Sentences with phrase «federal court judge finds»

Federal court judge finds company's packaging and advertising likely to «mislead or deceive» shoppers

Not exact matches

A federal district court judge has found that claims against Intel Corporation's Investment Policy Committee for its retirement plans is time - barred under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's (ERISA)'s three - year statute of limitations.

It was elevated to the Connecticut Supreme Court after a lower court judge dismissed the lawsuit last year after she found that the claims it raised fell «squarely within the broad immunity» provided by federalCourt after a lower court judge dismissed the lawsuit last year after she found that the claims it raised fell «squarely within the broad immunity» provided by federalcourt judge dismissed the lawsuit last year after she found that the claims it raised fell «squarely within the broad immunity» provided by federal law.

Judge Rothstein, believing she was following the implications of High Court logic, became the first federal judge to find the right to die in the ConstituJudge Rothstein, believing she was following the implications of High Court logic, became the first federal judge to find the right to die in the Constitujudge to find the right to die in the Constitution.

Alabama marriage officials find themselves in a very confusing position right now, because a federal court declared the state's marriage ban unconstitutional, but then the Alabama Supreme Court declared that the gay marriage ban was still just great and legal, and now all the probate judges are like, «Wait, who do we listen to?&rcourt declared the state's marriage ban unconstitutional, but then the Alabama Supreme Court declared that the gay marriage ban was still just great and legal, and now all the probate judges are like, «Wait, who do we listen to?&rCourt declared that the gay marriage ban was still just great and legal, and now all the probate judges are like, «Wait, who do we listen to?»

The federal courts found the Grand Street projects themselves, run by Silver allies, discriminated against black and Latino applicants in a suit that named Ralph Lippman, the father of the chief judge, as a defendant.

Zimroth was tapped to monitor the department Monday by Manhattan Federal Court Judge Shira Scheindlin in a scathing ruling that found that police officers routinely violated New Yorkers» rights during stop - and - frisks.

The 11 - page ruling, by Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of Federal District Court in Manhattan, found that the city had overstepped its bounds in requiring, as part of a licensing process, that carwash owners buy a special bond within a two - tiered system: $ 30,000 for those whose workers were unionized or employers who agreed to monitoring, and $ 150,000 for all others.

Aug. 23, 2010: Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Federal District Court for the District of Columbia found that the Obama administration's executive order contradicts a law banning federal money to go toward destroying human eFederal District Court for the District of Columbia found that the Obama administration's executive order contradicts a law banning federal money to go toward destroying human efederal money to go toward destroying human embryos.

In September and December 2014, two federal court rulings prompted by lawsuits filed by the Center and other allies restored federal protections to wolves in Wyoming and in the western Great Lakes states, with the judges in each case finding that in stripping protections for wolves the Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act.

«But even when successful, such suits still may not bring relief for the district, such as in Sumter County where a federal judge found fault with Alabama's funding system in an 800 - page opinion but also found the county was not entitled to relief from the court,» says Tuck.

A U.S. federal court judge in Albuquerque, New Mexico, banned RIM from using the BBX name at a conference being held in Singapore this week after finding that software company Basis International Ltd. had registered and used the trademark for 26 years.

Eventually finding a Federal Judge to make a ruling to pass onto the Supreme Court.

A federal judge in Vermont ruled in September that the state rules do not conflict with federal mileage standards, and a Fresno court in December found that both California and the EPA are empowered to set limits on vehicle emissions.

The implementation of a new rule prohibiting federal funds for nursing homes that enter binding arbitration agreements with residents has been blocked by a U.S. district court judge, who found...

Answer: No, sometimes every judge serving on a federal appellate court finds it necessary to recuse themself from an appeal pending in their court, and federal appellate judges serving on a neighboring circuit will be assigned to sit by designation to resolve the appeal.

Last week, U.S. Judge Royce Lamberth of the federal court in D.C. issued a ruling permitting the case to go forward, finding that there were valid questions as to whether Wachovia acted legally when it terminated the loan.

