Sentences with phrase «many of the plaintiffs»

Boris Levitt, one of the plaintiffs and the owner of a furniture business, alleged that after he refused to advertise with Yelp, several five - star reviews suddenly disappeared from his company's page, causing his overall star rating to fall.

However, the court can not ignore the common - sense appeal of the plaintiff's argument; a literal reading of the statute undoubtedly accords more closely with their position.

In Washington state, a group of plaintiffs applying for immigrant visas asked U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle — who suspended the first ban — to stop the new order.

Yieldify denies this, countering that «in March 2013, Mr. Jay Radia, Defendant's Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Meelan Radia, Defendant's Chief Technical Officer, met with representatives of Plaintiff.

The strongly worded ruling from Judge Leon was in a case brought against the governors of the Federal Reserve by a group of plaintiffs including the National Association of Convenience Stores, the National Retail Federation, the Food Marketing Institute, Miller Oil Co., Boscov's Department Store and the National Restaurant Association.

Jeremy Diamond is the managing lawyer at Diamond and Diamond Lawyers LLP, he was called to the Bar in 2008 and practices in the areas of plaintiff personal injury litigation in Toronto.

If the class - action lawsuit against Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Ford rules in favor of the plaintiffs he notion of making money at all costs will also prove to be catastrophic at these companies.

A careful reading of the documents in the lawsuit reveals that the company's human resources department plays a consistent supporting role in the accounts of the plaintiffs — that of a seemingly disinterested observer.

On Wednesday, a judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed a key group of plaintiffs in litigation against Facebook for allegedly mishandling its 2012 initial public offering.

When the International Trade Court ruled in favor of plaintiffs Suniva and SolarWorld in their case against cheap Chinese solar module and cell imports, reactions were polarized: the U.S. solar industry was outraged — as it had been for most of the duration of the court investigation — and investors, apparently, were extremely upbeat for the future of this same outraged industry, sending solar stocks sky - high.

The plaintiffs» motion states that in June 14 and 15 conference calls, counsel for the three sets of plaintiffs stated that they supported coordination or consolidation, «subject to the parties» agreement that these three cases will retain their separate identities, allowing each set of plaintiffs to file separate briefs, make separate oral arguments, and independently make other litigation decisions.»

The essence of the plaintiffs» claim was that Uber entered the Philadelphia taxi market without complying with existing municipal regulations, and that as a result, Uber obtained «a stronghold in the Philadelphia taxicab market.»

The court dismissed all of the plaintiff's claims that were based on alleged statements and / or omissions made between August 19, 2011 and May 22, 2012.

One of them, involving the state of California, looks to have been a sound legal ruling: the Court dismissed the case for lack of standing of the plaintiffs.

It's disgusting and I hope for the sake of the family, the court stops the actions of the plaintiff's.

One of the plaintiffs, Episcopal Bishop Henry Parsley Jr., said Tuesday that religious leaders were worried over a provision in the law that will make transporting or harboring unauthorized immigrants a crime.

The case was found in favor of the plaintiffs in a $ 32 million award.

However, it also opened up the subject of Plaintiff, Defendant, and Judge.

Thus it was in the celebrated case of Rylands v. Fletcher (1868) in the law of tort, in which water from the defendant's reservoir had flooded the mines of the plaintiff and put them out of use.

It is important for food industry businesses and decision makers to anticipate and understand any newfound tactics of the plaintiff class action bar, and to form a plan of action to respond to these new tactics.

The food industry has become the focus of plaintiff - side lawyers that once targeted big tobacco companies.

The exploitative tactics of the plaintiff - side lawyers in the food class action space is becoming more pronounced.

Not only was the printed matter on the McIlhenny bottle and carton copied, but defendant adopted a bottle and carton of the same size and shape and strikingly similar to that of plaintiff.

It appears from defendant's own statement, that the McIlhenny bottle and carton were used as a guide in the manufacture of his own, and the inference must follow that his intention then was to make it appear to the casual observer that his sauce and that of plaintiff were one and the same, and thus secure the advantage of the extensive advertisement and wide demand for plaintiff's product, which the stipulation shows is sold in every State of the Union and many foreign countries and is handled by a large maj ority of the jobbers in the United States.

A jury having been waived, the lower court, Eastern District of Louisiana, found that the word «Tabasco,» as applied to pepper sauce, was generic and indicated quality, ingredients and place of origin of the pepper from which it was made and rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff for damages.

