Sentences with phrase «claims court practice»

Sean P. Bawden is an Ottawa, Ontario employment lawyer and wrongful dismissal lawyer practicing with Kelly Santini LLP, and part - time professor at Algonquin College teaching Trial Advocacy for Paralegals and Small Claims Court Practice.

These amendments change the rules relating to small claims court practices and family proceedings practices, and rules relating to how pleadings are struck out.

Not exact matches

She noted that that any company or person who has suffered damages due to the company's practices can make claims to national courts.

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 Businesscourt, 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 BusinessCourt, 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.

She sued under the Civil Rights Act, but the Supreme Court rejected her claim, narrowly construing the law to limit the opportunity for redress to within six months after «a discrete unlawful practice takes place.»

Fab, the popular design oriented online retailer, is heading to court as a competitor with a similar name is suing the company over copyright infringement and what it claims are unfair competitive practices.

«MoFo's policies and practices are emblematic of the «old boys» club» that permeates law firms, suppresses female advancement, and stereotypes women,» claims the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S District Court in San Francisco.

According to a U.S. appellate court, the public can now begin suing the company for its practice, which a group of iPhone users claim as anticompetitive.

In those cases the court deferred to the judgment of the Air Force that the free - exercise claim of a Jewish officer who wore his yarmulke on duty could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of correctional authorities that the free - exercise claim of a Black Muslim to attend Friday afternoon religious services could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service that building a logging road through a national forest was necessary despite the damage to religious practices of Native American tribes in that area; it deferred to the Internal Revenue Service's ruling that Bob Jones University was not entitled to tax exemption because of its religiously motivated rule against interracial dating and marriage on campus; it deferred to the judgment of the secretary of labor that a religious community must pay its members the minimum wage for work they performed in the group's business although the members said they had religious objections to being paid for their work.

Despite the defendant's claim that the Illinois law claim was preempted by the federal law, the court allowed the plaintiff's lawsuit to proceed with a deceptive business practices claim based on a violation of the Illinois law alone.

He served as Law Clerk to Judge Edgar C. NeMoyer in the New York Court of Claims before entering private practice in 1985, serving as house counsel for Kemper Insurance Company until 1993.

The plan would outlaw a hiring practice prohibiting some employees from settling sexual harassment claims in court.

In a judgment dismissing the claim, Justice Rilwan Aikawa held that following the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Attorney General of Ondo State vs Attorney General of the Federation and 36 Others (2002), that ICPC had a statutory duty to investigate allegations of corrupt practices made against any person or authority in Nigeria and that neither the claimants nor the court has the discretion to stop a statutory agency of government from performing its duCourt in the case of Attorney General of Ondo State vs Attorney General of the Federation and 36 Others (2002), that ICPC had a statutory duty to investigate allegations of corrupt practices made against any person or authority in Nigeria and that neither the claimants nor the court has the discretion to stop a statutory agency of government from performing its ducourt has the discretion to stop a statutory agency of government from performing its duties.

The practice of using taxpayer dollars to settle sexual harassment claims lodged against public officials was upheld in 2008 after a taxpayer filed suit in State Supreme Court to challenge a $ 500,000 settlement paid to woman who accused Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's then - counsel, Michael Boxley, of rape.

Lenders love to pull out the tax value (public record) and claim: «Based on the County Assessor; (Whom they take to be a professional in the field) your property value is worth ($ X) and your loan ($ X) so your LTV is ($ X) This approach is a generally accepted practice in the field and the lender will win that legal battle in court every time.

The revised claim was filed in the New York Bankruptcy Court last month (25 February), with Prudential Assurance Company, which owns the No. 1 Minster Court building which housed the failed firm's London practice, arguing the figure represents the firm's contractual liability under leases on the space.

As you may recall, in a 5 - 4 decision back in 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that Ledbetter's claim against her employer for paying her less than her male counterparts because of her gender was time barred because her present lower pay arose out of salary decisions made years earlier, well outside of the 180 - day statute of limitations for discriminatory employment practices under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

He has also acted as standing agent for the Attorney General of Canada in of Temiskaming and served as a Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court from 1997 until he left private practice.

Matthew Moffa has a broad intellectual property practice that includes litigating patent infringement claims before the federal courts, prosecuting patents for high - tech companies, and practicing before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

If the attorney is aggressive with the other side, and puts pressure on them through Discovery, Depositions and Motion practice, then the odds are good that the other side will be anxious to compromise and settle the claim without ever going to Court.

In other work, the practice represented the state of Baden - Württemberg in a procedure before the Administrative Court of Stuttgart, defending the client against claims brought by Deutsche Bahn for the reimbursement of additional costs incurred by the construction project Stuttgart 21, and assisted the insolvency administrator of Infinus with the enforcement of shareholder loans totalling $ 320m.

Our Labor and Employment attorneys regularly practice in all California State and Federal Courts, providing litigation representation in wage and hour matters, complex class actions, wrongful termination claims, discrimination and harassment disputes, non-solicitation and non-competition actions, enforcement of confidentiality agreements, and in unfair competition actions involving former employees.

The defense and prosecution of claims for unfair competition, unfair business practices and injunctive relief in state and federal courts.

