Sentences with phrase «action lawsuit against state»

Manhattan lawyer Mark Warren Moody has filed a class - action lawsuit against the state and city Board of Elections to overturn the closed - primary system, saying no one should be shut out.

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Matt Zuchetto, a lawyer in Washington state who has filed class - action lawsuits against debt - settlement companies, says many established players simply modified their fee structures.

«Over 240» class action lawsuits by consumers against Equifax in US federal and state courts and in Canadian courts.

Correction: A previous version of this story stated that Rava's class action lawsuit against the Oakland A's concerned a hat giveaway at a «Mother's Day game» in 2004.

Her notable cases also include Ford Spark Plugs, as well as multiple cases against Hyundai for a dangerous safety defect in the side air bag system of its Tiburon model vehicles, as well as class - action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motor Company after regulators announced the companies overstated the fuel economy for many vehicles they sold in the United States, culminating in a settlement worth more than $ 255 million.

That could bolster class - action lawsuits against the company in the state.

Bartz argued that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act would now pre-empt state law under the rule and that the rule improperly created a private right of action that could set up class - action lawsuits against insurance companies and agents.

While this practice was frowned upon and illegal in some states, a recent class action lawsuit filed against Visa and MasterCard was settled and now allows merchants to put this method into practice.

InterVarsity has long had a strict policy that its leadership can only identify as Christian, and the lawsuit against Wayne State articulated that the action to dismiss the organization is a violation of religious freedom.

A Mississippi father of a high school football player filed a class - action lawsuit this week against the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations.

For six months, I have been anxiously waiting to see how FIFA, US Soccer, US Club Soccer USCS, American Youth Soccer Organization AYSO, California Youth Soccer Association, Inc, would respond to the class action lawsuit filed against them on August 27, 2014, This lawsuit pit three mothers and two female college students vs FIFA, soccer's worldwide governing body — the Fèdèration Internationale de Football Association, soccer's worldwide governing body and affiliated soccer organizations in the United State.

Two class action lawsuits against companies Nestle and Hershey in the United States were dismissed after a federal court ruled there is no duty to disclose the use of child labour in the cocoa supply chain.

The pro-charter-school group Families for Excellent Schools said even more needs to be done to comply with state and federal bullying laws, which is why the organization is a plaintiff in a class - action lawsuit against DOE, filed in April 2016, along with 23 parents whose children have experienced bullying and harassment in city schools.

Sex offenders who have completed their sentences are being kept in prison, according to a class - action lawsuit filed against NYC and the state.

Law students working with Yale's legal services organization plan to file a class - action lawsuit in Federal District Court today against Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and the state's acting and former health commissioners on behalf of residents affected by Connecticut's Ebola quarantine policies, including two who were Yale graduate students.

South Korean artists file a class - action lawsuit against their government over blacklisting, as stated by CNN here: (http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/asia/south-korea-ex-culture-minister-indicted/)...

(The state attorney general's office, per the State Constitution, defends the governor and other officials against lawsuits arising from their official actions; criminal defense costs can be reimbursed if an official is found not guistate attorney general's office, per the State Constitution, defends the governor and other officials against lawsuits arising from their official actions; criminal defense costs can be reimbursed if an official is found not guiState Constitution, defends the governor and other officials against lawsuits arising from their official actions; criminal defense costs can be reimbursed if an official is found not guilty.)

Charging that automaker Volkswagen AG showed «total disregard for the rule of law,» state Eric Schneiderman announced that the state has filed a lawsuit against the company over its sale of cars outfitted with illegal «defeat devices» to beat emissions test and its alleged attempted cover - up of its actions.

Class action lawsuits have been initiated against the companies and sites where PFOA was used have been designated state Superfund sites and been proposed as federal Superfund sites.

The lawsuit seeks 10 separate causes of actions against Hoyt, Cuomo, the state of New York and Empire State Developstate of New York and Empire State DevelopState Development.

DiNapoli recently announced he had hired the law firm of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll to represent the state pension fund in a class action lawsuit against the oil giant BP in connection with the «disastrous» Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Last week, a federal class - action lawsuit was filed against Saint - Gobain Performance Plastics and Honeywell International, the current and former owners of the plant that, according to the state, was the source of the PFOA contamination.

And just last month, five women filed a class action lawsuit against New York state over the tampon tax, pointing out that dandruff shampoo, Viagra, Rogaine, and lip balm are not taxed.

This week, the United States Soccer Federation released a series of safety initiatives, resolving a class - action lawsuit filed against U.S Soccer.

