Sentences with phrase «brought against organizations»

The private right of action delay was brought in to «avoid mass class actions being brought against organizations given they want to give the CRTC time to understand and implement the law before the courts have to apply it,» says Tricia Kuhl, an associate with Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP in Montreal.

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Her organization has pushed for rules implementing the program, bringing a 2004 lawsuit against the Bush administration.

Explains Clancy: «If someone rips you off or someone stiffs you on 50 kilos, [do] you go out and do an act of violence against that guy and bring a bunch of heat on you and your organization?

Federal prosecutors are weighing whether to bring criminal charges against members of the WikiLeaks organization, taking a second look at a 2010 leak of diplomatic cables and military documents and investigating whether the group bears criminal responsibility for the more recent revelation of sensitive CIA cyber-tools, according to people familiar with the case.

(CNN)- Showcasing alleged hate crimes, physical threats and profiling, a diverse group of ethnic organizations has coalesced to bring attention to what they call discrimination against Arabs, Muslims, Sikhs and others in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Year reportedly told members of Rodríguez Alonso's family that the government considers the Patmos Institute to be a counter-revolutionary organization, and that if charges are brought against him they will be serious.

Suits were brought against the tax - exempt status of ecclesiastical organizations.

It doesn't change the fact that these deaths often occur with no retribution, very little proper investigation and that CPMs and their organizations often rally around the «persecuted» midwives whose clients have died and charges actually have been brought against them.

The class - action lawsuit was brought against the TLC by two people who use wheelchairs and advocacy organizations.

The Catholic Church has argued that the 90 - day requirement is biased since current law gives an adult who was abused as a child up to the age of 23 to bring a lawsuit against religious organizations, the Boy Scouts and other private and nonprofit institutions.

To support the California Teachers Union in its fight to preserve due process and seniority rights in a lawsuit brought against it by an organization funded by a billionaire conservative activist;

The lawsuit was brought by two pastors and a nonprofit organization against Coca - Cola and the American Beverage Association.

They lobbied their state Senator, who authored the first draft of the bill to remove the Common Core, brought together anti-Common Core organizations from outside the state, and rallied Indiana - based organizations like the Indiana Family Institute and the Indiana Association of Home Educators against the standards.

But in the past year, parents in two other counties, Carter and Claiborne, have brought federal suits against the school districts and a fundamentalist Christian organization, contending that such classes are unconstitutional.

The first organization was the Council for Better Education, Inc. (CBE), a coalition of school districts that first brought an adequacy suit against the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the late 1980s and then for a second time in 2003.

If your organization is against its employees bringing in their own device to work, you can access your learning when you are not at work.

A Florida judge last week upheld the constitutionality of the state's Master Teacher Program in a suit against the merit - pay plan brought by the Florida Teaching Profession organization.

Yet now, according to a lawsuit brought by a group of students, parents and advocacy organizations against the state of California, the government is failing to teach students to read, thus reneging on its constitutional responsibility to provide a free and public education of at least reasonable quality.

In writing the Raven Riders, I was inspired by the organization Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA), which works to create a safer environment for abused children by showing support, providing escorts, offering protective services and bringing them into a community that will stand up for them.

While the FTC and state Attorneys General may not be lining up to bring CROA enforcement actions against bona fide nonprofit organizations, the plaintiff's bar likely will be, especially because the per - client penalties for CROA violations are so high, and because they can recover their legal fees if successful.

(2) Any buyer injured by a violation of this part may bring an action against the surety bond or trust account of the credit service organization.

A person that is damaged by a credit services organization's violation of this chapter may: (1) bring an action to recover the greater of two (2) times the amount of actual damages or one thousand dollars ($ 1,000) and attorney's fees; and (2) bring an action against the bond or irrevocable letter of credit required under section 8 of this chapter to recover an amount equal to the person's actual damages.

Hopefully another organization which values the success Ms. Katz brought in terms of saving truly innocent, blameless and vulnerable lives will recognize her value and work with her, not against her.

Provisions like North Carolina's 19A Statute, which ALDF used in the unprecedented ALDF v. Woodley case in Sanford, N.C., allow any private citizen or organization to bring civil charges against abusers for violating animal cruelty laws.

The Bureau has collaborated with organizations such as Visual AIDS and Fire Island Artist Residency, as well as with veterans of The Lesbian Avengers activist group and activists fighting police violence against people of color to bring you provocative and inspiring exhibitions year round.

