Sentences with phrase «action on behalf of the company»

In his closing argument, one of the prosecutors, Rahul Mukhi, reminded the jury that there was no dispute that Adam Skelos had received the payments and that the senator had taken official actions on behalf of the companies that made them.

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.

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.

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.

Losses were alleged to have been incurred by Profit Point and Autoestate and the issue which arose was whether or not Waddington could bring derivative actions on behalf of those companies the subsidiaries) as well as on behalf of Playmates (the parent).

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The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

Known to practitioners as «holacracy,» the model empowers employees to make decisions on behalf of the company without consulting supervisors — as long as their actions are in line with a corporate constitution and framework of rules that all workers commit to.

A May 2017 profile in the Guardian that painted the Robert Mercer - funded data company as shadowy and all - powerful resulted in legal action on behalf of Cambridge Analytica.

Various law firms filed a class action lawsuit last week against Westminster - based brake company Knorr - Bremse AG and its local Pennsylvania rival Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. on behalf of employees affected by their «no poach» agreements.

«While I can not erase the past, I can commit, on behalf of every Uber employee, that we will learn from it, and it will inform our actions going forward,» Khosrowshahi also said, revealing a company with a personality that is a far cry from when previous CEO Travis Kalanick was steering the ship.

In a new complaint seeking class action status, two women — who are maintaining anonymity — are asking a court to force the $ 69 billion ride - hail company to change many of its driver screening and other practices on behalf of all U.S. riders who were «subject to rape, sexual assault or gender - motivated violence or harassment by their Uber driver in the last four years.»

By: Simone Liedtke 3rd May 2018 The Legal Resources Centre (LRC), Abrahams Kiewitz and Richard Spoor Attorneys, on behalf of thousands of mineworkers, on Thursday reached a class action settlement with the Occupational Lung Disease (OLD) Working Group, which represents various South African gold mining companies.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 17 - cv - 09903, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Qudian's American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») pursuant and / or traceable to Qudian's false and misleading Registration Statement and Prospectus, issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering on or about October 18, 2017 (the «IPO» or the «Offering»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the Securities Act of 1933 (the «Securities Act»).

The National Beef lawsuit is the latest in a string of class action lawsuits brought by Kistler on behalf of workers against meatpacking plants and food processing companies.

Ms Gilsenan said the action was being brought on behalf of Treasury shareholders «who lost millions of dollars when the company revealed the full extent of the problem in July last year».

Legal action has been taken by US campaigners on behalf of former child slaves who worked on farms supplying Nestlé and other companies.

Baby Milk Action / IBFAN - UK will be writing to the new administration on behalf of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) to ask this administration to accept IBFAN's four - point plan to bring baby food marketing requirements into line with international standards, which would lead to the end of the long - running Nestlé boycott if the company met its obligations.

Percoco stands accused of accepting more than $ 300,000 worth of personal bribes in exchange for favorable action on behalf of two of Howe's clients — Steve Aiello and Joe Gerardi, executives at Syracuse real estate firm COR Development, and Peter «Braith» Kelly, a government relations executive at energy company Competitive Power ventures.

That scheme is one of two federal prosecutors say Percoco participated in between 2012 and 2016, in which he netted more than $ 300,000 from companies with business before the state in exchange for his taking «official action» on their behalf.

The federal subpoena issued in late April seeking information about the actions of certain Executive Chamber employees on behalf of a number of companies mentions two firms that were represented by Howe at 2013 state governmental meetings, according to records and a person with knowledge of the document.

Two companies that operated a manufacturing plant blamed for polluting water supplies in Hoosick Falls are seeking dismissal of a federal class - action lawsuit filed on behalf of the residents affected by the contamination.

The company was not mentioned in the federal subpoena issued to the Cuomo administration in late April seeking information about the actions of several Executive Chamber officials on behalf of two dozen companies.

Federal prosecutors allege that Percoco pocketed more than $ 300,000 in bribes in return for official actions on behalf of an energy company and a developer seeking lucrative deals with New York State.

Like Swan Street Lofts, Norstar is a company of interest in the federal subpoena, which asks about the actions of certain Executive Chamber officials on behalf of the listed companies.

A volunteer defensive driving group is proposing a class - action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company on behalf of owners of cars equipped with the automaker's MyFord Touch infotainment system.

If you see a company operating differently, please let us know about them so that we can take action on behalf of other consumers.

Will provide you with a list of actions the company will take on your behalf, along with a detailed price list so you know what you are paying for.

An amended class - action complaint was filed June 8, 2015, against the Nestlé Purina PetCare Company on behalf of consumers who purchased Beneful brand dog food.

The key to securing employment and hiring top - notch employees calls for action on behalf of both job seekers and companies alike.

Deloitte was hit with the $ 384 - million class action in March 2015 on behalf of at least 418 lawyers who worked at a document - review company, ATD Inc., that Deloitte had acquired the previous year.

In a class action lawsuit, one individual or a small group of individuals file a lawsuit on behalf of a large group because a company has injured them physically or financially.

