Pain and suffering, loss of consortium and emotional trauma are the main forms of general damage. These are losses that do not result in tangible bills or costs, but they are still damages that a person suffers and that deserve compensation. Examples of general harm include: physical pain and...
Limitation of liability clauses should clearly define the damages that a breaching party is liable for, e.g., personal injuries, death, or fraud. The clause can also incorporate specific damages that the breaching party is not liable for, such as punitive and general damages....
Defenses against breach claims include the business judgment rule and lack of damages suffered by the plaintiff. Courts evaluate factors such as fiduciary obligations, duty scope, and direct harm to the plaintiff when determining liability. What Is a Breach of Fiduciary Duty? A breach of fiduciary...
An"errors and omissions" disclaimerworks to let users know that if there are any errors in the material, or omission of information that turns out to be material, the site-owner/author isn't to be held liable for damages that arise out of them. ...
Depending on the situation that causes the injury, we can use some general examples of viable cases concerning personal injury to categorize most of the cases you will come across. We will discuss a few of those examples below.
If there isn’t a clear connection between all of the sub-brands, customers won’t understand the mission of the parent brand. The branded house model also increases the impact of mistakes — if one brand makes a misstep that damages its reputation, it can have a ripple effect on the ...
Just as fairness inspires trust, unfairness damages trust, which hurts satisfaction, and discourages loyalty. There are tools you can use to mitigate the impact of bots, but the gaming company above used Queue-it's bot mitigation and invite-only features to not just preserve loyalty, but also...
This chapter provides an overview of a number of scheduled damages schemes in both the United States and Europe for the purpose of comparison. The schemes selected address both general and special damages.doi:10.1108/S1569-3759(2009)0000091015Robert Minnehan...
General compensatory damages, meanwhile, include estimates of loss not involving actual monetary expenditure. Some courts use the "multiplier method," which calculates general damages by multiplying the sum total of one's actual damages by a number that signifies the seriousness of the injury. In ot...
sizeable monetary settlement after winning a lawsuit is likely to owe federal tax on the amount received. While certain settlements, such as damages for personal physical injuries or physical sickness, are considered non-taxable by the IRS, most other types of damages are taxed as ordinary income...