Sentences with phrase «economic damages in»

British Columbia, for example, uses a tort model with some no - fault accident benefits; Saskatchewan offers consumers a choice between no - fault and tort policies; Manitoba uses a no - fault model with the option to sue for economic damages in excess of no - fault benefits; and Québec uses a pure no - fault model with no option to sue.

Besides, any experts tempted to boost their clients» cases are putting themselves at serious risk, according to Chris Milburn, the managing director of FTI Consulting, who is often called upon to quantify economic damages in commercial disputes.

There was a great development for personal injury law as one of our 50 states used their own Constitution to overturn caps on non economic damages in malpractice claims.

The court further found that since it's difficult to accurately measure economic damages in trademark cases, an inadequate remedy at law could be presumed.

The cost of future health care is often the largest component of economic damages in personal injury cases.

Medical bills, lost wages, and reduced earning capacity are commonly awarded economic damages in Los Angeles medical malpractice cases.

Economic damages in a car crash are those kinds of expenses and costs that can be easily documented, (i.e. paperwork to attest to their amounts.)

Virginia is already one of just a few states that have a hard cap on economic damages in medical malpractice cases.

Typical economic damages in a personal injury case include medical and related health care costs as well as any lost wages, salary or other income.

Economic damages in a quadriplegic case can be extensive.

One of many issues that can arise in calculating economic damages in personal injury litigation is the important distinction between projecting a person's future earnings and a person's future earning capacity.

The techniques for analysis of economic damages in commercial litigation vary widely depending on the facts of the case.

In agriculture, dodder causes considerable economic damages in pasture farming with alfalfa and clover.

With estimates of the revenue - maximizing rate in the 60s or low 70s, such tax hikes would leave little room to tax the wealthy for anything else, and it could create real economic damage in the process.

Clearly the storms caused immense economic damage in the affected areas, but will we see this reflected in national economic numbers?»

I also know that the majority of economic models indicates relatively small net economic damage in 2100 (1 - 5 % of global GDP), with a large fraction of that damage, in some modells virtually all the damage, concentrated in tropical nations.

The other features — already mentioned — were the identification of dominant regional concerns, the highlighting of climate change impacts already occurring, and the report's effectiveness as an engagement tool, which Mooney had just commented on, plus one more thing: the focus on extreme events, which are both most noticeable by the public and the primary source of economic damage in the next several decades, as Dr. Michael Hanemann (author of this paper) explained to me for a story I wrote about the California drought.

Recently a comment published in Nature made the case for a catastrophic release of the methane (a very potent GHG) in the Arctic which in turn could cause sudden warming and cause massive economic damage in the trillions of dollars.

Spatially explicit, probabilistic, and empirically derived estimates of economic damage in the United States from climate change.

The net effect of which would be higher world - wide CO2 output and economic damage in developed countries.

We use this approach to construct spatially explicit, probabilistic, and empirically derived estimates of economic damage in the United States from climate change.

In fact, there is statistical evidence that the magnitude of economic damage in the U.S. from hurricanes increases with rising ocean temperature.

Lives have been lost due to global warming already, and property and economic damage in the billions has been caused almost without doubt.

Not exact matches

Skirmishes with the debt limit have led to economic uncertainty and damage in the past.

Instead, lets continue your plan for unleashing America's robust economic growth by avoiding a damaging trade war,» Eberhart wrote in his letter.

Secondly, if your small businesses or nonprofit is located in a declared disaster area and you have lost money as a result of a disaster — even if you did not sustain physical damage — you could be eligible for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan.

While proponents downplay the impact of their respective laws, economic experts say they are likely to inflict far - ranging damage in those states, not only on LGBT customers and residents, but also on companies that operate there or are considering doing so.

As wildfire continues to rage in Fort McMurray Alberta, energy industry analysts and insurance companies are waiting for the smoke to clear to assess the extent of the economic damage the disaster has wrought.