Not only did defendant adopt the name and imitate the bottles and cartons in use by plaintiff, but at the very beginning, when he started the manufacture and sale of his sauce in competition with the long established business of plaintiff, he printed on his bottle labels a caution to use «only the genuine Evangeline,» thus apparently seeking to create the impression that such «Evangeline» Tabasco Sauce was an old and established brand, against spurious imitations of which the public should be warned.

Such of these other manufacturers, including defendant, whose use of the word «Tabasco» came to the knowledge of plaintiff and its predecessors, have been warned to the effect that they have no right to use the word in connection with the sauce, or to use similar packages, and quite a number of suits for infringement have been filed by plaintiff, most of which have been terminated by consent decrees.

In answer to plaintiff's demands based on alleged unfair competition, defendant denies that there is any fraudulent similarity in the bottles, cartons or packages containing his sauce, which might cause it to be taken for that of the plaintiff.

These facts and circumstances lead to the conclusion that defendant's effort was to so imitate the bottling and packaging of plaintiff's sauce as to readily deceive the unobservant consumer, while yet preserving a sufficient distinction between the two.

One of the plaintiffs, Warren Hayes, declined to comment about a possible appeal, and his attorney could not be reached for comment.

He said that the order in respect to suit filed by Melaye, directed the «parties to maintain the status quo till the determination of the plaintiff's motion on notice.»

One of the plaintiffs part of a lawsuit challenging Governor Cuomo for not holding a special election after Rep. Louise Slaughter's death says he was recruited to join the suit by a representative for the Republican candidate...

Judge Roanne Mann has until March 12 to give her recommendation for the state's proposed congressional plan, according to lawyer Dan Burstein, one of the plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit to have the redistricting process put -LSB-...]

Slattery's group, EMC was one of the plaintiffs.

The court similarly held that the issue of locus standi of the Plaintiff must not be the one he shared with other member of the society stressing that the interest he shared in instituting the case must be personal and same was not disclosed in his affidavit.

However, the defendant proceeded to infringe on theconsent judgment regarding exclusive content rights of the plaintiff by setting up a new television channel on its Champion TV decoder under the trade name, Top TV 2, which was used to broadcast the 2016/17 season of the EPL.

c. General damages against defendant for violating the sexual right of plaintiff by sexually abusing her without her consent.

Defendant using his influence, wealth and power lured plaintiff into a relationship and tried spoiling, debase and corrupting the mind of plaintiff by sending plaintiff nude pictures, sex video and masturbating video through Skype, Whatsapp and asked plaintiff to do same.

Seven women who worked as legislative aides and suffered from unchecked workplace abuse are going to court, according to interviews and litigation papers scheduled to be filed on Thursday by six of the plaintiffs.

Rejecting the contention of Ajibola that the preliminary Objection raised by Governor Aregbesola had no foundation, Justice Ayoola held that the Supreme Court had long classified the issue of locus standi and which must reveal that the interest of the Plaintiff surpass that of other members of the society.

The report comes as government reform groups and some media organizations are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that would bolster the ability of plaintiffs in FOIL cases to be awarded attorneys» fees when they are successful in suing over access to government records.

The document was signed on behalf of the plaintiffs by Chief Noel Chukwukadibia, Alex Williams and Chiemeka Okereke.

A supporting affidavit deposed to by a lawyer, Otika Stephen, in the law firm of the plaintiff's lead counsel, described Dawodu as a US - based Nigerian.

A copy of the suit said: «This honourable court will be moved by Gary Nimako Marfo ESQ., counsel for and on behalf of plaintiff / applicants herein praying for an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain defendants / respondents, whether by themselves, agents, servants, workmen, hirelings, privies or any person claiming under or through them or howsoever described, from holding out the second defendant / respondent, [as] the parliamentary candidate - elect for Klottey Korle constituency.»

«I hereby nullify the suspension of the plaintiff (Omo - Agege) which was based on the recommendations of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions with immediate effect.»

In its judgment, the Supreme Court answered the above issues in the affirmative and granted the reliefs indicated herein in favour of the Plaintiff.

Thus, so the argument of the Plaintiffs goes, whether by Form 1A or its electronic reproduction, Form 1C, which is lodged in the EC's database, it is impossible for either the EC or any other person to determine those who registered using NHIS cards.

(The suit was brought on behalf of a slew of plaintiffs, including its namesake Ralph Nunez, who all alleged they'd been brutally beaten while incarcerated at Rikers Island.)

Suspended National Chairman of the party, Paul Afoko, testified on behalf of the plaintiff, after questions were raised by Sammy Crabbe's lawyers over the capacity of one of the disciplinary committee members, Gifty Kusi.

The proposal limits confidentiality clauses in sexual harassment claims unless it is the preference of the plaintiff.