Tort law requires those who are found to be at fault for harming others to compensate the victims. Typical harms include the loss of past or future income, payment of medical expenses, and payment for pain and suffering. There may also be additionalpunitive damagesthat are meant to punish the...
The collateral source rule (CSR) is a law in state jurisdictions that prevents the reduction of damages awarded to a plaintiff for injury, illness, or disability by the amount already recovered from a third party, such as an insurer.1 The rule varies by state but generally mandates that dama...
Tort lawWhen states are required to compensate victim groups for the historic wrongs they have committed, how should the compensation due be calculated?It seems that alongside the counterfactual world in which the wrongdoing never occurred, we should also consider the counterfactual world in which ...
For instance, if you crash your car into someone else’s property and are sued for the damages, those expenses can be far steeper than your insurance premium. Not having auto insurance could also open you to state penalties and the risk of driver’s license and vehicle registration suspension...
Wrongful death settlements are decided case-by-case. Wrongful death settlements reimburse you for damages (monetary losses) stemming from your family member dying in an accident. The process of pursuing a wrongful death settlement in California is largely the same as bringing a personal injury ...
There are vegans who think it's ok to eat oysters and mussels. I want to go a step farther: vegans should be ok with dairy. Specifically, under pretty conservative assumptions you do much more good donating just $5/year to the Against Malaria Foundation
SALE: And when you say “had to prove,” are you sitting with spreadsheets and doing the numbers yourself? WOLF: A lot of it, yeah. I’m gathering information, I’m gathering past information, I’m gathering data. Because the whole thing — and the issue was the non-economic damages,...
It is legally permitted forthe wronged individualto sue for and receive damages as well as any profits made by the fiduciary in breach of their fiduciary duty. Breaches of fiduciary duty can have significant consequences not only for the fiduciary's finances, but also on their reputation. ...
special or consequential damages (including - without limitation - lost profits, lost savings, business interruption, costs related to the removal or replacement of any products or rework charges) whether or not such damages are based on tort (including negligence), warranty, breach of contract or...
What Average Weekly Wage Applies if I Get Hurt in a Second Accident with the Same Employer?When you lose time and money because of a second accident with the same employer, the AWW for the second accident is calculated independently of the first injury....