Second, although a judge may have some reservations in awarding you damages for your time, it is certainly possibly and definitely permissible.  

I'd bet his quote came in seemingly low and he was award that job for that reason.  

They never tested the house for lead and never proved that that lead poisoning came from that house but the jury still awarded him a 9.3 million judgment against the property owner.  

I said I wanted the filing fees and the judge prompted me, saying that he could award costs of up to $500 for lost time and inconvenience.

Just because these attorneys are awarded a judgment against you doesn't necessarily mean they are going to see the proceeds whereas an insurance carrier will pay out on a claim. 

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When evicting tenants, courts do not like to award late fees in many cases.

No big deal, however, it shows up as a judgement on the record.The court can and will award triple damages.

I got tired of chasing the guy so I reached out to the local attorneys in my area and one of them suggested for me to get information on civil court lawsuits so I did that and I sued the contractor. 3 months later we had our hearing and I was awarded about $600 and in the mean while I've learned a couple of lessons.1.

Originally posted by @Ian Hoover:  I see the importance of the fair housing laws but this girl seems perfectly fine to me,  A similar statement caused a service dog owner in one of my buildings to be awarded $50,000.