Medical & Injury Terms

Pre-Existing Condition

A medical condition that existed before the accident in question.

In Personal Injury Cases

Under the "eggshell plaintiff" rule, defendants must take victims as they find them. If an accident aggravates a pre-existing condition, you can recover damages for that aggravation.

Reference context

This term belongs to the Medical & Injury Terms category and is part of our machine-readable California injury-law glossary.

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Plain-English use

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