Sentences with phrase «against law firms also»

Not exact matches

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, a consumer rights action law firm that also represented consumers in a recent $ 400 million lawsuit against Apple (aapl) for price fixing, filed the New York lawsuit.

The law firm's founders also said it stopped filing lawsuits against New York State and its agencies once Silver had been hired to avoid conflicts of interest with Silver's job as Assembly chief.

The feds also accuse Dean Skelos of misrepresenting the kind of work he did for his law firm, and say they plan to use that against him at trial if he testifies in his own defense or tries to call character witnesses.

The lack of a true campaign against Mr. LaValle has also allowed him to duck questions about his experience with the Riverhead law firm Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, where he abruptly resigned following the scandals involving Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver.

Seaman is represented by a North Carolina law firm and also by Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein (no relation to this reporter), the San Francisco - based legal powerhouse that won a $ 415 million settlement against tech giants Google, Apple, Intel, and Adobe for colluding to keep wages down by not hiring each other's workers.

Lawyer Anthony Merchant of Merchant Law, whose firm is also working on a class action suit against Loblaw, recommends that Canadians register for both the gift card and class action lawsuit.

However, the court also noted there can be exceptions, such as governments, banks, or other large organizations that regularly appear in the courts and likely have a more tolerant attitude towards law firms they retain on unrelated matters acting against them.

The plaintiffs are represented by the law firm Sanford Heisler Sharp, which has also filed cases against Greenberg Traurig; Chadbourne & Parke (now Norton Rose Fulbright); Sedgwick; Ogletree Deakins; and Proskauer Rose.

The lawyer's counterclaim against the law firm was also an abuse of process, in that it attacked findings of the trial court and of the Court of Appeal in the enforcement action.

He also handles professional negligence actions, acting predominantly against investment managers, construction professionals, and law and accountancy firms.

Our personal injury law firm also secured a move than $ 1 million verdict against a business that failed to follow proper procedures for pouring hot asphalt, which burned our client who was performing maintenance work.

The defendant law firm's third party claim against a number of accountants and another law firm was also dismissed.

The Gertler Law Firm also was a leader in a group of prominent Louisiana law firms that obtained a groundbreaking and unprecedented judgment against the tobacco industry, which ordered the tobacco companies to establish a $ 241 million cessation program for the citizens of LouisiaLaw Firm also was a leader in a group of prominent Louisiana law firms that obtained a groundbreaking and unprecedented judgment against the tobacco industry, which ordered the tobacco companies to establish a $ 241 million cessation program for the citizens of Louisialaw firms that obtained a groundbreaking and unprecedented judgment against the tobacco industry, which ordered the tobacco companies to establish a $ 241 million cessation program for the citizens of Louisiana.

Merchant Law Group is also pursuing its own claim against the government for an additional payment of $ 15 million plus disbursements, to which the firm claims it is entitled in accordance with the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement — a $ 2 - billion agreement that came into effect in 2007.

It also limited the rule so it only applies where the new representation is directly adverse to the immediate legal interests of the client and where it would not be «unreasonable for a client to expect that its law firm will not act against it in unrelated matters.»

Some members of the Association of Litigation Funders also provide financing to law firms wishing to manage their exposure to conditional fee arrangements in litigation work, and can offer financing against other litigation - related risks, such as a portfolio of litigation claims.

The Mavrick Law Firm also has successfully represented South Florida employers in litigation against former employees who have abused their trust relationship with the employer.

The Mavrick Law Firm also has successfully defended businesses defending against lawsuits in state and federal court asserting discrimination and retaliation, including claims of race discrimination, sexual harassment and discrimination, worker's compensation retaliation and discharge, age discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, and other claims.

The Glenn Law Firm is here to not only fight for what you are owed, but also to protect you against anything that might stand in the way of that happening.

While a significant part of his practice is dedicated to defending lawyers, financial advisors and insurance producers against malpractice claims, he also devotes considerable time advising lawyers and law firms on their ethical obligations and risk management tools, acting as outside general counsel to several of Chicago's many condominium associations, and representing the interests of family members and shareholders in disputes that arise within closely - held corporations... read full bio.

While a significant part of his practice is dedicated to defending lawyers, financial advisors and insurance producers against malpractice claims, he also devotes considerable time advising lawyers and law firms on their ethical obligations and risk management tools, acting as outside general counsel to several of Chicago's many condominium associations, and representing the interests of family members and shareholders in disputes that arise within closely - held corporations.

Our law firm near El Monte also represent clients in civil lawsuits against law enforcement for violating Federal and State Civil Rights.

Our criminal defense law firm also represents clients in civil lawsuits against law enforcement for violating Federal and State Civil Rights.

Electron also alleged that, in light of the shoddy contract drafting, the two law firms caused the company damages that include lost royalties under the licensing pact and the costs of unsuccessfully litigating against Morgan Stanley.

Despite that, there are also recent decisions where courts do allow recovery of online legal research costs (by the winning party against the losing party or by a law firm against their client) where the research was necessary and the cost reasonable and the search done for that specific client on a specific issue.

Bob's practice also includes professional negligence cases through which he has successfully handled the recovery of multimillion - dollar awards against international accounting firms and has defended prominent law firms and lawyers.

Some disputes over finances in the law firm also are part of the disagreement that prompted Cellino to file a lawsuit against his own law firm this week, seeking to dissolve the Cellino & Barnes law firm, the legal sources said.

He also suggests that the Canadian Bar Association should take the lead in determining whether institutional screening devices «such as Chinese walls and cones of silence» might be effective in shielding against a transferee lawyer «tainting» his or her new law firm and in developing national standards for using such devices.