents For Export Transactions
In the process of exports an exporter has to prepare nearly 27 different documents before the goods can be exported. These documents can be divided into two major categories: (a) commercial documents and (b) regulatory documents.