Sentences with phrase «bring civil court action»

The complaints process is more suited to systemic breaches and an individual victim retains the right to bring a civil court action for damages.

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Without a valid Officer of the United States in place at CFPB at the time the suit was filed, WLF argues that CFPB had no standing to bring a civil enforcement action in federal court.

In an action that seems very ahead of its time for any institution, the case was reported to the civil authorities in 1973 though these did not bring it to court.

«A restaurant or similar retail food establishment shall not be liable in any civil action in Federal or State court (other than an action brought by the United States or a State) for any claims arising out of an alleged violation of this clause or any State law permitted under section 403A (a)(4).»

(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.

Any employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor - management committee which believes that the application to it of any regulation or order issued under this section would result in undue hardship may (1) apply to the Commission for an exemption from the application of such regulation or order, or (2) bring a civil action in the United States district court for the district where such records are kept.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights secured by this title, and that the pattern or practice is of such a nature and is intended to deny the full exercise of the rights herein described, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States by filing with it a complaint (1) signed by him (or in his absence the Acting Attorney General), (2) setting forth facts pertaining to such pattern or practice, and (3) requesting such preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order against the person or persons responsible for such pattern or practice, as he deems necessary to insure the full enjoyment of the rights herein described.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights secured by this title, and that the pattern or practice is of such a nature and is intended to deny the full exercise of the rights herein described, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States by filing with it a complaint (1) signed by him (or in his absence the Acting Attorney General), (2) setting forth facts pertaining to such pattern or practice, and (3) requesting such relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order against the person or persons responsible for such pattern or practice, as he deems necessary to insure the full enjoyment of the rights herein described.

The Act also authorized state attorneys general or other appropriate state officials, as well as private persons who meet stringent jurisdictional requirements, to bring civil actions in federal district court.

In this civil action brought by Dionisije and the other respondents in Illinois Circuit Court, the Supreme Court of Illinois held that the proceedings of the Mother Church respecting Dionisije were procedurally and substantively defective under the internal regulations of the Mother Church and were therefore arbitrary and invalid.

Personal injury law offers an accident victim the opportunity to bring the responsible party to justice for their actions and in civil court this is achieved through monetary damages.

The horror of the crime and the defendant's U.K. roots have brought an international media gallery to Middlesex County Superior Court in Woburn, Mass., a city previously known in international legal lore as the setting for the toxic waste dump in the book and movie, A Civil Action.

The wrong must be tortious — this is a wrongful action that can be brought to civil court — which... Read More

He has handled media aspects of some of the most challenging, high profile civil actions brought before the High Court, Employment Tribunals and internationally.

The plaintiff will now bring his action to the Supreme Court under civil negligence liability attempting to prove the college was negligent in failing to protect him from the hazing — a «reasonably foreseeable» danger.

5 Feb. 13, 2018)(unpublished), County defensed an ex-employee's FEHA harassment / retaliation claims through a summary judgment motion, with the trial judge later awarding County fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1038, which allows trial courts to award public entities the attorney's fees they incur for «unmeritorious and frivolous» lawsuits if the action was not brought in good faith and with reasonable cause.

Consumer class actions are civil federal or state court cases brought by one or more individuals on behalf of themselves and a larger group or «class» of individuals who have suffered the same harm.

Represented client in appeal where the appellate court held that tort actions were properly brought for civil conspiracy and tortious interference for actions taken by a corporate parent to interfere with the contract involving a joint venture of which its subsidiary was a member.

The employee can bring the claim for damages for breach of the Code as part of a civil action before the Court.

Employees now also have a green light to bring a civil action in relation to workplace harassment as a result of a recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

Even though the vast majority of libel actions are brought through the civil courts, crown prosecutors can press charges for criminal libel if it is thought to be in the public interest.

(3) The court shall award reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, compensation for loss of income, and all expenses incurred by the defendant in defense of any civil action brought by a plaintiff if the court finds that the defendant is immune from prosecution as provided in subsection (1).

The civil courts do, however, have the equivalent of s 31, in that if appropriate action is not taken before bringing a claim, to give the defendant an opportunity to resolve the matter without litigation, this is likely to have adverse costs consequences under the Civil Procedure Rcivil courts do, however, have the equivalent of s 31, in that if appropriate action is not taken before bringing a claim, to give the defendant an opportunity to resolve the matter without litigation, this is likely to have adverse costs consequences under the Civil Procedure RCivil Procedure Rules.