damages - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:07:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Man wins $160k after cop knocked out his teeth https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-wins-160k-after-cop-knocked-out-his-teeth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-wins-160k-after-cop-knocked-out-his-teeth Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:07:20 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/man-wins-160k-after-cop-knocked-out-his-teeth/ NASSAU- A man who lost six teeth after a policeman punched him during an unlawful arrest is set to receive $163,060.85 in compensation. After the assault, Latario Rolle spent 10 days in custody on trumped up charges, which were eventually dismissed without a trial. In a postscript to his ruling, Assistant Supreme Court Registrar said, […]

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]]> Man acquitted of rape awarded $767,000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-acquitted-of-rape-awarded-767000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-acquitted-of-rape-awarded-767000 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:00:55 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=3537 NASSAU- A judge has awarded $767,000 in damages to a man acquitted of rape. Rod Andrew Bethel lost a job paying $75,000 per year and his family and friends shunned him after he was charged with the rape of a woman in 2009. Bethel went to a party which the alleged victim attended during the […]

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]]> Man awarded $90,000 in damages for 9 days in jail https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-awarded-90000-in-damages-for-9-days-in-jail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-awarded-90000-in-damages-for-9-days-in-jail Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:53:39 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/man-awarded-90000-in-damages-for-9-days-in-jail/ FREEPORT- A man who sued the government for his unlawful detention at the prison has been awarded $90,000 in damages. Daleon Brown was granted $9,000 bail on a charge of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life on March 7, 2019. Although his guarantors posted his bail on March 11, authorities did not […]

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]]> Man falsely accused of anti-Perry Christie song awarded $60,000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-falsely-accused-of-anti-perry-christie-song-awarded-60000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-falsely-accused-of-anti-perry-christie-song-awarded-60000 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 06:41:56 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2016 NASSAU-A customs officer falsely accused of publishing an insulting song about former Prime Minister Perry Christie has won a $60,000 judgment. Police held Kevin Collie for 32 hours in 2016 as they investigated him on suspicion of intentional libel. However, the prime minister had not made a complaint when police arrested Collie. Officers arrested Collie […]

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]]> Judge awards $100,000 damages to cop wounded by friendly fire https://bahamascourtnews.com/judge-awards-100000-damages-to-cop-wounded-by-friendly-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-awards-100000-damages-to-cop-wounded-by-friendly-fire Fri, 05 Jun 2020 15:28:52 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1652 NASSAU-A Supreme Court judge has awarded $100,000 for pain and suffering to Corporal Darren Rutherford, who was wounded by friendly fire. Justice Indra Charles found the Commissioner of Police and Attorney General liable for Rutherford’s shooting on August 26, 2011. The defendants have already paid all of Rutherford’s medical expenses related to his hospitalisation and […]

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]]> BPL unfairly dismissed manager in $1.9m fraud probe https://bahamascourtnews.com/bpl-unfairly-dismissed-manager-in-1-9m-fraud-probe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bpl-unfairly-dismissed-manager-in-1-9m-fraud-probe Thu, 04 Jun 2020 06:10:53 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1632 NASSAU-Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) unfairly fired a senior manager following an internal investigation into a scheme that defrauded the utility company of $1.9 million. When BPL fired Sean Miller on September 18, 2017, he didn’t know his bosses suspected that he took part in the scheme. Miller has testified for the prosecution at the […]

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]]> Motorcyclist hit by truck awarded over $400,000 in damages https://bahamascourtnews.com/motorcyclist-hit-by-truck-awarded-over-400000-in-damages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=motorcyclist-hit-by-truck-awarded-over-400000-in-damages Wed, 06 May 2020 10:25:51 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1288 Nassau, BAHAMAS-A judge has awarded over $400,000 in damages to a man who suffered life-changing injuries in a traffic accident 13 years ago. Justice Ian Winder awarded D. Symonette, a former engineer at Bahamas Fast Ferries, $416,806. Symonette was 36 when Charles Turnquest’s truck knocked him off his motorcycle on March 27, 2007 on Bernard […]

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