Potential class members, including employees and prospective employees, may be entitled to
statutory damages of up to $ 1,000 for each violation in the case of will non-compliance.
«In addition to actual damages suffered for a breach of CASL's anti-spam and anti-malware provisions, courts will be able to award applicants
statutory damages of $ 200 for each contravention of CASL up to $ 1 million for each day on which a contravention occurred.
For example, the court can award
statutory damages of $ 200 per day for each breach of section 6 (the CEM obligations), not exceeding $ 1 million for each day on which a breach occurred.
Given that the potential remedies under the private right of action include
statutory damages of $ 200 per day for each CASL breach, and given the lack of clarity about how CASL's broad and sometimes unclear provisions apply in practice, many organizations have been concerned about the potential for litigation (including class actions) arising as of July 1, 2017.
The government should repeal provisions of the Copyright Act that allow labels to unfairly punish fans who share music for non-commercial purposes with
statutory damages of $ 500 to $ 20,000 per song.
For example, ordinary copyright infringement can incur
statutory damages of $ 750 to $ 30,000 per work.
At
statutory damages of $ 500 to $ 1,500 per violation, defendants sued for TCPA violations often face exposure in excess of $ 1 billion.
If the class could not demonstrate that it had suffered measurable damages (and the manufacturer pointed out that Marlboros and Marlboro Lights were always the same price), then
statutory damages of $ 25 would be appropriate.
The debt collector may just be liable to you for
statutory damages of up to $ 1,000, plus any actual damages suffered, plus attorney fees.
Violations of this Section provide for
statutory damages of up to $ 4,000 and reasonable legal fees.
The FDCPA prohibits abusive or coercive behavior in pursuit of a debt and awards consumers
statutory damages of $ 1,000 for each violation of its code of conduct.
Not exact matches
The plaintiffs «generally... assert a variety
of common law and
statutory claims seeking monetary
damages, injunctive relief, and other related relief.»
Statutory damages range in the US from $ 750 to $ 30,000 per work infringed unless there's a finding
of willfulness.
(B) at the election
of the customer at any time before final judgment is rendered,
statutory damages in a sum
of not more than $ 5,000, as the court considers just.
The AG, Maura Healey, is asking for
statutory damages under Massachusetts consumer and data security law on behalf
of every state resident whose private information was exposed when hackers broke into Equifax's systems — regardless
of wheth
If the Saxo Bank Group at any time and for any reason, should become liable for the loss
of any person and / or entity, including without limitation, if any provision
of this disclaimer is, or at any time becomes to any extent or in any circumstances invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, the liability
of the Saxo Bank Group shall be limited to such person's and / or entity's duly documented direct loss, which for the avoidance
of doubt, and without limitation, shall not include
damages for any incidental and consequential losses,
damages for lost opportunity,
damages for lost profit,
statutory damages, nominal
damages, punitive
damages, restitutionary or disgorgement
damages,
damages for costs, including legal costs, and
damages for any other indirect loss.
In his order, Judge Donato wrote: «Facebook seems to believe...
statutory damages could amount to billions
of dollars.»
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU IN RESPECT
OF ANY LOSS OR
DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU AND ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR FOR BREACH
OF STATUTORY DUTY OR IN ANY OTHER WAY SHALL NOT EXCEED $ 50.
As a general point, the
statutory time limit for bringing a claim for
damages for personal injuries is three years from the date
of the incident.
You agree that the remedy for any breach
of this agreement involving unauthorized access or other infringement
of our intellectual property rights shall be an award
of damages equivalent to the
statutory damages recoverable under the United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 501 et seq. (the «Act»), regardless
of whether our content is protected by the Act or has been timely and / or properly registered under the Act, and regardless
of whether you are located in the United States.
You agree that the remedy for any breach
of this agreement involving unauthorized access or other infringement
of our intellectual property rights shall be an award
of damages equivalent to the
statutory damages recoverable under the United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 501 et seq. (the «act»), regardless
of whether our content is protected by the act or has been timely and / or properly registered under the act, and regardless
of whether you are located in the United States.
You agree to indemnify and keep indemnified Us against any and all losses, proceedings, lost profits,
damages, awards, expenses, costs (including increased administration and legal costs on a full indemnity basis), claims, actions and any other losses or liabilities suffered by Us and arising from or relating to Your use
of the service, information and / or other material posted on the Service by You and / or arising from or due to any breach
of contract, any tortious act and / or omission and / or any breach
of statutory due by You.
Plaintiffs are seeking injunctive relief as well as restitution
of their registration fees, compensatory,
statutory and punitive
damages.
This consent order involves violations by the foreign air carrier Emirates
of Articles 17 and 19
of the Montreal Convention1 and the
statutory prohibition against unfair and deceptive trade practices, 49 U.S.C. § 41712, in connection with monetary claims resulting from
damage, loss, or delay to baggage checked on Emirates» flights to or from the United States.
However, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same
damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or
statutory damages), and must follow the terms
of this Agreement as a court would.
The Copyright Office says (emphasis mine), «If registration is made within three months after publication
of the work * or prior to an infringement
of the work *,
statutory damages and attorney's fees will be available to the copyright owner in court actions.
If registration is made within three months after publication
of the work or prior to an infringement
of the work,
statutory damages and... [Read more...]
In the US, registering that copyright simply provides a few
statutory rights when it comes to claiming
damages — and it should only cost you $ 35 to apply for it online (as
of March 2018).
In a release, representatives said Re: Create will focus on «engaging and informing lawmakers» on the importance
of things like fair use, safe harbors, curbing
statutory damages, and the need to counter «abusive» copyright enforcement practices.
«Violations
of the ATR requirements can lead to affirmative claims against creditors and defensive claims against assignees for potentially significant monetary
damages consisting
of actual
damages, $ 4,000 in
statutory damages, a refund
of finance charges paid at closing, and three years
of interest actually paid and attorneys» fees.
If a debt collector violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in any way, you might be entitled to recover actual
damages and / or
statutory damages up to $ 1,000, as well as court costs and attorney fees, and — most important
of all — make them stop calling you.
It basically states that if a collection company breaks this law, then the consumer would be entitled to a
statutory award
of up to $ 1000 dollars plus legal fees and
damages!
Evidence such as collection letters, loan / lease agreements, documents which authorize automatic payments, credit reports, dispute letters, voicemail messages, and / or any other files related to consumer situations are all very ripe for violations
of consumer laws that provide these «
statutory damages» to consumers.
Though the German courts recently ruled not to enforce the US court's decision (on the grounds that it considered the minimum
statutory damages awarded to be excessive and punitive), Bossland ended sales for almost all
of its hacks at the end
of last year; as
of today, the only ones remaining are for non-Blizzard games, specifically Final Fantasy XIV and Path
of Exile, though according to the group's latest newsletter, there's a PUBG one tucked on the forums too.
Koch Media is liable according to the
statutory provisions for
damage / loss sustained by a user and caused deliberately or through the gross negligence
of Koch Media or its vicarious agents.
In the USA, if you have infringement
of a copyright without a notice, you are merely limited to actual
damages, rather than having the option
of trying for
statutory damages.
Brite had sued in a Texas county court, a court
of limited jurisdiction that lacks authority to hear cases with a value in excess
of $ 100,000, excluding interest,
statutory or punitive
damages and attorney fees, as alleged on the face
of the petition.
Whether there will be some limit to
statutory damage enforcement will be an interesting element
of the Facebook case — though the defendant hasn't anywhere near the resources to pay the full amount anyway, apparently.
The interesting aspect
of the Facebook case is that the
damages were
statutory, i.e. calculated according to a formula in the statute (CAN - SPAM Act) rather than according to any demonstrated loss to Facebook.
There are
statutory time limits to filing a civil claim for
damages, and we recommend that you engage the services
of a competent quadriplegia accident lawyer as soon as is reasonably possible after the accident.
The Court
of Appeal held that the
statutory deductible amendment was intended to have retrospective application based on a contextual analysis
of related provisions
of the Insurance Act and the reasoning that «since the jury awards
damages in today's dollars, the quantum
of the deductible should similarly be calculated in today's dollars».
In a July 5 opinion, the Wisconsin Court
of Appeals, District 1 (Milwaukee County), found the
statutory $ 750,000 cap on noneconomic
damages arising out
of medical malpractice claims was unconstitutional.
Therefore, the Defendant's offer to settle
of $ 40,000 exceeded the Plaintiff's
damages recovery after reductions for collateral benefits and taking into consideration the
statutory deductible ($ 22,136.60).
In this case, the issue was whether the non-pecuniary
damages award
of $ 50,000 should be reduced by the
statutory deductible in force at the time
of the accident ($ 30,000), or the
statutory deductible in force at the time
of judgment ($ 36,540).
The purpose
of section 36
of the Competition Act is to create a
statutory cause
of action entitling a victim to recover
damages caused by conduct that is a criminal offence under the Act.
With the strength
of insurance companies and
statutory damages caps, medical malpractice cases tend to favor defendants.
On August 1, 2015, the Court Proceedings Regulation was amended to change the
statutory deductible for non-pecuniary
damages from $ 30,000 to $ 36,540 (and adjusted for inflation on January 1st
of each year).
The Court also held that the plaintiffs» recovery, even if sustained, would be limited to $ 20,000 by virtue
of the application
of the
statutory cap on
damage awards arising out
of charitable activities under G.L. c. 231, § 85K.
Our litigation and trial lawyers are experienced with the common and
statutory laws involving the prospective liability
of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers
of products to purchasers, users, and bystanders for personal injury and property
damage caused by alleged defects in those products.
The states that are not a party to the list above do not have
statutory damage caps in place as
of 2016.