People can be arrested but released from police custody pending charges or sentencing.I think they took a deal with the DA to get out of jail free. I never saw any money from it. In fact, police have ignored my FOIA request on more information on the incident. ...
Of course. Far worse than rape, murder, kidnapping, treason, insurrection...
You cannot sue twice, once now under the $15,000 small claims limit and again in 2025 under the $20,000 small claims limit.
The time and effort you spent in cleaning up the mess left behind is not compensable. If you had to spend extra money for cleaning supplies or had to hire someone to clean up the mess for you, those expenses could/would be compensable (you should have invoices or receipts to support the expenditure). You did report the vandalism to your homeowners insurer to cover some of your losses, correct?
A claim for pain and suffering/emotional distress must be supported by evidence. Have you seen a mental health professional? Do you have bills for counseling and prescriptions? Do you have records of missed work?
Here is a link to Utah’s definition of emotional distress and the elements required for an action to be successful: https://legacy.utcourts.gov/utc/muj...ress-Jury-Instructions-CV-1501-1506-Final.pdf
If you have evidence to support $20,000 or more in damages, I recommend you speak to an attorney in your area to go over your legal options.
Not just you.Inanimate objects are replaceable. Living things aren’t.
When I was a kid, we had a dog poisoned. I consider that more heinous. Might just be me...
To expand on this just a bit. If you win against them all, then you can collect against any or all of them, up the amount of the judgment. So, for example, if 10 guys don't have two nickels to rub together, but the 11th guy has tons of money, you go after the guy with tons of money.
Or, if 9 have no money and two do, you go after the two that do.
Etc.
Unless the individuals can be identified as committing separate specific crimes (e.g., one was responsible for spray paint vandalism, another for theft), separate actions make little sense. The damages that can be collected cannot be inflated artificially by filing the same suit several times seeking the same damages against several different defendants.
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78A/Chapter8/C78A-8_1800010118000101.pdf
You got robbed. Terrible but hardly devastating. Even if you were able to sue the individuals that did it and win, good luck getting them to pay you a penny. If they had pennies, they wouldn't have robbed you. Can't get blood out of a turnip.
I don't indent to sue twice but I am asking if I can sue for $20,000 now even know the limit is $15,000. These cases usually take a lot longer than expected before they are concluded. If it last until 2025, then in 2025, it will be allowed to be awarded. Alternatively, I could sue for $15,000 now then amendment the lawsuit to be $20,000 in 2025?
You can sue for $20,000 now - but not in small claims. The limit is $15,000 until 2025.I don't indent to sue twice but I am asking if I can sue for $20,000 now even know the limit is $15,000. These cases usually take a lot longer than expected before they are concluded. If it last until 2025, then in 2025, it will be allowed to be awarded. Alternatively, I could sue for $15,000 now then amendment the lawsuit to be $20,000 in 2025?
As far as emotional distress, did the people who sued Alex Jones have medical and psychologist records to show they had 1.5 billion in emotional distress, or was it just assumed without evidence to be true? I'm not sure the judge followed the law in that case, and it seems like a purely political attack because I can't see any case where someone has been awarded 1.5 billion on floating a conspiracy theory they had no involvement in.
I think its self-evident that if your home or business was broken into, there would be emotional distress but I don't think you are required to seek treatment for it. It violates religious tenants, especially to people who are Scientologist who believe psychologist to be a bunch of money grubbing quacks. I think a reasonable person could make a conclusion, for example, that someone breaking into their home in the dead of night or someone facing down the barrel of a gun would have emotional distress.
Has it been established that emotional distress can only be claim if a psychologist claims it so or can a judge/jury be allowed to make that determination based on the reasonable person standard? What about the loss of " Good will" from customers who have had their cars broken into while visiting the establishment?