Sentences with phrase «action against the fees»

The Bar has rallied in support of its criminal law colleagues, as more sets join the action against fee cuts imposed by changes to the advocates» graduated fee scheme (AGFS).

OKLAHOMA CITY — More state regulators are setting the stage for tough action against the fees that relocation companies charge for referrals.

Not exact matches

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless NBCUniversal, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and costs) arising out of or accruing from (a) any breach of these terms, including any of the foregoing provisions, representations or warranties, and / or from your placement or transmission of any content onto NBCUniversal's servers, and / or from any and all use of your account; (b) any material posted or otherwise provided by you (including without limitation User Content), or any other subscriber or user of your account that infringes any intellectual property right of any person or entity or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity or privacy; (c) any misrepresentation made by you in connection with your use of the online services; and (d) any breach of any of the representation, warranties or other terms or conditions relating to use of your User Content or the online services.

Matt Zuchetto, a lawyer in Washington state who has filed class - action lawsuits against debt - settlement companies, says many established players simply modified their fee structures.

Allegations of excessive index fund fees in retirement plans are at the heart of a new proposed class action lawsuit brought by New York Life Insurance Co. employees against the company.

«The DOL has created a new private right of action,» said Fleckner, who led Goodwin's successful defense of an excessive fee claim against John Hancock in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in 2014, and was a signatory to an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court on behalf of the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association in Tibble v. Edison.

(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 --

«Full transparency of fees and conflicts of interest is critical in the private equity industry and we will continue taking action against advisers that do not adequately disclose their fees and expenses,» said Andrew Ceresney, director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, in a statement.

The SEC's action against Apollo is one in a string of recent enforcement actions that have addressed a variety of fee and expense practices, including legal fees, monitoring fee offsets, broken deal expenses, failure to follow allocation policies and allocation methodology.

Noting Walmart's ongoing high - profile fight with credit company Visa, and recent news that consumers in the U.K. are preparing a 19 billion - pound ($ 24.5 billion USD) class action lawsuit against MasterCard alleging unfair practices, he added, «Whether retailers are large or small, when credit card and related transaction fees for merchants run rampant, it directly and immediately increases the cost of doing business.

If Wayback Burgers takes legal action against you because of your violation of these Terms and Conditions, we will be entitled to recover from you, and you agree to pay, all reasonable attorneys» fees and costs of such action, in addition to any other relief granted to Wayback Burgers.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the USTA Family of Companies, the USTA» Family of Companies» subsidiaries and other affiliated companies / organizations and sponsors and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from and against any third - party claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments and expenses (including, but not limited to, the costs of collection, reasonable attorney's fees and other reasonable costs of defense or enforcing your obligations hereunder) resulting from or arising out of any breach of any of your representations or misuse of this or any other USTA Family of Companies site or of any site linking to this or any other USTA Family of Companies site.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Action Network Group and its affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against any and all claims, losses, expenses, liabilities, settlements, litigation, damages, and / or costs (including, but not limited to, fees, costs and other expenses of attorneys and expert witnesses) arising out of or related to: (i) your use of the Site, including, but not limited to, any Materials or User Content, (ii) any violation of these Terms of Use or applicable law by you in connection with your use of the Site, including, but not limited to, any Materials or User Content, (iii) any actual or alleged infringement by you, or any person accessing the Site, including, but not limited to, any Materials or User Content, using your password or account identifier, of any intellectual property or privacy or other right of any third party, or (iv) any unauthorized use of password protected Materials or User Content utilizing your account information, whether or not known or authorized by you.

A spokesman for the Assembly Democrats, who are in power in that house, also says the legal fees went to redistricting related court action, as well as for the Assembly's legal challenges against Cuomo's Moreland Commission's efforts to look at outside income from legislators.

The Progressive People's Party (PPP), which is already in court against the Commission's filing fees for presidential and parliamentary nominees, has indicated it will sue the Commission again for contempt, over its decision to accept their Flagbearer's filing fee, despite an injunction prohibiting that action.

