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Damages

In common law, damages are a remedy in the form of a monetary award to be paid to a claimant as compensation for loss or injury. To warrant the award, the claimant must show that a breach of duty has caused foreseeable loss. To be recognized at law, the loss must involve damage to property, or mental or physical injury; pure economic loss is rarely…

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History

Proof of damages

Compensatory damages

Statutory damages

Nominal damages

Punitive damages (non-compensatory)

Restitutionary or disgorgement damages

Legal costs

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Damages

Nodes82
Edges81
Triples121
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02439
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related to Nominal damages · 18
Damages → Although, English, Historically, In, James Whistler, John Ruskin, Many, National Football League, NFL, Nominal, Preczewski, The Supreme Court, This, United States, United States Football League, Until, US, Uzuegbunam
related to Quantum (measure) of damages · 18
Damages → As, Asset Management, England, Ford Campbell, In, In Murfin, Judge Pelling, Liability, Ltd, Murfin, No, Once, Pelling, Scrimgeour Vickers, Smith New Court Securities, The, This, Wales
related to Punitive damages (non-compensatory) · 15
Damages → Barnard, Fifth, Fourteenth Amendments, Generally, Great, In, In England, Lord Devlin, Punitive, Rookes, They, United Kingdom, United States, United States Constitution, Wales
related to Restitutionary or disgorgement damages · 14
Damages → Attorney-General, Blake, British Government, Doyle, English, George Blake, House, In, In England, It, Lords, The, Wales, Wright
related to Contemptuous damages · 9
Damages → Awards, Contemptuous, Court, Dering, England, John Elliott Brooks, The, They, Uris
see also · 7
Damages → Arbitration, English, Hand, Legal, Money, Non-economic, ReparationsWar
related to Special damages · 6
Damages → For, If, In, Special, They, This
related to General damages · 4
Damages → Examples, General, These, This
related to Statutory damages · 4
Damages → Lawmakers, Mere, Statutory, These
related to Compensatory damages · 3
Damages → Compensatory, Expectation, For

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contract loss injury claimant law tort awarded award breach case general nominal would may court personal defendant compensatory generally cases

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Damagesis aamount stipulated within the statute rather than calculated based on the degree of harm to the plaintiff0.90text
loss of earningsinstance ofwhich are economic losses0.80text
property damageinstance ofwhich are economic losses0.80text
medical expensesinstance ofwhich are economic losses0.80text
as well as general damagesinstance ofwhich are economic losses0.80text
which are non-economic damages such as paininstance ofwhich are economic losses0.80text
sufferinginstance ofwhich are economic losses0.80text
emotional distressinstance ofwhich are economic losses0.80text
the High Courtinstance ofjudgments from the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal have greater authority than the lower courts0.80text
the County Courtinstance ofjudgments from the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal have greater authority than the lower courts0.80text
asbestos related injuriesinstance ofOnce accepted there can be no further award for compensation at a later time unless the claim is settled by provisional damages often found in industrial injury claims0.80text
that which damaged the plaintiffinstance ofare not awarded in order to compensate the plaintiff but in order to reform or deter the defendant and similar persons from pursuing a course of action0.80text

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