Consortium is defined as the right of each spouse to the company, society, co-operation, affection and aid of the other in every conjugal relation. Loss of consortium is a separate cause of action resulting from the injury to one's spouse. This past summer my family and I drove out to Washington, D.C. to visit my sister. While driving through West Virginia we were rearended by another driver. He was from Colorado on his summer vacation as well.
Jurisdiction refers to the courts authority to hear a case.
Jurisdiction is determined by statute as well as common law. There are two kinds of juridiction, subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction. Subject Matter jurisdiction refers to the matter in dispute. In this case is would be the collison of the cars. Personal Jurisdiction refers to the peoplke involved in the dispute.