You shall indemnify The Endocrine Society and its directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors and licensors («The Endocrine Society Indemnitees») against all claims, actions, suits, and other proceedings («Claims») arising out of or incurred in connection with the Site and your use of the Site, your fraud, violation of law, negligence, willful misconduct, or any other use of the Site, the User Materials, the Site Materials, the services, products, information and other materials on and in and made available through the Site, (except to the extent attributable to The Endocrine Society), or any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions and shall indemnify and hold the Endocrine Society Indemnitees harmless from and against all judgments, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys» fees and attorneys» disbursements) arising out of or incurred in connection with such Claims.

23.1 You agree to, and you hereby, defend, indemnify, and hold the Related Parties harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs, investigations, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, settlements, interest, and expenses (including attorneys» fees) that directly or indirectly arise from or are related to any claim, suit, action, demand, or proceeding made or brought against any Related Party, or on account of the investigation, defense, or settlement thereof, arising out of or in connection with, whether occurring heretofore or hereafter:

PR NEWSWIRE - Sep 23 - True.com has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that was brought against it by a former subscriber who alleged that True had unlawfully charged fees to his credit card after he cancelled his subscription.

Partner shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Dating Factory, and its directors, employees or other Partners against any claim, demand, cause of action, debt or liability, including reasonable legal fees, to the extent that:

You agree to indemnify and hold Top 20 Senior Dating Sites and its employees and agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal fees, damages, losses, costs and other expenses in relation to any claims or actions brought against Top 20 Senior Dating Sites arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or other liabilities arising out of your use of this Website.

Whenever any civil action has been brought against any officer of the Florida College System institution board of trustees, including a board member, or any person employed by or agent of the Florida College System institution board of trustees, of any Florida College System institution for any act or omission arising out of and in the course of the performance of his or her duties and responsibilities, the Florida College System institution board of trustees may defray all costs of defending such action, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses together with costs of appeal, if any, and may save harmless and protect such person from any financial loss resulting therefrom; and the Florida College System institution board of trustees may be self - insured, to enter into risk management programs, or to purchase insurance for whatever coverage it may choose, or to have any combination thereof, to cover all such losses and expenses.

However, any attorney's fees paid from public funds for any officer, employee, or agent who is found to be personally liable by virtue of acting outside the scope of his or her employment or acting in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property may be recovered by the state, county, municipality, or political subdivision in a civil action against such officer, employee, or agent.

The commission and state and federal enforcement agencies have taken dozens of recent actions against dealerships, including credit - application fraud, add - on products disclosure and document - fee violations.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify, defend and hold Amazon, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, subcontractors and assigns harmless from and against any loss, claim, liability, damage, action or cause of action (including reasonable attorneys» fees) that arises from any breach of your representations, warranties or obligations set forth in this Agreement.

NDP: Update the Consumer Protection Act to cap ATM fees at a maximum of 50 cents per withdrawal; ensure all Canadians have reasonable access to a no - frills credit card with an interest rate no more than 5 % over prime; eliminate «pay - to - pay» by banks in which financial institutions charge their customers a fee for making payments on their mortgages, credit cards, or other loans; take action against abusive payday lenders; lower the fees that workers in Canada are forced to pay when sending money to their families abroad; direct the CRTC to crack down on excessive mobile roaming charges; create a Gasoline Ombudsperson to investigate complaints about practices in the gasoline market.

Last year the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action against two companies — College Education Services and Student Loan Processing — that it said «exploited vulnerable student loan borrowers, made false promises about their debt relief services, and charged illegal upfront fees.»

The FTC recently announced actions against a handful of these so - called debt relief companies that promise to lower the student loan debt, charge an upfront fee, and do nothing in return.

For instance, if debt collectors make harassing calls at imprudent hours or lie to you claiming or threatening to do something they are not legally entitled to do, you can contact an attorney and take legal action against them in order to cease the illegal practice and get compensation for damages and any legal fees you may have incurred in.

As we blogged just last week, the CFPB most recently took action against four California - based credit repair companies — and three associated individuals — for a number of alleged illegal activities, upfront fees among them.

While the FTC and state Attorneys General may not be lining up to bring CROA enforcement actions against bona fide nonprofit organizations, the plaintiff's bar likely will be, especially because the per - client penalties for CROA violations are so high, and because they can recover their legal fees if successful.

You agree to indemnify and hold Term Life Insurance By Jeff and its employees and agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal fees, damages, losses, costs and other expenses in relation to any claims or actions brought against Term Life Insurance By Jeff arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or other liabilities arising out of your use of this Website.

