Sentences with phrase «against plaintiff owner»

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When news broke in 2015 of Volkswagen's massive diesel emissions - cheating scandal, Hagens Berman was the first firm in the nation to file suit against the automaker for its egregious fraud, going on to represent thousands of owners in litigation and take a leading role on the Plaintiffs» Steering Committee that would finalize a $ 14.7 billion, record - breaking settlement for owners.

In Drake v. Dean (1993) 15 Cal.App.4 th 915, 19 Cal.Rptr.2 d 325, the Court of Appeal upheld liability against a dog owner for injuries caused when the dog jumped on plaintiff and knocked her to the ground.

The plaintiff launched an appeal of the decision seeking to overturn the dismissal as against the driver and owner.

This decision cuts against plaintiffs» attempts to make premises owners the effective «insurers» for on - premises work, the nature of which subcontractors may be more or equally aware.

In an injured seaman's suit against the owner of a commercial fishing vessel, a Gloucester County Circuit Court excludes plaintiff's expert because defendant had no duty under maritime law to perform a «job hazard analysis» on vessel - to - vessel ingress and egress,...

The plaintiff was seriously injured as a result and filed a personal injury lawsuit against the owner of the parking lot.

The plaintiff in the car injury can file a suit against the owner of the vehicle or the driver.

In deciding that the plaintiff was both foreseeable and proximate to the defendants, Handrigan J. cited two other wills cases: Wilhelm v. Hickson and White v. Jones for the general principle that disappointed beneficiaries, even if unknown personally to a party who drafts a will, are sufficiently proximate to the will drafter to be able to succeed in negligence against the will drafter in certain circumstances (Wilhelm was a case about misidentification of the owner of property; White was about undue delay in execution).

The plaintiff filed a premises liability lawsuit against the town, as the owner of the lake.

Decertifying the NFL Players Association enabled the players to file antitrust litigation against the owners, which they did late Friday, with superstar quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees among the 10 named plaintiffs.

Though the settlements in these cases are usually in the $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 range, plaintiffs are able to build a substantial windfall by lining up several suits against various properties and owners, Gerrity said.