The manufacturer of a generic version successfully challenged the patent's validity after a Federal Court judge used the promise doctrine in finding the patent holder had over-promised in its application.

Last month, we brought you the story about the expert witness who «appealed» a federal district court decision in which the judge found that his opinion on the plaintiff's «popcorn lung» medical condition was, essentially, hogwash.

«Federal Judge Finds Proposed Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels Violate Free Speech Main Courts Starting to Embrace Twitter for Distribution of Opinions, News»

In Preston v. Ferrer (which involved TV celebrity judge Alex Ferrer), the Court, in an 8 - 1 ruling, found that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) compelled arbitration of Ferrer's contract with his talent agent, and preempted a California law that required an administrative hearing prior to arbitration.

The Mirena perforation cases failed because plaintiffs» attorneys could not find experts that the federal court judge hearing the cases would accept.

And this morning, Peter Lattman of the Wall Street Journal Law Blog had the scoop on a «hot off the presses» ruling by federal district court Judge Lewis Kaplan, who found that that prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a group of former KPMG partners in pressuring the firm not to advance them legal fees (I originally blogged about the matter here in the context of how much we should expect corporations to stand up for customer or employee rights when government comes knocking on the corporate door).

Prominently featured in the LTN piece was Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf, who last February launched the blog Hercules and the Umpire and quickly found notoriety when he published a post in which he declared, «A lot of what the Supreme Court does is simply irrelevant to what federal trial judges do on a daily basis.»

These include: United States v. Resendiz - Ponce, which presents the question whether the omission of an element from a federal indictment can constitute harmless error (9th Circuit says no); Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc., on whether a provider of pay phone services can sue a long distance carrier for alleged violations of the Federal Communications Commission's regulations concerning compensation for coinless pay phone calls (9th Circuit says yes); Cunningham v. California, a sentencing case involving whether whether California's Determinate Sentencing Law violates the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by permitting California state court judges at sentencing to impose enhanced sentenced based on their determination of facts neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant; and Carey v. Musladin, reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to overturn a murder conviction of a defendant who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the victim's relatives appeared in court wearing buttons with the deceased's picture ofederal indictment can constitute harmless error (9th Circuit says no); Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc., on whether a provider of pay phone services can sue a long distance carrier for alleged violations of the Federal Communications Commission's regulations concerning compensation for coinless pay phone calls (9th Circuit says yes); Cunningham v. California, a sentencing case involving whether whether California's Determinate Sentencing Law violates the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by permitting California state court judges at sentencing to impose enhanced sentenced based on their determination of facts neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant; and Carey v. Musladin, reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to overturn a murder conviction of a defendant who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the victim's relatives appeared in court wearing buttons with the deceased's picture oFederal Communications Commission's regulations concerning compensation for coinless pay phone calls (9th Circuit says yes); Cunningham v. California, a sentencing case involving whether whether California's Determinate Sentencing Law violates the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by permitting California state court judges at sentencing to impose enhanced sentenced based on their determination of facts neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant; and Carey v. Musladin, reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to overturn a murder conviction of a defendant who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the victim's relatives appeared in court wearing buttons with the deceased's picture on them.

After the cases ended, Arpaio was found guilty in July of contempt of court for violating a federal judge's order to stop detaining citizens based only on a suspicion they were in the country illegally.

C.A., April 25, 2012)(34884) May 14, 2014 The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act regime is constitutional; in the present case, the process was fair, the Federal Court judge committed no reviewable errors in finding the ministers» decision to declare Mr. Harkat inadmissible to Canada was reasonable.

A federal district court judge found some of the canons constitutional, and struck down others.

However, all circuit judges on the panel agreed that the fee award was justified, given the district judge found Omega was trying to exert unwarranted control over watches where copyright protection did not exist — a rationale allowing for fee shifting by the lower federal court.

U. L. Rev. 369, 438 (1992)(finding that attorneys who removed cases from state to federal court «most often cited summary judgment availability as their reason for removal» to federal court, and that the attorneys perceived «a greater willingness of the federal judiciary to grant summary judgment motions» as well as «organizational impediments limiting the ability of the state court judges to issue summary judgment rulings»).

