The phrase "a case for compensation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is arguing or presenting reasons to receive compensation for a loss or injury.
Example: "After reviewing the evidence, we believe there is a strong case for compensation due to the damages incurred."
Alternatives: "a claim for compensation" or "a justification for compensation".
In a statement to the high court in a case for compensation brought by Northern Rock shareholders, Kingman said: "I don't know who leaked.
She lost a case for compensation and was thrown out of the couple's California mansion (where the koi carp were left to starve).
Just about everyone who boarded the ferry may have a case for compensation, under a federal maritime doctrine that allows all those who faced danger and who suffered emotional distress to file for damages, even if they were not physically injured.
More than 100 former pupils have mounted a civil case for compensation.
Pupils from Oakwood School, Stowmarket, claim they were mistreated by staff and a court case for compensation has opened.
"Combined with the fact that the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve secretly funded HBOS to the tune of billions of pounds and that this was kept secret from shareholders, we have an unanswerable case for compensation.
If Iran were to make an international case for compensation for U.S. backing for the coup 60 years ago, it could then be vulnerable to U.S. claims for damages inflicted by the 1979-81 hostage crisis and asset seizures, Milani said.
In a separate development, relatives of Australian passengers Rod and Mary Burrows and Bob and Cathy Lawton, have suffered in a blow in their case for compensation from Malaysia Airlines.
Meanwhile, in Europe MEPs propose that a special inquiry be set up to investigate the case for compensation for policyholders.
There was a case for seeking some sort of compensation for the huge discounts and exorbitant profits that Mr Khodorkovsky and others had enjoyed.
He added that quantifying the value in this way helped push the case for compensation with governments, who could implement a range of policies to help those who carry out unpaid work, such as flexible working arrangements.
