Damages

Sir John laid great stress upon the erroneous manner in which the action had been laid, and contended that as the English form of 'assumpsit' had been taken, in order to get both debt and damages, instead of a single action of damages being brought, all the consequences of the form adopted must be taken by the plaintiff, who, not having proved _damages_, or even stated them, must be held by the court to have made out no case, and be cast accordingly. ❋ Unknown (1860)

Charles Clarke, the former Labour home secretary, and Max Mosley, the former Formula 1 boss who won £60,000 in damages from the tabloid for breach of privacy, said Coulson's position was "untenable". ❋ David Batty (2010)

The car suffered some $3000 in damages from the possible interstellar attack. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Gruver, backed by the Southern Poverty Law Center, filed the personal injury lawsuit last year seeking up to $6 million in damages from the Imperial Klans of America and two of its leaders — Edwards and “Grant Titan” Jarred R. Hensley. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Sony BMG is seeking to recover some $12 million in damages from the Phoenix-based technology company, according to court papers filed July 3. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If Beverley Reade doesn't get an apology from CEO Ted Rogers, she's gonna try'n get CDN$5,800 in damages from a small-claims suit. ❋ Unknown (2001)

The comedian claims NBC and Guidice's company's use of the phrase damages his business, goodwill, reputation, profit and the strength of his trademark.

Barnett said London-based BP still owes him compensation, which he has filed for, for damages from a shortened season after the spill halted shrimping in some areas for much of the summer. ❋ Unknown (2011)

One of my distant relatives has a firm that managed to successfully a German municipality for several (I remember more than 10) million Euro in damages for violating his firms due process rights (on rational basis review!) in a siting process. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But its liability for economic damages is limited to $75 million, with costs over that amount covered by a pool funded by an ❋ Unknown (2010)

I hope the City pays a fortune in damages as result of these rogue copsters and then Sizer will be forced to make changes or be shown the darn door herself. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, the carrier is also seeking $500 in damages for each call made to a Verizon Wireless customer, which is a punishment we like very much. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It seems clear to me that upholding a common-law claim for damages is a lot more like the contract case than the ejectment case. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Should the companies have been on the hook for $10+B in damages to encourage their due care and diligence? ❋ Unknown (2010)

“One of my distant relatives has a firm that managed to successfully a German municipality for several (I remember more than 10) million Euro in damages for violating his firms due process rights (on rational basis review!) in a siting process.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Barbier ordered all sides to issue additional briefs by Feb. 11 addressing the question of "whether and how BP as the responsible party is fully complying with the mandates of OPA, for example, in the processing of claims for 'interim, short-term damages,' or 'final damages,' methodologies for evaluation of claims, and the release forms required of claimants." ❋ Unknown (2011)

No matter how you style the lawsuit, the underlying cause of action is still “X is saying something that really offends me and I should be able to obtain damages for it”. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dilan Esper: No matter how you style the lawsuit, the underlying cause of action is still “X is saying something that really offends me and I should be able to obtain damages forit”. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In 2003, he sued Computers Plus Center for $1.75 million in damages for allegedly selling state government machines without specified parts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sales of the Suzuki Samurai fell from 83,314 units to just 5,031 after the Consumer Reports story ran; Suzuki suffered serious damages from the exposé. ❋ Unknown (2010)