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abridgment of damages

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A quick definition of abridgment of damages:

An abridgment of damages is when a court decides to lower the amount of money that someone has to pay in certain cases. This can happen if the damages awarded by a jury are too high. The court may order a new trial or require the damages to be reduced. This is called a remittitur. It's like when a teacher gives you a second chance to do better on a test or gives you a lower grade if you got too many answers wrong. A remittitur is different from an additur, which is when a court increases the damages awarded by a jury.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A legal term that refers to the right of a court to reduce the amount of damages awarded in certain cases. This is also known as remittitur.

Example: If a jury awards a plaintiff $1 million in damages, but the court finds that the amount is excessive or not supported by the evidence, the court may order an abridgment of damages. This means that the court will reduce the amount of damages awarded to a more reasonable or appropriate amount.

Explanation: Abridgment of damages is a way for the court to ensure that the amount of damages awarded is fair and reasonable. It is often used in cases where the jury's award is excessive or not supported by the evidence. By reducing the damages, the court can prevent the plaintiff from receiving an unfair windfall, while still compensating them for their losses.

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I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
Man
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
10:30
i'll allow it
soapy
10:31
<3 thanks Fart Butt
1a2b3c4d26z
10:31
If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be
10:32
cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs
How else will they know we fuck
Need to know aboot 6 pack abs
How many 666 people apply?
lolololol
soapy
10:34
Ah that's frightening
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