Questions tagged [compensation]
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Returning land to the Native Americans [closed]
The USA considers itself a decent, civilized country. In the international arena it claims to be a "force for good", always aiming for peace and democracy and respect for human rights.
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What's the legal basis for a judge voiding Elon Musk's pay package?
Recently a judge in Delaware voided Elon Musk's contracted pay package with Tesla. Here's a sample story about it:
CNBC - Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla compensation voided by judge, shares slide
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What is the closest equivalent to criminal compensation orders in other jurisdictions?
In the U.K., or at least in England, if Bob is convicted of a crime of which Alice is a victim, Bob may be ordered by the court at sentencing to pay to it on Alice’s behalf a sum representing losses ...
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Are all sums includable in a criminal compensation order in principle also recoverable privately via civil claims?
Alice was assaulted by Bob, but suffered no injuries (thus incurred no medical expenses) or other damages or loss. She complains to police, who eventually charge Bob. Bob is convicted, and sentenced ...
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What precedents specify the scales of compensation for false arrest, and how would one set about finding them?
According to an unreferenced law firm’s website,
As a general guideline, you may be able to claim around £870 for the first hour of false imprisonment, which increases to around £5,210 for 24 hours.
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Is performing another's duty a valid form of consideration?
Under state law parents have a legal duty to among other things educate minor children until they graduate from high school or an approved equivalent. The state also provides for public schools which ...
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What are my rights when someone else uses a voucher issued to me?
I was issued a £360 voucher from Easyjet after my suitcases didn't arrive for four days after a flight I took. The voucher was sent to me via email in direct response to a protracted claim I had made.
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Is there any statutory timeframe for how long one may be forced to wait for a Care Act 2014 need assessment?
If one is left in housing limbo having applied to a local authority as homeless for an unreasonable amount of time (I've heard it may be six months), one may be entitled to thousands in compensation ...
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What's the difference between compensation and redress?
I read on https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/wrongly-accused-pole-gets-eur-286-mln-in-return-for-18-years-in-jail-19684:
Komenda will receive PLN 811,533 (EUR 181,000) as compensation and PLN 12 ...
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What compensation can be claimed in case of a road accident resulting death in Denmark?
The victim was on the way to work in a cycle, travelling in the cycle lane when got hit by a truck and died immediately.
What compensation would the family be entitled to and claim (either from ...
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What can be considered a "reasonable excuse" when mistakenly breaching a court order? [closed]
Is it too subjective to think the serious allegations made in the order had being taken out of any possible and plausible context, twisting it in such way so they could paint a really bad picture ...
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When aquitted in a "The People vs XYZ" trial, is XYZ entitled to any compensation for all they went through as an innocent party?
Say that Bob is put on trial for murder in some County. So the trial will be "The People vs Bob", and headed by the local government*. Bob spends weeks held in jail and spends tens of ...
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What kind of compensatory damages are available in a class action lawsuit (landlord/tenant)
The scenario: A landlord holding multiple rental properties/apartments has been found in a class action lawsuit to have been illegally overcharging renters for X amount of money per month each over a ...
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How are payouts determined in civil suits?
This is a United States question.
Let's say that an airbag manufacturer makes deadly airbags (Takata) because of gross incompetence, and someone gets killed because of them. Who's entitled to ...
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Compensation for delayed/cancelled flight still pending
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On the 30th of June 2022 I was scheduled to fly with Wizz air from LTN to LCA. This concerned flight W64459 was delayed over 5 hours and then postponed. Therefore, I had requested ...
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