Sentences with phrase «civil lawsuits filed against»

Steve Rattner is fighting back against the civil lawsuits filed against him by AG / Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo, which just so happen to come on the same day the SEC announced a $ 6.2 million settlement with the financier and GM, which Rattner helped save, debuted in the largest initial public offering in US history.

In 2003, both men were charged with tax evasion related to the one - day transaction which included acquiring 62 works of art, selling 58 works of art, and earning about $ 17 million in taxable capital gains, according to a civil lawsuit filed against Gagosian and Brant by then - U.S. Deputy Attorney General James Comey in Manhattan.

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Reports emerged on Thursday that the U.S. Justice Department is poised to file a civil lawsuit against the firm for selling over 100,000 vehicles that emit excess diesel emissions.

NEW YORK, NY — Today, the Democratic National Committee filed a wide - ranging, partisan civil lawsuit in federal court against the Trump Campaign, WikiLeaks, and the Russian Government.

So I felt that somebody had to prosecute them, which is essentially what I did by filing civil rights lawsuits against them.

An offer for the studio from a group of investors led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras - Sweet failed to produce a deal earlier this year, after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a civil lawsuit against the company and demanded more compensation for Harvey Weinstein's victims.

Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, filed a civil lawsuit against President Trump Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

The civil lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court in Santa Monica, accuses Weinstein of causing Judd to lose a part in 1998 in the film «The Lord of the Rings» by making «baseless smears» against her.

A group of six individuals have filed a $ 40 million lawsuit against Ferguson, St. Louis County and several police officials for what they say was violations of their civil rights during the unrest that followed the shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown.

The bill explicitly authorizes an LGBT student who claims discrimination to file a civil lawsuit against the college.

A group of six individuals have filed a $ 40 million lawsuit against Ferguson, St. Louis County and several police officials for what they say was violations of their civil rights...

The wrongful death lawsuit is the second civil suit filed against the archdiocese and Rigali involving an alleged victim named in the 2011 grand jury report.

The irreversible damage that comes from a conviction by plea bargain is that it creates an admissible public record of guilt for assault for use in any and every civil lawsuit that anyone files against him related to this incident.

AG Andrew Cuomo filed a second civil lawsuit against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., accusing him of running a «sham» job training program and pocketing $ 1.35 million from it.

The governor, who as attorney general filed a civil lawsuit against Espada over siphoning $ 14 million from his health clinics for meals and other personal perks, «has been given carte blanche to do anything he wants» said Espada.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Hours after the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the state of New York for what it called the unequal treatment, abuse and denial of rights of farmworkers, the governor said he won't fight it in court.

Gov. Cuomo has said publicly he will not contest a lawsuit filed against him and the state by the New York Civil Liberties Union, which claims the lack of collective bargaining for the state's 60,000 farm workers is unconstitutional.

It also would create a one - year window for victims to file civil lawsuits against their alleged abusers even if the current statute of limitations on civil suits has passed.

The civil lawsuit, filed in Albany County Supreme Court on July 2, pits Risa Sugarman, the chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, against the campaign of Shirley Patterson, a little - known candidate who ran unsuccessfully for a Brooklyn state Assembly seat in a May special election.

Marching in support of a lawsuit that eight employees of the Vegas Auto Spa have filed against the owner of the car wash, the elected officials blocked traffic and were removed by the NYPD in what Lander called an act of «civil disobedience.»

Some GOP senators are the final holdouts against a bill that would extend the statute of limitations and open up a one - year window for past victims to file civil lawsuits.

According to the New York Civil Liberties Union, which filed a lawsuit against Suffolk County two years ago, they're much worse.

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), who is representing Crispin Hernandez, filed a lawsuit against... (read more)

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a separate civil rights lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, Robert Weinstein and the Weinstein companies at large for «egregious violations of New York's civil rights, human rights, and business laws» earlier this year, his office said in a statement.

He also filed a civil rights lawsuit against Weinstein, his brother Bob Weinstein and the entire Weinstein Co., alleging that they flouted New York's civil rights laws and New York City's human rights laws.

A multistate civil lawsuit filed in May against a group of family members who claimed to raise money for cancer victims has been settled, resulting in the closing of two charities that allegedly bilked donors for some $ 75 million, AG Eric Schneiderman said.

