«He did not invent an additional head of damage in
an otherwise legitimate claim.
Soft insurance fraud is considered exaggeration of
otherwise legitimate claims for purposes of collecting a larger payment than otherwise due.
Not exact matches
This circumstance creates an unfair burden on employees and provides employer / insurers with a way with great leverage to force injured workers into nominal settlements for
otherwise worthy and
legitimate workers» compensation
claims.
Over to Lord Reid: «It may well be that, if it can be shown that a person has no
legitimate interest, financial or
otherwise, in performing the contract rather than
claiming damages, he ought not to be allowed to saddle the other party with an additional burden with no benefit to himself.
Indeed, once upon a time, the FAIR organization was heard to argue strenuously for the retention of the jury trial in civil proceedings, exactly because it was sought that juries would be MORE inclined to help the plaintiff in
claims,
legitimate and
otherwise.
Sure, insurance will cost more if you've had
claims in the past —
legitimate or
otherwise — but it's still cheap.