Class actions enable many individuals with similar legal claims to join together into a single lawsuit, and it is one of the most important mechanisms to ensure that relatively
small dollar claims are actually vindicated in court.
(Caveat - there are probably some courts in some Canadian province with a minimum dollar threshold, but this just goes to the proper forum and not the right to some somewhere to enforce
a small dollar claim.)
Not exact matches
States have to pay a share of Medicaid
dollars spent, as well, which, last time I was actually working for a state Medicaid program, amounted to $ 1.2 B state
claims dollars vs $ 2.1 B federal
claims dollars for the not especially large state government I worked (
Small state, that is.
About two hundred and sixty eight million
dollars ($ 268m) of investments have been lost within months following government's ban on
small scale mining, Small Scale Miners Association cl
small scale mining,
Small Scale Miners Association cl
Small Scale Miners Association
claims.
Along the way, the men take a bit of a detour to visit their
small, old town in (fictional) Hawthorne, Nebraska, where Woody's million -
dollar claim makes him a bit of a celebrity among his old acquaintances.
That's a
small expense, considering that at the base $ 15,000 level of coverage, you'd have to go 62.5 years of fifteen
dollars monthly without ever having a personal property
claim in order to not come out ahead on a
claim for the policy limit.
The mass media is replete with tricks that
claim to help you achieve that million
dollar portfolio (truthfully, that number is likely on the
small side) and set sail into retirement so you can live the life you've always dreamed of while you slaved away at your day job.
If you have a
small Honda that you use for commuting and have a
claims - free driving record, you may pay a few hundred
dollars a year.
I think Jim's definition of financial distress as too many
dollars of debt is unduly narrow and that it is only by using that definition can be
claim to debunk the relationship between fringe banking and financial distress — primarily by arguing that because these are
small dollar loans they can't really be much of a problem.
If you have a
small Honda that you use for commuting and have a
claims - free driving record, you may find quotes for a few hundred
dollars a year.
Despite classified advertisements showing that Hines charged $ 500
dollars per puppy, he was not fined for having a breeding operation instead of a
small hunting dog kennel, as his Tulsa hobbyist permit
claimed.
They
claim that senior and mid-level Greenpeace managers have formed a «Worker Elite,» and that Greenpeace's vast network of managers are paid well enough that street - level canvassers, who collect names,
small -
dollar donations and multi-month donation commitments from San Diego residents should be given a «fair share.»
Civil lawsuits, where the amount
claimed is less than a specified
dollar amount, are often resolved in
small claims courts.
Charging a modest amount like $ 250 to prep clients for
small claims court can quickly lead to an extra couple thousand
dollars per month.
Though often imagined to be the province of individuals contesting
small -
dollar disagreements,
small claim matters arise in a variety of corporate contexts.
You can use the
small claims court in your area if your
claim is less than a certain
dollar amount, which varies from state to state, but typically ranges from $ 1,000 to $ 7,500.
No firms gain more by dragging out litigation than the big firms because they have the clients with the tens and hundreds of millions of
dollars of capitalization who can afford, with the help of the taxpayer, to pay the astronomical fees they charge for as long as it takes to take on similar corporations similarly represented, or to squash the little guy (which is why FCT has McCarthy's on retainer and Stewart has Borden's on retainer — the given real estate file / title insurance
claim is
small potatoes but the title insurers make it dead obvious that if you sue them, you will up against a Big Firm.
He also acted as lead counsel for the General Service
Small / General Service Medium customer class in a multi-week hearing before the Manitoba Public Utilities Board for the first Cost of Service Review of Manitoba hydro in over 10 years, and is acting for acting for SNC - Lavalin as a plaintiff in a multimillion -
dollar coverage
claim as against its insurer with respect to an E&O
claim regarding a major infrastructure project in Manitoba.
Increase
small claims dollar limits, so that more minor disputes can be handled with simplified, inexpensive procedures.
In sports, naming rights and sponsorships name the game, with brands signing multimillion
dollar deals to
claim key points of consumer visibility, ranging from
small jersey patches to massive sports venues.
Sections 21 through 25 of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 218, which govern the procedures of
small claims actions, formerly restricted the
dollar amount of a plaintiffs
claim to $ 2,000.
On a different subject, I note that «Class action advocates say most individuals and
small businesses simply can't afford to arbitrate
claims that are worth a few hundred or thousand
dollars.
If you have a
small Honda that you use for commuting and have a
claims - free driving record, you may find quotes for a few hundred
dollars a year.
Car insurance companies have spent millions of
dollars on people and the factors that make the more responsible and safer driver, and according to their research — people with good or excellent credit scores make
smaller claims on average than do those people with poor credit.
While the average individual Idaho renters insurance fire
claim is fairly
small, between five and ten thousand
dollars, that's not really a meaningful number.
But when an accidental damage occurs to his property and he makes a
small claim for a couple of thousand
dollars, he could get the shock of his life when his home insurance premiums increase by 15 % upon renewal.
If it's a
small claim, that might save you a few tens of thousands of
dollars.
If you have a
small Honda that you use for commuting and have a
claims - free driving record, you may pay a few hundred
dollars a year.
By buying into Cedar Rapids renters insurance, you are electing to pay a relatively
small amount of money on the front end for thousands of
dollars worth of protection if it ever comes time to make a
claim against your policy.
West Palm Beach, Florida — The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit today against a well - known patent troll that tried to shake down a
small business owner for tens of thousands of
dollars on bogus
claims of infringement on patents that were never used and were expired or invalid.
He also repeats the
claim that they helped raise a «
small dollar» funding for Trump amounting to $ 27 million.
Small claims courts usually have a limit on the
dollar amount they can handle, but the process is much simpler than a normal court procedure.
The
dollar limit for
small claims may be anywhere from $ 3,000 to $ 10,000.