compensatory damages
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When one Indiana walking club formerly using the hot-girl designation rebranded as “Hotwalk Indy,” Lind filed for compensatory damages.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
The former chief seeks unspecified economic and compensatory damages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
He has demanded both compensatory damages to redress his own harms as well as punitive damages “to deter future unconstitutional conduct.”
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
The judges found in the case of three restraints, force used was "not reasonable in all the circumstances" and that £2,000 in compensatory damages for each of them awarded in 2024 remained warranted.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
The ibex of the south help out the compensatory damages, but even with that, the list of species available in southern Tibet is painfully small.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday