Sentences with phrase «portion of the damage award»

There's no indication in this report of any suggestion to modify perhaps the most troubling aspect of punitive damages: that the punishment imposed on the defendant takes the form of an economic windfall to a plaintiff (and plaintiff's attorneys presumably) who has, by definition, already been «made whole» by the compensatory portion of the damage award.

Not exact matches

The liability portion of homeowners insurance covers you against lawsuits for bodily injury or property damage that you or family members or pets cause to other people, as well as court costs incurred and damages awarded.

The potential for a successful plaintiff to have to pay a substantial portion of their damages to the defendant because the amount awarded for damages at trial was less than an earlier offer is a legitimate concern.

For a premium the issuer of the product undertook to pay any portion of an adverse cost award over and above the damages awarded to the plaintiff.

We work on a contingency fee basis, which means that if your case is settled and you recover damages, we will collect a portion of that award.

In a post on this site last November, «Why the new s. 258.3 (8.1) of the Insurance Act will retroactively scale back prejudgment interest rates in MVA actions,» I stated that the statutory amendment reducing the rate of prejudgment interest for non-pecuniary damage awards (damages for pain and suffering and the non-pecuniary portion of dependent family claims) in automobile tort cases must be applied retroactively.

The British Columbia Negligence Act provides that when an injured person is partly at fault for the accident, she can still recover a portion of her damages, although her degree of fault will reduce the award in a proportionate amount.

Jury awarded a portion of the damages claimed on the drainage and development claims and returned a defense verdict on other claims.

The final portion of this opinion that a three - judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today contains an interesting discussion of the potential for overlap between a jury's award of damages for emotional distress and what a jury might have awarded had it been advised (as it should have been but was not at the original trial) that an award of punitive damages in favor of the plaintiff was appropriate.

, pursuant to section 45 of the law governing EI, if someone receives EI and then is later awarded wrongful dismissal damages, the wrongfully dismissed employee must legally repay EI a portion of what is awarded as wrongful dismissal damages.

Then, her damages award is reduced by the portion of her fault.

If the former employee fails to prove that a constructive dismissal has occurred the employee will not be entitled to any award of damages and, as the loser of the court action, will likely be ordered to pay a portion of the employer's legal costs.

In determining the portion of a settlement or award that is taxable, the IRS will analyze the nature of the claimed damages.

A portion of punitive damages is awarded to the state.

The office of the attorney general may negotiate and compromise [its portion of] a punitive damage award»)

§ 34 -51-3-6 (d)(«The office of the attorney general may negotiate and compromise [its portion of] a punitive damage award») and Ga..

The punitive damage provision in the massive highway funding bill, H.R. 3, also holds that any portion of a punitive damage award covered by the defendant's insurance will be included in the defendant's gross income.

The liability portion of homeowners insurance covers you against lawsuits for bodily injury or property damage that you or family members or pets cause to other people, as well as court costs incurred and damages awarded.

If the spouse receives personal injury compensation during the marriage, any damage award or settlement is marital property, even that portion of it that compensates for a spouse's loss of well - being.