Sentences with phrase «against a government agency for»

against a government agency for many different types of government negligence, including any of the following:

Not exact matches

Sunshine Hillygus, who advises the federal government on the census, notes that this question is likely to fuel suspicion on the part of the undocumented that the census will become a political tool to be used against them — with negative implications for both data accuracy and for the long - run reputation of the Census Bureau as a nonpartisan agency.

For Daniel Lubetzky, the founder and chief executive of KIND, the FDA's response showed the power a small business can have when it takes a stand against a large government agency.

During a House of Commons debate on 7 July 2009, Davis accused the UK government of outsourcing torture, by allowing Rangzieb Ahmed to leave the country (even though the government had evidence against Ahmed, upon which Ahmed was later convicted for terrorism) to Pakistan, where it is said the Inter-Services Intelligence was given the go ahead by the British intelligence agencies to torture Ahmed.

That conclusion, based on a full but complicated analysis of every possible measurement ¬ — complaints to Ombudsfolk, audit reports of all kinds, measurement of times and numbers, review of agency work and outsourcing — stands up against every possible reservation, such as the argument that costs and complaints would have risen even more had the reforms not been undertaken, or that social change made it necessary for government to run faster to stand still.

Malami said Buhari was also worried that «the assets gathered overtime by the agencies of government and that are responsible for the fight against corruption are scattered all over the place.

«We believe it would be unreasonable, unnecessary and unjust discrimination against Catholics for the government to insist that if they wish to continue to work with local authorities, Catholic adoption agencies must act against the teaching of the church and their own consciences by being obliged in law to provide such a service.»

The Government also announced its intention to carry out a consultation towards the end of the year asking for views on a plan for a 20 year strategy for the national road network and new challenging performance targets for the Highways Agency to deliver against.

Deputy Governor Durkwa, in a chat with newsmen at the weekend, said it was necessary for Nigerians to know the extent of Shettima's support for successive heads of security agencies in Borno State as part of the State Government's devotion to the fight against Boko Haram.

Connecticut's legal conflicts with the federal government over air quality issues escalated again last weekwhen the state joined New York in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce ozone pollution rules.

«The state government sees cultism as a serious security issue requiring urgent attention and has accordingly amended the State Cultism Law to prescribe stiffer penalties for convicts and those who aid and abet them, besides providing operational support to all security agencies in the state in their fight against all forms of criminalities, including cultism.»

The council voted 41 in favor and 6 against on two bills that will largely end cooperation with the federal government when it requests an immigration detainer — which asks Corrections or the NYPD to hold a person for 48 hours when they might otherwise be released so that the person can be handed over the the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

A civil society group, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has stated that it is hypocritical for former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to label any government, institutions, agencies, individuals as corrupt in view of the unresolved and lingering suspected acts of corruption perpetrated by the former leader.

It measured each state legislator based on two tiers, which include whether legislators voted for or against bills that would create or eliminate government agencies, programs, and regulations, and bills that would impact the free market in a positive or negative way.

The amicus brief argues that the DOJ denying sanctuary cities the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, a prominent federal funding source for local enfacement agencies, is against federal law, seizes local control in public safety policy and «poses serious challenges for local governments.»

Meanwhile, the State Department is working to coordinate the various U.S. and international government agencies involved in the fight against Ebola, including the departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security, as well as U.S. Agency for International Development and the National Security Council.

The White House has called for legislation that encourages private companies to notify government agencies after they've faced cyber intrusions, and recommends private companies secure their own systems against hackers.

In order to promote their patented drugs and vaccines against flu, pharmaceutical companies have influenced scientists and official agencies, responsible for public health standards, to alarm governments worldwide.

Imran Khan, director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE), which has led the lobbying against the caps, said: «I'm delighted that the government and the UK Border Agency in particular have listened and responded to our concerns.»

In his ludicrous appeal for charitable donations in Jan. (http://www.gofundme.com/1v39s) to set up PSI as a Community Interest Company (CIC) so that they could take legal action against Agencies of English - speaking Governments he claimed ``..

The White House indicated that the president felt the need to personally lobby the Senate against Senator Hoeven's amendment because it did not provide for a means of review by appropriate agencies of the federal government.

In response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a request for cooperation from law enforcement or other government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled late last month that due to extensive state control over school finances, California school districts are state agencies and deserve the same 11th Amendment immunity against federal lawsuits enjoyed by other branches of state government.

