property damage

n. injury to real or personal property through another's negligence, willful destruction, or by some act of nature. In lawsuits for damages caused by negligence or a willful act, property damage is distinguished from personal injury. Property damage may include harm to an automobile, a fence, a tree, a home, or any other possession. The amount of recovery for property damage may be established by evidence of replacement value, cost of repairs, loss of use until repaired or replaced, or, in the case of heirlooms or very personal items (e.g. wedding pictures) by subjective testimony as to sentimental value. (See: property, damages)

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Gaza City, Aug 17 (Petra) Israeli warplanes bombed two targets in the Gaza Strip early Saturday causing heavy property damage, but no casualties were reported, according to a Palestinian security source.

Israeli jets bomb two targets in Gaza

2017-0514, 2018 OHIO 4057, Supreme Court Of Ohio, (October 9, 2018) the Ohio Supreme Court followed its 2012 decision that held that an insurance claim filed by a contractor under its commercial general liability ("CGL") insurance policy for property damage caused by the contractor's own faulty workmanship does not involve an "occurrence" such that the CGL policy would cover the loss.

No "Occurrence" in Ohio for Contractor's or Sub-Contractor's Defective Work: An "Occurrence" Must Be Fortuitous

Condominium owners whose property was contaminated by hazardous material from a city dump that once operated on the site could wait three years after learning their property was permanently damaged before having to file a property damage claim under the state environmental cleanup law, the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled.

SJC extends time for bringing Ch. 21E property damage claims

The Israeli Air Force fired, on Tuesday at dawn, three missiles into a site, run by the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, northwest of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, causing property damage.

IOF fire three missiles on Gaza

Summary: There have been no reports of property damage or injuries.

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Previous studies have found small but statistically significant relationships between property damage and alcohol outlet density (Cameron et al., 2012c; Stevenson, 1996).

Global and locally-specific relationships between alcohol outlet density and property damage: evidence from New Zealand