seek damages

idiom

law

: to ask a court to require someone who has treated one unfairly or hurt one in some way to pay money

Examples of seek damages in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The son filed a motion in a Port-au-Prince court to join the investigation, which under Haiti’s French-style law allows an individual hurt by a crime to seek damages from the perpetrators. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024

While the grandmother will seek damages for gross negligence and willful misconduct, personal injury, physical distress, financial injury and infliction of emotional distress on behalf of her grandson, Michael said the money is not the primary goal. —Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2024

The attorneys seek damages for financial losses, past and future medical costs, income capacity loss and physical and mental suffering, along with physical impairment, anxiety and emotional distress. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024

And a pair of cases brought by Puerto Rico municipalities seek damages for the 2017 hurricane season. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024

If that suit and a similar one don’t succeed, victims could forgo the claims process and seek damages in federal court. —Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2024

The new lawsuit filed by her longtime lawyer Gloria Allred will allow Jane Doe No. 2 to pursue her claims with a civil jury and also seek damages from Weinstein’s company. —Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2023

The state’s Ralph Civil Rights Act and Bane Act allow for restraining orders and lawsuits that seek damages. —David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023

Both bills would authorize the attorney general to bring an action to enjoin or seek damages or civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation and would allow parents or guardians of minors to sue for damages of up to $5,000 per user incident or for actual damages, whichever is greater. —Athena Jones, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023