The court can deduct from the plaintiff's
damage award if her mitigation efforts were not reasonable: Kent v. Stop N» Cash 1000 Inc., 51 C.C.E.L (3d) 199 (Ont.
Victims in Kentucky are at an advantage when compared with states that operate under the contributory negligence rule, which bars victims from recovering
a damage award if he or she is found to have been partially at - fault in causing the injury.
Respondent also argues that Oregon provides adequate review, because the trial judge can overturn a punitive
damages award if there is no substantial evidence to support an award of punitive damages.
Litigation funders will pay all or some of the costs and disbursements involved in litigation, which will be repaid along with a share of
any damages awarded if the claim is successful.
You can only win
a damages award if you weren't the main cause of your own injuries.
The funder agrees to cover the costs of the litigation in return for a share of
the damages awarded if the case is successful.
Permits a court to reduce a punitive
damages award if deterrence can be achieved without the award.
Not exact matches
It provides that a court shall
award actual
damages, and may
award punitive
damages,
if a SLAPP defendant shows that the SLAPP was brought to harass, inhibit the defendant's public participation or exercise of constitutional rights, or otherwise wrongfully injure the defendant.
If a judge pronounce a judgment, render a decision, deliver a sealed verdict, and afterward reverse his judgment, they shall prosecute the judge for reversing the judgment which he has pronounced, and he shall pay twelve fold the
damages which were (
awarded) in said judgment; and publicly they shall expel him from his seat of judgment and he shall not return, and with the judges in a case he shall not take his seat.21
If you are involved in an incident causing injury or property
damage that was (or is alleged to have been) your fault your insurance cover may indemnify you in respect of the legal costs of defending a third party claim and any resulting
damages awarded against you.
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.
If he were to win, he plans to give the money
awarded for
damages to charity.
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.
It can also force employers to hire workers,
award back pay and pay
damages, with penalties soaring up to $ 250,000
if the discrimination is deemed a «willful, wanton or malicious.»
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.
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.
Shortland's film has gotten a lot of praise, including thirteen Australian Film Institute
Awards, but
if there's a story as to how this girl got so
damaged, Cornish and Shortland keep it to themselves.
Some of these critical views have included parents voicing their concerns on social media describing the graduation ceremonies as ridiculous and even conservative critics have argued that «
if this continues unabated down the age range, even to those too young to sit exams and receive grades, such
awards have no point and could even
damage the will to work for success.»
On the other end,
if Universal Pictures put out a Mickey Mouse movie without an agreement with Disney, you can bet as soon as Disney got wind of it the legal papers would be flying and there would be big money involved, both in lawyers and the eventual settlement or court
awarded damages.
If Hagens Berman's case finds that Apple and the publishers colluded to set ebook prices at such a high level for their greedy little Mr. Burns moment,
damages could be
awarded to the plaintiffs, plus an injunction could see ebook prices lowered.
If you win, you can recover your actual damages and be awarded punitive damages if the court finds that the lender's conduct was willfu
If you win, you can recover your actual
damages and be
awarded punitive
damages if the court finds that the lender's conduct was willfu
if the court finds that the lender's conduct was willful.
If you win, you may be
awarded damages, plus twice the amount of any finance charge - as long as it's between $ 100 and $ 1,000.
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.
It basically states that
if a collection company breaks this law, then the consumer would be entitled to a statutory
award of up to $ 1000 dollars plus legal fees and
damages!
As an example of one,
if a person is found guilty of having an automobile accident while under the influence of alcohol, the
damages awarded in a lawsuit judgment can not be discharged by a bankruptcy.
A business, such as a mortgage company or bank, or an individual can file a civil lawsuit and
if the plaintiff is
awarded damages then a judgment will be rendered in their favor.
And even
if you can't prove
damages, you may still be
awarded up to $ 1,000 while your attorney collects fees and court costs.
