Defense of physicians, nurses, hospitals, dentists, optometrists, attorneys, veterinarians and insurance agents and
brokers against allegations of professional negligence / malpractice.
Not exact matches
In April, the OSC filed a statement of
allegations against Home Capital, accusing it of failing to disclose the results of its investigation into
brokers for months.
Common
allegations against such
brokers were high pressure «account managers» (more like salesmen really) who traded away all their clients» money, plus arbitrary withholding of withdrawals.
Perhaps the most controversial episode of Silver's career before his indictment was his handling of rape accusations
against top aide J. Michael Boxley and, later, sexual - harassment
allegations against the recently deceased Assemblyman and Brooklyn Democratic power
broker Vito Lopez.
Notable examples include acting for accountants in long - running litigation arising out of a failed tax avoidance scheme; acting for the developer and manufacturer of an offshore drilling system following an accident in operation; representing one of the Defendants in Novoship v Mikhaylyuk & Others, concerning
allegations of bribery and secret profits; appearing in a substantial LCIA arbitration about the theft of oil stocks in East Africa;, successfully representing a
broker in litigation
against a former client under a futures brokerage contract in Sucden v Fluxo - Cane [2010] 2 CLC 216; and The «Ekha» [2011] 1 All ER Comm 1077, long - running litigation in the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal about an offshore drilling contract.
The
broker had filed a motion to have the negligent misrepresentation
allegations against it dismissed, but the U.S. District Court determined that under Illinois law, a party may allege negligent misrepresentation if another individual owed it a legal duty, that duty was breached, and damages arose from that breach.
In Ballou v. Master Properties No. 6, the California Court of Appeal addressed a
broker's
allegations of fraud
against a seller of real estate.
In McCue v. Deppert, the Superior Court of New Jersey addressed
allegations by a
broker against a purchaser for malicious interference with a listing contract.
In Hagans v. Woodruff, the Court of Appeals of Texas addressed a buyer's
allegations of negligent misrepresentation and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practice Act (DPTA)
against a
broker.
In C.B. Snyder Realty, Inc. v. BMW, the Superior Court of New Jersey addressed
allegations by a
broker against a client / lessee for intentional interference with contract.
A California court has considered whether an alleged violation of an association ethical rule could function as the foundation for tortious interference
allegations made
against a
broker who was not a member of the association.
In Mouning v. Carswell, the Superior Court of Connecticut addressed
allegations of fraud, negligence, and breach of contract by a buyer
against a
broker.
In a case previously summarized in The Letter of the Law, a federal court has considered whether a buyer's
allegations could proceed
against a listing
broker for negligent misrepresentation when the listing
broker failed to disclose the presence of lead paint on the property.
185 DOS 05 DOS v. Britt - disclosure of conditions affecting the value or desirability of listed premises; DOS fails its burden of proof; res judicata; judgment rendered in civil court between buyer and seller is not controlling in administrative proceeding
against licensee where DOS and licensee were not parties in the civil suit and professional conduct of the licensee was not litigated; duty of disclosure to a buyer by a seller's agent is derivative; seller's agent must make the same disclosure to a buyer that the law requires a seller to make; disclosure by seller's agent to buyer's agent of the condition of the property as known by seller's agent was timely, proper and essentially a disclosure to buyer of that information; DOS has failed to prove by substantial evidence its
allegation that basement flooding was a common occurrence or that
broker was fully aware that homes in the neighborhood where the property is located encountered frequent flooding; complaint dismissed
The licensee should also speak to his or her managing
broker about assisting in preparing and reviewing the response, even if no
allegations are made
against the managing
broker.
Today, after action by the Justice Department, Wells Fargo & Co. settled
allegations of discrimination
against minority borrowers and announced that it would no longer continue working with mortgage
brokers.
(CORPORATE NEWS) Zillow says they'll «vigorously defend» themselves
against allegations that Zestimates are concealed on partner
brokers» listings.