Sentences with phrase «as a matter of law reasonable»
You have as a matter of law reasonable grounds for instituting, defending or being a party to the proceedings for which legal aid is sought
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Per Deadline, the judge stated on Monday that» [the portrayal by Zeta - Jones] is not highly offensive to a reasonable person as a matter of law.»
(d) In the case of an alleged act or practice prohibited by this title which occurs in a State, or political subdivision of a State, which has no State or local law prohibiting such act or practice, a civil action may be brought under subsection (a): Provided, That the court may refer the matter to the Community Relations Service established by title X of this Act for as long as the court believes there is a reasonable possibility of obtaining voluntary compliance, but for not more than sixty days: Provided further, That upon expiration of such sixty - day period, the court may extend such period for an additional period, not to exceed a cumulative total of one hundred and twenty days, if it believes there then exists a reasonable possibility of securing voluntary compliance.
High - mitting developed countries have undeniable ethical obligations to fund reasonable adaptation measures in vulnerable developing countries both as a matter of sound ethical reasoning and international law.
Considering what a mess the Monday testimony and lawyer argument on the effect of the new claim construction was (because, frankly, both parties had previously hedged their bets as they didn't know what the appeals court would do), the jury is probably now very confused about it (and Judge Koh did the right thing by denying both parties» motions for judgment as a matter of law since there are reasonable arguments for and against infringement, for and against validity).
Because our existing case law holds that a property owner does not violate the duty of reasonable care by failing to remove natural accumulations of snow and ice, see Sullivan v. Brookline, 416 Mass. 825, 827 (1994), the judge concluded that, as a matter of law, the plaintiff could not prevail on his claims of negligence; therefore, the judge allowed the defendants» motions for summary judgment.
Read this quote about the Supreme Court of Kansas: «In that way, the Court effectively held as a matter of law that it is professional misconduct for a lawyer to «round up» a time entry, and thereby charge the client for more time than the lawyer actually devoted to the particular task, regardless of whether the dollar amount of the resulting charge (or the total fee) is reasonable or unreasonable.»»
On a false light claim, the Court decides as a matter of law whether the program conveyed (a) statements of fact that are (b) defamatory or highly offensive to a reasonable person and (c) actually false or convey a false impression of the plaintiff.
Where an employee has been wrongfully terminated, the employee must take reasonable steps to mitigate his or her damages as a matter of contract law.
The Court found that although five days may not be required as a matter of law, it was a jury issue if the plaintiff was given reasonable times to dispute the information in the report.
The court held that the accommodation provided to the plaintiff, allowing her to work at home, at full pay, subject only to a slight loss of sick leave, was reasonable as a matter of law.