He may sue the company to 'recover damages' for injuries caused by the device. [=to get money from the company to make up for being injured by the device]
The author gets no royalties until the publisher 'recovers' [='recoups'] the expenses of publication.
He suffered a stroke and hasn't yet 'recovered' the use of his left arm.
(..) Now sir, young Fortinbras, of unimproved mettle hot and full... ...hath in the skins of Norway here and there sharked up a troop of lawless resolutes For to recover of us by strong hand those foresaid lands so by his father lost And this, I take it, is the main motive of our preparations (..)2015 Hamlet