Sentences with phrase «action on behalf of»

Sharon Ava & Co., Inc. v. Olympic Tower Assoc. (259 A.D. 2d 315)- plaintiff fails to establish that it was licensed at the time it procured lease transaction and is barred by RPL § 442 - d from commencing action to recover commission; fact that corporate plaintiff's president was licensed broker at the time of the transaction does not save the cause of action on behalf of the unlicensed corporation.

As Myra points out, all of us — attorneys, mental health professionals and financial advisors included — would rather enjoy the holidays with our own families than be called into action on behalf of stressed out clients during the season.

Today, this network is transforming the national dialogue and re-shaping the landscape of action on behalf of optimal oral health for all.

In 2011, a group of leading child welfare and early childhood development organizations published A Call to Action on Behalf of Maltreated Infants and Toddlers.

The new social marketing effort focuses attention on the importance of learning about healthy child development, supporting positive parenting practices and taking action on behalf of the children and families in communities.

Educate and lead a dynamic presence in the state and national capitols by inviting thousands to take action on behalf of and for Planned Parenthood patients;

Individuals lodging complaints in relation to a collective right to self - determination have no standing to take a representative action on behalf of their people.

Courts around the country drive much of the public's action on behalf of children who may have been or who are at risk of maltreatment.

Unfortunately, in the previous example, there was no value or need, which initiated any action on behalf of your organization, the potential client company.

«This is a consumer protection class action on behalf of individuals who purchased Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones.

That lawsuit, filed by Lauren Price of Maryland in San Jose on Tuesday, seeks to be a class action on behalf of up to 50 million people whose data was allegedly collected from Facebook by London - based Cambridge Analytica.

The representative driver, Mr. Heller, brought the proposed class action on behalf of Uber drivers.

A controversial plan to create a new company stock at US company Facebook, which resulted in legal action on behalf of some of its shareholders, has been dropped by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Bindmans yesterday launched an action on behalf of two journalists against the Metropolitan Police for obstructing reporting.

By feeling strongly «about» the «objects» of injustice, Ahmed argues that privileged members of Western society are able to effectively erase histories of colonialism through discourses of charity, compassion, and action on behalf of victimized and marginalized people.

The «two claims» analysis was said to be deceptive, because the action was only a single action on behalf of the company in which the claim was vested.

The argument that it was well established that only a person holding shares in the company suffering loss could bring a derivative action on behalf of that company was also rejected.

Investors wishing to bring claims against these parties are therefore faced with the choice of either seeking to obtain some control over the master fund (possibly through the appointment of a liquidator) so that it can pursue direct claims or bringing a derivative action on behalf of the master fund.

The crucial question that arises is whether a person holding shares in a parent company, which has suffered an indirect loss as a result of the direct loss suffered by the subsidiary, can bring a derivative action on behalf of the subsidiary.

Years ago, when I was Public Trustee in Saskatchewan, I was asked to approve a settlement of a personal injury action on behalf of a child, in which the settlement amount was reduced by the amount of the parents» contributory negligence.

Mr. Katz successfully defended an action on behalf of an NBA player in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals brought by that player's former agent for breach of the player - agent agreement.

Charney Lawyers, Sutts Strosberg LLP and Branch McMaster LLP have commenced a national class action on behalf of all persons whose private information was compromised due to this incident.

The basis of the action on behalf of the estate of his last victim was that had the police investigation into the murders been conducted with proper professional care, Sutcliff e would have earlier been detained and therefore denied the opportunity for his final crime against Miss Hill.

«Unambiguous impropriety» amounts to a catch - all description of situations where the cloak of the without prejudice rule acts so as to shield some bad action on behalf of the party invoking it, and is in effect an exception based upon the rule of unconscionability — that such bad action should not be protected by a rule of public policy.

The former requires a positive action on behalf of a recipient, while the latter arises in certain factual situations.

The defendants argued that the claim was solely Martinrea's claim and that it had to be pursued as a derivative action on behalf of the corporation, with leave of the court.

Heller proposed a class action on behalf of Uber drivers in Ontario.

A corporate director or shareholder brought a derivative action on behalf of the company when an alleged wrong happened to the company rather than its shareholders.

