Sentences with phrase «total damages awards»

Thus, the increase in total damages awards can not be attributed to an increase in punitive damages.

Thus far I have been considering only total damages awards, but some interesting trends are worth noting with regard to general, aggravated, punitive and special damages.

For these 40 cases, the average total damages award was $ 95,219.

Damages awards in new media cases (internet and email) appear slightly lower than average: the average total damages award for all cases in the 2003 - 2013 period was $ 61,662, whereas the average damages award for a new media case was $ 57,386.

Recall that the overall average total damages award was $ 61,662.

The average total damages award in the 2003 - 13 cases ($ 61,662) is more than double (2.2 times) what it was between 1973 - 83 ($ 27,464) when adjusted for inflation.

The total damages awarded were just under # 6,500, of which # 1,250 was unchallenged on appeal.

Assume it is determined that you are 30 percent at fault and the other party is 70 percent at fault, you would then get 70 percent of the total damages awarded.

For example, if the court finds that the plaintiff suffered $ 100,000 in damages but was fifty percent at fault, then the court would order the defendant to pay the plaintiff damages based on half of the total damage award, or $ 50,000.

The jury verdict came back with a total damage award of $ 5,000.00.

The total damage award for intangibles includes pain and suffering damages and can be grossly inadequate when compared to the actual medical expense damage amounts.

Mr. Fadai receives a total damages award of $ 373,452.77, broken down as follows:

Information reported includes the type of case, types of plaintiffs and defendants, trial winners, amount of total damages awarded, amount of punitive damages awarded, and case processing time.

That means the total damages award is $ 825,000.

Mr. Fadai receives a total damages award of $ 373,452.77, broken down as follows: (more...)

Thomas allegedly infringed on the copyrights of 24 songs — the equivalent of approximately three CDs, costing less than $ 54, and yet the total damages awarded is $ 222,000 — more than five hundred times the cost of buying 24 separate CDs and more than four thousand times the cost of three CDs.

If the total damages awarded are $ 200,000, and the driver is found 50 % at fault, the construction company is 25 % at fault, and the owner of the road is 25 % at fault, you could potentially recover $ 100,000 from the drunk driver and $ 50,000 each from the construction company and owner.

The total damages awarded were $ 31,660.

Not exact matches

«After winning the Colossal Fossil award — given to the country doing the most damage to climate talks in a given year — five years in a row, Canada is in a league of its own for its total lack of credibility on climate action,» said Christian Holz, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada.

But it is strongly opposed by the deep - pocketed medical establishment, which has argued that many of the states that have similar measures in place also have caps on pain and suffering awards and limits on total damages.

Lavern's Law has been strongly opposed by the deep - pocketed medical establishment, which has argued that many of the states that have similar measures in place also have caps on pain and suffering awards and limits on total damages.

The ruling caps the total damages assessed to the company at $ 507.5 million, a fraction of the $ 5 billion a jury initially awarded the plaintiffs in 1994.

The United States Court of Appeal has ruled against Silicon Knights» appeal of a lower court decision which awarded a total of $ 9.2 m in damages and legal fees to Epic Games.

Finally, in November 2012, after two trials totalling 15 days, one appeal and several interlocutory applications, I was awarded # 55,000 damages by Mrs Justice Swift arising from sexual assaults by a Jesuit priest in the 1970s.

The Claimant did not have a breakdown of the total settlement proceeds of $ 365,000 as he was provided a lump sum cheque from ICBC without mention of awards for the specific damages sustained.

'' (g) The total deterrent effect of other punishment imposed upon the defendant as a result of the misconduct, including, but not limited to, punitive damage awards to

The jury awarded a total of $ 12,000 in compensatory damages and $ 1,500 in punitive damages.

The amount of money that is awarded for these damages is usually determined by a jury, although a judge must often approve the final verdict, sometimes adding interest and attorney's fees to the total.

The court explained that, while it is not always appropriate for a judge to override the jury, in instances where the damages award is shockingly low or high, the trial judge is in a position to adjust the total award amount.

Pursuant to Idaho's comparative negligence rule, if a claimant's total fault is less than 50 percent, he or she can be awarded damages, but any amount of damages attributable to him or her must be deducted from the damages award.

Compensation for injuries sustained in a trucking accident can be awarded for such damages as current and future medical bills, totaled car, lost wages, loss of earning capacity, pain and suffering, wrongful death and other damages.

They were awarded compensatory damages for the costs of the property and refurbishment, in the total amount of $ 230,000.

After a 39 - day trial, a jury awarded $ 360,000 in total damages, with $ 130,000 against District.

The difference in total damages between the time periods is therefore largely due to a difference in general damages awards.

The total awarded in special damages was $ 93,244.

The median total award in the 1973 - 83 period was $ 12,671, which is less than half of the average damages award of $ 27,464.

The average general damages award in 2003 - 13 is 2.4 times as high as that in 2003 - 13, which is similar to the size of the increase for total damages.

The total amount arbitrators awarded in customer claims last year was $ 139 million, of which $ 23 million was in punitive damages.

For purposes of this hypothetical, the trier of fact awards damages to the plaintiff in the amount of $ 25,000, and each party incurred a total of $ 50,000 in attorneys» fees and costs, with the losing party being responsible to pay the entire $ 125,000.

Of course, the total percentage of damages attributable to that claimant will be deducted from their gross award.

In total, the plaintiff was awarded $ 50,000 in general damages, $ 25,000 in aggravated damages and $ 25,000 in punitive damages.

The advantages of pursuing both approaches are clear: a successful personal injury lawsuit will normally result in a settlement or damages award that is much greater than the total of your workers» compensation benefits.

Jurors awarded about $ 140 million in total compensatory damages and about $ 360 million in punitive damages, said Mark Lanier, lead trial counsel for the plaintiffs.

In case involving First Union National Bank's violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Sixth Circuit holds that 1 - to - 1 ratio of punitive to compensatory damages is maximum federal due process will allow: And because the compensatory damages total $ 400,000, the district court's original award of $ 2,628,600 in punitive damages must likewise be reduced to $ 400,000.

I see there is a recent 304 paragraph decision in B.C. — Newman et al v. Halstead et al, 2006 BCSC 65 — in which the court awarded damages totalling $ 681,000 against an individual defendant (who did not appear at the trial, hence there was no defence per se) for her liability in making defamatory statements on her website, chat rooms and email about various teachers in which she made allegations of misconduct and allegations that the School Board mishandled or covered up this activity.

The substantial success of the plaintiff is clearly demonstrated by the large amount of damages awarded, the finding by the jury that the defendant acted maliciously and the total injunctive relief being granted.»

Thanks for the comments — on the issue of damages in the first comment above — To be clear — I was lazy in stating the total damages: the $ 681,000 damages awarded against the defendant was made up of smaller awardsl.

On 16 April, Mr Justice Dingemans in the Queen's Bench Division handed down judgment in Wellers & Ors v Associated Newspapers Limited [2014] EWHC 1163 (QB), awarding Paul Weller's three children a total of # 10,000 damages for misuse of private information.

He recovered a damages award and costs that together totalled 30,000 pounds less than his legal bill.

VIZIO was awarded all the damages it sought, including costs and interest, totaling over $ 1.4 million.