The phrase "filed for damages" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts when someone submits a claim for compensation due to loss or injury.
Example: "After the accident, she filed for damages to cover her medical expenses and property repairs."
Alternatives: "sought compensation" or "submitted a claim for damages."
The Bank of America Corporation said yesterday that it had filed for damages against former officials and auditors at Parmalat, the collapsed Italian dairy company, at a court hearing in Milan.
On 8 February 2012, Hugh Tomlinson QC, representing a number of victims of the News International phone hacking affair, informed the High Court that Blunt was one of six alleged victims who had filed for damages in new civil cases.
Scholastic filed for damages in Chicago's Circuit Court of Cook County, claiming that DeepDiscount engaged in a "complete and flagrant violation of the agreements that they knew were part of the carefully constructed release of this eagerly awaited book".
According to a report from the Insurance Bureau of Canada, insured damage amounts were estimated at $56 million (2008 CAD), and up to 16,000 insurance claims were filed for damage to homes and automobiles.
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.
Time is of the essence; Texas has a statute of limitations on the amount of time you have to file for damages once you learn you have asbestos cancer.
In 2007, Muransky, as owner of Muransky Co. and Southwoods Surgical Center in Boardman, Ohio, filed for monetary damages and dissolution of a joint venture intended to open a full-service, for-profit hospital in southern Mahoning County.
In October of the same year, he filed for $246 million in damages from Take-Two Interactive and others after two kids arrested on homicide charges claimed they'd been inspired by GTA III.
In October of the same year, he filed for $246 million in damages from Take-Two Interactive (the owners of 2K and the GTA series) and others after two kids arrested on homicide charges claimed they'd been inspired by GTA III.
The only thing that would make it more difficult within a short timeframe would be if you had recently filed for bankruptcy or damaged your credit in some other way.
On behalf of HUA members, Ms Hambo has also filed claims for damages of about $9m against FIFA, football's governing body, and the South African Football Association, as well as lodging a separate complaint with the South African government.If they do make it to Brazil, the Argentine fans will encounter Argentine policemen.