The process, and persistent charter claims of being short - changed, has spurred court battles, acrimonious policy debates in the state legislature and even suggestions of a massive, class - action lawsuit against traditional public schools.

From the 10 - K: «On October 22, 2014, former civil immigration detainees at the Aurora Immigration Detention Center filed a class action lawsuit against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (the «Court»).

Macmillan settled with the Department of Justice Friday over allegedly colluding to set ebook prices, and is now settling the class action and states» lawsuits remaining against it.

These actions prompted Attorney Generals from 18 different states to file lawsuits against both Secretary DeVos and the Department of Education.

On August 25, 2009, The Pennsylvania Funds filed a class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda, purportedly on behalf of the stockholders of Avigen, Inc., against Avigen and its directors, alleging that Avigen's directors breached their fiduciary duties to the stockholders of Avigen in connection with the proposed acquisition of Avigen by MediciNova, Inc..

The Daily Mail has published a bombshell secret memo sent by leading #ExxonKnew activist - lawyer Matt Pawa to billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, outlining a strategy to bring state - level class action lawsuits against energy companies and charging them with causing global warming.

Instead, Martha Rudolph, who is one of the leading health and environmental regulators in the state as director of environmental programs for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, recommended «taking baby steps» on pushing climate action and cautioned that the City of Boulder's potential climate lawsuit against oil and gas developers might not be the best approach in pushing an environmental agenda.

In future class action claims against nationwide corporate defendants, it appears that the U.S. Supreme Court is generally requiring piecemeal litigation in each state where a plaintiff was injured, instead of allowing for a single consolidated class action in a single state court lawsuit.

Unfortunately, there have also been a growing number of frivolous lawsuits, particularly actions for damages against law enforcement officers whose conduct has been judicially sanctioned by state trial and appellate courts and, in many instances, even by this Court.

Last year, he successfully defended state - owned China National Building Materials Group in a $ 1.3 bn (# 1m) class action lawsuit against allegations of defective products.

Two Massachusetts plaintiffs were left with bad tastes in their mouths after the state Appeals Court refused to give class action status to their lawsuits against the manufacturer of Listerine mouthwash.

Civil actions generally include responding to lawsuits against the state or suing certain businesses or schools as a result of what they believe to be unfair business practices.

The State of New Mexico may be on the hook for up to $ 120 million in connection with a potential class action lawsuit against the University of New Mexico Hospital and a former child cancer specialist, Dr. Marilyn Duncan.

Because California is considered an «at - will» employment state, the filing of a lawsuit or legal action against an employer requires a highly experienced wrongful termination attorney who understands these very complex federal and state laws.

We file lawsuits against those state actors and the individuals who encourage their actions.

On May 10, 2016, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, in a 31 - page decision, dismissed a putative class action lawsuit for securities fraud against Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited.

A lawsuit begins when an official complaint is filed in state court explaining the legal cause of action, or case, against the nursing home.

She defends lenders, servicers, and other financial institutions in class actions and individual suits against consumer lawsuits alleging violations of state and federal statutes, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and Fair Credit Reporting Act.

DOJ entrusted Allan to represent the United States in some of its most high profile cases including a large class action challenging the New York City Fire Department's (FDNY) pattern of discrimination against Black and Hispanic applicants - which settled for about $ 100 million - and the first - ever employment discrimination lawsuit that DOJ filed to protect the rights of a transgender individual.

Obtaining dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio brought by physicians against a health insurance provider challenging the insurer's claims handling and reimbursement practices.

Mr. Shah has successfully represented landowners in class action lawsuits against the United States for claims under the National Trail Systems Act.

Meanwhile, in the Georgia federal court case brought as a class action against Oasis Legal Finance, Judge Dudley Bowen dismissed one element of the lawsuit, and two other counts remain to be decided - including whether Oasis violated the state's Payday Lending Act.

Brian Murray represents companies and individuals in complex commercial litigation, class actions, and civil matters involving federal and state governments, including lawsuits against governments and enforcement actions by governments.

A key avenue of opposition involves supporting the attorney general for Washington state, where Amazon is headquartered, in his lawsuit against Trump — the first confirmed legal action from a state against one of the new administration's policies.»

One very encouraging development this year is action taken by state attorneys general in Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada against scheming attorneys hectoring small businesses with o en fraudulent lawsuits that allege violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The European Court of Justice has stated that a consumer can not file a class action lawsuit against Facebook.