Sentences with phrase «alleging a case of»

When I mention alleged cases of abuse to witches, they're quick to warn me against lumping Wicca in with extreme and literal versions of satanism or devil worship, which are very different belief systems.

Both FIFA and the Olympics Committee have been involved in numerous proved and alleged cases of bribery, where candidate countries funnelled money to the organizers in order to increase their chance of becoming a host for the next event.

While some say campaign finance reform is an appropriate response Ranzenhofer doesn't believe either alleged case of corruption can be blamed on the current campaign laws.

Citing the recent United States Department of States report, which alleged cases of extreme human rights violations under the Buhari administration, Ologbondiyan called on Trump to ask Buhari questions on the way he runs his government.

Okoroba community in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has protested police arrest and continued detention of its six indigenes over alleged case of murder.

The National Association of Nigerian Students» has called for an independent investigation into alleged cases of funds diversion in the national assembly.

The Amherst Republican says the updated bill defines the law and aids police how to handle alleged cases of cyber-bullying.

Should the HRIO learn of a potential / alleged case of RM, s / he will ensure the prompt activation of the relevant internal procedure.

Blatty then returned to the world of fiction with a novel that was inspired in part by a story that he heard about while studying at Georgetown about an alleged case of demonic possession and a subsequent exorcism that was said to have occurred in 1949 in Maryland.

On February 24, 2012, local officials requested the emergency assitance of American Humane's animal first responders after receiving a tip of an alleged case of animal cruelty in Spokane County,...

The appeal seems to hinge on an alleged case of mutual mistake.

Doctors failing to order necessary medical testing is the leading diagnostic error, according to one organization studying almost 200 alleged cases of negligence.

The issue of «similarity» does arise in alleged cases of non-copying, especially in music, where two tunes can be similar, but the combinatorics of music is such that accidental similarity can arise.

It has a long - standing relationship with the Force India Formula One Team, acting for it in High Court proceedings against Team Lotus F1 regarding an alleged case of copyright infringement.

It is now clear that an inconsistency in the medical evidence is not necessarily a magic bullet when alleging a case of fraud.

Amendments under bill 111 will enable the LSUC «to strengthen its hearing and appeals process for alleged cases of professional misconduct involving lawyers and paralegals, making it more transparent, fair and cost - effective,» said the law society.

Union Minister for IT and Law, Ravi Shankar Prasad had Wednesday issued a warning to Facebook or the alleged case of data theft, while also accusing the main Opposition Congress of having links with Cambridge Analytica.

Not exact matches

The issue of mandatory arbitration for harassment cases gained national attention last year when former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sued network president Roger Ailes over alleged sexual misconduct.

The incident is a case study in how companies in the pharmaceutical supply chain have come under fire for their alleged role in the country's opioid crisis and of the questions that have been raised about the responsibility of middleman companies that distribute prescription painkillers.

And the worst cases are the alleged leaders sprawled all over the place like a bag of spilled and soiled laundry.

But Sanders doubled down on Wednesday, alleging that «leaking FBI memos on a sensitive case» was illegal «regardless of classification.»

Prosecutors will piece together much of their case from various social media postings since the alleged victim can't remember what happened to her that night.

The case against Kabbage is just one of many alleging that online lenders charge interest rates that burden their clients with unsustainable loan repayments.

«Today's settlements demonstrate that if you engage in conduct that violates the laws of the United States, as we alleged in this case, then even if you are doing so from across the ocean, you will have to answer for that conduct and turn over your ill - gotten gains.»

At issue in Salman's appeal is whether the government in insider trading cases must prove that an alleged source of corporate secrets like the brother - in - law received a tangible benefit like cash in exchange for any tips.

That figure includes 487 individual cases of alleged insider trading, 365 for stock manipulation, 343 for violations of laws and rules related to financial disclosure, 196 for contempt of the regulatory agency, and another 94 for fraud against customers.

The president then alleged that Obama bypassed a court rejection in order to carry out the wiretapping, before suggesting that a «good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!»

They «allege their businesses have been placed at risk due to the cybersecurity incident and generally assert various common law claims such as claims for negligence and breach of contract, as well as, in some cases, statutory claims.»

An affidavit filed in support of Winner's arrest as well as the case against her laid out some of these alleged blunders, and security experts pointed out others.

