Sentences with phrase «behalf of the company against»

William Brannigan v (1) Spencer Style (2) David Pears (3) Mark Pears (4) Trevor Pears (5) Portobello Estates Ltd [2016] EWHC 512 (Ch) Successfully opposed a minority shareholder's application to continue a derivative claim on behalf of the company against four of its directors.

Not exact matches

The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

The lawsuit filed against Facebook on behalf of the communications workers argues that the company essentially plays the role of an employment agency — collecting and providing data that helps employers locate candidates, effectively coordinating with the employer to develop the advertising strategies, informing employers about the performance of the ads, and so forth.

Various law firms filed a class action lawsuit last week against Westminster - based brake company Knorr - Bremse AG and its local Pennsylvania rival Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. on behalf of employees affected by their «no poach» agreements.

Using soldiers against First Nations on behalf of a climate - wrecking foreign pipeline company would throw Confederation into upheaval and destroy Trudeau's international brand.

Every great company starts as an insurgent at war against their industry on behalf of under - served customers.

The National Beef lawsuit is the latest in a string of class action lawsuits brought by Kistler on behalf of workers against meatpacking plants and food processing companies.

On March 26, a group of New York — based lawyers headed by Edward D. Fagan, who spearheaded successful suits on behalf of Holocaust survivors against European firms that collaborated with the Nazis in using concentration camp inmates as laborers, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn against FleetBoston Financial, the insurance giant Aetna, and railroad conglomerate CSX Corporation, on the grounds that these corporations are the successors of companies that profited from slavery before the Civil War.

With great sensitivity the changes on the theme are rung, with admonitions against a false report; against false witness with malicious intent, entered into with a wicked accomplice; against the larger company's (the mob's) headstrong purpose to pervert justice; and against the tendency to temper justice on behalf of the poor (since Israelite torah itself exhibits this partiality, let the witness always be true).

That step had long been sought by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who filed a lawsuit against the company last month on behalf of its employees.

The suit was commenced against NIB by Standard Bank Offshore Trust Company, which was later substituted by Dominion Corporate Trustees Limited, on behalf of investors, who had purchased promissory notes issued by Eland Ghana Limited and guaranteed by NIB

As the former foreign secretary Jack Straw said that Labour should consider reopening its Falkirk investigation in the wake of allegations that Stevie Deans used Grangemouth company facilities to campaign on behalf of the party, the Unite general secretary warned of an «hysterical smear campaign» against unions.

Pruitt, one of Trump's controversial cabinet picks, has in the past worked to file lawsuits against the agency he is now running on the behalf of coal, oil and gas companies, according to The New York Times.

That step had long been sought by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who filed a lawsuit against the company last month on behalf of its employees.

«They're now looking at how to create mixed - use developments that would include self - storage and manufacturing space,» said Michael Woloz, a lobbyist with the firm Connelly McLaughlin & Woloz who is working on behalf of a Bronx - based self - storage company to push back against the proposal.

A volunteer defensive driving group is proposing a class - action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company on behalf of owners of cars equipped with the automaker's MyFord Touch infotainment system.

«GAO found the experiences of its fictitious consumers to be consistent with widespread complaints and charges made by federal and state investigators on behalf of real consumers against debt settlement companies engaged in fraudulent, abusive, or deceptive practices,» the report concluded.

An amended class - action complaint was filed June 8, 2015, against the Nestlé Purina PetCare Company on behalf of consumers who purchased Beneful brand dog food.

Judge William Alsup had requested this tutorial to bring him up to speed on the fundamental science before proceedings begin in earnest in a case brought by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, on behalf of the people of California, against a group of major fossil fuel companies, addressing the costs of climate change caused, they argue, by products those companies have sold.

Consider this comparison: if you ran a giant food company which produced a particular product for over a hundred years with no basic complaint against it beyond it not being a staple of a standard daily meal diet, and you found yourself accused in just the last 20 years of both knowing it was cancer - causing and paying dietitian experts to tell the public otherwise — despite the lack of irrefutable evidence of its harm and the total lack of credible evidence that you paid «shill experts» to lie on your behalf — why would you suddenly capitulate to arguments against your product while not raising any concern about the corruption accusation hurled at you?

He is most recently the founder of the advocacy group 350.org which has led campaigns against the Keystone XL oil pipeline and on behalf of campus divestment from fossil fuel companies.

He is known for fighting hard on his clients» behalf against insurance companies, and their team of lawyers, investigators and doctors trying to deny his clients rightful compensation.

Our law firm takes great pride in coming together on behalf of the individual to protect against what might seem like overwhelming legal opposition, often involving companies with ties outside the United States.

Successfully defended application on behalf of the Lawyers» Professional Indemnity Company (LawPro) against judgement - creditor concerning allegations of the improvident sale of real property, fraud, negligence and conspiracy.

Therefore we applied on behalf of our client for a non-party costs order against the director of the Claimant company, Mr Windsor.

McKool Smith Hennigan secured a $ 5 million jury verdict on behalf of The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles and the California Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary against developer Dana Hollister to recover legal fees stemming from a long running dispute in which Hollister attempted to interfere with the Archbishop's $ 14.5 million deal to sell a former convent to international pop star Katy Perry and her company, The Bird Nest LLC.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is building a claim on behalf of BT shareholders and funders against the company over an accounting scandal in its Italian business.

