Furthermore, it was shown this technology allows for the use of lower-cost commodity alloys, such as AA5182 and AZ31, instead of specially processed high-cost fine-grain materials.
Exxon spent $3.4 billion in cleanup costs, fines and compensatory payments for the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska in 1989.
BP has already incurred more than $42bn of charges for cleanup costs, fines and compensation related to the spill.
Conduct costs – fines and compensation for everything from fiddling foreign-exchange rates to mis-selling payment-protection insurance – have reached tens of billions of pounds.
The lawsuit by Mr. Bustamante seeks an undisclosed sum on behalf of California ratepayers to cover increased energy costs, fines and punitive damages.
A day later, McDonnell announced that he would automatically restore rights on an individual basis to nonviolent felons who have completed their sentence, probation or parole, paid all court costs, fines and restitution, and have no pending felony charges.
EACH YEAR in Virginia, state courts order license suspensions for 300,000 to 400,000 drivers, many of them indigent, who have failed to pay court costs — fines and fees stemming from convictions.
The Bank of England also imposed a "misconduct test", in which banks faced large provisions for litigation costs, fines and compensation claims similar to those they have already experienced as a result of the PPI mis-selling scandal.
Apart from the cost that will be accrued by litigation costs, fines and compensation payments, actual injuries and incidents can rack up direct costs in, medical expenses such as ambulance, hospital, and doctors' fees, medication, and rehabilitation.
