Sentences with phrase «become issues in litigation»

Not exact matches

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Dunn's contribution is to show that the issue was not an imperial judiciary that wished to reshape the schools, but a course of successful litigation in which the concentration of black children, whatever the cause, became the only target at which the courts could aim.

The Zurich - based firm, in an examination of the consequences of globalization of class actions on insurers, said, «We expect, however, that climate change - related liability will develop more quickly than asbestos - related claims and believe the frequency and sustainability of climate change - related litigation could become a significant issue within the next couple of years...»

And where it can become especially problematic is when again, you're dealing with a larger law firm, because sometimes the administrator, or the one person from that firm who is handling the insurance for the firm doesn't necessarily know that in litigation they took on this new matter that for whatever reason it wasn't underwritten at the time the policy was issued.

She's decided to take the approach that she wants to be her client's resource before the matter gets to the point of litigation — resurrecting the relationship of «general counsel» with a client where she becomes their adviser on legal and business issues in a legal framework.

Becoming ever more pertinent in our daily lives, GCs have a whole range of new and evolving issues relating to privacy and data that can mean very real consequences of litigation, reputation and trust loss.

It is becoming increasingly common for litigants to hire a single litigation support services provider to manage costs for ESI collection and processing, document imaging, issue coding and other eDiscovery services in multiparty cases.

The plaintiff's credibility becomes a central issue in the litigation, and counsel often look to medical experts for guidance.

Although the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is not likely to start devoting as many resources to finding unreported offshore income as its counterpart in the U.S., it is clear that the issue has recently become a greater priority north of the border, says Toronto tax litigation lawyer David J. Rotfleisch.

Through his work with the LGBTI Working Group and his experience in litigation Allan became very well versed in the legal issues that LGBTI workers face and the laws that protect them.

Believe me I do a lot of private tutorials and it's that 50 - year associate in litigation who has great speaking skills, great personal skills, depositions, gets along well with clients, but can't get it down on paper and it becomes an issue.

Both women have become strategic in cases where medical knowledge and presentation skills can strengthen any litigation involving medical issues such as elder abuse.

What I have found working in the legal arena with clinical nursing issues is that it is the basic nursing care and communication approaches (or lack of them) that have become the elements that are often missed, causing people to then seek litigation assistance.

Once the action is properly constituted from the perspective of jurisdiction simpliciter, then the issue of efficiency in the litigation becomes relevant with respect to the joinder of other parties.

But we need broader patent reform to ensure that patents like this one don't issue in the first place so that they can never become litigation weapons for trolls like Intellectual Ventures.

But when the issue becomes too complex and they are not able to resolve it on their own, mediation is the perfect forum to assist them so that they can avoid any litigation process, especially for those couples who intentionally avoided this process in the first place back when they chose mediation to end their marriage.