Sentences with phrase «valid civil claim»

Regardless of whether or not the criminal charges against a marijuana - influenced driver are successful, victims may have a valid civil claim against them.

When this happens, the child or the child's family member may have a valid civil claim for the damages they incur, including medical expenses.

If you have been involved in a drunk driving accident in Maryland, obtaining the services of a well - qualified personal injury lawyer is crucial to determining whether you have a valid civil claim.

Not exact matches

A drunk driver need not be convicted for you to have a valid claim, however, because the burden of proof is lower in a civil proceeding than in a criminal proceeding.

Which means, a slip and fall victim has to gather witness testimony, video evidence, documentary evidence, and the like, — evidence that can be admitted under Florida's rules of civil procedure — in order to have a valid injury claim under Florida law (even though Florida Statute 768.0755 does not affect any common - law duty of care owed by a person or entity in possession or control of a business premises).

The court dismissed her case, for the reason that her case presented no valid Federal civil rights claim.

The following cases suggest that if a claim is valid under Section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act, that state law granting immunity to the official can not override Federal law under the Supremacy Clause.

A claim can not be awarded without evidence that a person is the legal widow, widower or surviving civil partner or would have been but for the fact that they were divorced or the civil partnership was dissolved and the divorce or dissolution is recognised as valid in the State.