Sentences with phrase «damage award did»

Such an uneven distribution would mean that the average damages award does not reflect the kind of damages most plaintiffs can expect if they establish liability.

They may well have a great case in law, solid prospects of success, but if the likely damages awarded do not cover the ATE premium and solicitors uplift, then once again the case will be rejected as financially unviable.

Not exact matches

Cull stopped short of awarding additional damages, saying the party had only used the song after receiving professional advice that it could do so, and hadn't acted recklessly.

She expressed her disappointment that the judge didn't interpret her contract the way she did, but was relieved he didn't award the company damages for a work stoppage that, in fact, never happened.

«After winning the Colossal Fossil award — given to the country doing the most damage to climate talks in a given year — five years in a row, Canada is in a league of its own for its total lack of credibility on climate action,» said Christian Holz, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada.

Unlike in the civil courts, a victory in Congress does not necessarily result in an award for damages.

Compared with a dead or damaged baby, the case of a woman claiming she did not give informed consent, or was traumatised by unnecessary treatment, even if proved, would make little impact in terms of the financial award.

Only an infantile lawyer like Okudzeto Ablakwa would refuse to cut his losses as I did when he knows that governments in Ghana do not pay for any fees associated with filing and prosecuting civil cases except legal costs, damages, and other awards.

But that figure doesn't include travel to Florida and hotel stays for Soares and his staff, Kindlon said, adding that the number could climb still further if the court awards damages to the plaintiff in the suit — a cost county taxpayers will also have to bear.

In his statement of claim, Mr Mahama said the false comment by Mr Bempah on UTV, has done damage to his reputation as a businessman, and, thus, praying the court to award damages of GHS2 million against the two defendants.

In closing, Rosner points out that even if large sums awarded by the courts reach the communities in need, those funds will never be enough to alleviate the damage already done.

The court did award civil damages to the families who hadn't already accepted an indemnity from the state.

Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief that a court can award, but in so doing, the arbitrator shall apply substantive law regarding damages as if the matter had been brought in court, including without limitation, the law on punitive damages as applied by the United States Supreme Court.

Doctor Strange has him working with The Vision's Eisner Award - winning art team of artist Gabriel Hernandez Walta and colorist Jordie Bellaire, and the first thing he did was completely upend the status quo for Stephen Strange: Loki is the new Sorcerer Supreme, Stephen is a veterinarian, and the Sentry is now a major part of the book's cast, used by Stephen to absorb the physical damage caused by using magic.

A few of the late - season awards finally broke Blanchett's way (as happened with the National Society of Film Critics), but the damage was done and Ryan is clearly the one to beat.

In the case of the tobacco industry, the courts did much of the heavy lifting, giving cancer victims standing to sue and allowing juries to award billions of dollars in punitive damages.

When I won the award, Howard Tayler, the self - published author of the famous Schlock Mercenary cartoons, said, «You know, Dave, you've just done a world of damage.

Are you thinking of some really nasty situation where (I don't know) punitive damages were awarded in a car case?

Tarion appealed the case, but in 2006, Markey was vindicated: Not only did he receive $ 5,000 in compensation but he was also awarded close to $ 9,000 in damages.

If this doesn't sound like much, it's not, especially considering that the average award in an auto liability case is $ 300,000, and the average property damage claim runs around $ 7,000.

While Southwest does have a very flexible policy on changing and canceling award flights to mitigate the damage, I'm not so sure.

The damage done to First Class awards on partner airlines mirrors that done to the Business Class awards discussed above.

Attacking from another point does not do as much damage, but rather fills up the Chain Gauge which awards extra experience and other bonuses.

Players will be awarded on skill, how much damage they did to the boss and will receive a bonus if they landed the final blow.

As a port of the DS game of the same name, awarded the IGN Strategy Game of the Year award in 2009, the main story takes place on a node - based board, but the real action unfolds on the battlefield where you and your army of creatures attempt to break through the enemy creatures and do damage to the enemy's end zone.

What, in the end, do damage awards achieve in physical terms?

The facts don't matter — any jury is going to feel sorry for the «victims» and award damages.

Corbett went on to say a message Veck posted as a retraction and apology on the same web site «did not cure the damage caused by the defamatory article and should not serve to reduce damages awarded to Mr. Warman.»

Given that Vigna was not the ultimate target of Levant's posts, Smith J. did not award punitive damages [para. 135].

Simply put, Judge Koh saw no indication that the jury did not consider all of the damages Apple suffered when it determined, on a per - product basis, its damages award.

Colorado law does not limit the amount of economic damages that are awarded in most cases.

This was done during a time when a $ 50 million punitive damage award against Massey Coal was being appealed to that Supreme Court.

The Claimant did not have a breakdown of the total settlement proceeds of $ 365,000 as he was provided a lump sum cheque from ICBC without mention of awards for the specific damages sustained.

A sympathetic jury is more likely to award you higher non-economic damages than one that does not see you as much of a victim.

The significant difference between the new «insurance» product and the older «indemnity» product is that it does not require a successful plaintiff to use any part of their damage award to pay costs before they can access the policy.

Natalya was also awarded $ 3,500 in general damages for breach of her human rights, as that is the amount that she sought in her application and the Tribunal did not agree to her proposed amendment at hearing to request more due to perceived prejudice to the employer.

Does this mean your settlement or award of damages will automatically be excluded property?

In previous articles, we have written about how Canadian Human Rights legislation confers broad powers on adjudicators to make damage awards for wage and other financial loss, for damage to dignity, feelings or self - respect, and for exemplary damages to drive home the heinous nature of impugned conduct; to order employers to institute educational programs; or to do other pro-active things to secure compliance with the Code.

... The mere fact that cause is alleged, but not ultimately proven, does not automatically mean that Wallace damages are to be awarded.

'' [WJe do not suggest that a defendant has a substantive due process right to a correct determination of the «reasonableness» of a punitive damages award.

In Van Rossum v. Baltimore County, Maryland, a jury awarded a community health inspector $ 250,000 in compensatory damages and $ 530,000 in back pay after deciding that her employer, Baltimore County, violated the ADA by refusing to accommodate her and, after she exhausted FMLA leave, threatening her with discharge and pressuring her to retire if she did not return to work.

The testimony was part of a lawsuit filed by a South Dakota woman in 2006, which ruled that Johnson & Johnson was negligent about the dangers of its product but awarded no damages to the woman, who did develop ovarian cancer as the result of her talcum powder use.

In all of the circumstances, and discounting the claimant's evidence to account for what the court believed to be his own exaggerated and dishonest description of some of his injuries, the judge did not see fit to award anything more than nominal damages in this case.

On appeal, the court held that the plaintiffs could not do so because the statute of limitations had run, and thereby entered judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the plaintiffs» $ 38.5 million punitive damages award.

Resultant of its findings, the Court did not uphold the termination for cause and awarded reasonable notice damages.

He rejected McIntosh's claims for punitive and aggravated damages but did award her partial indemnity costs of $ 6,500.

Either courts are awarding punitive damages in situations that do not warrant such an award, or else defamation actions frequently involve malicious and oppressive conduct.

The interpretation given to s 4 by the Court of Appeal does not prevent a defendant who wants to make a payment but wishes it to be taken into account against any damages which might be awarded against him in future from doing so.

Lilly did not owe Apotex an equitable duty, nor is this case akin to the «exceptional» breach of contract cases where courts award restitution damages to a plaintiff in order to prevent a defendant from exploiting a bilateral agreement to its advantage.

If a judge finds you were doing something that made you unable to navigate the hazard, your damage award can be reduced.