Sentences with phrase «people than the defendants»

Also, the court noted that the nuisance was ongoing, so the People did not unreasonably delay in bringing the action and there was no prejudice to the defendants: a greater prejudice, resulting from lost evidence, resulted to the People than the Defendants in this case.

Not exact matches

If both sides, through their eyes and their people's eyes, have concluded that the plaintiff is absolutely going to win this case, and the plaintiff is going to get a lot of money because they're totally on board with everything that has been presented, then that might be a good reason for the defendant to agree to a settlement with the plaintiff for less money than the potential exposure if the jury comes back and finds willful infringement.

A Christian MP has said the there is «serious problem in the criminal justice system» after a report found ethnic minority defendants are more likely to be jailed for some crimes than white people.

Small claims court cases are much cheaper than superior court cases for both the plaintiff (the person doing the suing) and the defendant (the person being sued) because the parties are not allowed to have any attorneys represent them and other rules that simplify the lawsuit process, making the whole thing much cheaper, faster, and easier.

How many people on here have already decided Volkan is guilty based on almost zero evidence other than the defendant's claims.

Some of the grounds the Federal Government is seeking the revocation of Kanu's bail are that; the offence for which he is standing trial is not ordinarily bailable; that among other conditions for the bail of the 1st defendant is that he should not be seen in a crowd exceeding 10 people; that he should not grant any interviews, hold or attend any rallies; that he should file in court medical updates of his health status every month; that rather than observing all of the conditions listed above, the 1st defendant in flagrant disobedience to the court order flouted all conditions of the bail.

The judge also gave a stern warning to the defendant not to participate in any rally or be found in a crowd of more than 10 persons in the course of the bail.

Justice Abang further directed INEC and the PDP to «reject and ignore any activity including primary elections / congresses for the nomination of candidates for the gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo states, purportedly conducted on behalf of the 2nd defendant (PDP) by any other persons or group of persons other than the Sheriff group.»

(a) Whenever there shall be a violation of this section an application may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of the state of New York to a court or justice having jurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the defendant of not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such violation; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant has, in fact, violated this section, an injunction may be issued by the court or justice, enjoining and restraining any further violations, without requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby.

The defendants often refused to provide refunds or returned substantially less than what people paid.

in a case in which a witness's identification of the defendant is at issue, and the identifying witness and defendant appear to be of different races, a trial court is required to give, upon request, during final instructions, a jury charge on the cross-race effect, instructing (1) that the jury should consider whether there is a difference in race between the defendant and the witness who identified the defendant, and (2) that, if so, the jury should consider (a) that some people have greater difficulty in accurately identifying members of different race than in accurately identifying members of their own race and (b) whether the difference in race affected the accuracy of the witness's identification.

Therefore, when it comes to identifying defendants, there may be far more people involved than just the motorist.

But this is a shortsighted approach that can serve the defendant and the insurance companies more than it serves the person who is suffering.

The Defendant argued that the statements did not meet the legal test of defamation because they were not «published» — i.e. they were not communicated to at least one person other than the Plaintiff.

The first defendant argued that the expression meant a person who became a purchaser as a result of the agents» introduction: in other words, the agents were required to have introduced the person to the purchase rather than to the property.

In personal injury cases, a plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant is liable by proving that a reasonable and responsible person would have behaved differently than the defendant if faced with the same scenario.

With more than 1,000 people sitting in New Orleans jails without access to lawyers, Judge Arthur L. Hunter Jr. decided he had no choice but to begin releasing defendants and suspending their prosecutions.

Perhaps surprisingly, this possibility is given greater consideration in places like France than in the U.S. Indeed, the NLJ article reports that it is illegal in France to publish photos of defendants in handcuffs unless the person is convicted.

(3) If persons other than protected defendants are liable for damages for income loss or loss of earning capacity, the reduction required by subsection (1) shall first be applied to the damages for which the protected defendants and the other persons are jointly and severally liable under subclause 267.7 (1)(a)(i), and any excess shall be applied to the amount for which the other persons are solely liable under subclause 267.7 (1)(a)(ii).

