Sentences with phrase «attorneys for the plaintiff states»

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Martin P. Burks, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, countered in amazement: «Over 2 million people floating around the United States without a church?»

King's father, David King, was lead attorney for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging the Senate violated the state's Fair District's Amendment in the drawing of state Senate and congressional district lines.

The lead counsel for the 1,000 plaintiffs in the new round of Love Canal litigation has asked state Supreme Court Justice Richard Kloch Sr. to remove himself from the case, claiming he showed bias in remarks about past Love Canal cases in a newspaper article written by Kloch's daughter, and seemed to act a little too favorably to the local attorney for Occidental Chemical Co. during a past court session.

«Plaintiffs don't allege that PFOA caused any physical or structural damage to their wells, pipes, taps or showerheads and because they failed to plead any physical injury to their property, they can not state a claim under New York law,» Elissa J. Preheim, an attorney for Honeywell, said in the recent hearing.

In both cases, attorneys for the states have been deposing various minor party state officers and plaintiff - candidates.

[NOTE: I was informed late Wednesday afternoon that attorneys for plaintiffs in Wright v State of New York had filed a letter advising the Court that they did not oppose the consolidation motion back on Friday, August 22.

Samuel Casey, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said in a statement: «We are disappointed by the Court of Appeals decision and, given the reasoning in the two concurring opinions, we are evaluating whether and on what grounds our clients will be seeking certiorari before the United States Supreme Court.»

In the oral arguments, Jim Finberg, a lawyer for the California Federation of Teachers and the California Teachers Association, and Deputy State Attorney Nimrod Elias insisted that plaintiffs have not shown that the statutes are unconstitutional on their face or have caused the plaintiffs any significant harm.

The appeals court hearing was convened in the summer with both attorneys for the plaintiffs (MALDEF) and the state attorney general.

While the FTC and state Attorneys General may not be lining up to bring CROA enforcement actions against bona fide nonprofit organizations, the plaintiff's bar likely will be, especially because the per - client penalties for CROA violations are so high, and because they can recover their legal fees if successful.

Dave Anderson, one of the authors, said that the report might «provide fodder» to those such as state attorneys general or private plaintiffs taking legal steps to force the industry to more fully describe the risks of climate change to shareholders, or even to compensate for damages that ensued from emissions.

Plaintiff filed a Complaint with the Department of Justice and met with officials from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) in Washington, DC.

For example, on a scale of 1 = Excellent and 5 = Very Poor, jurors gave defense attorneys, on average, a competence score of 1.68 when they returned a verdict that was completely in favor of the defendant, 1.95 when they returned a split verdict, and 2.23 when they returned a verdict that was all in favor of the state / plaintiff.

The plaintiff's claims required our attorneys to undertake an extensive analysis of the standards for imposing liability on municipalities, and whether the Due Process Clause was implicated by either the state - created danger doctrine or the special relationship doctrine.

Parents are not asked for permission, nor do the facilities seek an alternative authorization under state child welfare laws, says plaintiffs» attorney Carlos Holguín of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law in Los Angeles.

Mr. Givens was also the attorney for plaintiffs in a $ 700 million settlement of an environmental case involving PCB, the largest settlement in the historyof the state of Alabama.

State Bar of Texas Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association Jefferson County Bar Association Texas Trial Lawyers Association Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation Top 100 Civil Plaintiff by the National Trial Lawyers The Best Lawyers in America Ten Best of the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys Super Lawyers for 2016

To promote the work of all plaintiffs» attorneys in Washington, Daniel has become active in the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), serving on several committees and editing WSAJ's monthly publication, Trial News.

With four attorneys selected for inclusion in the area of Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs Law, Lubin & Meyer has earned Best Lawyers» «Top Listed» Award for Medical Malpractice for both the metro region of Boston and the state of Massachusetts.

With hundreds of millions collected in verdicts and settlements for injured plaintiffs across the state and nation, high - profile media cases galore, and an indisputable track record demonstrating proven success in fighting (and winning) massive financial awards from some of the nation's largest insurance companies, corporations, medical device manufacturers, government entities and more, Gomez Trial Attorneys is certainly not your average personal injury firm.

LeBlanc's extensive accomplishments are equally renowned in the courtroom, paving the way for him to be named as one of the top 75 plaintiff's attorneys in the United States by The American Lawyer (ALM Media, 2010), and was recently included in the Louisiana Super Lawyers list (Thomson Reuters, 2008, 2012 - 2015).

This firm has the distinction of being the attorneys for the Plaintiff, in the precedent setting case, Juarez v. Wavecrest Management Team Ltd, which was the landmark case in which the highest court of New York State established the rules relating to legal liability of landlords in New York City for exposing tenants to the hazards of lead - based paint

This firm has the distinction of being the attorneys for the Plaintiff, in the precedent setting case, Juarez v. Wavecrest Management Team Ltd, which was the landmark case in which the highest court of New York State established the rules relating...

Specifically, the Judge stated that the jury would be instructed about the data loss and that the lost data affirmatively would have provided information relevant to the claims and defenses; defendant would be precluded from offering certain evidence in support of its defense; plaintiff would be able to re-depose, at defendant's cost, defendant's key witnesses about belatedly produced «substitute» data; and defendant would be responsible for 75 % of the Special Master's fees and costs and 50 % of plaintiff's attorneys» fees incurred during the Special Master proceedings.

Attorneys for both plaintiffs and defendants will find comprehensive coverage of such matters as: the advantages and disadvantages of suits based on strict liability, negligence and breach of warranty; the use of state consumer protection statutes; the duty to warn and its innumerable ramifications; the liability of the manufacturers, retailers and other potential defendants in the distribution chain; successor liability; federal preemption of common law claims; monitoring product safety during design, manufacturing and distribution; causation theories in actions involving multiple manufacturers; product misuse and alteration; the elements of proof needed in an action; recovery for economic loss; punitive damages; and the government contractor defense.

Here are some highlights on the predictions offered by the panelists: 1) class actions are not going away; 2) the continued growth of mass commerce will continue to spawn class action litigation; 3) Justice Scalia's death will have a significant impact on class action jurisprudence going forward and the judiciary is likely to get less friendly to defendants in the short - term; 4) technology will make a big difference for the better in managing class action litigation; 5) defendants will continue to come up with creative, far - reaching ways of limiting class actions; 6) plaintiffs» attorneys will continue to bring class actions when a) they think they can make money and / or b) they think they will advance the public good; 7) there will be some good class actions and some horrible ones; 8) look out for states to pass new consumer protection laws similar to the New Jersey New Jersey Truth - in - Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA); 9) the TCPA and all - natural litigation booms will continue in the near future; 10) The CFPB will broadly define consumer finance services; 11) more class actions will go to trial; 12) what happens with the enforceability of arbitration clauses will have a big impact on the viability of many categories of class actions in the future; 13) look for more class actions in the federal courts in New York state.