Sentences with phrase «attorney general disputed»
This case involved the appeal of three non-Charter cases in Ontario where the Attorney General disputed the amicus curiae rates as determined by the court, raising constitutional issues about the relationship between the judiciary and the executive and legislative branches in our society.
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be useful for adjudicating the recent dispute between Attorney General Edwin Meese and Justice William Brennan over whether the court is following the founders» «intention»?
Esbeck emphasized that federal judges, not the attorney general, will have the final say on these disputes — but «it's nice to have the 800 - pound gorilla on my side.»
But a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo denies Schneiderman ever made the request — a side dispute that illustrates tensions between the current governor and the man who replaced him at the attorney general's office.
Attorneys representing two women in a sexual - harassment dispute against Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez had initially demanded a settlement payment of $ 1.2 million before agreeing to a fraction of that amount, according to internal email correspondence made public Thursday by the state attorney general's office.
The commission was particularly worried about the NPP government's failure to pay especially when earlier «incumbent Attorney - General and Minister of Justice Hon Paapa Owusu Ankomah, had admitted that the Government had a bad case in the dispute with CP.
The Seneca Nation of Indians filed a lawsuit against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state attorney general, the New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Department of Transportation on Thursday, in a decades - long dispute over a portion of the Thruway.
It maintains that the decision to dismiss does not dispute the attorney general's claims that Meghan Ortt, the senator's wife, was paid for a no - show job arranged by then - Niagara County GOP Chairman Henry Wojtasek in 2010, when Ortt faced an income loss by agreeing to run for North Tonawanda mayor, a post he won.
«The City of Troy continues to be unfairly involved in the jurisdictional dispute between the New York State Attorney General's Office and the Rensselaer County District Attorney.
Schneiderman's report clearly rankled Mayor Patrick Madden, who said in a statement: «The city of Troy continues to be unfairly involved in the jurisdictional dispute between the New York state attorney general's office and the Rensselaer County district attorney.»
An agreement ending a decadelong dispute between New York and major tobacco companies will deliver $ 550 million to the state, New York City and other counties, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is expected to announce on Tuesday.
Gov. Cuomo was hit from the left on Saturday when the Working Families Party sided with state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in a boiling dispute over who gets to spend...
IRVING, N.Y. — The Seneca Nation of Indians filed a lawsuit against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state attorney general, the New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Department of Transportation on Thursday, in a decades - long dispute over a portion of the Thruway.
The State Objections Board, composed of the Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, heard testimony about the dispute, and then ruled that the state party has the authority to name the presidential electors, and therefore the state party determines which presidential nominee to list.
Cuomo, a former New York attorney general, and Kennedy jointly issued two statements denying they have had financial disputes, on Friday evening, shortly after The Post's initial inquiry, and then again on Saturday.
GLENVILLE — The state Attorney General's office will not investigate the circumstances surrounding an encounter last month where police shot and killed a local man they said accosted them with a knife during a bogus domestic dispute call.
After fantasy sports operators DraftKings and FanDuel announced they would no longer operate in New York following a legal dispute with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, some lawmakers now are talking of regulating the activity in the budget and gain some revenue in the process.
The legality of that war has remained a matter of dispute since the invasion, partly due to the absence of a clear second UN resolution, and partly due to disputes over whether the then attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, was pressured to change his advice.
The Deputy First Assistant State Attorney General, Harvey J. Golubock, said the savings bank in its efforts to question Andrew Cuomo and others was «seeking to inject an irrelevant element of scandal into what is otherwise an ordinary commercial rent dispute.»
District Attorney David Soares has been urged by activists to take stand, but says Governor Andrew Cuomo's July executive order giving the state attorney general powers above those of local D.A.'s in civilian police shooting cases has stalled the case, which the administration dAttorney David Soares has been urged by activists to take stand, but says Governor Andrew Cuomo's July executive order giving the state attorney general powers above those of local D.A.'s in civilian police shooting cases has stalled the case, which the administration dattorney general powers above those of local D.A.'s in civilian police shooting cases has stalled the case, which the administration disputes.
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In case of a dispute concerning the validity of the information provided by DOT to the Attorney General, or his / her designee, it shall be a routine use of the information in any DOT system of records to make any disclosures of such information to the National Background Information Check System, established by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, as may be necessary to resolve such dispute.
Under a settlement agreement between the 3 major credit bureaus and New York State Attorney General, the bureaus are now required to use specially trained employees instead of an automated process to review any consumer documentation submitted with disputes involving fraud, identity theft or mixed files.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI), who has long advocated that the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate whether Exxon and other fossil fuel companies violated the RICO statute by disputing the role of fossil fuel burning in global warming, at a recent hearing, asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch if she'd considered using RICO against fossil fuel companies.
Sure, perhaps former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but none of us would dispute that the President has the power to put anyone he chooses at the helm of DOJ, subject only to confirmation by the Senate.
Jason Pettus is a civil litigation defense attorney with a strong litigation background through the representation of general contractors, subcontractors, owners, and design professionals in the resolution of all manner of construction issues, including construction / design defect claims, environmental claims and contractual disputes, catastrophic injury, premises liability, and motor vehicle accidents in both state and federal courts, as well as insurance coverage analysis, advisement of clients, and coverage litigation.
