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How do you use compensatory damages in a sentence?
The plaintiff was awarded compensatory damages to cover their medical expenses and lost wages resulting from the defendant's negligence in a car accident.
What to do when an insurance company doesnt pay amount of damages?
sue
When you win a civil suit from a car accident does the defendant's insurance co pay their part first and then the defendant pays the rest if they can or what happens?
If the liability limits have been exausted, then the defendant has to pay the remainder of the judgement.
What are the punitive damages in the civil law suits?
In a civil lawsuit, there are actual (compensatory) damages sought by the plaintiff, and these are decided by the judge or jury. The other type of damages that can be awarded are punitive damages, which can be much higher. Punitive damages are just what the term implies: punishment for the actions by the defendant. If the judgment finds that the activity by the defendant was knowingly wrong or negligent, the defendant is punished by a separate monetary award. In this way, companies and individuals do not benefit from illegal or unlawful actions by only having to pay what they rightfully should have in the first place. In some cases, the fact that a large number of plaintiffs experience the same loss or hardship is sufficient to establish a pattern of deliberate wrongful activity by the defendant.
What happens when your at fault in an accident but you can't pay for it?
Your insurance will care of the damages. If you don't have insurance, the other parties insurance will take care of the damages and then go after you.
What happens if you wreck a rental car?
If you don't have lost damage waiver, you might have to pay for the damages.
When does the defendant have to pay the money to the bondsman?
The defendant has to pay the bondsman because they are getting the person out of jail based on their word or cash they give the courts. As the defendant, you have to pay them back.
What happens if you have a minor car accident and you have no insurance?
You pay for all damages if you were at fault, and get a citation and fine for not having insurance.
What happens when you get into a car accident and you do not have collision coverage?
You should be executed for stupidity (just kidding). You have to pay all damages yourself.
What happens if you hit an an uninsured motorists and you only have liability?
If the accident is your fault, your liability coverage will pay for the other person's damages. You will be out of luck as no coverage will be afforded for the damages to your vehicle or any injuries to you or your passengers.
What happens if defendant refuses to answer requests for admission or they answer but deny everything?
In some states, if a defendant refuses to admit to certain facts in a request for admissions, the defendant might have to pay the costs incurred by the other party in gathering evidence to prove those facts if the defendant had no reasonable basis for not admitting to them.
What happens if you are driving an uninsured car and you get into an accident and it was not your fault?
The at-fault driver's insurance will pay for all property and bodily injury damages.
