Sentences with phrase «general compensatory award»
It has everything to do with a long awaited special, indeed, exceptional event... The holiday of a lifetime was ruined for them», Ward LJ accepted that a general compensatory award was proper; but the amount awarded by the trial judge had been excessive and disproportionate.
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The general rule is that that settlements or awards that are compensatory in nature are not considered taxable income by the IRS because they are intended to compensate the plaintiff for a loss that has already been sustained, so awards should not be treated as new income.
The trial judge considered the controlling principles for the awarding of general compensatory damages in an internet defamation case, and applied them to the facts as he found them.