Sentences with phrase «[general statutes»

He was never prosecuted due to the statute of limitations.

First make sure your business opportunity of choice complies with all business opportunity statutes — which vary from state to state — and is registered in states where required.

First, the court found that the term «commodity» encompasses virtual currency «both in economic function and in the language of the statute.»

Perry ordered the commission to consider his plan in September, invoking an obscure 30 - year - old statute.

All this said, with scant new regulatory activity on the horizon at the federal level, siloed statutes at the state level are a whole lot better than nothing.

«The tripling reflects the approach provided under the Massachusetts consumer protection statute, MGL 93a, wherein consumers broadly receive triple damages for certain intentional violations,» Edelman wrote in one of several lengthy, detailed emails to Duan published by the Globe.

Startups should be careful to follow state and federal statutes otherwise the penalties could be great and the unwanted publicity significant.

It was found all over the US: Nazi lawyers carefully studied the statutes, not only of states such as Virginia, but also states such as Montana.

Perhaps the most famous trademark that will most likely be cancelled under this statute is that of the Washington Redskins.

The first category is obvious — you don't have the money now and you won't have it by the time the statute of limitations — 10 years from date the IRS assessed the tax liability — runs out.

However, the court can not ignore the common - sense appeal of the plaintiff's argument; a literal reading of the statute undoubtedly accords more closely with their position.

Regardless of whether courts accept that argument, the tech companies could also face liability under certain state or local anti-discrimination statutes.

In July, Zenefits filed a motion to dismiss, citing California's anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute, aimed at preventing the use of legal action to censor critics.

Eventually — unless the statutes controlling machine guns change — legal sales will become increasingly rare as their numbers inexorably shrink over time.

There is no court, no jury, no need to understand cases or read statutes.

The Arbitrator (i) shall apply internal laws of the State of New York consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations, or, to the extent (if any) that federal law prevails, shall apply the law of the U.S., irrespective of any conflict of law principles; (ii) shall entertain any motion to dismiss, motion to strike, motion for judgment on the pleadings, motion for complete or partial summary judgment, motion for summary adjudication, or any other dispositive motion consistent with New York or federal rules of procedure, as applicable; (iii) shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; and (iv) shall have authority to award any form of legal or equitable relief;

There are at least a dozen statutes, similar to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which govern how companies gather, share, or sell consumer information, legal experts say.

He has never faced criminal charges, and the majority of the allegations against him stem from incidents that are decades old, well outside of the statute of limitations.

You agree that regardless of any statute or law which establishes a different statute of limitations, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, any claim or cause of action (including any arbitration) arising out of, related to or connected with the use of the Site or other online services, or these Terms of Service, our Privacy Policy, or other NBCUniversal Transactions or Relationships must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

As required by statute (50 USC 1805 (d)(1)-RRB-, a FISA order on an American citizen must be renewed by the FISC every 90 days and each renewal requires a separate finding of probable cause.

(I'm mentioning them here because, as older movies, they passed an acceptable statute of limitations some time ago.)

Freedom Fidelity's fee structure also violated a decades - old consumer protection statute in Washington state, where the company served hundreds of clients.

«There are a number of states, though, that even if the data is encrypted, under the terms of the statute, you have to provide notice to the consumers and perhaps to the attorney general and that's the kind of thing that could spark an investigation,» he said.

As Stuart Banner explores in his book The Death Penalty: An American History, one of the earliest American - made capital statutes — as opposed to ones borrowed from England — was passed in New York in the aftermath of a 1712 slave revolt.

The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Business Law.

As those statutes pave the way for gun owners to bring their weapons along whenever they leave home, some of those owners wind up stowing their firearms in the glovebox, the center console, or under their seats — where they are ripe for the plucking.

There are federal and state statutes barring kidnapping, and conspiring about or aiding and abetting the same, but it is unclear if that is the potential illegality to which Woolsey was referring.

Federal criminal bribery statutes apply to presidents, too, but only for egregious and blatant abuses.

Both have databases of statutes, case law, court dockets, legal articles, and other materials built up over decades.

Willful failure to comply with the statute is a felony.

Activists and legislators are trying to call attention to and reverse these trends, and some progress has already been documented on the local level: «A number of states have enacted robust pay equality statutes,» Caminiti says, «and we expect more legislation on the horizon.»

The law also requires a civilian review when commanders decline to prosecute, requires dishonourable discharge or dismissal for those convicted, eliminate the statute of limitations for courts - martial in rape and sexual assault cases and criminalizes retaliation against victims who report an assault.

Mr. Greenberg was not punished for what the three - person arbitration panel deemed was defamation because the statute of limitations had expired, the panel said in its decision.

The Los Angeles city attorney, who prosecutes misdemeanors, then stated that the statute of limitations for them to prosecute Venit had expired.

Defendants are not entitled to due process protections afforded to those accused of other crimes, according to the statute.

Mr. Pruitt's indulgence in this dodge raises the fundamental question of whether he agrees with the precautionary principle reflected in our nation's environmental statutes.

They let a valued member of their team know that there is no «statute of limitations» on disrespecting another person, and that no one should ever get a pass, no matter how much money they have or what position they hold.

«Prior to this decision, any decent prosecutor could have indicted anyone in the United States for anything using that statute,» Razzano says.

Last year, the Supreme Court decided to hear a series of appeals against the statute, including that of Black and jailed former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling.

But that also sparked a decades - long battle to have the statute narrowed or eliminated.

The ruling on Skilling's appeal preserved the statute but narrowed it considerably: henceforth it applies only to fraudulent schemes involving bribes or kickbacks.

«There's a bunch of people currently serving time of jail, politicians who engaged in bribery or kickbacks, and were prosecuted under honest services instead of the federal anti-bribery statute,» says Henderson.

Also cited on the DOJ's explanation of the statute is a decision from former Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft, who wrote, «To conspire to defraud the United States means primarily to cheat the Government out of property or money.»

The cliff is the default outcome of the Budget Control Act of 2011, a federal statute that helped bring the U.S. debt - ceiling crisis to an end.

According to the US Department of Justice's website, the statute covers activities that «affect the government in at least one of three ways»:

The defendant, Miguel Games - Perez, was prosecuted for «knowingly violating» a statute prohibiting a convicted felon from possessing a firearm in interstate commerce.

His name was never used and was removed from a book held by one of the statutes decorating the building, according to Hankiewicz.

Shannon Minter, a transgender man who is legal director of the San Francisco - based National Center for Lesbian Rights, said many transgender civil - rights gains of recent years are based on federal statutes and court precedents that can not be quickly undone.

This time Black's persistence paid off: The Supreme Court decided to examine this long - criticized statute, ultimately striking down portions of it.

«It's not unreasonable to think that Congress used the English language according to its conventions,» he wrote, before proceeding to explain each verb in the statute and how the adverbial prepositional phrases modify them.