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Over the years, we have won millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for motorcycle accident victims in cases such as these:

Not exact matches

«On a general level, there can be practical barriers to pursuit of a criminal case, such as the victim company's fear of embarrassment, reputational damage, or the perceived risk — real or not — that their trade secrets will be exposed in a court proceeding,» said Brooke French, shareholder at law firm Carlton Fields.

«A victim is always at the heart of an investigation, and in the majority of cases permission will be sought to obtain data from devices such as mobile phones.

And even in states with such laws, it would be extraordinarily risky for a harassment victim who has signed a confidentiality clause to violate the provision in order to generate a test case.

In such cases, we may grumble and protest and promise to vote against the perpetrators next election day, but we do not feel that we have become victims of an outrage.

But in this case, the absence of any sort of apparent pause to boast such exploits and therefore further victimize the victim with online gawking, speaks to a problem just as great as random violence.

Your time might better be spent actually helping flood victims rather than pointing fingers at such inconsequential (that means unimportant, just in case you didn't make it past the 4th grade, as noted from your spelling of «reason».)

Lastly, they highlight that in principle a privacy injunction is available via the High Court, but the vast majority of victims would not have the resource or inclination to take up such a case.

The budget did not include voting reforms such as early voting or the Child Victims Act, which would extend the statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases.

Some victim's advocates viewed Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Programs such as the one in Buffalo as further efforts by bishops to thwart the Child Victims Act, the latest version of legislation aimed at expanding the statute of limitations and establishing a look - back window for child sex abuse cases.

«Decision rules for identifying injuries from abuse are valuable for settings such as pediatric emergency departments — in these cases, reliability and accuracy of human judgement is needed since victims of child abuse are at high risk of future abuse and death,» Lorenz said.

Although international attention has focused primarily on extreme cases of sexual abuse by combatants, such as targeted mass rapes during the Rwandan genocide and in the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers on gender - based violence are revealing a much wider scope of abuses, perpetrators and victims.

In such a case there are chances that the lady may fall victim.

In case you are above 40 and have become victim to such circumstances, then it is time to explore easy dating options that would facilitate social contact.

The zombie plague here moves at such a glacial pace that the authorities can quarantine the infected and, in cases like Maggie's, allow victims to spend time with their families before they have to be terminated.

In this case, the Nook Color is the latest to fall victim to such guilty pleasures as you can tell from the above image.

For purposes of the means test, the U.S. Bankruptcy Code defines current monthly income as including: «any amount paid by any entity other than the debtor (or in a joint case the debtor and the debtor's spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses of the debtor or the debtor's dependents (and in a joint case the debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent)...» Benefits received under the Social Security Act, payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against humanity on account of their status as victims of such crimes, and payments to victims of international terrorism or domestic terrorism on account of their status as victims of such terrorism are excluded from the means test.

The ASPCA's Behavioral Rehabilitation Center at St. Hubert's, for instance, opened in 2013 and was described as «the first - ever facility dedicated strictly to providing behavioral rehabilitation to canine victims of cruelty, such as those confiscated from puppy mills and hoarding cases.»

In this case, the inflamed skin becomes victim of tissue damage, which creates the perfect breeding ground for harmful bacteria such as Staphylococcus intermedius and Malassezia pachydermatis.

Mr. Bershadker has been instrumental in the creation of the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, N.J., the first - ever facility dedicated strictly to providing behavioral rehabilitation to canine victims of cruelty, such as those confiscated from puppy mills and hoarding cases.

Such cases are classified in the same category as those where the dog bit the victim even when the coroner says the dog was not responsible for the death.

Prosecutors do not have to prove that a defendant intended to kill the victim with his vehicle; in fact, vehicular manslaughter cases usually take as given the idea that the defendant did not have such intent.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intVictim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public interest.

Proving medical malpractice can be a very complex journey and requires a Pittsburgh medical malpractice team of lawyers such as ours with both the experience and knowledge to call upon and work with medical expert witnesses in order to build the strongest case that will get the victim the compensation deserved.

In such cases, getting justice becomes very difficult for the victim if they decide to try and go through the process alone.

In pedestrian accident cases in San Bernardino where negligence or wrongdoing is a factor, families of deceased victims can file what is known as a wrongful death claim seeking compensation for damages such as medical and funeral costs, lost future income, pain and suffering and loss of love and companionshiIn pedestrian accident cases in San Bernardino where negligence or wrongdoing is a factor, families of deceased victims can file what is known as a wrongful death claim seeking compensation for damages such as medical and funeral costs, lost future income, pain and suffering and loss of love and companionshiin San Bernardino where negligence or wrongdoing is a factor, families of deceased victims can file what is known as a wrongful death claim seeking compensation for damages such as medical and funeral costs, lost future income, pain and suffering and loss of love and companionship.

At Deans & Lyons, LLP, we are familiar with the representation needed for both plaintiffs and defendants, advocating for injury victims and defending product manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in such cases.

A premise liability attorney can help the victims in such cases to receive the compensation that they deserve.

