A wrongful death lawsuit was recently filed in Cook County Circuit
Court against the owners of a Marriott hotel and Marriott International.
What you may not know is that you also may have recourse in civil
courts against the owner or operator of the hotel or nightclub where the crime happened if you can prove that their negligence in providing security on the premises allowed the crime to happen.
Not exact matches
When a
court is deciding whether to allow a lawsuit to proceed personally
against a business
owner, it looks at a number of factors.
The Xbox console
owners filed a proposed class action
against Microsoft in federal
court in 2011, saying the design of the console was defective and that its optical disc drive could not withstand even small vibrations.
The company filed a new lawsuit Friday in King County, Wash., Superior
Court,
against seven
owners of websites such as amazonverifiedreviews.com, paidbookreviews.org, and amazonreviewsstar.com, alleging the sites are creating false product reviews and misleading Amazon's customers with flattering, «inauthentic» reviews.
The Christian
owners of a bakery have arrived in
court to appeal a discrimination ruling
against them,... More
The ordinance would have permitted any woman who felt degraded or victimized by a piece of pornographic literature or pornographic film to have a
court injunction issued
against the booksellers, theater
owners, publishers and distributors to prevent the marketing of the offending material.
An American
court has unanimously upheld a ruling and a $ 135,000 fine that two Christian bakery
owners discriminated
against a gay couple by refusing to make them a wedding cake almost five years ago.
The Christian
owners of a bakery found to have discriminated
against a gay rights activist take their case to the Supreme
Court on Tuesday.
Litigation funder IMF is calling for aggrieved shareholders to sign up for a possible
court action
against Treasury Wine Estates, the
owner of a portfolio of leading and iconic wine brands such as Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Lindemans, claiming «deceptive and misleading conduct» over disclosures around its troubled US business.
It came to light when Dehsabzi filed a summons in the Supreme
Court of NSW
against the apartment's
Owners Corporation Strata Plan, a group of residents who are trying to stop him fitting out and trading from one of the units as a Domino's Pizzeria.
By Paul Nicholson March 4 — The five - year long New York
court case following the sale of Liverpool Football Club to Fenway Sports Group revealed this week former
owner George Gillett Jr is still paying # 125,000 a month in debt repayments for a loan secured
against the club, and that the new
owners felt that due to the aging playing squad the # 295 million price was in fact an overpayment for the asset.
Additionally, Glen Ellyn filed a lawsuit last month
against the
owners asking the
courts to order 24 - hour security, restoration of private water lines and requiring the demolition or restoration of deteriorating buildings.
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $ 2,500
court judgment
against Northern Taxi and its
owner / operator, Christopher Crowningshield, for charging refugees as much as $ 300 or more for a taxi ride from Plattsburgh to the Canadian border.
Michael Black and John Morgan were the victors of a
court ruling
against a Berkshire B&B
owner who objected to them sleeping in the same bed.
We also are stepping up with respect to how we are using codes
court and bringing in a paralegal which was supported by the council, however I believe Councilman Commisso voted
against the budget, but a position that was supported in the codes department so that we have stronger codes cases and get the property
owners into
court and accountable.»
In 2006, the firm settled with Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to fix water damage and structural defects in a Harlem building, and three years later BFC was in
court defending itself
against a lawsuit by condo
owners in Williamsburg who alleged defective design.
Former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky has scored a victory in his long - running battle
against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Entergy, the
owner of Indian Point, thanks to a federal appeals
court that reversed a lower
court ruling on the commission's responsibility to involve and notify the public before exempting the Hudson Valley nuclear power plant from health and safety requirements.
Nonetheless, the
owner, the host as well as the two panellists of the station have been summoned to appear before the Supreme
Court on Tuesday, July 12 in a contempt case filed
against them.
At noon, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, Goodard Riverside Law Project, local elected officials, affordable housing advocates and tenants holds a press conference to announce the filing of a temporary restraining order
against illegal hotel operator Michael Edelstein,
owner of the Imperial
Court, a single room occupancy building on the Upper West Side, 230 West 72nd St., Manhattan.
The Supreme
Court will today hear the contempt case
against owners of Montie FM, and three others for scandalous comments made on the station.
Samuel Himmelstein, an attorney representing the tenants in a lawsuit over the conditions, said he planned to head back into
court next week to file a contempt motion
against the
owners.
The complaint
against Antonacci — filed in federal
court — claims Antonacci singled out minority business
owners.
