Negligent security can happen to anyone, anywhere. None of us are immune to this dangerous mistake business and property owners make, and we can all pay for this carelessness at any given time. When one is hired to do a job, or has reason to be at a residence or business, their safety must be ensured.
Black Friday is hands down the best time to shop for the holidays; the discounts are steep, the merchandise available is plentiful, and when looking to save money there’s no better day of the year to wake up early and get on line before the goods are gone. Unfortunately, the joy and excitement of the gift giving season can be quickly extinguished by acts of violence, assault, and crime.
In Damages in Class Action Lawsuits: Part 1 we covered “compensatory damages” and what, under the law, those damages would cover if awarded to a victim (or victims, in class action litigation) by a judge. These compensatory damages included but were not limited to: medical treatment and expenses, lost income and/or lost wages that accrue due to the inability to work after sustaining an illness or injury to the negligence of another, and pain and suffering (a topic we’ve recently covered at length).
This week on The Law Resource our articles will cover class action lawsuits and the nuances that differentiate them from individual litigation. It’s important to know that the law handles a Class of individuals who come together to bring litigation differently than it handles an individual who files litigation against one person or a company, by themselves (after retaining a lawyer). There are good reasons for this demarcation and we begin our series with laying out one of the most important aspects of any class action litigation: damages.