If found by Sponsor to be in violation, Entrant agrees to pay all legal fees and damages incurred by Sponsor to enforce this provision, and, if applicable, return to Sponsor any award (s) received as liquidated damage
If found by Sponsor to be in violation, Entrant agrees to pay all legal fees and
damages incurred by Sponsor to enforce this provision, and,
if applicable, return to Sponsor any award (s) received as liquidated damage
if applicable, return to Sponsor any
award (s) received as liquidated
damages.
If you win, you may be
awarded damages, plus twice the amount of any finance charge as long as it's between $ 100 and $ 1,000.
If we can evidence a violation of your consumer rights we may be able to recovery a
damage award and will represent you at no cost in that claim.
If the court finds the employer willfully or knowingly violated this law, it may increase the
damages award to an amount not to exceed three times the actual
damages, up to $ 10,000.
If you win, you may be awarded damages, plus twice the amount of any finance charge — as long as it's between $ 500 and $ 5,000, or higher amounts if a pattern or practice of violations is establishe
If you win, you may be
awarded damages, plus twice the amount of any finance charge — as long as it's between $ 500 and $ 5,000, or higher amounts
if a pattern or practice of violations is establishe
if a pattern or practice of violations is established.
Pay attention though;
If you are using illegally copied material on your hospital's website and you affix the copyright symbol to it, a court will be more severe when
awarding damages against you.
If any arbitration or other proceeding is brought to enforce or interpret this Agreement or matters relating to it, the substantially prevailing party, as determined by the arbitrator's
award, will be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys» fees and other costs and expenses incurred in such arbitration or proceeding from the other party, in addition to any other relief to which such prevailing party is entitled; provided that in no event will the arbitrator have the authority to
award punitive
damages.
Now, granted, LH can probably price those C cabins to sell
if they want to more than they can price F to sell (since a lowball F price really
damages their C pricing), but I think it's pretty clear than LH has a very high premium cabin to coach ratio that invites the sort of spoilage during «soft» travel periods that leads to reasonable
award inventory.
Alaska Airlines shall not be responsible for any inconvenience,
damage or loss incurred by the member or the traveler
if travel is interrupted or an
award ticket is invalidated due to violation of these conditions of membership.
As an example,
if you were to lock on and shoot the enemy in the middle of a line of three the enemies to its left and right would be taken out by «splash
damage» and
award you a bonus hit each.
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.
Under the anti-SLAPP provisions of the Courts of Justice Act, s. 137.1 subsection 9 allows the court to
award damages if the judge finds the plaintiff brought the proceeding in bad faith or for improper purpose.
He said he was also «uncomfortable» with the idea that an
award of costs should be treated as an order for compensation, as
if it were a claim for
damages.
Fourth, and perhaps most important, in product liability cases, Oregon requires that punitive
damages,
if any, be
awarded based on seven substantive criteria, set forth in Ore..
If the defendant is found to be negligent, juries are instructed to
award damages for pain and suffering and mental anguish.
Most states follow the theory of «comparative negligence,» which means that
if the injured party is determined to have been responsible for a certain percentage of the harm, that party's recovery (the monetary «
damages»
awarded or reached by settlement) will be reduced by that same percentage.
If we continue the aforementioned example where $ 24,000 compensatory
damages were
awarded, punitive
damages could not exceed $ 120,000.
If the case is compelling, the jury may
award substantial
damages to the plaintiffs.
If you underestimate your long - term
damages, your
damage award may not cover all the economic costs many years after the injury.
For example,
if the jury
awards $ 500,000 for economic
damages, the most it can
award for punitive
damages is $ 500,000.
Will the settlement or
award of
damages be excluded property with only the gain
if any on the monies shared or family property to be divided equally?
A further 10 % increase in
damages would be
awarded if the defendant failed to beat the equivalent of a pursuer's Tender.
'' «Punitive
damages:
If you have found that plaintiff is entitled to general
damages, you must then consider whether to
award punitive
damages.