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regarding the losses (and the calculation thereof) suffered by a victim of a tortious action or omission

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Are there causes of action for which an award can be made without the plaintiff demonstrating loss/damage?
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I was accused of a crime and held in custody for 8 months then acquitted at court, I missed the first 8 months of my only child's life, and lost both my job and my partner. Could I be entitled to ...
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My neighbor has an energy efficient low e window. They have had it for about 10 years, but over time it has slowly been causing damage (melting) our vinyl siding. This article (Glare from energy-...
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We know that police and government are not liable for damage caused in the course of warranted searches. We also know that people who are not suspected of any crime can have their property searched ...
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I am enthralled by the smallest claims (quantum of damages requested at the outset) that reach, and gets decided by, Commonwealth apex courts. I am NOT referring to the apex court's award of damages, ...
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Let's say you write a contract with someone, and you want to make sure they don't breach it. You could just have them covenant certain things, but then they'd only be liable for whatever damages you ...
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Last year, Donald Trump sued CBS over an issue with a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election. He initially sued for $10 billion, and later increased that to $20 ...
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This question is inspired by and closely related to that one, but is different. Alice deperately wants to conceive and give birth to a child from Bob, but Bob is adamant. He is very careful to avoid ...
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The legal blog Lowering The Bar has a list of lawsuits where both the plaintiff and the defendant were the same person or legal entity. Some of the examples are: "Utah Court Says Woman Can Sue ...
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Say that Bob is put on trial for murder in some County. So the trial will be "The People vs Bob", and headed by the local government*. Bob spends weeks held in jail and spends tens of ...
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In TV lawsuits, it's common for the plaintiff to request large amounts of money for emotional distress not caused by physical harm. What actual guidelines can be used in California for evaluating the ...
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Bob owns and lives on a piece of land adjoining another, vacant one owned by Alice. There is a sheep fence between them which Bob has installed at his own expense (even though he legally could demand ...
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I've often seen it in answers and comments on this site, that if you want to sue someone, then just go ahead and sue, don't tell it them beforehand. It's often repeated as some kind of dogma, I've ...
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Meet Bob. Bob was egregiously assaulted by a stores security guard who damages his phone and vehicle. One of the other employees grabs his phone out of his hand on retribution for attempting to ...
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One of my friends just got hit by a power surge and it damaged a lot of electrical equipment. Could my friend collect compensation to replace the damaged items? The entire street was also hit in case ...
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