In August 2013, Schneiderman filed a $ 40 million civil lawsuit against Donald Trump for his «Trump University» (now known as Trump Entrepreneur Initiative), alleging it to be an «unlicensed university» [27] and calling it a «bait - and - switch scheme.»

THE BRONX — The New York Botanical Garden discriminated against minority students and made a «lowball» offer to avoid hiring an observant Jew, according a civil rights lawsuit filed in Manhattan Federal Court on Wednesday.

If passed, the Child Victims Act would allow child victims to take criminal action against their alleged abusers up until age 28 or file civil lawsuits until age 50.

Curran referred to a lawsuit filed in August by the county Civil Service Commission against the Nassau Health Care Corporation, or NuHealth, the public benefit corporation that runs the hospital.

A candidate for Brooklyn civil court judge, John O'Hara, is filing a federal malicious prosecution lawsuit against ex-DA Charles Hynes, who he says used staffers and politicians to wrongfully prosecute him for voter fraud.

The family of a 12 - year - old Muslim middle school student has filed a $ 25 million federal lawsuit against the East Islip school district, claiming the seventh - grader's civil rights were violated when school officials forced him to sign a false confession saying he was a terrorist.

The settlement resolves a wrongful - death lawsuit filed against the county in 2014 and a federal civil rights suit filed last year against Nassau.

The raid came one day after Mr. Cuomo filed a broad civil lawsuit against Mr. Espada, a Bronx Democrat, and 19 other current and former Soundview officials, accusing them of «looting» at least $ 14 million from the nonprofit organization to pay for Mr. Espada's personal and campaign expenses.

DeFrancisco has agreed to meet Monday with Robb and other supporters of the Child Victims Act, a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D - Queens) and Sen. Brad Hoylman (D - Manhattan) that would eliminate the statute of limitations and give past victims a one - year window to file civil lawsuits against predators and institutions that cover up sexual abuse.

However, that deal crumbled Sunday when New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a bombshell civil rights lawsuit against the company.

The Vermont Attorney General has filed a civil lawsuit against the losing candidate in last fall's Lieutenant Governor's campaign.

And two weeks ago, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Weinstein Co., stating that the studio «repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.»

The defense: The funds were not issued to Cor until months later, after the company filed a civil lawsuit against a state agency.

James, an ally of de Blasio who's clashed with him at times, has filed a record total of 11 lawsuits since she took office, including one against the city for its treatment of children in foster care and another alleging the city Department of Buildings violates disabled people's civil rights by giving landlords a pass on fixing elevators.

In the lawsuit, filed on 15 May in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Hornig alleges that Lipkin for years has discriminated against her on the basis of sex and created a hostile work environment, violating U.S. and New York civil rights laws.

Meanwhile, attention may shift to a lawsuit filed against Cobb County on 21 August in U.S. District Court by the American Civil Liberties Union, calling the March agreement on textbook inserts unconstitutional, says biologist Sarah Pallas of Georgia State University in Atlanta.

Lois Hart, one of Mikovits's attorneys, says her client is being held for extradition to Reno, Nevada, in relation to a civil lawsuit against her filed by the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro - Immune Disease (WPI).

On 4 November, WPI filed a civil lawsuit against Mikovits at Washoe County's Second Judicial District Court in Reno.

PR NEWSWIRE — Mar 29 — TRUE filed a civil lawsuit in Texas against a convicted felon and registered (child) sex offender in Florida, Edward Alvin Hodges, Jr., for misrepresenting his felony status when attempting to access TRUE's members.

Ryan Phillippe's ex-girlfriend claims he kicked, punched, and threw her down the stairs.Elsie Hewitt, 21, filed a civil lawsuit against the «Shooter»...

June 29, 2017 • Three civil society organizations in France have filed a lawsuit against French banking giant BNP Paribas, accusing it of complicity in the 1994 genocide that killed more than 800,000 people.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco Tuesday cleared the way for a trial on two civil rights lawsuits filed against former BART police... Read More

A federal appeals court in San Francisco Tuesday cleared the way for a trial on two civil rights lawsuits filed against former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle and other officers by the father of Oscar Grant III and five of Grant's friends.