She cited a ruling that says the privilege allows people in government agencies to offer «uninhibited opinions and recommendations without fear of later being subject to public ridicule or criticism,» and «to protect against confusing the issues and misleading the public by dissemination of documents suggesting reasons and rationales for a course of action which were not in fact the ultimate reasons for the agency's action.»

According to the CRA, 8.6 per cent of Canadians who filed their tax returns last year did so after the April 30 deadline, triggering penalties, interest and in Schaefer's case, warning letters, phone calls and even his missing returns completed for him against his will by the federal government agency.

On August 14, 2017, District Judge William H. Orrick dismissed the lawsuit against the USDA for removing tens of thousands of animal welfare records from the agency's website «on the grounds that FOIA does not provide a remedy to enforce the government's obligation to publish certain types of records.»

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to hear a case against the Environmental Protection Agency that would hold the government responsible for regulating greenhouse gasses (or failing to do so).

In a decision that strikes a blow against the federal government's controversial practice of excluding industry from consent decrees with environmental citizen groups, a practice known as «sue - and - settle,» the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the district court's approval of a consent decree between a coalition of environmental groups and several federal agencies in Conservation Northwest v. Sherman, No. 11 - 35729 (9th Cir.

But QUB has stonewalled him for years, and the government agency charged with enforcing the U.K.'s freedom of information act wasn't much help either — until last month, when it finally sided with Mr. Keenan in his appeal against the university.

Esmond must have been thrilled — and could certainly have viewed as a personal and professional victory — when the Chinese government news agency began to publicly call out Japan - the world's second largest consumer of ivory for taking no action against its own flourishing illegal ivory trade.

In his ludicrous appeal for charitable donations in Jan. (http://www.gofundme.com/1v39s) to set up PSI as a Community Interest Company (CIC) so that they could take legal action against Agencies of English - speaking Governments he claimed ``..

He was widely criticized for defending Bush policies on abstinence - only education and global warming, especially in his defense against an assertion by the National Academy of Sciences that political influence was contaminating the scientific research in government agencies.

When you're filing a claim for personal injury against a government agency in Idaho, you are required to file a «notice of tort claim.»

To complicate matters further, when filing civil suits against various governments, their agencies, certain contractors for governments or generally anything having to do with government, you must put them on notice.

This length of time may vary for medical malpractice and wrongful death claims, and is usually shorter for claims against government agencies.

This is unlike the United States where over half the States have specific anti-SLAPP legislation and First Amendment rights to free speech that provide rules for the better protection of the right to protest and speak out against government agencies and corporations.

The attackers wasted no time in making use of their ill - gotten gains — not only for identity theft purposes but also state - sponsored attacks against manufacturers, the defense industry and other government agencies.

On the other hand, some statutes of limitations establish very short timelines, such as that for damage claims against government agencies and other public entities.

If you are an eligible family member such as a spouse, child or parent of the deceased, you can file a wrongful death claim against almost any party which was responsible for the death of your loved one - another person, a company or business, or a government agency and employees.

If a government agency were to pursue funding policies that discriminated against an ethnic group, there could at least be the seeds for a lawsuit.

Experienced and knowledgeable in cases against government agencies, you can trust us to fight for your rights

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It is also against the law for an employer to engage in retaliation against an employee for refusing to violate laws and for whistle - blowing — reporting unlawful employer conduct and violations of any state or federal law to a government or law enforcement agency.

When bringing a lawsuit against government defendants, your claims against the individual drivers and the agencies they work for may be different.

If you suffered a serious injury, you will probably need to hire a personal injury lawyer, who can help you present your personal injury claim or to file a personal injury lawsuit against the party or entity (such as a business or government agency) responsible for your accident and injuries.

The statute of limitations for a claim against a government agency is only six months, and it works a little bit differently than other claims.

The Indiana Tort Claims Act, specifically Title 34 -13-3-6 of the state code, mandates that a tort action for negligence against a government agency or employee is barred unless notice is provided within 270 days of the alleged injury.

The answer is that there are different statutes of limitations for claims against government agencies and for general personal injury cases.

Defective road design or negligent repair might have played as great a role in causing the crash as the other driver's carelessness, and we know how to pursue claims against local or provincial government agencies for negligence.

Acting for the former majority shareholder of a large Central Euroasian bank in relation to his claims against the government and its agencies running to hundreds of millions of dollars.