DuPont «Fraud»: A federal judge in St. Louis on Friday unsealed a December 2011 order in which he found that E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. «knowingly committed a fraud upon the court» in a patent dispute with Monsanto Co., The Litigation Daily reports.

The coverage does not appear to be extensive in the federal courts, but you might luckily find your judge listed here.

«Given that approximately fifty percent of the filings in this district last year were made by pro se litigants, the court has found it necessary to join the other district courts around the country that have instituted mandatory pro bono appointment programs,» Southern District Chief Judge Richard Young wrote in a letter to the federal district bar.

In 2014, Chevron obtained court - ordered discovery from H5 for the company's role in supporting and advancing the lawsuit led by Steven Donziger, which a federal judge found to be tainted by fraud.

Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Harkat, 2014 SCC 37 (34884) The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act regime is constitutional; in the present case, the process was fair, the Federal Court judge committed no reviewable errors in finding the ministers» decision to declare Mr. Harkat inadmissible to Canada was reasonable.

The FCA held that the Federal Court's finding that these facts were relevant was a question of mixed fact and law and the Minister had not demonstrated palpable and overriding error by the Federal Court judge.

There is a well - established procedure in the federal courts of the United States, and similar structures in all state systems I'm familiar with, that allows the judge to overrule a civil jury if it finds that no reasonable jury could have reached the verdict they did.

On February 26, 2018, a federal judge in the District Court for the Eastern District of California halted a Prop 65 requirement that Monsanto place warning labels on its Roundup products, deciding that there was «insufficient evidence» the popular weed killer causes cancer... → Read More: California Federal Court Finds «Insufficient Evidence» to Require Warning Labels on Roundup Pfederal judge in the District Court for the Eastern District of California halted a Prop 65 requirement that Monsanto place warning labels on its Roundup products, deciding that there was «insufficient evidence» the popular weed killer causes cancer... → Read More: California Federal Court Finds «Insufficient Evidence» to Require Warning Labels on Roundup PFederal Court Finds «Insufficient Evidence» to Require Warning Labels on Roundup Products

«Because we conclude that the declaring code and the structure, sequence, and organization of the API packages are entitled to copyright protection, we reverse the district court's copyrightability determination with instructions to reinstate the jury's infringement finding as to the 37 Java packages,» Federal Circuit Judge Kathleen O'Malley wrote in the judgement.

The Full Federal Court found that the first judge had made a number of errors in his decision and have sent the case back for consideration by a new judge, leaving the Noongar peoples uncertain about the future of their rights over the land.

Justice Sackville found that the claim for compensation for extinguishment of native title was unsuccessful on 31 March 2006.8 The claimants appealed to the Full Court of the Federal Court (three judges).9 The court dismissed the appeal on 6 July 2007 and upheld Justice Sackville's decisiCourt of the Federal Court (three judges).9 The court dismissed the appeal on 6 July 2007 and upheld Justice Sackville's decisiCourt (three judges).9 The court dismissed the appeal on 6 July 2007 and upheld Justice Sackville's decisicourt dismissed the appeal on 6 July 2007 and upheld Justice Sackville's decision.10

If you both agree on an amount and you need to go to court with your case, a judge may use that amount to calculate child support if the amount seems reasonable, based on the documents required and rules found in the Federal Guidelines.

In August 2010, California's Proposition 8 was declared unconstitutional under the U.S. Constitution in a federal court case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, but the ruling has been stayed pending appeal by a higher court; the judge found the ban unconstitutional, ruling that «Proposition 8 disadvantages gays and lesbians without any rational justification.»

In late May, the Key West Association of REALTORS ® scored a major victory when a federal district court judge in Florida awarded $ 2.7 million to KWAR in its action against businessman Robert Allen, whose KeyWestMLS.com and other Web sites were found to be using the association's listing data in violation of copyright laws.