While bro culture is typically defined as being led and dominated by men, in the case of Thinx, the complaint alleged that the «only two employees who negotiated higher salaries at Thinx were men,» according to The New York Times.

The charges in the Citi case — along with the JP Morgan (jpm) and Goldman cases from this year and last — represent the same kind of alleged wrongdoing all three banks promised never to repeat when they settled with the SEC in 2003.

Attorney Robert Dolinko of San Francisco labor and employment law firm Nixon Peabody is doubtful Senigaglia would have a strong case if she alleged a violation of privacy, which is a right under the state of California's constitution.

Add to these bureaucratic inefficiencies the curious case of Judy Sgro, the former immigration minister who resigned from cabinet in January following a pair of scandals involving the alleged preferential treatment of immigrants who were associated with her campaign office.

In an August 10, 2009 hearing before Judge Rakoff in a case involving alleged disclosure issues at Bank of America (bac), Rakoff responded to the SEC's evasiveness by stating: «You are not going to be particularly effective with this court by telling me what I already know, namely, that you filed a rather uninformative bare bones complaint.»

All of the cases accuse the powerful San Francisco start - up of extortion and fraudulent business practices, alleging the site's reviews are not unbiased — and, specifically, that it manipulates ratings and awards visibility based on whether or not companies pay to advertise.

Delta took an especially aggressive tack, suing three of its regional partners for what it alleged were performance issues, in each case withholding millions of dollars in payments it would have ordinarily owed.

Such a violation, if eventually confirmed by the Federal Trade Commission, could lead to many millions of dollars in fines against Facebook, said David Vladeck, who as the director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection oversaw the investigation of alleged privacy violations by Facebook and the subsequent consent decree resolving the case in 2011.

In the case, the twins alleged that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took from their idea of a social network platform, which they developed while studying at Harvard University.

A decades - old case of alleged rape and suicide at a prestigious university is giving China a #MeToo moment — and showing the constraints confronted by social movements in the authoritarian - ruled country.

The three cases cover deals inked in different circumstances and with different parties, but they are all trying to shield Trump and stop potentially damaging information — alleged affairs in the case of Daniels and McDougal, and an alleged toxic work environment in another — from being made public.

The case, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

A chancellor in Delaware has thrown out a case brought by R3 alleging that Ripple breached a contract that would have allowed R3 to purchase 5 billion XRP from Ripple, effectively earning a profit of around $ 1 billion.

They point out that there have been plenty of cases where shareholders have alleged directors failed in their duty of care.

While predatory pricing technically remains illegal, it is extremely difficult to win predatory pricing claims because courts now require proof that the alleged predator would be able to raise prices and recoup its losses.405 Revising predatory pricing doctrine to reflect the economics of platform markets, where firms can sink money for years given unlimited investor backing, would require abandoning the recoupment requirement in cases of below - cost pricing by dominant platforms.

In Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 98 the Supreme Court formalized this premise into a doctrinal test.The case involved cigarette manufacturing, an industry dominated by six firms.99 Liggett, one of the six, introduced a line of generic cigarettes, which it sold for about 30 % less than the price of branded cigarettes.100 Liggett alleged that when it became clear that its generics were diverting business from branded cigarettes, Brown & Williamson, a competing manufacturer, began selling its own generics at a loss.101 Liggett sued, claiming that Brown & Williamson's tactic was designed to pressure Liggett to raise prices on its generics, thus enabling Brown & Williamson to maintain high profits on branded cigarettes.

Behind the scenes, though, an explosive court case was brewing: a proposed $ 1.95 - billion class action lawsuit, alleging that the company's historic shift to frozen products had taken a significant bite out of store owners» cash registers.

At issue in the case is whether SLUSA divests state courts of jurisdiction over class actions asserting claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (e.g., claims alleging a material misstatement in a registration statement).

The Robert Doyle case shows the failure of organisations to resolve sexual harassment complaints when alleged perpetrator fails to answer to allegations.

Many have weighed in on Uber's alleged intellectual property theft case, predicting that the upshot of this legal turmoil might be Uber retracting its self - driving efforts altogether.

The first line of cases began with In re Daou Sys., where the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's decision dismissing a Section 10 (b) action on the ground that the plaintiffs had not alleged any disclosures that defendants were engaging in improper accounting practices.