Defending technology company and its board of directors in multimillion dollar PA state court action brought by founder / consultant / shareholder alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and rescission; prosecuting action in NJ federal court on behalf of executive terminated in breach of his employment agreement; defending companies and their majority owners in numerous state court actions throughout NY and NJ alleging breach of contract and fraud; defending company in connection with DOL investigation regarding misclassification of employees; defending health - tech entrepreneur in connection with DOL investigation regarding unemployment insurance fraud; counseling global company and its US subsidiary in connection with various employment law matters; and negotiating numerous separation agreements.

The move by a British Columbia company to stop a class action on behalf of Eritreans who say they were forced to work in a mine has failed.

Vicarious liability is the legal means by which we can pursue action against a vehicle owner or an employer for the negligent and injurious actions of those driving their vehicle or employees acting on behalf of the company.

On January 31, 2018, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Susman Godfrey, Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel filed a consolidated toxic tort class action complaint on behalf of plaintiffs against E.I. DuPont de Nemours Company (NYSE: DD), and its former wholly - owned subsidiary, The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) with the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, Southern DivisioOn January 31, 2018, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Susman Godfrey, Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel filed a consolidated toxic tort class action complaint on behalf of plaintiffs against E.I. DuPont de Nemours Company (NYSE: DD), and its former wholly - owned subsidiary, The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) with the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, Southern Divisioon behalf of plaintiffs against E.I. DuPont de Nemours Company (NYSE: DD), and its former wholly - owned subsidiary, The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) with the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, Southern Division.

An action was brought on behalf of insurance policy holders for losses suffered from the removal of these funds from the PAR Account — a transaction that was alleged, among other things, to contravene sections of the Insurance Companies Act governing the handling of surplus funds.

Earlier in her career, Amy was associated with a large international law firm in Manhattan, where she was a member of the appellate team that successfully appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a major health insurance company in a multi-district class action lawsuit.

Mr. Whitney's representative work includes a series of successful outcomes pursuing false advertising claims against product review websites, a landmark victory clarifying copyright fair use and parody on behalf of several well - known musicians; a defense win dismissing copyright infringement claims brought by a putative class of attorneys against the leading legal research websites; a favorable outcome for a high - end beauty products company in a trademark and trade dress action against a manufacturer of knock - off products; a district and appellate court decision dismissing all claims by a proposed class against an international bank for alleged violations of, among other things, the Federal False Marking Act, RICO and the CAN - SPAM Act; and counseling prominent art museums and galleries on domestic and international copyright issues.

It co-ordinated the defence of the Sino - Forest Corp. class actions and other proceedings in Ontario, Quebec, the U.S., Singapore, and Australia, on behalf of entities in the Pöyry group of companies.

Ian Hu of Oatley Vigmond LLP commenced an action on his behalf for accident benefits and damages for bad faith and mental distress on December 10, 2008 against his insurer, ING Insurance Company of Canada, represented by Deborah Neilson of Carroll Heyd Chown.

This action is being brought against Weyerhaeuser Company Limited on behalf of former salaried, non-unionized employees of Weyerhaeuser Company Limited and its predecessor MacMillan Bloedel Limited with respect to retiree benefits.

Consider that some companies that provide insurance products and / or claims management are only managing these on the behalf of the insurer and should or should not be named as a defendant — write a letter to this company requesting additional details to avoid costs; consider commencing your action well before the limitation period to have time to amend your pleadings should the wrong defendant be named;

Commercial Litigation — Lead attorney in international fraud and breach of contract action resolved in client's favor on summary judgment including recovery of all attorneys» fees; Served as first - chair defending a loan servicer in complex civil litigation involving declaratory judgment action and cross-claims for commercial torts; Second chair for seven day jury trial involving claims for indemnification and statutory business conspiracy; Won summary judgment as the lead counsel on behalf of a charitable trust in litigation over a commercial lease termination; Represented financial institutions in commercial tort actions; Represented finance company in AAA Arbitration.

This action was brought against Weyerhaeuser Company limited on behalf of former salaried, non-unionized employees of Weyerhaeuser Company Limited and its predecessor MacMillan Bloedel Limited with respect to retiree benefits.

Such action would take the form of «climate accountability letters» sent by the local governments, demanding fossil companies to take responsibility for the harm their product are causing, but we are also asking the local governments to consider bringing a class action lawsuit — a joint lawsuit on behalf of all BC local governments — against some of the world's largest fossil fuel cartels.

The action was brought on behalf of a class of people defined as follows: The action relates to a transaction whereby $ 40,000,000 was taken from the participating policyholders» account of GWLAC and used towards the financing of the acquisition of London Insurance Group Inc. (the parent company of London Life Insurance Company) by GWLAC and company of London Life Insurance Company) by GWLAC and Company) by GWLAC and Lifeco.

Lamb's recent client successes include securing a dismissal on behalf of the board of a publicly traded company of three shareholder derivative and class action complaints in Ohio and Texas challenging the fairness of a $ 2.5 billion merger transaction and prevailing in an arbitration involving a dispute over the proper accounting treatment of certain items in connection with another client's purchase of a business.

Defending numerous class action matters pending in federal courts in Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio and Florida on behalf of a US - based financial services company.

These lawsuits are similar to «class actions» commonly used in the United States, whereby cases can be brought on behalf of large groups of individuals, all of whom have allegedly been wronged by a company in the same way.