A sum of money that a party is legally obligated to pay to another as compensation for injury
Monetary compensation that may be recovered by a person who has suffered loss, detriment or injury to his person, property or rights, through the unlawful act or negligence of another; damages are not generally available under the IDEA
Compensation recoverable in Court by one who has suffered loss, detriment or injury to his person, property or tights due to the unlawful acts or negligence of others
includes all monetary losses due to climate change impacts, less the amount that can be averted by adaptive measures, and less the economic gains that may be realized by the adaptive measures This implies that net damages may, in some cases, take on negative values that reflect monetary gains when all factors are considered
In law, the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or injury for which another is liable. The theory of an award of damages in a personal-injury or other tort case is that injured parties should be placed in the position they would have been in if the injury had not occurred, so far as this can be accomplished with a monetary award. Where the legal wrong at issue is the breach of a contract, the goal of the damages remedy is to give the injured parties the benefit they would have received had the contract been performed. More than one type of damages (e.g., direct, incidental, and punitive) may be awarded for a single injury
Pecuniary (money) compensation which may be recovered by a party for personal injury, or loss or damage to one's property or rights as a result of another party's unlawful act or negligence
Money claimed or awarded in court, equal to the dollar value of the claimant's losses
Money awarded for an injury or loss due to the unlawful act or negligence of another
If a person has suffered a loss as a result of a civil wrong they may apply to the Court for an order that their loss be compensated by payment of money The money claimed or paid is referred to as damages
Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries
A cash compensation ordered by a court to offset losses or suffering caused by another's fault or negligence Damages are a typical request made of a court when persons sue for breach of contract or tort
Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person
In a technical sense, damages refer to the money or compensation recoverable in a lawsuit by a party who has been injured in person or property or rights by the negligence of another
The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in the UK) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action
Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful actor negligence of another person
A monetary amount awarded to the plaintiff by the court in order to compensate the plaintiff for actual injury sustained by the actions of the defendant In trademark cases, the basis of damages is typically the plaintiff's lost profits or defendant's profits as a result of the infringing activity, and may include prejudgment interest Additionally, damages have been based on a reasonable royalty or a the cost of corrective advertising Finally, the court may award treble damages to the plaintiff where the court deems such damages as equitable and not punitive
Monetary compensation claimed by a person who has suffered loss or injury to his/her person, property, or rights as a result of the negligence or unlawful conduct of another