1. The suit demands damages and a civil penalty of ten times actual damages. 2. The actual damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply. 3. Although such protests cross a line and break the law, many people get irate only when they disagree with the protesters or when the protester does actual damage. 4. Anyone who successfully sued under the law could be compensated for their actual damages, which is typically medical expenses, lost wages and any damaged property. 5. Anyone who sued successfully under the law could be compensated for his actual damages, typically medical expenses and lost wages and any damaged property. 6. The jury will consider punitive damages tomorrow that could be three times or more the actual damages, lawyers said. 7. Actual damages typically include medical expenses and lost wages, while punitive damages are imposed by juries to punish companies for particularly outrageous behavior. 8. But the NASD panel said that legal fees and post-judgment interest would not be counted in calculating the amount of actual damages. 9. Casella sought actual damages for pain and suffering, the lost opportunity to obtain a mortgage at favorable rates, and the cost of a lawyer. 10. GM could have collected three times the actual damages if it proved racketeering violations. |
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