Successfully defended a Vermont town and its police department in the United States District Court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals against a claim of unconstitutional policies and practices, training, supervision and hiring in connection with an officer - involved shooting

Compelling to arbitration — and ultimately obtaining dismissal with prejudice of all claims — a statewide putative class and representative action brought against a craft store chain in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California that involved meal and rest break, failure to pay wages, inaccurate wage statements, unfair business practices, and PAGA claims;

In rejecting the practice group's claim, the New Jersey Supreme Court confirmed that the rule applies only to third - party policies, and held that the policy in question was not a third - party policy because the practice group, which owned the policy, was named as the beneficiary, and no payment obligation ran to the physician.

The attorneys in our construction law practice are skilled litigators with years of experience defending first party and third party construction law claims in both the state and federal trial and appellate court systems.

The medical providers are getting so belligerent in the practices that this will end up in the Court of Appeals before too long and I wonder what their defense will be to the claims of breach of contract?

2014) is a situation where a Massachusetts appellate court held that trial judges have discretion to award attorney fees for work performed by in - house counsel for claims brought under the state's unfair trade practices law.

Additionally, Mark represented hundreds of Hurricane Sandy victims in New York federal courts, exposing deceptive practices that insurance companies used to deny claims.

Charles focuses his practice on handling auto accident, personal injury and disability claims and is licensed in all state courts throughout Alabama, as well as the U.S. District Court — Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama.From the time Charles was a small child, he knew he wanted to help people.

Both the Illinois and Texas Supreme Courts have rejected retaliatory discharge claims by lawyers who raised concerns about firm ethics or billing practices and were fired.

At the same time, the court deferred ruling on the bar's claim that LegalZoom is engaged in unauthorized practice, concluding that a more extensive factual record is required in order to explain questions such as how LegalZoom's process prepares complex documents for its customers.

The Toronto lawyer was suspended on an interlocutory basis in June 2010 amid claims she repeatedly sought to litigate allegations of conspiracy and corruption among Superior Court judges, despite an earlier attempt to resign from practice.

The Court brings much needed clarity to State practice which previously lacked uniformity in the interpretation of Article 6 and left children in a precarious situation depending on where they claimed asylum.

The appeals court held that the PTAB's practice of reviewing some, but not all, challenged patent claims in an IPR proceeding was consistent with both the text of the AIA and the USPTO's regulations governing the AIA trial proceedings.

Robinson + Cole has extensive experience in both state and federal court defending claims of wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, and unfair hiring practices.

He has experience of dealing with claims in the local courts and his thorough practice with regards to enforcement procedures has enabled him to efficiently request both local enforcement and transnational enforcement of legal decisions.

Gerry regularly practices before the National Labor Relations Board and has tried jury and non-jury employment claims in federal and state courts as well as before U.S. Courts of Acourts as well as before U.S. Courts of ACourts of Appeal.

Family Physicians accepting new patients for ICBC injury claims should take heed and make it a practice to include expert certification in all reports, even if you do not expect to testify in court.

Member, Court Procedure and Practice Committee and Former Chair, Tax Shelter Litigation Subcommittee, Taxation Section, American Bar Association Member, American Association of Attorney - CPA's (AAA - CPA) Member, Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee and Former Chair, Civil Penalties Subcommittee, Taxation Section, American Bar Association Former Member, Board of Governors, Court of Federal Claims Bar Association Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel

Chris provides business and corporate advice, including advice related to sales and acquisitions, commercial leasing, contracts, real estate conveyance and financing; broad commercial litigation representation including contracts and other business disputes, commercial and residential construction defect claims, religious entity law, advice regarding employment disputes and compliance, including ADA, ADEA, Title VII, Colorado Wage Act, FLSA compliance, and administrative proceedings before EEOC and DORA - Colorado Civil Rights Division; representation in administrative proceedings, C.R.C.P. 106 (a)(4) appeals and interlocutory appeals regarding governmental immunity, defense and pursuit of 42 USC § 1983 actions in federal and state court; representation of public pension funds in litigation and administrative matters; and appellate practice before the Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, and the 10th Circourt; representation of public pension funds in litigation and administrative matters; and appellate practice before the Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, and the 10th CirCourt of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, and the 10th CirCourt, and the 10th Circuit.

While Mr. Allen's practice is primarily focused within the family law arena he also provides legal services in many other areas including, but not limited to, corporate and business representation, civil medical malpractice claims, municipal court and traffic offense matters as well as estate planning.

Our clients» substantial victories have come in the courtroom following hard - fought trials and through out - of - court settlements in claims and cases arising out of automobile accidents and trucking collisions, defective and dangerous products, hazardous conditions on the property of others, professional negligence and malpractice, injuries on the job (workers compensation), the negligent practices of corporations and businesses, and the abusive and discriminatory acts of local governments and employers.

Gordon, who says that roughly 15 — 20 % of his practice is small - claims court, actually lists a menu of his options (consultation, document preparation, and full - representation).

In practice, if there is helpful evidence of the pre-contractual negotiations, a party will try to run applications for rectification and construction in tandem, (even if the rectification claim is tougher), to ensure that the evidence comes before the court.

In closing, We would draw your attention to paragraphs 15 and 16 of the Practice Direction which [should give Our courts the power to imprison grotty oiks] gives courts powers to impose sanctions on the parties if they fail to comply with the direction including failing to respond to this letter before claim.

He brings a practice of representing healthcare providers before boards of medicine, defending malpractice claims and representing petitioners of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program in the United States Court of Federal Cclaims and representing petitioners of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program in the United States Court of Federal ClaimsClaims.

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that an expectation that a disabled employee would work long hours amounted to a provision, criterion or practice for the purposes of a claim of failure to make reasonable adjustments.

John is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the United States Court of Claims, the United States Tax Court, and all South Carolina State Courts.