Sentences with phrase «damages get awarded»

That's why punitive damages get awarded in these cases to punish the manufacturers.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

This means that the lawyer does not get paid unless you are able to obtain compensation through a settlement or a damages award after a trial.

While a non-lawyer might think that handling a personal injury case just means getting reimbursed for medical expenses, a NY personal injury lawyer can use his or her expertise to recover two kinds of damages: compensatory, which compensates victims for expenses from lost wages, medical bills, and property damage, and punitive damages, which are awarded to victims in addition to compensatory damages.

If you are successful, instead of getting a position with the agency, you may only be awarded damages, since it is likely that your relationship with your potential employer would be too irreparably damaged for you to realistically work together.

If you are successful, you may be able to limit the award of damages the plaintiff can recover and even get a bit of relief, yourself.

Assume it is determined that you are 30 percent at fault and the other party is 70 percent at fault, you would then get 70 percent of the total damages awarded.

This is not because you are being over paid, rather it is because you are recovering all heads of damages and getting awards that are appropriate for you injuries.

My goal is to help my clients get their lives back on track with an award of damages or, if that isn't possible, to ensure that a client has no unanswered questions after an investigation.

Under the test, the appellate court was unable to find the verdict of the jury clearly and grossly inadequate and Mrs. West did not get a new trial on the damages award.

We were able to get a few jurors struck for cause in each case as they admitted that they could not award money damages for injury cases.

If you can get past all the legal challenges and be awarded punitive damages, in most circumstances, you're limited to an amount between $ 200,000 and $ 750,000, depending on the the actual «economic» damages determined by the jury.

We know how to handle these complicated cases to get our clients the best money damage award possible.

The purpose of the compensatory damages awarded in personal injury lawsuits, such as those involving auto accidents, is to help a victim get back to the point he or she was at before the accident occurred.

If not, I'd think you've got a serious damage award coming your way.

Say you've been awarded punitive damages: the state will take 70 % of that, and your lawyer will usually get about 20 %, leaving you with only 10 %.

Your personal injury lawyer can negotiate with the insurer on your behalf to help you get the biggest settlement, or damage award, possible in your case.

There is a part of me that wants to see Ms. Liscio to get awarded $ 500,000 in damages for loss of reputation as a result of police misconduct.

If you have suffered physically or sustained property damage from a motorcycle crash, it's best to have a lawyer from Craig Swapp & Associates on your side to examine all the evidence, interview witnesses, and inspect and document damages to get you the best award possible.

You may also get an award for pain and suffering, mental anguish, punitive damages, and other non-economic aspects of your case.

Where the award of pain and suffering and loss of amenities of life (nonpecuniary damages) is less than $ 50,000, the procedures to get approval of an infant settlement are easier.

Such a movement begs the question: Are judges, who are instructed to award such damages in only the most reprehensible of cases, losing sight of the purpose and intent of punitive damages or is employer conduct getting that much worse that the need for such damages is actually growing?

I would simply go to the small claims court - you are very unlikely to get punitive damages, but you will most likely be awarded what is owed to you, and have that settled quite quickly, provided you have evidence to back up your claim.

Normally damages are just awarded in cash, and it would be up to A to sell his equity in X to raise the cash, or get a loan, or whatever.

If you want a fee for services system you will get large awards to cover the costs of taking care of the damaged persons for the rest of their lives.

We are dedicated to getting the best possible damages award for your injuries and losses.

We are committed to getting the highest possible damage awards on behalf of our clients, and have already helped countless victims obtain millions of dollars in compensation.

An insurance company is unlikely to award you with any claims if the items were destroyed outside of the house, or if they got damaged in another way aside from the hurricane.

As one commentator explained, the Eastern District's «speed, large damage awards, outstanding win - rates, likelihood of getting to trial, and plaintiff - friendly local rules suddenly made [it] the venue of choice for patent plaintiffs.»

«Absent the maximum statutory award of damages, future potential infringers of Plaintiff's MLS copyrights will only see the potential benefit of high commissions from ill - gotten leads.

However if it got to that point I can't imagine a judge awarding her any damages for giving less than 30 days notice and not paying last mons rent.