Sentences with phrase «many civil lawsuits»

HINDMAN, Ky. (AP)-- A Kentucky jury has awarded two former coal miners who filed a civil lawsuit claiming defective dust masks led to their debilitating black - lung disease $ 67.5 million in damages.

Qualcomm filed a separate civil lawsuit accusing Apple of infringing the patents at issue in that action.

«The legal tsunami Valeant has created could loom for years to come considering the number of serious federal probes investigating virtually all of Valeant's business practices, not to mention civil lawsuits quickly piling up,» she wrote in a report.

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.

The criminal case follows a Sept. 18 order by a federal judge in Texas that Shavers and his company pay a total of $ 40.7 million comprising illegal profit, interest and fines in a related U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil lawsuit.

Lastly, this act would grant power to both residents and prosecutors to file civil lawsuits after a data breach.

At a recent Michigan State board of trustees meeting, a Larry Nassar victim came forth and accused the school's interim President John Engler of attempting to get her to agree to a payoff in a meeting without her lawyers so she would drop her civil lawsuit against the school.

And it's not uncommon, in fact, a 2013 poll found 43 percent of small - business owners reported having been threatened with or involved in a civil lawsuit.

The first salvos were delivered to a 10 - person jury in San Francisco federal court in a civil lawsuit that could help determine who emerges in the forefront of the autonomous car business nearly a year after Alphabet Inc's self - driving car unit Waymo sued rival Uber Technologies Inc..

But now those howls have turned into a stinging civil lawsuit.

The people named in the complaint have not been charged with crimes — the defendants in the civil lawsuits are the properties the government wants to seize.

On Wednesday, the U.S. federal prosecutors have filed civil lawsuits seeking to seize assets worth more than $ 1 billion, allegedly stolen from Malaysian state fund 1MDB, which has been under investigation for more than a year.

The burrito chain failed to disclose that its «quality controls were inadequate to safeguard consumer and employee health,» according to a civil lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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.

A federal judge has thrown out a civil lawsuit brought President Trump's former campaign chairman against Robert Mueller.

A federal judge in Washington has thrown out a civil lawsuit brought President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman against Robert Mueller.

«State attorneys general told five of the nation's largest banks on Tuesday they face a potential liability of at least $ 17 billion in civil lawsuits if a settlement isn't reached to address improper foreclosure practices» a «figure [that] doesn't cover additional billions of dollars in potential claims from federal agencies,» the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

She now wants justice in a civil lawsuit against the hotel chain.

There is an ongoing civil lawsuit against the company for its weak screening practices that have led to registered sex offenders, burglars, a convicted murderer, and others joining as drivers.

They had no reason to think otherwise until Evan's father, Ben Lieberman, filed a civil lawsuit to subpoena his phone records, which revealed that he had been texting.

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.

Both men were identified by American officials in their civil lawsuit in July.

Companies registered at 2710 Thomes Avenue have been named in a dozen civil lawsuits alleging unpaid taxes, securities fraud and trademark infringement since 2007, a review of Westlaw data shows.

President Bush sits down to sign the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which shielded the firearms industry from civil lawsuits brought by victims of gun crimes.

Those companies that asked received a letter signed by the U.S. attorney general indicating such exposure didn't meet the legal definition of a wiretap and granting them immunity from civil lawsuits, the person said.

Administrative actions — seizure of property by a government agency without notice or due process; becoming enmeshed in a frivolous civil lawsuit.

The civil lawsuit 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.

President Trump's longtime attorney, Michael Cohen, will invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self - incrimination in a civil lawsuit brought by adult entertainer Stormy Daniels — a move that would prevent him revealing anything that could be used later by federal prosecutors.

Stormy Daniels filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, contending that the non-disclosure agreement she signed was invalid because Trump never signed it.

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

People will go to prison, there will be millions of civil lawsuits, reputations will be destroyed and on and on and on.

A judge on Friday delayed a civil lawsuit by porn actress Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, citing a criminal investigation the attorney is facing.

Back in 2009, the company was hit by a civil lawsuit in California for violation of state's consumer privacy laws.

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.

My words are within a civil lawsuit and it's very simple, in a civil court the plaintiff must prove she is not what is being claimed.

C. J. Mahaney has finally broken his two - year silence about a controversial civil lawsuit (dismissed last May, but being appealed next month) alleging that his Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) covered up the abuse of children.

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

Long's spokesman and church members had said it is appropriate he first speak in detail about the civil lawsuits with his church family.

In the first place, it will be hard to win a civil lawsuit brought against the heirs of anyone who was, before 1861, merely operating under the laws of the time.

Four young men have filed civil lawsuits accusing him of abusing his spiritual authority to coerce them into sexual relationships, allegations he has denied in a statement issued by his attorney.

A friend contacted me to indicate that «Mr. Driscoll has been named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit, which includes civil claims under the RICO statute.

Well, soon it could be official as Mark Driscoll, fallen megachurch pastor, found himself named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit, which includes civil claims under the RICO statute.

Los Angeles (CNN)- A former veteran systems administrator for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory claimed during opening arguments in a civil lawsuit Tuesday that he was wrongfully terminated for expressing his views on intelligent design.

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.

In late May, Devine, in a 21 - count civil lawsuit, requested the ouster of Park District officials, contending that they improperly obtained their offices.

The Cook County state's attorney's office filed a civil lawsuit last May that alleged Park District officials improperly obtained their offices, misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayers» money, failed to hold any recreational events and violated numerous governmental codes, including the Open Meetings Act.

Paternity determinations typically take the form of civil lawsuits which utilize DNA testing to establish the identity of the child's father.

Last October, the WFP settled a civil lawsuit charging that it skirted campaign finance laws to benefit Rose and other NYC Council candidates it had endorsed.

«We now have a civil lawsuit filed by the Attorney General,» the Syracuse - area senator continued.

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.