A California federal judge Monday ruled that a certified class action on behalf of Illinois Facebook users alleging that the social media giant unlawfully collects biometric data from the tagging of their photos «will go forward,» in one of the first major tests of the scope of the Midwestern state's Biometric Information Privacy Act.

The plaintiff, Johnnie Watkins, filed the action on behalf of her adult daughter, Johnnice Ford, who is a disabled person.

The Association of New Jersey Chiropractors, which initiated the earlier DOBI proceeding, had earlier released a statement calling the settlement a «victory for chiropractors,» and «thank [ed] class action counsel for their diligence and excellent legal work in prosecuting this class action on behalf of New Jersey Chiropractors for the past five years.»

Recently, Mr. Feldman obtained the decertification of a consumer class action on behalf of a leading manufacturer of natural health products and nutritional supplements, in a decision Law360 called one of the «Class Certification Rulings Every Litigator Needs to Know.»

After successfully demurring, negotiated favorable resolution of wage and hour representative action on behalf of a major television network.

FD cases are called non-dissolution cases because they involve parents who are not legally married or adults who are filing for court action on behalf of minor children.

Under this law, the heirs, legal representative, or estate may bring a personal injury action on behalf of the deceased as if they were still alive.

Paul, Weiss secured the dismissal of a securities class action on behalf of our clients, a group of banks that were initial purchasers of $ 15 billion of senior notes issued by Valeant Pharmaceuticals.

A unionized employee of Concordia University sought to bring class action on behalf of all members of an employee pension plan in order to contest the University's use and administration of the pension fund.

Prosecuted commercial action on behalf of aviation component - part manufacturer against heat treat provider to recover damages paid in settlement of underlying aircraft product liability suit.

The court found that there was no implied standing to sue on behalf of the poisoned child despite the fact that Congress found «that the presence of lead - based paint hazards is particularly hazardous to children under the age of six (see 42 USC Section 4851)» as the court determined that there is no implied right of action on behalf of the injured child.

Prosecuted commercial action on behalf of a manufacturer / seller of NSF pipe compound and defended counterclaim.

Prosecuted commercial action on behalf of a buyer of color pigment for use in manufacturing plastic pipe for fire suppression equipment.

Other landmark decisions involving Mr. Minami include: United Pilipinos for Affirmative Action v. California Blue Shield, the first class action employment lawsuit brought by Asian Pacific Americans on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans; Spokane JACL v. Washington State University, a class action on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans to establish an Asian American Studies program at Washington State University; and Nakanishi v. UCLA, a claim for unfair denial of tenure that resulted in the granting of tenure after several hearings and widespread publicity over discrimination in academia.

The lawyer commenced an action on behalf of the man and his daughter against the doctor and hospital.

TORONTO, Aug. 13 / CNW / — This is to announce that today the law firms of Stevenson LLP and Bogoroch & Associates have been instructed to commence a class action on behalf of the representative plaintiffs, Giuseppina Santoro and Gianfrano (John) Santoro for damages sustained by the residents, homeowners and business persons as a result of the explosions which took place on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at the premises of Sunrise Propane Energy Group Inc..

Obtained dismissal with prejudice of a putative national class action on behalf of our client, a health plan, in a claim of wrongfully denied mental health care benefits filed in federal court.

As well as advising on corporate and property transactions, we have successfully challenged regulatory action on behalf of businesses and individuals.

In summary, it was found that a class action on behalf of a global class of investors in Ontario was preferable, the orders below were set aside, and the action was certified.

Advised employment practices liability insurer concerning application of prior notice and other coverage defenses against Equal Employment Opportunity Commission demand that insured contribute to multimillion dollar relief fund to avoid threatened class action on behalf of alleged victims of widespread sexual harassment, in Massachusetts.

to secure standing to bring an action on behalf of the Estate of Aikaterini Terezakis, the deceased.

Not long after, an Ontario court certified a class action on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers alleging that makers of LCD panels fixed prices, [3] and a Quebec court certified a class action consisting mainly of indirect purchasers alleging that makers of DRAM chips conspired to fix prices.