The report welcomed a Croatian court ruling in January granting compensation to the children of Serbs killed in a village - Varivode - during the war in former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

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And, if an HMO disallows a doctor's treatment recommendation because of cost concerns, patients will be able to appeal that decision to an independent review board in the hopes of getting it reversed, or of receiving compensation for any damage they may have suffered as a result of the HMO ruling.

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The ECJ ruling on Thursday said an Irish court must decide the amount of compensation to which Ms McDonagh is entitled.

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If America fails to comply with the ruling, the four Asian plaintiffs can demand compensation or erect trade barriers of their own.

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In a ruling issued today, a federal court in Karlsruhe has determined interruption of internet service to be grounds for compensation, as it can be categorized as an "essential material item, " Reuters reports.

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