«The municipal violations bureau will give us the opportunity to fight back
against delinquent property
owners whose buildings are in deplorable condition while using
court resources and city attorneys more efficiently,» she said.
A Kingston City
Court judge has thrown out the case
against alleged dangerous dog Jonah the dachshund and his
owner, uptown astrologer, investigative reporter and provocateur Eric Francis Coppolino.
CasinoFreeTyre already has lost two legal challenges in New York Supreme
Court against the development of Lago, a project backed by Wilmorite
owner Thomas Wilmot.
Unless the copyright
owner files an action seeking a
court order
against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at AAAS's sole discretion.
Unless the copyright
owner files an action seeking a
court order
against the content provider, member, or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at Science's sole discretion.
The
owner of online dating site... actions claims
against Spark Networks Inc. in California
courts in 2013 alleging that ChristianMingle.com and several other sites in the company's portfolio of niche dating services
Galaxy Nexus
owners of the future can breathe a sigh of relief as the US
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday continued the temporary stay on the injunction Apple won
against sales of the Galaxy Nexus this past June.
In February, a default judgment was entered
against Tate when its
owners did a no - show in
court on behalf of Lightning Source.
«As part of an agreement, county officials would drop their
court cases
against the dogs»
owner, Eddie Eberhardt of Eustis.
Ireland's Control of Dogs Act 1986, amended by the Control of Dogs (Amendment) Act 1992, is responsible for the control of all dog breeds and the establishment of a pet legislation and
court proceedings
against owners.
Thomas L. Tate kicked off National Dog Bite Prevention Week by filing a lawsuit Monday in Lake County Circuit
Court against a Sorrento dog
owner.
It is not unusual for some to go on crusades
against the dog and
owner, or to tease and taunt the dog or
owner to try and tempt a violation of the
court's orders.
Oregon expanded agencies» ability to petition for custody of seized animals, and Hawaii humane societies may now petition the
court for custody of seized animals prior to filing criminal charges
against the
owner.
The city had been requiring itself to confine dogs suspects of being pit bulls until any charges
against their
owners are resolved in Topeka Municipal
Court.
On Tuesday, after a lunch break at Domenico and Eleanore De Sole's trial
against the Knoedler gallery in U.S. District
Court in Manhattan, the room was packed with onlookers in preparation for the testimony of Michael Hammer, Knoedler's
owner, and... Read More
+ A Manhattan Supreme
Court ruled on Thursday that Alec Baldwin's lawsuit
against gallery
owner Mary Boone will go to trial.
On Tuesday, after a lunch break at Domenico and Eleanore De Sole's trial
against the Knoedler gallery in U.S. District
Court in Manhattan, the room was packed with onlookers in preparation for the testimony of Michael Hammer, Knoedler's
owner, and Ann Freedman, the gallery's former director.
In Drake v. Dean (1993) 15 Cal.App.4 th 915, 19 Cal.Rptr.2 d 325, the
Court of Appeal upheld liability
against a dog
owner for injuries caused when the dog jumped on plaintiff and knocked her to the ground.
The bill also increases the monetary forfeiture a
court can level
against owners for damage caused by a dog.
For example, successfully prosecuted claims
against a multi-national corporation in the United States District
Court in Chicago on behalf of a Brazilian business
owner.
The
Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal by a Christian bed and breakfast
owner, upholding the decision that she unlawfully discriminated
against a gay couple by refusing to provide them with a double bedroom.
Florida Coastal's
owner, InfiLaw Corp. is requesting in their complaint
against the ABA that the
court vacate and prohibit its enforcement by setting aside the April ruling by the ABA's accreditation committee.
On the same day, the High
Court ruled that Christian prayers held before a council meeting were unlawful, and the
Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High
Court that two Christian hotel
owners had discriminated
against gay clients by not offering them a double room.
Recently, in the case of Peel Condominium Corporation 108 v. Young, the condominium corporation commenced an Application before the Ontario Superior
Court of Justice
against a unit
owner to enforce its Declaration.
The German
court asked the CJEU whether the SEP
owner who had undertaken to a SSO to license its patents on FRAND terms, can use these remedies (above)
against a defendant willing to negotiate a license fee without abusing its position of dominance in breach of Article 102.
Due to a recent ruling by the Supreme
Court of Texas, it is easier for businesses and property
owners to defend
against premises injury cases like slip and fall accidents, specifically dangers that are deemed «known or obvious.»
As a firm, we boast an excellent track record in defending tort cases
against business
owners for criminal activity in their premises, as well as slip, trip and fall, falling object and false arrest cases in both state and federal
court.