Legal Procedures

Jurisdiction

The authority of a court to hear and decide a case.

In Personal Injury Cases

Courts must have both subject matter jurisdiction (authority over the type of case) and personal jurisdiction (authority over the parties) to hear a case.

Reference context

This term belongs to the Legal Procedures category and is part of our machine-readable California injury-law glossary.

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Structured access

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Plain-English use

How to use this definition during case research

Start with the definition, then ask whether the term changes liability, damages, insurance coverage, evidence preservation, or the deadline for taking action.

If the term affects a live accident or injury claim, write down the fact that triggered the question, the record that supports it, and the person or company that may dispute it.

A useful glossary page should point you toward the next page to read, not leave you with a standalone legal phrase.

Glossary discovery fingerprint

How this definition connects to a real claim file

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Evidence sequence

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Decision summary

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