"Punitive damages in civil lawsuits are generally for cases with very serious consequences and extremely bad social impact. You have focused on the key points well, but in order to highlight the joint responsibilities of Seth's parents and the local police station and city government, it must be emphasized that Seth's parents are An irreparable wrongdoing, even a criminal act, was committed in a criminal case.”
He Zhichu explained to Gu Nianzhi as if he were in class, "Do you understand?"
"Professor He is still awesome!" Gu Nianzhi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, looking very well-behaved.
He Zhichu couldn't help but ruffled her hair, "Stop flattering me. After lunch, reorganize the complaint and then follow me to the court to submit it."
Gu Nianzhi finished lunch at He Zhichu's place with a smile and went back to his room to reorganize the complaint.
An hour later, the complaint was finalized again. She sent it to He Zhichu for final review. After he signed it, she took Gu Nianzhi to the court in person.
Before leaving, He Zhichu asked one of his assistants, Smith, to call major German media in the name of an American law firm, saying that their law firm would soon represent Li Haiqing's parents to Nina, Seth, Seth's parents, and Germany. The Silao District Police Department and the Deslaw Chamber of Commerce filed a joint civil claim, and the amount is temporarily confidential.
After the Munich District Court deliberately cooled down the case and delayed it, after the case was popular on social media for a while, the popularity gradually dropped because there was no follow-up development.
This is exactly what Seth's parents want to see. As long as the public doesn't pay attention to this case, they can do anything.
Unexpectedly, the phone call that He Zhichu asked Smith to make was like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves, causing the German media to become excited again!
This is almost breaking-news in Germany.
For a time, Germany's largest media outlets interrupted their normal broadcasts and sent out on-site interview teams to live broadcast the filing process of this civil lawsuit.
Previously, Li Haiqing's case was once again brought up and introduced to the audience, and it was said that the Munich District Court was still considering it and the case had not yet been pronounced.
The media moves too fast.
The business car that He Zhichu was traveling in had not yet arrived at the Munich District Court, but the media had already set up a barrage at the entrance of the court.
The weather was fine that day. At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was not so strong anymore. When the wind blew, it was even a little cool.
In the reporter's camera, a low-key black business car slowly came from the other side of the street and stopped at the entrance of the Munich District Court.
The car door opened, and a tall, handsome man wearing a black Armani suit and sunglasses stepped out of the car. He was none other than Barrister He Zhichu, one of the partners of an American law firm that everyone is already familiar with.
After he got off, he immediately turned around and reached out to the car.
A woman put her arm on his arm and jumped out of the car. Although she was wearing sunglasses, someone still recognized her. She was He Zhichu's only female assistant this time, and she was also the one who argued in court at the third trial. Gu Nianzhi!
Reporters immediately swarmed over, and countless microphones and recorders were delivered to He Zhichu and Gu Nianzhi.
"Lawyer He, why do you want to file civil compensation with the Deslaw Regional Police Station and the city government?"
"Lawyer Gu, will you also appear in court in civil compensation lawsuits?"
"Lawyer He, what is the claim amount in your civil case?"
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Questions were thrown out one after another impatiently, waiting for He Zhichu and Gu Nianzhi to answer.
After receiving He Zhichu's signal, Gu Niazhi first spoke in English: "I filed a civil claim against the Deslaw Regional Police Station and the city government because they neglected their duties and intentionally allowed criminals to destroy evidence, causing indelible damage to my victim. Loss and harm.”
The German reporters all understand English, so they immediately translated her words into German and sent the live video back to their own media.
He Zhichu looked around, and then said calmly in German: "This time, we want to express our gratitude to the two defendants, as well as Seth's parents York and Ramona, the Deslau Regional Police Department and the city government. Joint claims, one billion euros.”
"What?!"
The crowded reporters were stunned for a moment when they heard He Zhichu's words, almost thinking that they could not understand German.
"Did I hear correctly?"
"Yes, yes, is it one billion... euros?!"
"Yes, yes! I also heard it was one billion euros!"
Everyone looked at He Zhichu and Gu Nianzhi and confirmed again: "The claim amount is really one billion euros?!"
"You heard that right." He Zhichu said and walked straight towards the court.
Gu Nianzhi followed closely, feeling very emotional.
Sure enough, huge claims are big news...
If the claim amount was less, I would be embarrassed to come out to meet reporters.
A small smile curved her lips, and she walked calmly toward the steps of the courthouse.
It only took less than ten minutes to submit the complaint inside the court, but Gu Nianzhi thought of many things in his mind.
Huge civil claims are very common in Western countries. Their purpose is to punish and deter the stronger party from committing acts that harm the weaker party.
Especially when an individual is on the weak side and sues a government agency or a large company, the chance of winning the case is very high.
For example, in the very famous McDonald's hot coffee case in the last century, an old woman was burned by McDonald's hot coffee. Although she only stayed in the hospital for three days, she demanded millions of dollars in compensation from McDonald's and later won the lawsuit.
This is the power of punitive damages in civil litigation.
Gu Nianzhi hopes that this huge civil claim amount will not only attract a new round of attention from the media and the public, but also prepare for the failure of the criminal case.
She has realized that due to the lack of direct evidence and the court's bias in favor of the defendant, their criminal case is likely to fail.
Although they will definitely continue to appeal, for now they can take advantage of the public indignation caused by the failure of the criminal case. Gu Nianzhi hopes to make their civil case go more smoothly.
To be honest, since there is no death penalty in Germany, Gu Nianzhi is not satisfied with the outcome of the criminal case no matter what the verdict is. Therefore, only a huge compensation claim in a civil case can let the other party know what "scarring pain" means.
Because the media attention was so high, and He Zhichu published his complaint online after submitting it to the court, the Munich District Court had no choice but to open the case.
Because countless legal experts and senior political officials are staring at this case.
No matter how powerful Seth's stepfather York was, he could only cover the sky in the Deslau area with one hand. His hand was not big enough to completely cover the sky in Germany.
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This is the second update.
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