What Are Damages?
Damages are compensation, usually in monetary form, awarded in a civil court case for an injury or loss caused by another person’s negligence.
What Are Damages?
According to the American Bar Association (ABA), damages are tangible and non-tangible losses that can be quantified and documented, providing direct financial assistance to an injured party. Examples of damages can include medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and property damage.
Damages are important in restoring the injured party to the position they would have been in had the wrongdoing not occurred. This concept is fundamental in both tort and contract law, where it addresses breaches of duty or contract, provides a financial measure of reparation, and is even more important in personal injury cases where the injured party receives compensatory damages for medical bills and pain and suffering.
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Car Crashes into a Home in Georgia
Woman arrested for driving with a suspended license and not obeying seatbelt laws
Three Go To Hospital Following 4-Car Crash In California
Just before 3pm on Tuesday a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck rear-ended a van, went through a chain-link fence then down a 15-20 foot embankment onto the freeway. The Toyota then struck the post of a speed limit sign and continued across the northbound lane of highway 49 into the path of a 1968 Jeep, catapulting the Jeep which eventually stopped across both northbound lanes. The driver of the Jeep was flown to Sutter Roseville Medical Center with moderate injuries, reports The Union.com. The other drivers suffered minor injuries.
Montana Man Killed In One Car Rollover Accident Was Not Wearing a Seatbelt
A 34-year-old Great Falls man was killed Monday in a single car rollover accident near mile marker 6 on the Vaughn South Frontage Road, […]
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$1.36 Million Award Over Asbestos in Cigarette Filters
Man develops asbestos-related cancer from “healthier” cigarette filters produced in the 50’s
In a rare victory against the Lorillard Company and its “Micronite” cigarette filters, a San Francisco jury has awarded $1.36 million to an ex-smoker who claims he developed a form of cancer from the filters on Kent cigarettes in the 50s, reports FairWarning.
Lorillard produced its “Micronite” filter for Kent cigarettes from 1952 to 1956 claiming it was the “greatest health protection in cigarette history” because it removed more tar and nicotine than the competitor’s filters. It was later disclosed the Micronite tip contained highly toxic crocidolite – “African blue” – asbestos.
The 73-year-old terminally ill man was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, in 2009 and had a lung removed last year. The jury found he smoked Kents when they had the Micronite filter containing asbestos in the 50s and that both Lorillard and Hollingsworth & […]
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Worker’s Electrocution
Nebraska’s York News-Times reports representatives of a 23-year-old York man’s estate have filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming his work-related death by electrocution on August 21, 2009 was preventable.
The young man was employed by Crane Grain Services LLC when he was injured and later died. According to the suit, an improperly wired flexible cord was being used at the time and the company used damaged ladders and did not train workers on ladder use.
The petition alleges Nebraskaland Electric “failed to provide a 240 GFCI receptacle outlet, failed to provide adequate electrical safety testing, inspecting and supervision for all electrical cords and components attached to the electrical power and failed to remove all unsafe electrical equipment attached to the power source” following electrical work they did at the site.
The estate is seeking damages “for the exclusive benefit” of the deceased man’s young son who has suffered general damages for loss of services, […]
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One Dead After Car Crashes Into Chicago Church
Late-night car crash into church kills one and sends two to the emergency room
One Dead After Car Crashes Into Chicago Church
NBC Chicago reports a 22-year-old is dead and two other people are injured following a two car crash around 3:00 a.m. on the 1900 block of West Washington Blvd on the city’s Near West Side Sunday morning. The 22-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were taken to the hospital in good condition.
Paul Smiths College Student Killed In Adirondacks Car Accident
A 19-year-old student lost control of his 2002 Saturn sedan on Route 86 in Ray Brook, N.Y. on Sunday morning and slid into the path of an oncoming 2010 Honda CRV driven by a 57-year-old male. The student was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger of the Honda suffered multiple fractures, […]
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Car Accident Round-Up – Alcohol a Factor in Serious Ohio Car Accident
Plans to improve education of dangers of drinking and driving underway
Three Injured in 5 Car Accident on California Freeway
The Los Angeles Times reports that three people were injured, one seriously, in a 5 car accident on southbound 101 near Los Angeles. One of the victims had to be extricated from the vehicle. The cause of the accident, that shut down the freeway for over an hour on Sunday, is still being investigated.
Train/Car Collide in Durham, North Carolina
A CSX freight train collided with a Toyota Camry around 10:30a.m. Thursday after the driver of the car drove around the lowered crossing arm. The woman escaped injury when the train struck the front corner panel of the car. The accident occurred at NC. 54 near N.C. 55 in Durham, North Carolina. The accident is under investigation.
Costa Mesa Car Accident Injures Two
In a Thursday morning car crash in Costa Mesa, […]
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