Sentences with phrase «winningest plaintiff attorneys»

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This, the attorney general's office contended, showed that the federal government was evenhanded — and, moreover, because the defendants were black and the plaintiffs white, here was a case it could win in the South.

The plaintiffs» attorney, George Carpinello of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, said Tuesday evening he would «absolutely» appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals — the same venue where he previously won a suit that blocked the State Liquor Authority from blocking the sale and marketing of Bad Frog Beer because its label depicted an amphibian giving the middle - finger salute.

During the litigation, the plaintiffs» attorney, Keith Scully, said winning seemed unlikely since «no judge wants to second guess the school board.»

In King County Superior Court, a case had to be stayed while a party sought new counsel after their attorney acknowledged that he falsified a memo and emails before turning them over to plaintiffs in a nationwide class - action lawsuit.7 Similarly, this spring, U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, in a 500 - page opinion, blasted a legal team (who previously had «won» a $ 19 billion judgment in an Ecuadorean court) for their «egregious fraud» which included ghostwriting «independent reports.»

The fee - shifting provision of The Magnuson - Moss Warranty Act requires the manufacturer to cover reasonable attorneys» fees if the plaintiff wins their case.

Multi-million-dollar jury awards are downplayed as «learning experiences» by the 32 - year - old plaintiff's attorney, who emphasizes that many of these wins came as Satin sat second chair to the legendary Andrew C. Meyer Jr..

In the libel field, he is perhaps best known as the plaintiff who in 1990 won the then - largest libel verdict ever, $ 34 million, against The Philadelphia Inquirer, over a story that criticized his work as an assistant district attorney.

(And one of the product liability jury wins still required Merck to pay a plaintiff $ 15 plus attorneys» fees on a consumer fraud theory.)

Unfortunately for a marginally winning plaintiff below, the former — the zilch / nada — option was seized by the trial judge and affirmed by the appellate court on review in connection with an attorney's fees request.

This series is designed to provide plaintiff attorneys with clear guidance on representing major automobile injury and death cases, and strategies for winning large damage awards with the least expenditure of effort.

One example mentioned in Texas Lawyer explained the new rule as follows: If a defendant offers a settlement of $ 100,000, but the plaintiff refuses and goes to trial only to win a jury verdict of $ 80,000, then the defendant could collect costs and attorney's fees, but not more than $ 80,000.

Alternatively, if a plaintiff won a verdict of $ 120,000, then the plaintiff could collect costs and attorney's fees from the defendant, and the amount would be limited to $ 120,000.

With hundreds of millions collected in verdicts and settlements for injured plaintiffs across the state and nation, high - profile media cases galore, and an indisputable track record demonstrating proven success in fighting (and winning) massive financial awards from some of the nation's largest insurance companies, corporations, medical device manufacturers, government entities and more, Gomez Trial Attorneys is certainly not your average personal injury firm.

Representing defendants and plaintiffs in high - stakes entertainment lawsuits, our trial attorneys win and resolve disputes arising from the creation and exploitation of creative works across all media.

Further, as a report from Eastern Tennessee State University explains, plaintiffs often are able to win their cases in court because of close teamwork practiced between private investigators and personal injury attorneys.

5 Aug. 15, 2016)(unpublished), plaintiff won a $ 199,000 damages award on age harassment / discrimination claims and sought $ 421,130 in attorney's fees (inclusive of a 1.5 multiplier) under FEHA's discretionary fee - shifting statute.

The Wage Act was amended in 2011 to allow a winning plaintiff to add to his unpaid damage award (a) attorneys» fees and costs, plus (b) 2 % monthly interest on unpaid amounts.

We give plaintiffs» personal injury trial attorneys examples of the arsenal of weapons we have at our disposal to put these cases in position to win, such as sample demand letters, pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions, jury instructions, and motions in limine.

If it doesn't, that plaintiff could be on the hook for the costs of litigation and for the winning party's attorneys» fees (which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in some cases).