sue for damages
idiom
: to sue to get money for unfair treatment, damage, etc., that one has suffered
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Affected state and federal candidates can sue for damages in civil court.
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Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
File a claim with their insurance companies or file a civil claim to sue for damages.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Dana Ellsworth, Ruegg & Ellsworth president and CEO, said the company was forced to sue for damages after the city’s lack of support for housing caused Blake and Griggs Properties to back out of buying the land, costing Ruegg & Ellsworth more than $18 million.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
During committee testimony last week, the executive director of the Southeastern Fisheries Association said fishermen would no longer be able to sue for damages under the act if the bills passed.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
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Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
File a claim with their insurance companies or file a civil claim to sue for damages.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Dana Ellsworth, Ruegg & Ellsworth president and CEO, said the company was forced to sue for damages after the city’s lack of support for housing caused Blake and Griggs Properties to back out of buying the land, costing Ruegg & Ellsworth more than $18 million.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
During committee testimony last week, the executive director of the Southeastern Fisheries Association said fishermen would no longer be able to sue for damages under the act if the bills passed.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
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