damage(s)

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Her lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California, seeks damages for violations of federal civil rights and state law, including false arrest, unlawful search and seizure, and defamation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The man was a pupil at the Mulberry Bush School in Standlake, Oxfordshire, more than a decade ago and was awarded £18,900 in damages by the High Court in November 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The plaintiff was awarded $6 million in damages, with Meta responsible for 70% of that amount and Google’s YouTube on the hook for the remainder.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The Oregon law provides that a plaintiff “shall receive statutory damages in an amount of $6,250 per incident,” which could be each individual postcard sent to a union member.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

This alarmed the Nazi leaders, who worried that the damages would bankrupt the German insurance companies.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti