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In law, damages are money claimed by, or ordered to be paid to, a person as compensation for loss or injury Black's Law Dictionary. Compensatory damages , also called actual damages , are paid t...
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The Legal Term * Compensatory Damages * Defined & Explained ... DAMAGES, COMPENSATORY - Amount of money adequate to compensate for any actual damages caused by the party against whom they awarded. Also awarded for things that are harder to measure, such as pain and suffering.
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The Legal Term * Punitive Damages * Defined & Explained ... DAMAGES, PUNITIVE - The purpose of punitive damages is to punish a defendant and to deter a defendant and others from committing similar acts in the future. Plaintiff has the burden of proving that punitive damages should be awarded, and the amount,
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What are compensatory damages? ... Compensatory money damages are intended to make you "whole". For example, if a person, while driving negligently, totally destroys your 1992 Ford, the compensatory damages would normally equal the market value of your 1992 Ford at the time of its destruction, less any scrap or "salvage" value.
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Medical malpractice artice describing Compensatory damages in relation to medical malpractice, wrongful death, or personal injury. ... Compensatory damages: Compensatory damages are monies paid out as damages to cover actual costs or other monetary damages that were lost by the plaintiff. For example, in a medical...
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Compensatory Damages Payment to someone who has suffered harm, such as for loss of income, expenses incurred, property destroyed, or personal injury ... Business Dictionary: Compensatory Damages...
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Compensatory damages are allowed against federal, state, and local governments and private sector employers. The following section sets forth the legal parameters for computing compensatory and punitive damages where appropriate.
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You asked: (1) what elements the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) hearing officers might include in computing compensatory damages in employment discrimination cases, (2) how they compute attorney's fees, (3) whether any other state agency has the authority to order the payment...
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