Vicarious liability is the legal means by which we can pursue action against a vehicle owner or an employer for the negligent and injurious actions of those driving their vehicle or employees acting on behalf of the company.

Won a jury trial in Massachusetts Superior Court on behalf of a real estate development company defending against a former employee's claim for millions of dollars of company profits.

Through our representation, we were able to bring a claim on behalf of our client against the at - fault driver and the driver's insurance company for the full value of our client's injuries, including his medical bills and wages he lost while he was unable to work.

As a result, in October 2015, he decided to relocate his practice to Marble Falls, and in doing so, Kelly and his son, Jackson, were not only able to get out of the Houston routine of rushed breakfasts and miles of traffic, but Kelly could also start doing what he loves most — zealously advocating on behalf of individuals, and their families, against big corporations and insurance companies.

Career highlights include defending a director prosecuted in the largest direct tax prosecution ever conducted by CPS Revenue & Customs Division; advising a range of individuals involved in the US / UK investigations into the alleged manipulation of the foreign exchange market and the LIBOR / EURIBOR rate; pursuing an appeal against a sentence to the European Court of Human Rights; and conducting an internal investigation on behalf of a pharmaceutical company.

On January 31, 2018, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Susman Godfrey, Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel filed a consolidated toxic tort class action complaint on behalf of plaintiffs against E.I. DuPont de Nemours Company (NYSE: DD), and its former wholly - owned subsidiary, The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) with the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, Southern Division.

Acting on behalf of an entrepreneur in unfair prejudice proceedings against the directors of a tech start - up company.

Police said the arrests and charges — including those laid against engineering company BPR - Triax Inc. and construction firm Transport et Excavation Mascouche Inc. — followed an analysis of seized documents and computer hard drives, 120 interviews and — and according to the Montreal La Presse newspaper — a mole working on the inside on behalf of UPAC.

If your Illinois injury lawyer files a lawsuit on your behalf and you win an amount in excess of the policy amount, you may be able to file suit against the defendant's insurance company and recover the entire amount of the verdict plus attorney's fees and more.

Personal injury lawyers negotiate with insurance companies, battle opposing attorneys and face off against individuals and large corporations on behalf of injury victims and families on a daily basis.

Mr. Whitney's representative work includes a series of successful outcomes pursuing false advertising claims against product review websites, a landmark victory clarifying copyright fair use and parody on behalf of several well - known musicians; a defense win dismissing copyright infringement claims brought by a putative class of attorneys against the leading legal research websites; a favorable outcome for a high - end beauty products company in a trademark and trade dress action against a manufacturer of knock - off products; a district and appellate court decision dismissing all claims by a proposed class against an international bank for alleged violations of, among other things, the Federal False Marking Act, RICO and the CAN - SPAM Act; and counseling prominent art museums and galleries on domestic and international copyright issues.

Ian Hu of Oatley Vigmond LLP commenced an action on his behalf for accident benefits and damages for bad faith and mental distress on December 10, 2008 against his insurer, ING Insurance Company of Canada, represented by Deborah Neilson of Carroll Heyd Chown.

The record - breaking # 14bn claim was brought against MasterCard in September, on behalf of 46 million British debit and credit card holders over the company's charging of illegal payment fees.

Legislative proposals that would facilitate lawsuits against our fans or increase the labels» control over the enjoyment of music are made not in our names, but on behalf of the labels» foreign parent companies.

This action is being brought against Weyerhaeuser Company Limited on behalf of former salaried, non-unionized employees of Weyerhaeuser Company Limited and its predecessor MacMillan Bloedel Limited with respect to retiree benefits.

Obtained a multi-million dollar jury verdict for actual and exemplary damages on behalf of a plaintiff manufacturing company against defendants that interfered with the company's proposed lending transactions.

At Altman & Altman, we have over 50 years of experience advocating on behalf of our injured clients and going up against insurance companies to ensure they do the right thing.

After an application brought by Zivkovic Samardzic on behalf of Serbian commercial television network Prva, the Commercial Court in Belgrade has granted an interim injunction against the Pink International Company, the parent company of the Pink TV network in Serbia and a member of the regional Pink MediaCompany, the parent company of the Pink TV network in Serbia and a member of the regional Pink Mediacompany of the Pink TV network in Serbia and a member of the regional Pink Media Group.

He has litigated on behalf of clients in more than 30 states in cases against more than 50 different Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies.

Our attorneys have handled lawsuits against trucking companies, motorists, property owners, hospitals and large corporations and, while each case is different, have recovered millions on behalf of their clients.

This action was brought against Weyerhaeuser Company limited on behalf of former salaried, non-unionized employees of Weyerhaeuser Company Limited and its predecessor MacMillan Bloedel Limited with respect to retiree benefits.

Such action would take the form of «climate accountability letters» sent by the local governments, demanding fossil companies to take responsibility for the harm their product are causing, but we are also asking the local governments to consider bringing a class action lawsuit — a joint lawsuit on behalf of all BC local governments — against some of the world's largest fossil fuel cartels.