[87] The requirement that litigation be «reasonably in prospect» is not satisfied unless parties seeking to claim privilege can show that they aware of circumstances that rendered litigation between themselves and a particular person or class of persons a real likelihood rather than a mere possibility; identifying potential causes of action and defendants to possible claims falls short of the necessary threshold.

defendants in custody pursuant to an initial arrest warrant issued by the municipal court are given an opportunity to be heard by the municipal judge in person, by telephone or via video conferencing as soon as practicable, and in no event more than 48 hours after the arrest for traffic infractions, or more than 72 hours after the arrest for any other ordinance violations, and if such defendant is not given that opportunity, then the defendant is released from custody;

The Defendant argued the opposite noting «that the limited remaining life expectancy of a person in Mr. Mathroo's situation justifies a lower award than would otherwise result.

A defendant will be held to be liable for all of the damages that resulted from his or her negligent or wrongful act regardless of whether the plaintiff had preexisting conditions that made it likelier that he or she would be injured more severely than a healthy person would.

In an indication of the tough justice being meted out to people accused of offences related to this week's riots, a Guardian analysis of more than 120 cases before magistrates courts so far has found the majority of defendants being remanded in custody — even when they have pleaded guilty to relatively minor offences.

The American criminal justice system is far from being sufficiently enlightened, starting by too many presumed - innocent people caged without bond pending sentencing, moving to Virginia's crabbed criminal discovery system, continuing to Virginia's system that allows prosecutors to scare defendants to plead guilty by their refusal to waive a jury that in many instances and locations can mean more racist jurors than judges on top of the jurors often being more wild cards than judges for sentencing, continuing to the many judges who choose judicial efficiency over a fair trial, continuing to the brutal capital punishment system, cntinuing to excessive mandatory minimum and guideline sentencing, and continuing to the slew of innocent convicted people (many of whom plead gulilty rather than risking a worse fate), and continuing to frequently excessive sentences and excessive probation violation sentences.

Defendant's liability, who is less than 51 % at fault, is limited to the percentage of negligence attributable to that person.

Subpoenas (said suh - pee - nas) are requests for documents from people other than the defendant.

In California, more than one person can be named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit.

A judge's observations that courtrooms are a «world of poverty, homelessness and mental illness» are a striking reminder of the importance of treating defendants as people rather than faceless criminals, says Oshawa criminal lawyer Lawrence Forstner... Read more

Attorneys assigned to the Multiple Defendant Division (MDD) of the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender represent clients in felony and first degree murder cases where more than one person is accused.

Only qualified legal representatives are eligible to receive the new fixed costs but litigants in person can use the system if they so wish; Motor Insurers» Bureau (MIB) untraceable claims, claims where the claimant or defendant is deceased, bankrupt or protected parties (other than children) will be excluded from the process on the grounds of complexity; Rehabilitation will still comprise a fundamental part of the new process; Claims valuation will not be undertaken by a computerised damages assessment tool as originally mooted.

I can't speak to what went through the minds of the good people of Starke County, Indiana, when they decided to hand over to a kid whose entire legal experience was shorter than the shelf life of refrigerated blue cheese salad dressing the authority and discretion to put people in prison, but it seems that his assertion that defendants charged with felonies are less concerned with having a jury trial than saving the county some money.

They say stuff about him hating black people and, really, what's the probative value of that in a case where the defendant had no apparent motive other than racial animus?

When a defendant's misconduct kills or injures a poor person — i.e., someone whose death or injury triggers smaller payouts in compensatory damages under conventional valuation models — such misconduct will yield a lower punitive damages award where there is a requirement that punitive damages be based on compensatory damages than if the defendant killed or injured a wealthy per - son.

Defendants in the virtual court remain in the police station with a video link to the court rather than attending court in person.

But in over 10 percent of cases involving more than 200 people, the district judges» explanations for why a defendant can pay collateral seem to indicate just the opposite — that they don't have the wherewithal.

You have no idea how many other people this particular troll has sued and the defendant has simply settled for 100k since it is cheaper than court.