The phrase
"jury award" refers to a decision made by a group of people called a jury in a court case. It means that the jury has determined the amount of money that should be given to someone as compensation for damages or loss.
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We were asked to select a single grand jury prize, name a best director winner and present four
special jury awards at our discretion.
To mitigate the level of risk in civil cases, there are databases to consult that accumulate data on
jury awards in cases based on certain criteria.
She has been instrumental in obtaining millions of dollars in settlements and
jury awards on behalf of her clients over the course of her career.
In a recent case, a
federal jury awarded a woman over $ 18 million dollars because of errors on her credit report.
We have been part of trial teams that receive million and multi-million
dollar jury awards, including a landmark $ 95 million verdict in a sexual harassment case.
Are there significant differences in
jury awards against work van and truck drivers as opposed to regular car accidents?
The
median jury award in employment suits has grown by half in the past decade, but the big exposure is the cost of your legal defense.
Some of the files for personal injury lawsuits,
including jury awards, are public records and can be viewed for free.
Typically, out - of - court settlements will reflect the
average jury awards in the area where your injury occurred.
When a company, rather than an individual, owns the vehicle involved,
jury awards tend to be much higher.
If the
initial jury award is confirmed, we may see device manufacturers more cautious in following design trends set by market leaders.
These cases can lead to
significant jury awards and unfortunately, some lawyers will be less than honest in an attempt to get your business.
In today's environment, a single major employment dispute can result in the erosion of substantial assets because of legal fees and a
potential jury award.
I have obtained thousands of dollars in insurance company settlements or
jury awards during that time.
We prepare each case for jury trial because
strong jury awards are the best way to compensate the victims.
The drunk driver's lawyer will want to keep the jury from getting angry, because an
angry jury awards large numbers.
The decision was viewed as a victory for business — including the real estate industry — which had complained in recent years about
escalating jury awards for punitive damages.
That legislation got much of its attention for placing caps on
jury awards for businesses and individuals in lawsuits.
When you see
large jury awards and settlements reported in the media, there's usually a very good reason for it.
We know that some victims will never fully recover or work again, a reality reflected in our settlements and
jury awards on behalf of clients.
When a company, rather than an individual, owns the vehicle involved, injured parties tend to pursue more in damages and
jury awards tend to be much higher.
On Friday, a Jackson County Circuit Court
jury awarded $ 20 million in punitive damages in a case that alleged retaliation, age and sex discrimination against an American Family Insurance sales manager.
Winner of the U.S. documentary
Grand Jury Award at Sundance, the film explores the autistic couple's tentative steps toward the altar, while sensitively revealing the painful and unexpected hurdles in the pair's history.
The result of a seven - day jury trial was a wrongful death
jury award of $ 16,520,000 for loss of life, pain and suffering, funeral expenses, and punitive damages.
We won the Special
Jury Award at Sundance 2014 for this score (what??!).
The trolls» recent scalps in Texas include Google, which faces an $ 85 million
jury award over push notifications on smartphones, and comedian Adam Carolla, who was browbeat into a settlement by a troll that claims to own podcasting.
Green v. Moon On November 17, 2011, a Gwinnett County State
Court Jury awarded $ 9.85 Million to surviving parents Kemi...
This year the line - up includes a movie that won a Special
Jury Award from the Toronto International Film Festival, a trio of snowboarders who ride a pedalcar and trailer in search of the best runs, a nurse in Ghana whose vital community development work relies on her recycled bicycle, the history of the modern mountain bike from the trails of Marin County, London - Mexico City - New York as seen by helmet cam, the hard working and playing of Santa Cruz Bicycles employees.
$ 675,000 verdict — A Bronx
jury awarded Mr. Hardy for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
This was particularly the case for product liability trials, where the median awards were about 5 times higher in 2005 than in 1992 and for medical malpractice trials, where the median
jury awards more than doubled from $ 280,000 in 1992 to $ 682,000 in 2005.
«Moonlight» (A24) The Gotham Awards have kicked off awards season by giving the entire cast of Barry Jenkins» breakthrough indie a special
Gotham Jury Award for ensemble performance.
Irish actress Ella Connolly wins two awards for Eliot & Me at the 12th China International Children's Film Festival: the
International Jury Award for Best Performance by a Child Actress and the Award for the Children's Favorite Child Performer.
Louis v. Gwinnett Medical Center, Dr. Williard Hearin: On November 9, 2016, a Gwinnett
County jury awarded $ 30.5 million to...
A
Bronx jury awarded plaintiff Roy Hardy $ 675,000 for injuries sus - tained in a motor vehicle accident.
The Films4Families jury was comprised of five elementary and middle school students that viewed seven Films4Families films to award the
Youth Jury Award for Best Films4Families Feature.
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Jury Awards Nearly $ 30 Million to Holyoke Family: Doctor's Negligence Caused Baby's Permanent Brain Damage The Republican February 5, 2106
Successfully represented Plaintiff in fire loss claim against insurer
where jury awarded $ 175,000.00 in punitive damages for bad faith conduct of insurer in denying claim based on an alleged misrepresentation in in the application process (Haji - Fazul v. Lloyd's Underwriters)
And it's not just Italy; as Liptak shows, many other European countries are uncomfortable with the idea of
juries awarding punitive damages.
Since graduating from the UK's National Film and Television School, Ramsay had won the short film Jury prize at Cannes for her graduating short Small Deaths (1996), and her second, Kill the Day (1996), won the Prix
du Jury award for best film at France's acclaimed Clermont - Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
While the headlines have focused on the $ 1 billion U.S.
jury award Apple won at the end of August, in the long run Apple may turn out to have been a loser in this struggle as well.
In a widely publicized privacy lawsuit this year, a Florida
jury awarded Hogan, whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea, $ 140 million in damages from Gawker for publishing a sex tape in 2013 in which the former wrestler was featured.
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