Sentences with phrase «bring cases against»

Several of the most closely watched tort reform measures would make it more costly for plaintiffs to bring cases against large corporate defendants.

«The FTC has to hear from a lot of consumers to bring cases against the companies,» says Sherry.

He said he has presented evidence to the judge of «one or more» instances in which prosecutors did not bring cases against people who allegedly stole money from campaign accounts.

He said a chief reason the S.E.C. doesn't often bring cases against senior individuals is that they are unlikely to settle.

Hogan brought the case against Gawker in 2012, after the media site published an excerpt of a Hogan sex tape.

A look at economic developments and stock market activity around the world Wednesday: ------ WASHINGTON — Financial firms that play a dominant role in the energy futures market brought their case against broad limits on speculative trading to...

However, some commentators have suggested that Gareth Lee who brought the case against the Ashers is a member of a secular activist group.

Her attorney, Saif ul Malook, based the appeal on the argument that the person who brought the case against Bibi, a local cleric, should not have been allowed to do so since he didn't hear the blasphemy first - hand.

While the Crown Prosecution Service admitted that evidence did exist to bring a case against the two doctors, it decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute.

Undaunted, the supposed guardians of civil liberties — except the free exercise of religion, it seems — recently brought a case against a Catholic hospital for refusing to permit doctors to perform an elective hysterectomy as part of a sex - reassignment surgery.

«Now this action further erodes historical support for rules - based trade policies, even though China will likely bring a case against the tariffs within the WTO dispute settlement process.

Given the dire financial state of ITV they might be wise to bring a case against the authorities themselves.

According to the Supreme court's recent decision regarding prop 8 it does not matter since is we do not have standing to bring a case against an administration for failure to enforce laws.

As the number of medical marijuana companies in New York is poised to double to 10, a group of original applicants to the program brought their case against what they deemed an unfair selection system to the state Health Department.

They say Vance has «tremendous confidence in his career prosecutors» who do the day - to - day work of bringing cases against Manhattan's criminals — even the high profile ones.

@DVK - In order for you to bring a case against it you would have to show that you were injured (civil injury not physical).

Different versions of the Child Victims Act would either extend or eliminate the time limit that an abuse victim can bring a case against his or her attacker.

Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who brought the cases against both Silver and Skelos, tweeted the following this morning:

This year, he has brought cases against the leaders of both houses of New York's Legislature, Assemblyman Sheldon Silver and Senator Dean G. Skelos.

Bharara, the U.S. attorney who brought the cases against both Silver and Skelos, sat in the back row, and his hands appeared to tremble as he typed on his phone while the verdict was read.

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York and the Manhattan district attorney's office declined to bring a case against de Blasio, even as Eastern District federal prosecutors proceeded against the Manganos and Venditto.

The U.S. Attorney fired by President Trump's Justice Department, has also brought cases against nine former associates of Governor Cuomo, including the governor's former closest top aid.

«When you have Conservative councillors bringing a case against Conservative ministers in a Conservative - led government, you know that we are very confident that there are huge flaws in the HS2 project,» said StopHS2 campaign manager Joe Ruskin.

If Sugarman had attempted to bring a case against the state party or most of the other incidents of party activity that have been heavily scrutinized in recent years, most of the evidence she brought while making her case against the county parties would be inapplicable.

The U.S. attorney fired by President Trump's Justice Department, has also brought cases against nine former associates of Governor Cuomo, including the governor's former closest top aide.

Jurors also heard briefly about the Moreland Commission, an effort to root out corruption started an unceremoniously ended by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — but not before some of its work was used by Mr. Bharara to bring the case against Mr. Silver, who Ms. Cohen said sought to hide his behavior from the commission.

During his 13 - minute speech, Bharara also bragged about not only bringing cases against «Albany's bad apples,» but also prosecuting «municipal miscreants.»

On her way out, she passed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara, whose office had brought the case against her husband and stepson.

Hoylman's bill would eliminate the time limit that an abuse victim can bring a case against his or her attacker.

As part of the deal to kill the commission Cuomo and the Legislature installed Sugarman as the head of an office charged with finding violations of campaign finance law and bringing cases against violators.

As the top federal prosecutor in New York, it was Bharara who brought the case against the once powerful Democrat, and the verdict may have cemented his reputation as a crusading corruption fighter.

EURONEWS - Feb 9 - The National Confederation of Catholic Family Associations (CNAFC) brought the case against BlackDivine, the parent company of Gleeden, claiming that the business model was illegal and anti-social, and in direct violation of the civil code.

For its part, Pakatan Rakyat has brought a case against the Elections Commission before the High Court which is currently under review, accusing the elections body of gross incompetence, however international opinion has long since accepted the results and moved on, with both the United States and China accepting the result immediately following the poll in early May.

PhonePayPlus actually brought a case against & fined Gresham Mobile, a UK company, for its TextPlayWin sub.

The judgement was made after the Accademia brought a case against a tour operator, Visit Today, which had published images of the statue on its website.

Global Witness calls on the Angolan judicial authorities to bring the case against Dr Wykes to an immediate end.

Environmental groups bring case against potential billion dollar utility bailout to Ohio's highest court

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against the National Mining Association, the State of West Virginia, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and other coal industry groups, who brought the case against the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers.

The initial reaction of the two California cities that brought the case against five oil companies, demanding that they should fork out billions to fend off sea - level rise, was to use the traditional totalitarian tactic of attacking our personal reputations.

When the Crown brings their case against you, it is vital that you find quality counsel who is prepared to fight for you.

A medical malpractice claim in Orange County will need to establish several key elements in order to successfully prove that the defendant (the doctor or hospital you are bringing a case against) committed malpractice.

If you recently bought a home only to discover serious issues that you believe the seller knew about or should have known about but failed to mention in the disclosure agreement, you may be able to bring a case against the seller.

For this reason it is important that you place your trust in an attorney that has the knowledge and experience to handle your claim as well as the financial resources to conduct a full investigation and bring a case against a large company or government entity.

The more evidence accident victims collect about the circumstances of the accident and its impact on their life, the more effectively they will be able to bring a case against those responsible.

With seasoned attorneys practicing in 11 offices in Florida and Georgia, our firm has the ability to quickly and effectively take action when the licensing board initiates an investigation or brings a case against a dental professional.

One hires a personal injury attorney if they plan to bring a case against someone for injuries that were caused on them.

A jury in Dallas, Texas ordered DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. and its corporate parent company, Johnson & Johnson to pay $ 1.04 billion to six California plaintiffs who had brought a case against DePuy for the failed Pinnacle Ultamet «metal on metal» hip.

The Federal Tort Claims Act is similar to Florida's law, allowing a plaintiff to file a case against the federal government to the same extent that they can bring a case against a private person.

A US federal judge overseeing the US Department of Justice prosecution of three foreign exchange market traders has questioned why UK authorities did not bring a case against the defendants.

«The Children's Aid Society has brought a case against me» and I need legal representation.