29 YEARS AGO.Forest Service, Sierra Club Sierra Club, national organization in the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the world's parks, wildlife, and wilderness areas. Founded (1892) in California by a group led by the Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, the Sierra Club Hassle Over Timber Sales Contracts A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING order temporary restraining order: see injunction. prohibiting the award of Forest Service timber sales contracts has been issued by the Federal District Court judge. Requested by the Sierra Club and other special interest groups, the action will block further timber sales from 40 to 60 million acres of undeveloped western national forests. In a counter action, five forestry associations and seven California-based manufacturers of lumber, plywood and other products have sought to intervene in the suit. The seven companies are asking for nearly $10 million in actual damages Noun 1. actual damages - (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated compensatory damages, general damages and $10 million in punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. if performance of nine timber contracts already awarded them by the Forest Service are blocked. |
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