How to Use sue for damages in a Sentence

sue for damages

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  • The two bills seek to ease hurdles for survivors to sue for damages.
    Scott McClallen, Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2020
  • File a claim with their insurance companies or file a civil claim to sue for damages.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
  • If a company violates the terms, the person who is harmed is allowed to sue for damages.
    Kate Wolffe october 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Victims can sue for damages and, to maintain their privacy, can use a pseudonym in court.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
  • After that point, the community member could sue for damages.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The company reserves the right to sue for damages for violations.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2023
  • An individual such as Jesus could file a lawsuit and sue for damages in district court.
    Dallas News, 7 July 2022
  • Affected state and federal candidates can sue for damages in civil court.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Safaryan said state law lets tenants in uninhabitable rental units sue for damages, withhold rent or move out without penalty.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The Illinois law is unique in letting individuals sue for damages, Friel wrote.
    Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Outside of the conservatorship system, Oher could sue for damages in the event of any breach of fiduciary duty or fraud.
    Naomi Cahn, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • In some cases, a person who has been harmed by an undisclosed allergen can sue for damages that cover medical bills, lost wages, and even pain and suffering.
    K. H. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The affected party might want to, er, sue for damages, and there’s no comprehensive legal framework in place for that now, Nugent said.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022
  • If trying to deal with all that wasn’t hard enough, Feinberg and his colleagues had to get families of the deceased to agree to sign up for the fund and waive their right to sue for damages.
    BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • One final piece — letting minors or their parents sue for damages if app stores don’t comply — will take effect on December 31st.
    Adi Robertson, The Verge, 1 Jan. 2026
  • But if a paramilitary group went to a park knowing their presence would be intimidating, anyone afraid of also going to the park could sue for damages, Whitehead said.
    Andrew Selsky, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • States also vary regarding classifying violations as criminal acts or misdemeanors, and if victims may sue for damages.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
  • But tales of prolonged confinement, overreliance on physical restraint and cruel treatment are coming to light as former patients and relatives come forward to sue for damages.
    Washington Post, 19 June 2021
  • Democrats want to eliminate qualified immunity for police officers, which would allow those injured by law enforcement personnel to sue for damages.
    Kevin Freking, The Denver Post, 7 July 2020
  • However, allegations of unauthorized use of the painting by a world-famous fashion designer have led one of Italy’s biggest museums to sue for damages.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Companies also lobby against allowing individuals to sue for damages.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 18 July 2024
  • In the last three chapters, Klobuchar describes what to do about the crisis, offering 25 policy ideas, ranging from more resources for agencies to changes to legal standards to shifts in who can sue for damages.
    Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021
  • This means victims would have the right to sue for damages, and it’s supported by both RAINN and the SVPA.
    Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Of course, implicit in the actual-malice standard is the idea that, in some instances, public figures or officials may have their reputations harmed by false statements, and will not be able to successfully sue for damages.
    Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
  • The Supreme Court ruled earlier this year victims of discrimination prohibited by four federal statutes may not sue for damages if the only harm was emotional distress.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The text also establishes protections for whistleblowers to report violations and enables the AG to sue for damages caused by safety incidents.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2024
  • JPMorgan has seized on some of these criticisms of the Virgin Islands government to argue the territory is in no position to sue for damages.
    Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • To complement the changes to Section 230, there should be national legislation to give users the right to sue for damages if they have been harmed as a result of using an Internet platform.
    Roger McNamee, Time, 4 June 2020
  • California parents whose children become addicted to social media apps would be able to sue for damages under a bill advanced Tuesday in the state Assembly by a bipartisan pair of lawmakers.
    Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Delaware Vice Chancellor Travis Laster declined to block the reincorporation, but noted that the shareholders could sue for damages as a result of their loss of protections and litigation rights.
    Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

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