Sentences with phrase «compensation claim against the defendant»

A solicitor may attend the hearing to offer advice to the bereaved family on what is happening in the criminal process, and to also take a note of the evidence to support any later civil compensation claim against the defendant.

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In many situations, you can collect workers» compensation benefits while your damages claim against a third - party defendant is underway.

If you are denied fair compensation or seek to continue to dispute your claim despite a settlement offer, then you may have to continue with the lawsuit against the defendant.

A plaintiff is a person who has suffered some type of loss and is seeking compensation from the responsible party, who is referred to as the defendant, by filing a claim against them in court.

In practice most child abuse compensation claims are brought against an institutional defendant rather than the individual abuser who committed the abuse.