A person that is damaged by a credit services organization's violation of this chapter may: (1) bring an action to recover the greater of two (2) times the amount of actual damages or one thousand dollars ($ 1,000) and attorney's fees; and (2) bring an action against the bond or irrevocable letter of credit required under section 8 of this chapter to recover an amount equal to the person's actual damages.

A 2010 class action against Wells Fargo in California, which resulted in an order that the bank pay $ 203 million in restitution to customers, highlights how overdraft fees can spin out of control.

Even if you think you've found a debt solution that will work for you, do you know how long it will last, will it affect your employment, will it affect your credit rating, is it legally binding on all your creditors, does it prevent your creditors from taking further action against you, will your home be at risk and will you have to pay a fee?

Fees or expenses the Bank incurs in responding to legal action (including without limitation attorneys» fees and the Bank's internal expenses) may be charged against your Collateral AccoFees or expenses the Bank incurs in responding to legal action (including without limitation attorneys» fees and the Bank's internal expenses) may be charged against your Collateral Accofees and the Bank's internal expenses) may be charged against your Collateral Account.

Article VIII of Registrant's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Exhibit (a) hereto, which is incorporated by reference) provides in effect that Registrant will indemnify its officers and trustees against all liabilities and expenses, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise, or as fines and penalties, and counsel fees reasonably incurred by any such officer or trustee in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit, or other proceeding.

If the applicant has had disciplinary proceedings instituted against him which have resulted in suspension or revocation of a license on any grounds other than nonpayment of a licensee fee, or he has voluntarily surrendered a license to practice veterinary medicine, the board will review the prior action (s) on a case by case basis prior to licensure;

I understand and agree that I will pay ABR's costs of recovery, court costs, and attorney fees should ABR be forced to pursue legal action against me in order to enforce this Foster Agreement.

Photographer hereby releases, indemnifies, and agrees to hold harmless the Museum, its trustees, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability, claims, suits, actions, damages, settlements and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of injuries to persons, damages to property, claims based on alleged defamation or infringement of rights to copyright, trademark, service mark or other intellectual property, or rights to privacy and / or any and all other damages in connection with Photographer's activities and use of the Museum's facilities or equipment, whether from an occurrence at the Museum facility during such use, or at any other time and place, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY NEGLIGENCE THAT MIGHT BE ALLEGED AGAINST, OR ATTRIBUTED TO THE MUSEUM OR ANY PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER.

But he has received fees from two groups which lobby against taking action on climate change — Friends of Science and the Natural Resources Stewardship Project — both of which receive major funding from energy companies (12).

The Heins law firm received a $ 103 million fee for its work as lead counsel in a nationwide class action suit against AOL Time Warner over false and misleading financial statements by AOL.

Subsequently, the trial judge awarded $ 294,271 in attorney's fees to District and against Roosevelt Lofts under the «tort of another» doctrine for work associated with a bankruptcy proceeding, the underlying action (especially an appeal), and a quiet title against another party basically affiliated with Roosevelt Lofts.

In both the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, and New Jersey Supreme Court, the Appellate Practice Group successfully defended against an action for attorney's fees pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 4:42 - 9 (a)(6).

YLAL statement on direct action in protest against changes to the Advocates» Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS)

In relation to the 2012 scheme, an application fee of # 20 has been payable as from 30 June 2014 and charges against the payer for any new enforcement action under the same scheme have also become due.

An Iowa court is expected to rule today on whether to approve two attorneys» request for $ 75 million in fees and costs for a class action lawsuit they brought against Microsoft Corp..

«The Panel believes that the evidence presented showed by clear and convincing evidence that there was a scheme, an ill conceived plan to get together with a friend, sell paintings to each other, make claims against Pay Pal and then pursue legal action to recover not only the Money Back Guarantee, but treble damages and attorney's fees.»

Specialist claimant firm Leigh Day & Co has billed # 105m in fees for its work on the class action brought against oil company Trafigura, in one of the highest - ever costs claims for a single litigation case.

Mitchell v News Group Newspapers [2013] EWCA Civ 1537 became a landmark Jackson reforms case after Andrew Mitchell MP's solicitors incurred costs sanctions limiting recoverable costs to the court fees after submitting their budget late in his libel action against the publishers of The Sun newspaper.

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