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) and Common Cause filed an 18 - page supplemental complaint to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) calling for the termination of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)'s status as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and requesting civil and criminal charges be brought against ALEC.

The letter represents one of the first times that such a broad range of California groups have banded together to bring the global struggle against REDD carbon credits to the Golden State — from national environmental organizations (such as Greenpeace, Center for Biological Diversity, and Rainforest Action Network), to indigenous rights organizations (like Indigenous Environmental Network, International Indian Treaty Council and Pachamama Alliance), to environmental justice organizations (such as Communities for a Better Environment, Center for Race Poverty and the Environment, and the Asian Pacific Environmental Network)..

Last month, a man by the name of Jagadish Shukla (along with several other scientists) sent a letter to the President and Attorney General Loretta Lynch, demanding that RICO charges — that is, «racketeering, influenced and corrupt organization» charges — be brought against so - called «climate deniers,» as though those who disagree with the theory that global climate change is inherently man made and undeniably catastrophic, were joined together in a conspiracy that amounts to organized crime.

«We are happy this lawsuit is moving forward with an appeal,» says Eric Steenstra, President of Vote Hemp, a non-profit organization working to bring industrial hemp farming back to the U.S. «We feel that the lower court's decision not only overlooks Congress's original legislative intent, but also fails to stand up for fundamental states» rights against overreaching federal regulation.

In Court Over Clothianidin Taking it one step further, German organization Coalition Against Bayer Dangers has brought legal action against the chairman of Bayer AG's Board of Management, Werner Wenning, accusing Bayer CropScience of «marketing dangerous pesticides and thereby accepting the mass death of bees all over the world.Against Bayer Dangers has brought legal action against the chairman of Bayer AG's Board of Management, Werner Wenning, accusing Bayer CropScience of «marketing dangerous pesticides and thereby accepting the mass death of bees all over the world.against the chairman of Bayer AG's Board of Management, Werner Wenning, accusing Bayer CropScience of «marketing dangerous pesticides and thereby accepting the mass death of bees all over the world.»

I can several types of organizations that would help reduce this issue, but none that would work without substantial support against the obvious pressures that would be brought to bear against them.

Falco's Bottle Ax is ready to battle against caps, to benefit Child's Play, an organization that brings toys to children in hospitals.

As The Washington Post reports today, the AAJ has brought in trial lawyers of its own to file suit against the start - up organization that calls itself The American Trial Lawyers Association, or TheATLA.

In looking at the latter organization's site, I became aware of its excellent blog, the Whistleblower Protection Blog, which has much more detail on its bullet - lead investigation and the FOIA cases it brought against the FBI, as well as useful posts on legal issues relating to whisteblowers.

The WMATA is a major organization, and bringing a claim against them might be an intimidating process if you do not have an attorney that has been through many personal injury cases before.

By bringing lawsuits against negligent manufacturers, polluters and other offending organizations, consumers have prevented countless injuries and saved millions of lives by compelling these entities to end their misconduct and develop safer products.

Legal efforts to stop Ringling Bros. from alleged mistreatment of animals began in 2000 when a group of animal welfare organizations, along with a former circus employee, brought suit against the circus and its parent company, Feld Entertainment Inc..

Matters of note include the coordination of multiparty defense in a wrongful death action arising from a construction accident, arbitration of a complex network agreement between healthcare organizations, and defense of class action cases brought by uninsured patients against a chain of hospitals.

Ms. Tomasco provided an overview of trends in litigation brought by providers against managed care organizations, for example, antitrust claims, suits involving claims for payment under benefit assignment agreements, network participation claims, and contract disputes.

Anyone who sustains a traumatic brain injury as a result of another party's fault can bring a claim against that person or organization.

Comment: A provider organization urged that the disclosure of psychotherapy notes be strictly prohibited except to the extent needed in litigation brought by the client against the mental health professional on the grounds of professional malpractice or disclosure in violation of this section.

We also have substantial experience at all levels of Court in applications for judicial review and appeals relating to the regulation of professions, and in defending lawsuits brought against regulatory organizations.

A tort of defamation is a kind of legal action brought against someone who is accused of making claims against another person or organization that may be damaging to the reputation of that person or organization.

However, the FTC is fundamentally a reactive organization: it waits for something bad to happen, then brings a suit against the actor, leading to fines or changes in practice.

In the end, an FCRA violation — whether by you or your provider — will reflect poorly on your organization and can result in violations with the FTC, CFPB, and even private parties who may bring legal action against you.

Former tenants who had small children and a fair housing organization brought suit against the manager and...