In a working paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research, researchers Mara Faccio and John McConnell estimated that the total amount of property and equipment damage caused by Pokemon Go players in the nearly 150 days after the game's release amounted to $ 2 billion to $ 7.3 billioIn a working paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research, researchers Mara Faccio and John McConnell estimated that the total amount of property and equipment damage caused by Pokemon Go players in the nearly 150 days after the game's release amounted to $ 2 billion to $ 7.3 billioin the nearly 150 days after the game's release amounted to $ 2 billion to $ 7.3 billion.

The submarine was designed to «destroy important economic installations of the enemy in coastal areas and cause guaranteed devastating damage to the country's territory by creating wide areas of radioactive contamination, rendering them unusable for military, economic or other activity for a long time,» the BBC reported.

Trump is using the presidency as a bully pulpit in a different and more threatening sense, which will not only be damaging to our economic system, but unlikely to produce the results that many of his supporters appear to expect.

The damage: $ 243 billion in immediate and tangential economic loss.

The floods in Pakistan caused huge economic damage and damage to infrastructure.

The damage and production shutdowns caused by the wildfire that razed Fort McMurray could subtract more than a percentage point from economic growth in the second quarter, the central bank said.

Beyond saving lives, consider the money saved (traffic accidents cause $ 500 billion in economic damage worldwide each year), the benefits to cities (parking lots become green spaces), the increases in productivity (commuters can work in transit; truckers can sleep without pulling over), and improvements in accessibility (the elderly, blind, and disabled get affordable robot chauffeurs!).

Without a system for identifying regulations damaging to small business and addressing them in a targeted way, the executive order is meaningless, says Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C. - based think tank that seeks nonpartisan solutions to national challenges.

«In a very few number of days, the acting director has done a great deal of damage,» Aaron Klein, a fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution and former Treasury Department aide, recently told mIn a very few number of days, the acting director has done a great deal of damage,» Aaron Klein, a fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution and former Treasury Department aide, recently told min economic studies at the Brookings Institution and former Treasury Department aide, recently told me.

«In a very few number of days, the acting director has done a great deal of damage,» Aaron Klein, fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution and former Treasury Department aide, recently told mIn a very few number of days, the acting director has done a great deal of damage,» Aaron Klein, fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution and former Treasury Department aide, recently told min economic studies at the Brookings Institution and former Treasury Department aide, recently told me.

Hurricane Maria left billions of dollars in damage in its wake, including both infrastructure damage and economic losses.

But there is something profoundly troubling about speculators in Puerto Rican debt reaping windfalls even as estimates of hurricane damage are revised up, tax reform legislation undermines Puerto Rican competitiveness, out - migration increases, political cleavages increase, layoffs from the public sector are set to increase and outside observers become more pessimistic about Puerto Rico's economic prospects.

Though President Donald Trump's view that China's economic practices are unfair is an important point, some of the countries potentially damaged by the proposed steel and aluminum tariffs are U.S. allies in Europe — this situation plays right into the hands of Beijing.

First, it destroyed 138,000 buildings and cost $ 360 billion in economic damage.

The prospect of a damaging economic confrontation between the world's two largest economies has loomed in recent weeks, as the Trump administration threatened China with steep tariffs and China promised to retaliate with similar trade measures.

In the context of considering the NGP's economic burdens and benefits (NGP Report, Volume II, s. 2.4.4), the JRP noted that the concept of «ecological goods and services» was described during the hearing but that, based on the hearing record, the estimated costs for damages to ecosystem goods and services were not well quantified and based on a methodology that is not currently broadly accepted.

Though most of the damage to the market didn't occur in the second quarter, thus far, the recent stock market volatility doesn't seem to be having a noteworthy impact on China's economic fundamentals.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry (R) World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

Water management expert Kevin Mercer of RainGrid says the efficiency of municipalities to manage the mounting impacts on flood management infrastructure will be revealed in public and private property damage, insurability and economic recovery.

If there's a bright spot for the province, however, it's that the ongoing disruption of Alberta oil sands production — estimated by the Conference Board of Canada to be about 1.2 million barrels a day, comprising nearly $ 1 billion in economic activity — has contributed to a rally in global oil prices that could give producers, and therefore the Alberta economy, a badly - needed lift once production is finally back on - line (assuming, of course, the fires are eventually extinguished and oil sands operations escape serious damage).