The greater your pain and suffering,
the higher your General Damages Multiplier will be.
More often than not the jury will award
higher general damages to plaintiffs who have been through a severe trauma.
The decision of the Tribunal, O.P.T. v. Presteve Foods Ltd., 2015 HRTO 675, gained prominence because of the Tribunal's
high general damages awards of $ 150,000 and $ 50,000, respectively, to two sisters who were sexually assaulted by their employer.
Not exact matches
«What we are learning today is that suPAR in a
general way is to kidneys what cholesterol is to the heart, a substance that can cause
damage if levels rise too
high, or a substance that can likely make many forms of kidney disease worse,» Reiser says.
General studies on the affects of antioxidants on brain cells have revealed that people who eat diets rich in antioxidants can enjoy increased protection from free radical
damage than those who don't eat a diet
high in powerful antioxidants.
While all three of these
high - profile personalities are taking serious hits to their reputations, the greater
damage done might well be to the media and publishing enterprises for which they wrote and to the journalism profession in
general.
When your life has been extremely upset by your personal injury experience, your
general damages multiplier will be
higher.
When defendants are
high profile clients or corporations, juries tend to go for
higher punitive
damages in an effort to cripple further medical or financial fraud against the
general population.
By being diligent with documentation, injured parties can improve the likelihood that they'll be awarded
general damages based upon a
higher multiplier.
Total and
general damages are not significantly
higher for corporate plaintiffs than for human ones.
The average
general damages award in 2003 - 13 is 2.4 times as
high as that in 2003 - 13, which is similar to the size of the increase for total
damages.
Your law firm is the best team to help you calculate all of your expenses and they will know the right questions to ask to help you to increase your
General Damages Multiplier to the
highest value possible for your case.
It's important to note that claims resulting in
general damages for pain and suffering also carry
high deductibles that can vary depending on when your accident happened.
However, in some cases, if
general damages are very
high the deductible will not be applied.
In the end, the court awarded the plaintiff $ 80,000, an amount at the
high - end of the range of
general damages, for pain and suffering.
The more research you do, the
higher your chances at securing
general damages.
The applicant submitted certain sexual harassment cases in argument which involved
higher awards of
general damages: see for example S.H v. M -LSB-...] Painting, 2009 HRTO 595 (CanLII), 2009 HRTO 595 (CanLII)($ 40,000), and Smith, supra (total of $ 50,000).
In Alberta, I was counsel on the
highest award for a soft tissue «chronic pain»
general damages.
Conversely, the chances of an employer unintentionally violating the Human Rights Code are
high and the potential liability can be significant, as was most recently evident to an employer that was ordered to pay an employee, among other things, approximately 9 years or $ 500,000 in lost wages and $ 30,000 in
general damages for failing to accommodate her return from a disability leave: Fair v. Hamilton - Wentworth District School Board 2013 HRTO 440.
A
general rule of thumb with insurance claims is that if you're able to pay for the
damages out of pocket, you should consider doing so to avoid filing a claim and risking
higher insurance rates.
Far from the realms of the destructive Sony hack, JPMorgan Chase, the inside job at Morgan Stanley and other
high - profile cyberattacks which have taken place over the past year, Hacker's List matches hackers with members of the
general public who wish to hire hackers for far smaller jobs — although ones that may not be any less
damaging on a personal scale.
• Arbitrate software application installation and upgrading processes, system inspection and troubleshooting procedures • Execute network channeling, wireless configuration and connectivity set up • Evaluate existing routing, LAN / WAN, network type and security status and take measures to enhance the same • Collaborate with telecommunications department to ensure delivery of
highest quality network services to customers • Coordinate with IP service providers for inter and intranet provision and maintenance • Identify hardware and software threats proactively, initiate maximum protection SOPs for the same and recover systems in case of infection • Facilitate users in creating and maintaining new accounts • Conduct regular analysis and maintenance of voice, video and data communication networks • Carryout problem identification, resolution and
general troubleshooting of network related issues • Generate and handle email, data distribution and communication systems • Provide help desk support and perform hardware and software installation and network configuration • Take periodic backup of systems and provide the users with same in case of system collapse • Repair and replace faulty or
damaged network cabling as and when required • Facilitate the team in development of new network designs and architecture • Connect user servers with other servers at various workstations using localized internet services • Initiate, develop, implement and enhance network security policies • Track and resolve fault tickets using latest TCP based troubleshoot strategies in minimal time • Determine all aging servers and systems and upgrade the same to latest Operating System versions • Maintain productive business relations and effective communication channels with department coordinator and broadband vendors
There is, too,
high demand for pet - friendly accommodation, but landlords, in
general, are reluctant to allow animals on their properties, because of the possibility of
damage — but a solution to this could be an inclusion in the lease of the responsibility to repair pet related
damage being the tenant's entirely.