The phrase "amount defendants" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be a misphrasing and lacks clarity without additional context.
Example: "The amount defendants owe in damages is substantial."
Alternatives: "sum defendants" or "total defendants".
PAGE A10 Another Enron Settlement Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce agreed to pay $2.4 billion to settle claims that it helped hide losses at the Enron Corporation, raising to $7.1 billion the amount defendants have agreed to pay to compensate investors.
Today 77% of the U.S. population lives in states that limit the amount defendants are forced to post as bond (usually between $25 million and $50 million).
The CFPB's review of 419 federal consumer financial class action settlements over a couple recent years found that "the total amount of gross relief - defined as the total amount defendants offer to provide in cash relief (including debt forbearance) or in-kind relief and to pay in fees and other expenses - was $2.7 billion," and covered 350 million class members.
Combined with draconian minimum sentencing laws, a vast amount of defendants in this country plea out, forgoing their day in court.
The statute provides for civil penalties for violations "affecting a financial institution" of up to $5.5 million or the amount the defendant gained from the misconduct.
Similarly, in a 2012 enforcement action against Claymore Advisors, the IRS offset disgorgement in the amount the defendant voluntarily reimbursed shareholders for their loss.
Frosh's office issued an opinion that said the system, which set bails at amounts many defendants cannot afford, could violate due process.
In an 11-page opinion, Sandra Benson Brantley, counsel to the General Assembly, wrote that the current system, which sets bails at amounts many defendants can't afford, could violate due process.
Combined fines in the case, shared among several defendants, amount to $600,000.
Until the District Court fixed the amount of fees, defendants could not know whether to appeal the award of fees.
The federal sentencing guidelines base much of the recommended sentence on the amount of the defendants' gains or losses avoided from the insider trading.
