Sentences with phrase «damage awards achieve»
What, in the end, do damage awards achieve in physical terms?
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Higgins has the distinction of having achieved the the state's largest medical malpractice award — a $ 40 million verdict for a baby brain damaged at birth.
Consider bringing any action in the Small Claims Court where matters are disposed of with less cost and delay: Damages of up to $ 25,000 may be awarded and vindication may still be achieved through the Judgment of the Court.
PJI awards in serious accident cases have often been used to inflate damages awards by 5 % per annum, for the purpose of making allowances for lawyers» fees or to achieve other ends regarding the calculation of settlements.
by Elise Jefferson, MA A2L Consulting An intriguing and complex aspect of civil litigation is the use of damage awards as a means of achieving justice.
The Judge rejected this argument outright stating, ``... she achieved a substantial award of damages in the proceeding in excess of that which she could have settled the claim for... I reject the defendant's [ICBC] alternative argument that I ought to consider the defendant's offer to settle for an amount some $ 20,000 to $ 25,000 below that which was ultimately awarded.»
He has the distinction of having achieved the the state's largest medical malpractice award — a $ 40 million verdict for a baby brain damaged at birth.
Mr. Jacobs achieved a defense award in an admitted liability matter in which damages and coverage were in the amount of $ 5 million, but medical causation was a contested issue.
The quantum of general damages that he awarded to achieve the purposes of such an award was well within his discretion and was amply supported by the evidentiary record.
Permits a court to reduce a punitive damages award if deterrence can be achieved without the award.
The objective is an award of damages which places claimants as nearly as possible in the position, in so far as money can achieve, as they would have been in had they not been injured,...
c) punitive damages should generally only be awarded where the misconduct would otherwise be unpunished or where other penalties are or are likely to be inadequate to achieve the objectives of retribution, deterrence, and denunciation;