seek damages
idiom
law
: to ask a court to require someone who has treated one unfairly or hurt one in some way to pay money
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Historically, cyber regulations have not gone far enough to protect customers and employees — causing these same people to pursue class-action lawsuits and seek damages.
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Forrester, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Delta Air Lines, in particular, was stung badly by the outage and has reportedly hired a prominent attorney to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft.
—John Kell, Fortune, 31 July 2024
Former President Donald Trump and the Biden administration are fighting Michael Cohen’s efforts in the Supreme Court to seek damages for his imprisonment in 2020, marking an unusual instance of Trump and his successor siding with one another in a legal battle.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
The airline plans to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft while acknowledging a $50 million reduction in fuel expenses due to the cancellation of some 7,000 flights.
—Abid Ali, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
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Forrester, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Delta Air Lines, in particular, was stung badly by the outage and has reportedly hired a prominent attorney to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft.
—John Kell, Fortune, 31 July 2024
Former President Donald Trump and the Biden administration are fighting Michael Cohen’s efforts in the Supreme Court to seek damages for his imprisonment in 2020, marking an unusual instance of Trump and his successor siding with one another in a legal battle.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
The airline plans to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft while acknowledging a $50 million reduction in fuel expenses due to the cancellation of some 7,000 flights.
—Abid Ali, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Seek damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seek%20damages. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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