Berkshire Hathaway said it may still take legal action to recover damages from Mr Sokol.
If you successfully prosecute the cause of action, you can recover damages and costs of the action, including attorney fees.
Prospective employees could sue to recover damages and attorney's fees.
The only real surprises came with the timing of the announcement and what Irving Picard, the court-appointed trustee, is trying to recover in damages for the victims.
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Patients could recover economic damages only if their caregivers report mistakes to the database within 24 hours, and their medical institution puts in place corrective measures within a week.
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), prevailing employees can recover double damages for up to three years of lost overtime or other pay, as well as their costs and legal fees.
Two law school professors, Benjamin Zipursky at Fordham University and Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond, said Plumlee's suit might end up being dismissed based on a decade-old Supreme Court ruling that plaintiffs can't recover alleged damages by claiming a company defrauded the FDA to get a drug approved.
Families of Flight 800's victims stand to recover millions in damages if it can be proven that negligence by TWA or Boeing caused a mechanical failure.
So if you were harmed by either of these pension consulting firms and were waiting for the SEC to take action, you may very well have waited too long to recover all your damages.
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He hopes to recover investigative costs and stick his opponent with punitive damages.
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