Sentences with phrase «action against a contract»

Successfully represented a worldwide seller of sports nutrition products in an action against a contract manufacturer and formulator of a protein drink after the product had to be withdrawn from the market due to contamination in the manufacturing process.

Not exact matches

Some of the more paranoid or lawsuit - fearing companies in the U.S. require office couples to sign a wavier or «love contract,» vowing that their relationship is consensual and neither will take legal action against their employer (or each other) should the love prove less than eternal.

(1) Any customer who enters into a contract with an invention promoter and who is found by a court to have been injured by any material false or fraudulent statement or representation, or any omission of material fact, by that invention promoter (any agent, employee, director, officer, partner, or independent contractor of such invention promoter), or by the failure of that invention promoter to disclose such information as required under subsection (a), may recover in a civil action against the invention promoter (or the officers, directors, or partners of such invention promoter), in addition to reasonable costs and attorneys» fees --

In challenging their status as independent contractors, Lyft's drivers were unable to bring a class action lawsuit against the app company thanks to an arbitration clause contained in their contract with Lyft.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans became the sixth plaintiff to lob a complaint against the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule when the insurer filed a suit in late September challenging the class - action waiver requirement under the rule's best interest contract exemption, or BICE.

To avail itself of the BICE, however, Thrivent «would be forced to agree contractually with its customers that they could pursue a breach of contract action against Thrivent and that they could participate in judicial class actions against Thrivent,» the complaint states.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no action brought by either party against the other for breach of this Agreement shall be limited to breach of contract remedies and either party may bring any additional cause (s) of action that would otherwise be available to it, including and only as applicable based on the facts presented, copyright infringement pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

«They very clearly violated the contract,» said Bears President Mike McCaskey, who added that the Bears may consider legal action against the Park District.

Lawyers for controversial PR firm, Smarttys, are threatening legal action against media houses, who they claim, are «mischievously» associating their client with «a supposed $ 92m contract under the national electrification project».

When SCL Elections found out Mr Wylie had breached his contract we took legal action against him, two other employees and Eunoia.

The Minister's action also comes a day after some seven Ghanaian citizens instituted a court action against government over the controversial contract.

But Hammond took no action against rising, and unpredictable zero hour contracts — contracts which have left workers facing an uncertain, insecure future and more reliant than ever before on social spending.

Aqueduct Entertainment Group, the state's erstwhile pick for the lucrative Aqueduct racino redevelopment contract in Elmhurst, Queens, is angling to sue the state for the «arbitrary, unauthorized and discriminatory actions taken against them» when the Lottery Division denied the group a gaming license earlier this year, Crain's reported.

EXERCISE EXECUTION (ACTION): Keeping your torso flush against the pad, pull the bar toward you (pull the bar up to the top of the abdomen) by bending your elbows and contracting your back muscles.

The reason being is that a muscle fiber has tissue with the ability to contract and expand against resistance and that is its ability to induce action while using nutrients and body materials as energy sources.

If any provision of the social referral service contract is violated, you have the right to bring a court action against the provider which has violated the contract.

You agree to indemnify and keep indemnified Us against any and all losses, proceedings, lost profits, damages, awards, expenses, costs (including increased administration and legal costs on a full indemnity basis), claims, actions and any other losses or liabilities suffered by Us and arising from or relating to Your use of the service, information and / or other material posted on the Service by You and / or arising from or due to any breach of contract, any tortious act and / or omission and / or any breach of statutory due by You.

Monitoring fulfillment of participants action plans and performance contracts and measure their performance against an action plan

Discrimination against blacks in the crafts and their unions was already an issue 70 years ago, and affirmative action was initially instituted to attack this discrimination in entities that contracted with the government.

Commonly known as the «Anti-Affirmative Action Proposition,» among other things, it prohibited ``... the state, local governments, districts, public universities, colleges, and schools, and other government instrumentalities from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group in public employment, public education, or public contracting on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.»

As I chronicled here, the district was caught flat - footed earlier this year when a scandal involving a teacher sexually abusing students revealed that, under the terms of a contract negotiated with United Teachers Los Angeles (the local union), complaints against educators that don't result in disciplinary action are disregarded after only a few years (unsurprisingly, the teacher in question had a long paper trail).

How have Amazon's punitive actions against publishers, such as Hachette during their 2014 contract dispute, impacted authors?

If you default on private student loan debt, your lender has that ability to take action against you for breach of contract.

Any person damaged by the credit repair business» breach of contract or of any obligation arising therefrom, or by any violation of this Article, may bring an action against the bond or trust account to recover damages suffered.

Otherwise, he will be held responsible for the breach of the loan contract as well and legal actions will be taken against either of them in order to collect the money.