He joined Carey Olsen from the office of HM Attorney General for Jersey where he was a Legal Adviser specialising in property transactions and related disputes involving the States of Jersey.
Chicago alternative dispute resolution attorneys are knowledgeable in all areas of general alternative dispute resolution law, including but not limited to civil appeals in Chicago Illinois.
Eric C. McNamar is an attorney in Lewis Wagner's Litigation Group where he spends the majority of his time handling catastrophic and complex litigation, insurance coverage disputes and general litigation matters involving transportation, construction and premise liability.
«Jeff and his colleagues have an impressive record of success in high - stakes disputes and are exceptionally well positioned to represent clients in a broad array of matters, including claims involving the Private Attorneys General Act, Prop 65, food and beverage litigation, the California Environmental Quality Act, and many other issues.»
This will be followed by David Merner, Executive Director, Dispute Resolution Office, Justice Services Branch, BC Ministry of Attorney General who will be presenting on: «Online Dispute Resolution and The Civil Resolution Tribunal.»
Ms. Turner's additional litigation experience includes general commercial, corporate and partnership disputes, attorney malpractice, and a broad range of contract disputes, at both the trial and appellate levels.
The construction litigation attorneys in Dallas and Houston at Deans & Lyons can represent owners, builders, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in payment disputes.
With the firm since joining from Nsubuga & Company Advocates in 2012, Kalule works on banking, insurance and competition disputes, and has acted as a deputy judge at the Commercial Court of Uganda, while Gantungo, a former state attorney in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and the chambers of the attorney general, handles corporate matters and some disputes in the energy, oil and gas, mining, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and taxation sectors.
Drawing on attorneys from across practice areas and offices, Weil has developed an impressive track record advising with respect to shareholder claims and demands for litigation, internal whistleblower complaints, class and collective actions brought by employees relating to pay, worker classification, and discrimination claims, product liability issues and recalls, privacy rights, intellectual property disputes (patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets), regulatory investigations commenced by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general, and major disputes with suppliers and competitors.
«I know the attorneys general are trying to speed things up, but it's still a process and I'm not sure most of the disputes need to be in the courts that way.»
Here is a link to the settlement that Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced this morning to resolve a dispute about Matthew Bender's subscription renewal practices.
The Ministry of the Attorney General is considering an online dispute resolution (ODR) system for dealing with some provincial offences, mainly traffic offences to start.
As noted by former BC Attorney General Geoff Plant at a BC Council of Administrative Tribunals conference many years ago, it was no surprise that long and expensive legal proceedings (both in the courts and at administrative tribunals) and the cost of legal advice had resulted in the emergence of private on - line legal services that offered alternative means of settling disputes.
In Attorney General v Perotti (2006) EWHC 1002 (Ad) Perotti's crusade for justice for himself began over a disputed will contested in 1984.
Having previously managed and directed all litigation for the State of Texas while at the Texas Office of the Attorney General, as well as having been the chief legal advisor to the Governor of Texas, Morales provides Kelly Hart clients with a unique blend of seasoned litigator, government dispute resolution expert and high - level legal advisor.
If you are a contractor or subcontractor pursuing late payments from an owner, another contractor, general contractor or a construction company, the best investment you can make is to select an experienced construction dispute attorney.
In one respect, though, Rule 5 represents a significant development which is of major interest to judges, attorneys, court administrators, Alternative Dispute Resolution (hereinafter «ADR») providers, litigants, and particularly the general public.
The case, called Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), was originally a family law dispute in which the custody of the couple's children was at issue.
Marc is also a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, pursuant to the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) and through the Practitioner Registration Unit of the Federal Attorney - General's Department.
For example, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed claims of discrimination against the Ontario Drug Benefit Program on the basis that there was no Code - related reason for denying coverage, but rather a dispute over its efficacy and safety as a medical treatment (e.g. Kueber v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2014 HRTO 769).
Comparing the present matter to Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [2014] 3 SCR 31, 2014 SCC 59 (CanLII), the Court of Appeal noted at para. 51 that, whereas the hearing fees in that case «actually bar access to the superior courts» by preventing ``... some individuals from having their private and public law disputes resolved by the courts», the «proper balance» is achieved by the legislature with respect to civil jury fees:
CEDRS («Center for Effective Dispute Resolution Services») is a private mediation organization serving attorneys, the courts, businesses, government entities, and the general public in settling cases and resolving disputes.
Attorney Chad Levanetz — A seasoned litigation attorney, Chad counsels clients in the areas of real estate, construction, and general business dAttorney Chad Levanetz — A seasoned litigation attorney, Chad counsels clients in the areas of real estate, construction, and general business dattorney, Chad counsels clients in the areas of real estate, construction, and general business disputes.
Since becoming an attorney in 1988, Gary has represented both individuals and companies in general commercial and civil lawsuits, including employment discrimination disputes, probate and estate disputes, bad faith insurance claims, contract disputes, civil rights, products liability, and selected brain injury cases.