Yet a defendant threatened with punishment for injuring a nonparty victim has no opportunity to defend against the charge, by showing, for example in a case such as this, that the other victim was not entitled to damages because he or she knew that smoking was dangerous or did not rely upon the defendant's statements to the contrary.

At this point, it is worth pointing out that: a) such a decision is considered to be «final» in Poland after six months (i.e. Mr Kussowski can not be investigated again for the same facts in Poland) unless new «essential evidence» against the suspect is uncovered (§ 12 - 13); b) the Polish authorities — apparently without requiring specific assistance in that regard — based their decision to drop the case, inter alia, on the fact that it had not been possible to hear witnesses residing in Gemany, including the victim.

The workshop will examine legal case examples, such as the judicial inquiry into the victim - blaming conduct of former judge Robin Camp, in which West Coast LEAF recently intervened.

In order to provide high quality service to those most in need, our Denver personal injury law firm focuses primarily on those cases in which the victim suffered a severe, life - changing or catastrophic injury, such aIn order to provide high quality service to those most in need, our Denver personal injury law firm focuses primarily on those cases in which the victim suffered a severe, life - changing or catastrophic injury, such ain need, our Denver personal injury law firm focuses primarily on those cases in which the victim suffered a severe, life - changing or catastrophic injury, such ain which the victim suffered a severe, life - changing or catastrophic injury, such as:

Early on in my career I realized that victims of such incidents needed to have the ability to immediately speak with me (not my receptionist) in order to fully understand their case and protect their legal rights.

She has advised a number of patients who have been victims of gross neglect, representing the interests of patients and bereaved families in such cases involving GMC proceedings.

Punitive: In personal injury cases that involve reckless disregard for the safety of other, such as a case involving a drunk driver, punitive damages may be awarded to the victim of the accident.

In such case, the homeowner would be responsible for compensating the victim for any injuries and damages suffered in the accidenIn such case, the homeowner would be responsible for compensating the victim for any injuries and damages suffered in the accidenin the accident.

Hit - and - run accidents are exceptionally frustrating for accident victims, law enforcement, and car accident lawyers alike, and as such individuals who leave the scene of an accident can be fined up to $ 2,000, have their licence suspended for no less than three months, and in some cases spend up to six months in jail.

Our West Palm Beach injury lawyers understand the complexities of such accidents and have the experience necessary to represent accident victims in cases where there are competing injury or wrongful death claims.

Funding for private family law cases is generally only available where the applicant for legal aid can show that they are a victim of domestic abuse, or where they can show that the aim of the proceedings is to protect a child at risk of abuse from a third party (such applications are in scope because of Paras 12 and 13 of Part 1 Schedule 1 of LASPO; see also Chapter 6 of the Handbook).

In such cases, the victim may proceed against all of the parties whose negligence resulted in a personal injurIn such cases, the victim may proceed against all of the parties whose negligence resulted in a personal injurin a personal injury.

Well respected among his peers and recognized as a top trial lawyer, Edward Havas (Ed), President and a founding member of Dewsnup, King & Olsen, focuses his practice on representing survivors and families of victims in negligence, product liability, air crash, mining disaster (such as the deadly Crandall Canyon coal mine collapse of 2007), medical malpractice and other catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases.

As such, many lawyers I talk to are turning away these types of cases, which results in victims having to fight the insurance company on their own.

In such cases, all of the defendants are, in effect, responsible for ensuring that the victim is fully compensateIn such cases, all of the defendants are, in effect, responsible for ensuring that the victim is fully compensatein effect, responsible for ensuring that the victim is fully compensated.

And some of the evidence that has come in shows that the victim's family was greatly impacted and terribly grieved and greatly harmed by the facts ․ Can you assure us that the knowledge of those facts would not prevent you or substantially impair you in considering a life sentence in such a case

There are some situations where it would not be oppressive to seek a confiscation order: (i) where the defendant, even if he has repaid the victim or is ready to do so, has significantly profited through use of the stolen money while it was in his hands and thus has obtained a benefit beyond the loss inflicted on the victim; (ii) where, although repayment in full is offered, it is uncertain that it will be accomplished; indeed it may be difficult to establish abuse in such a case unless the defendant has either already made restitution in full or is in a position to tender it immediately in a guaranteed form, such as a banker's draft or funds in a solicitor's hands.

The drunk driver responsible admitted the settlement was reasonable but denied being drunk and refused to repay ICBC the settlement amount paid to his victim, as is required in such cases of insurance breach.

In another such case, the insurance company asked to take a routine deposition of the injury victim, but he could not or would not make himself available.

In extreme cases, such as a brain injury or wrongful death, your family may be eligible to file for compensation on behalf of the victim.

In such cases, the plaintiff will need to establish that the violation occurred, that the violation was a cause of the victim's injury or death, and that the plaintiff suffered legally compensable damages as a result of the victim's injury or death.

Children are often the victims in such cases and can suffer very dangerous injuries that can affect them for the rest of their lives, both physically and emotionally.