Sentences with phrase «court on behalf of a group»

The suit was filed April 20 in Marion County Superior Court on behalf of a group of students and their families from different school districts.

Not exact matches

«A ruling by a single judge in one circuit can not and does not undo the years of clear legal precedent nationwide establishing that transgender students have the right to go to school without being singled out for discrimination,» said a statement from five groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), that have filed «friend of the court» briefs on behalf of transgender students.

In January 2017, the Group received approval of the Delaware Chancery Court for a $ 5.6 million settlement it achieved on behalf of a class of shareholders of Physicians Formula Holdings Inc. over an ignored merger offer in 2012.

On March 26, a group of New York — based lawyers headed by Edward D. Fagan, who spearheaded successful suits on behalf of Holocaust survivors against European firms that collaborated with the Nazis in using concentration camp inmates as laborers, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn against FleetBoston Financial, the insurance giant Aetna, and railroad conglomerate CSX Corporation, on the grounds that these corporations are the successors of companies that profited from slavery before the Civil WaOn March 26, a group of New York — based lawyers headed by Edward D. Fagan, who spearheaded successful suits on behalf of Holocaust survivors against European firms that collaborated with the Nazis in using concentration camp inmates as laborers, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn against FleetBoston Financial, the insurance giant Aetna, and railroad conglomerate CSX Corporation, on the grounds that these corporations are the successors of companies that profited from slavery before the Civil Waon behalf of Holocaust survivors against European firms that collaborated with the Nazis in using concentration camp inmates as laborers, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn against FleetBoston Financial, the insurance giant Aetna, and railroad conglomerate CSX Corporation, on the grounds that these corporations are the successors of companies that profited from slavery before the Civil Waon the grounds that these corporations are the successors of companies that profited from slavery before the Civil War.

The extradition was welcomed by lawyers for a legal advocacy organisation, The Guernica Group, and the Spanish Association for Human Rights, who in 2008 filed a criminal complaint before the National Court on behalf of the victims.

Speaking on behalf of the Court of Master Sommeliers Europe, COO Ronan Sayburn MS said: «We are delighted to welcome Amorim to our small, exclusive group of sponsors.

That agreement «amounts to an illegal no - bid contract,» according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of Protect Our Parks, a residents group that opposes the field.

David Lewis, the lawyer arguing the case on behalf of a group of Senate Republicans, said in Albany County Court today that notioj of two separate surveys — he called one a «sub census» — is unconstitutional.

The Institute for Justice, the Washington - based legal - advocacy group that helped defend the Cleveland program, filed suit Sept. 18 in the Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland, Maine, on behalf of six families from three towns in the state.

The lawsuit — filed Nov. 14 in the Arizona Supreme Court on behalf of the parents by People for the American Way, a Washington - based advocacy group, and other groups — marks the first time a voucher program for special - needs students has been challenged in court, according to the Institute for Justice, an Arlington, Va. - based legal - advocacy group that wiCourt on behalf of the parents by People for the American Way, a Washington - based advocacy group, and other groups — marks the first time a voucher program for special - needs students has been challenged in court, according to the Institute for Justice, an Arlington, Va. - based legal - advocacy group that wicourt, according to the Institute for Justice, an Arlington, Va. - based legal - advocacy group that will...

The advocacy group that brought the Vergara case on behalf of California students has called the ruling a game - changer and says it could be a template for similar court battles in other states.

Well the Consumer Law Group has filed a class action lawsuit at the Quebec Superior Court on behalf of individuals who have BlackBerry smartphones and who pay for a monthly data plan but were unable to access their email, BlackBerry Messenger service (BBM), and / or Internet for the period of October 11 to 14, 2011.

Community groups were heartened by the commission's tough questions, but still proceeded with a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on behalf of four residents.

Sandrow was granted standing as part of a group lawsuit filed on behalf of Shinnecock Neighbors, according to the court ruling.

Just wanted to let you know that I have filed a class action lawsuit on global warming in the International Criminal Court in the Hague, against all current leaders on all nations on Earth, in behalf of all future generations not born yet, forever and ever, as long as this human species shall last...... and for US$ 1 billion in damages, to be donated if case is accepted and won to groups fighting global warming now!

Earthjustice, with and on behalf of Appalachian groups, filed a friend - of - the - court (amicus curiae) brief to defend the EPA's historic action.

On behalf of local and national environmental and community groups, Earthjustice has been in the courts and in Congress to bring the protections of the Clean Water Act to the people, communities and waters of Appalachia.

Ha.The California - based Newport Trial Group brought the suit in a U.S. District Court on behalf of individuals seeking restitution for these false claims, which are thought to be responsible for a significant amount of Fiji's increased market share.

The Court considered the claims of the groups of creditors that had assigned their actions to the Appellant, and found that to the extent those claims were personal — alleging misrepresentations to themselves personally, investments they made in reliance on those misrepresentations, and resulting personal loss — the Appellant could not pursue the claims on their behalf.

The Herjavec Group Inc., 2014 ONSC 2039 (CanLII), argued on behalf of the plaintiff by the publisher of this blog, Sean Bawden, the Honourable Justice Catherine D. Aitken of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice sitting at Ottawa, held that:

On behalf of physicians and hospitals, Fenton Law Group has won landmark decisions before the California Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Federal Court and the California Appellate Courts.

O v P [2013] EWHC 3855 (Comm): instructed to advise in relation to and to appear on behalf of international logistics group company Applicant / Intended Claimant in ex parte application in Commercial Court for an anti-suit injunction and declaratory relief.

In the test case that came before the Supreme Court in 2010, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the Court held that it was constitutional to prohibit a group of humanitarian legal professionals (including a retired U.S. judge) «from engaging in certain specified activities, including training PKK members to use international law to resolve disputes peacefully; teaching PKK members to petition the United Nations and other representative bodies for relief; and engaging in political advocacy on behalf of Kurds living in Turkey and Tamils living in Sri Lanka.»

You are also acknowledging that the Steering Committee (who are the Court appointed representatives for the group) will be instructing us on behalf of all group members including yourself.

After an application brought by Zivkovic Samardzic on behalf of Serbian commercial television network Prva, the Commercial Court in Belgrade has granted an interim injunction against the Pink International Company, the parent company of the Pink TV network in Serbia and a member of the regional Pink Media Group.

Participated in an appeal on behalf of a national, publicly - traded medical group to Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal, which affirmed an order compelling arbitration of an employed physician's breach of contract claims

Lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights have filed a complaint on behalf of SNAP, a survivor support group, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) alleging that senior Vatican officials — including the current Pope — have committed crimes against humanity on the basis that «Vatican officials tolerate and enable the systematic and widespread concealing of rape and child sex crimes throughout the world.»

Consumer class actions are civil federal or state court cases brought by one or more individuals on behalf of themselves and a larger group or «class» of individuals who have suffered the same harm.

Simon Bryan QC and Guy Blackwood QC (of Quadrant Chambers) appeared on behalf of the successful respondent, Arab Insurance Group, in the Court of Appeal case of Axa Versicherung AG v Arab Insurance Group.

The court also held that the state's solicitation clause, which prohibited judges and judicial candidates from personally soliciting campaign contributions (but allowed campaign committees to do so on behalf of the candidates), was unconstitutional to the extent that it prohibited candidates from signing solicitation letters and making campaign appeals before large groups.

Representing PepsiCo, Inc. and Bottling Group, LLC in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, in litigation alleging claims under the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Robinson Patman Act, the Lanham Act and Iowa competition law, and for tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duty, business defamation and, on behalf of a putative class, breach of contract.

On behalf of a group of Puerto Rico law professors, we prepared and filed an amicus brief successfully urging the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a District Court judgment upholding Puerto Rico's ban on same - sex marriagOn behalf of a group of Puerto Rico law professors, we prepared and filed an amicus brief successfully urging the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a District Court judgment upholding Puerto Rico's ban on same - sex marriagon same - sex marriage.

As such, the Chicago car accident lawyers at Staver Law Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client in the Circuit Court of DuPage County.

The only issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the CFAs, standing alone, provided a sufficient basis on which to rest a valid claim to recover from the paying party a share of the costs incurred by Burroughs Day on behalf of a large group of clients.

Several NTRBs reported that, due to funding shortages, their «engagement» with native title claimant groups is limited to advising and taking instructions from the claim's applicants listed on the Federal Court's records (and this is sometimes only five people on behalf of a group of 100 or more).

Foster City, Calif. — A securities class action lawsuit has been initiated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who acquired locally based Webvan Group Inc. securities between November 4...

Foster City, Calif. — A securities class action lawsuit has been initiated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who acquired locally based Webvan Group Inc. securities between November 4, 1999 and December 6, 2000.