He assures me that, as master of the Avventura, I may make a demand on you for damages suffered as a result of your negligence.

They made a claim against the Board for damages in tort and breach of contract.

However, Capacious had made no election when the judge made the order for profits and damages.

Mr. Armstrong made a claim to the Defense Department for damages in the Belgian victims' deaths.

A1 Does the Constitution limit awards juries can make for punitive damages?

The shift has a lot to do with a 1988 law making brokerage firms liable for damages from insider trading by their employees.

The survey made no allowance for punitive damages, and Mordecai brought this to their attention.

Some lawyers who handle First Amendment claims said the complaint made a strong case for libel if not, perhaps, for damages.

One important study, the Oxford Study suggests, however, that people from the higher socio-economic groups are less likely to make a claim for damages consequent upon personal injury being suffered.

The Texas law, by contrast, makes managed-care plans "liable for damages for harm" caused by a failure to "exercise ordinary care when making health care treatment decisions."