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US Justice Department finds Pennsylvania courts discriminate against opioid users

JURIST

Assistant Attorney General Kirsten Clarke of the DOJ Civil Rights Division stated: “Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder are protected by the ADA but too often face discrimination rooted in stereotypes and myths rather than in science. ” The landscape of opioids and litigation in the US continues to change.

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Compensations in a Personal Injury Case

LegalReader

In contrast to compensatory damages, punitive damages are awarded when a defendant commits deliberate, malicious, or fraudulent acts that cause harm to another person.

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Down But Not Out: Truck Accident Victims in Oregon Can Recover Medical Damages

LegalReader

You are entitled to compensatory damages, which can be economic and non-economic.

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How to Prove Your Truck Accident in Fort Worth Was No Accident

LegalReader

You are entitled to compensatory damages covering your financial losses (medical bills, lost wages, etc.) This is the element that matters most to the victim of a truck accident. as well as your pain and suffering.

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Case preview: Justices to consider effect of change in government policy on cases seeking symbolic damages

SCOTUSBlog

The students push back against the idea that allowing claims for nominal damages to go forward even after the policy at the heart of a lawsuit has been changed will create an incentive for plaintiffs to run up large legal bills. Nominal damages, the officials reason, are not simply “a small amount of compensatory damages.”

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How Much Will a Trucking Company Owe Accident Victims in St. Louis?

LegalReader

Missouri law allows compensatory damages, which are the documented costs for medical treatment and expenses, lost income and the ability to earn money in the future, and pain and suffering.

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Patentee’s Unclean Hands

Patently O

Unclean Hands : The doctrine of unclean hands is an equitable defense that bars a party from obtaining relief when they have engaged in misconduct related to the subject matter of the litigation. But here, the patentee had alleged both legal and equitable claims — seeking compensatory damages and injunctive relief respectively.