The employees brought successful actions against the bank for breach of their employment contracts.

Successfully resolving claims against clients for over 25 years on terms favorable to clients, including technology vendor contract disputes and other commercial litigation, lease disputes for national and regional companies, and early resolution of several class action claims against national retailers and international travel company.

A Foley Hoag LLP legal team has turned aside a billion - dollar claim against Venezuela by Vannessa Ventures, a Canadian mining company that alleged Venezuela violated its investment treaty with Canada by, among other actions, refusing to approve Vannessa's 2001 purchase of Venezuelan mining company MINCA and rescinding Venezuela's contract with MINCA for the development of a gold and copper mine in Venezuela.

The London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (LCCSA) and Criminal Law Solicitors Association (CLSA) brought a successful judicial review action against consultation process for the new two tier contracts.

The respondent brought an action in Ontario against Dr. Lu, three Chinese corporations and a British Virgin Island corporation (hereafter the «appellants») for breach of confidence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, unjust enrichment and / or unlawful interference with economic interests after discovering clones being sold in the global market.

If he failed to provide payment for her on his death, her right to that payment became enforceable by a direct right of action for breach of contract against his estate.»

[37] But how was Ms Doerr's action against her paralegal advisor, (effectively for breach of contract and / or negligence in relation to execution of the paralegal's duties under the retainer relationship), an abuse of process?

The employees» class action claims against IQT and the other defendant alleged in the certification motion, include: wrongful dismissal, conspiracy, negligence, inducing breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.

Inc. 2014 NLTD (G) 114 Actions — Contracts — Courts — Criminal Law — Practice — Restitution — Torts — Trade Regulation Summary: The two individual plaintiffs sought to bring a class action against Atlantic Lottery Corp. (defendant), on behalf of a class of persons harmed by video lottery terminals (VLTs).

Regarding business disputes, the firm has extensive experience defending its clients against a wide variety of claims, as well as initiating meritorious action against bad actors in fraud, breach of contract, and collection matters.

For example, generally, actions against the state of Ohio or one of its agencies for failure to make a distribution or payment must be brought within five years of when the action accrued and an action for breach of contract for the sale of goods under the Uniform Commercial Code must be brought within four years of the date the cause of action accrues.

Participated as lead counsel in the successful resolution of a breach of contract action against a former employee for misappropriation of confidential information

Notable mandates: Represent the plaintiffs in a proposed class action against provincial law enforcement agencies regarding allegedly negligent use of breathalyzer machines; acts for hundreds of pre-sale contract holders with various condominium developments who are disputing their requirement to close under consumer protection laws; defended a law firm in a four - week hearing over enforcement of a significant contingency fee agreement; acted for a number of clients in online defamation cases

The indictment alleges that when the servant fled, Ms Khobragade, through her relatives, took steps in India to pressure the servant into not initiating actions against her, and she herself sued the servant on the «true» contract.

Having found the commission constructively dismissed Potter — and it was the employer that ended the contract — the SCC declined to fully address whether Potter's legal action against his employer amounts to a resignation.

The decision in Lam v. University of British Columbia is the latest legal chapter in a long - running class action against the university, alleging negligence and breach of contract over a malfunction at a freezer in its andrology laboratory.

Actions for breach of contract can be against vendors, clients, employees, former employees, employers, real estate or business partners, or any other entity where a contract exists between a business and another person or entity or between participants in a business.

Tagged as Actions against the police etc, advocacy, CCMS, civil, clinical negligence, community care, contracts, crime, family, housing, immigration, mediation, mental health, Public Law, social welfare, welfare benefits

Represented gas retailers against an oil & gas company in a breach of contract action alleging and proving that the company did not set the price it charged the gas retailers for gasoline in accordance with their contracts.

In any action in Ontario against the licensed insurer or its insured arising out of an automobile accident in Ontario, the insurer shall appear and shall not set up any defence to a claim under a contract made outside Ontario, including any defence as to the limit or limits of liability under the contract, that might not be set up if the contract were evidenced by a motor vehicle liability policy issued in Ontario and such contract made outside Ontario shall be deemed to include the statutory accident benefits referred to in subsection 268 (1).

Represented a toy and video game manufacturer in an action against a licensee for fraud and breach of contract, and to terminate licensed rights.

Tagged as Actions against the police etc, civil, clinical negligence, community care, contracts, family, housing, immigration, social welfare, tenders, welfare benefits

On June 16, President Obama announced he would take unilateral action by signing an executive order that will prohibit businesses with federal contracts exceeding $ 10,000 from discriminating against their employees -LSB-...]

[1] The appellant, who is a lawyer, brought an action in Small Claims Court against the defendant seeking damages in the amount of $ 14,933.22 for breach of contract.