Sentences with phrase «damage against innocent»

Not exact matches

You shall not follow a multitude to do evil [all of this is in the nature of general admonition against damaging words: and now the same passage turns to formal legal consideration; nor shall you bear witness in a suit, turning aside after a multitude, so as to pervert justice; nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his suit [if formal false witness may not damage the innocent it must also refrain from endorsing the guilty]» (Exod.

While Oregon's judicial review ensures that punitive damages are not awarded against defendants entirely innocent of conduct warranting exemplary damages, Oregon, unlike the common law, provides no assurance that those whose conduct is sanctionable by punitive damages are not subjected to punitive damages of arbitrary amounts.

When negligent ownership of a dog erupts into an injury for an innocent person, the victim with the help of a Toledo dog bite lawyer has a right to pursue damages against the owner equal to the pain and suffering their dog has inflicted.

In the end it was the battle of «broader legislative goals»: allowing an innocent victim of a motor vehicle accident to seek damages against an insured person versus protecting innocent victims by promoting compulsory insurance.

for example, an adjuster may use an entirely innocent statement against you, jeopardizing your ability to receive adequate damages