Sentences with phrase «brought against the defendants»

Apart from the dropping of former Director of Finance and Supply in the Office of the NSA, Mr. Salisu Shuaib from the amended charge list, the charges were almost same with the old 18 count charges brought against the defendants by the Federal Government in 2015.

«The defendant's motion relies on distortions and omissions, disregards the law and is a transparent attempt to distract this Court and the public from the serious charges brought against the defendant.

Although the insurance company is responsible for paying the verdict or settlement, the lawsuit will be brought against the defendant, or tortfeasor (s).

Moreover, the application was brought against defendants against whom there was no basis for the order (s) sought.

One important aspect of prosecutorial discretion in the common law systems is the prosecutor's power to select the legal charges he brings against the defendant.

Without evidence that the warranty could not be relied upon, a claimant would struggle to establish that the claim for the loss of value was correctly brought against the defendant tortfeasor.

Where a claim is brought against a defendant, consideration should be given not only to the likelihood of success, as compared to the value of the damages and costs the case exposes the client to, but also to the media coverage of the case, the reduction of the party's goodwill if the issue is fought, and the cost of re-establishing that goodwill.

The door will now stand fully open for civil proceedings to be brought against the defendants and / or the bank.

Not exact matches

Most recently, the agency brought charges against an additional defendant involved in the fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) scheme conducted by Centra Tech Inc..

We believe that market - rigging tactics of which banking institutions have been repeatedly accused — and, in many cases, are legal defendants in actions brought against them — have been disguised but are still widely practiced.

Jack, District Judge: Plaintiff, McIlhenny Company, a corporation of the State of Maine, which, with its predecessors, for many years past, has manufactured at Avery Island, Louisiana, a condiment known as «Tabasco Pepper Sauce,» brings this action against defendant Ed.

The bill, however, is encountering fierce opposition from district attorneys who complain it will, among other things, allow criminal defendants to bring bogus charges against prosecutors in a bid to bog down prosecutions.

The Federal Government had on April 30 filled the new 32 amended count charges to replace the initial 18 count charges brought against 5 defendants in 2015 before the same court.

«I do not think that the defendant is a sitting judge having been suspended, I thereby agree that prosecution can not be brought until the NJC exercises its disciplinary powers against a judicial officer.

The Attorney General's office said it's actually quite common for state and federal prosecutors to bring charges against a defendant simultaneously and in this case, both have been investigating Pigeon for years.

A High Court claim brought by donor Michael Foster is currently against one named defendant - the party's general secretary Iain McNicol, who is being sued in a representative capacity.

The bribery, kickback and lying charges brought against Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District have not been proven, and until they are, the defendants deserve the presumption of innocence.

The United States of America, acting under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, brings this civil antitrust action against Defendants Apple, Inc. («Apple»); Hachette Book Group, Inc. («Hachette»); HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. («HarperCollins»); Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH and Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC d / b / a Macmillan (collectively, «Macmillan»); The Penguin Group, a division of Pearson plc and Penguin Group (USA), Inc. (collectively, «Penguin»); and Simon & Schuster, Inc. («Simon & Schuster»; collectively with Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Penguin, «Publisher Defendants») to obtain equitable relief to prevent and remedy violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1.

I. AMENDED COMPLAINT This is an action for damages brought by individual consumers, against Defendant, H&P Capital, Inc., for Defendant's violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et seq. (hereafter -LSB-...]

(b) With respect to an action brought to enjoin violations of the chapter or fraudulent or unconscionable conduct, the administrator may apply to the court for appropriate temporary relief against a defendant, pending final determination of the proceedings.

The lawsuit brings eight counts against the defendants by Adkins and on behalf of all consumers who purchased the chicken jerky dog treats.

«For this reason, Plaintiff brings this lawsuit against Defendants for breach of statutory duties, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, recovery of chattels and an accounting,» court documents state.

¶ 11, and instead purport to bring these «claims against defendants for having put fossil fuels into the flow of international commerce.»

Morrison and her family (her son and daughter) brought a claim against the defendant.

-- that regulation does not preclude the application of a provision of national procedural law of a Member State which, with a view to avoiding situations of denial of justice, enables proceedings to be brought against, and in the absence of, a person whose domicile is unknown, if the court seised of the matter is satisfied, before giving a ruling in those proceedings, that all investigations required by the principles of diligence and good faith have been undertaken with a view to tracing the defendant.

A civil claim against the defendant can be brought by the estate of the deceased and / or by those who depended upon the deceased for either financial assistance or services.

Nevertheless, the arguments are frequently crunched through, probably because of an important Illinois Supreme Court ruling from 1990 which is still good law, Rollins v. Ellwood, involving claims brought against a Baltimore police officer, among others, sounding in intentional tort for his role in the apprehension of a misidentified criminal defendant and Illinois resident in Illinois, for which the Court found the officer was not subject to Illinois jurisdiction.

The Gillette Company (Gillette) brought this action against four former employees (collectively, the «individual defendants») alleging that they misappropriated Gillette's trade secrets to develop a wet shaving razor for defendant ShaveLogic, LLC (ShaveLogic).

If the facts of the case simply do not support the legal charges against the defendant, an experienced lawyer can bring this to the prosecutor's attention in an effective way, and make the appropriate application for dismissal of the charges.

Additionally, Plaintiff brought a negligence action against the defendant for damages associated with the accident that he caused.

Most states attempt to balance a victim's right to bring a claim against a defendant's right to know that a claim will not be brought after a certain period.

Acting (with Thomas Grant QC) for the defendant in a claim brought by an international car hire company against an English automotive repair company under long - term service contracts, where it is alleged that the repair company dishonestly carried out millions of pounds of unnecessary work.

A defendant is entitled to expect that a claim of liability brought against it will be decided by the same rules of evidence and substantive law whether the plaintiff is represented by counsel or self - represented.»

Similarly, if you can not prove that the person against whom you brought a personal injury lawsuit (the «defendant») was negligent, you will not be awarded money damages by a court.

Bainbridge has also brought a trade mark infringement and passing off claim against Navigate Travel on behalf of Sail Week Croatia, which alleges that the defendant used the brand Sail Week in a sector that competed with its brand.

A defendant (the person against whom a lawsuit is being brought) may be held legally responsible for a personal injury under one of the three following classifications:

Technomed brought a claim against the Defendants for infringement of several rights including (i) the sui generis database right in the Database; (ii) copyright in the Database; and (iii) copyright in the diagrams and explanatory materials.

The insurer denied coverage to Mr. Hoang, and the plaintiffs were forced to bring an action for coverage, under section 258 (1) of the Insurance Act directly against the defendant insurer to have the insurance money payable under Mr. Hoang's motor vehicle policy applied toward satisfaction of the judgment.

[1] The plaintiff, David Ellis, has brought an action against the defendant, Orlex Saul Fallios - Guthierrez, for battery, claiming that he suffered significant physical and emotional injuries.

Inc. 2014 NLTD (G) 114 Actions — Contracts — Courts — Criminal Law — Practice — Restitution — Torts — Trade Regulation Summary: The two individual plaintiffs sought to bring a class action against Atlantic Lottery Corp. (defendant), on behalf of a class of persons harmed by video lottery terminals (VLTs).

A complaint is a legal document that lays out the claims that the «plaintiff» (the person or business bringing the lawsuit) has against the «defendant (s)» (the person, people or legal entity being sued).

Defendant: This refers to the party that a lawsuit has been brought against (by the plaintiff).

Corbiere Limited v Mean Trading Systems: Acted for defendants in a claim brought against a start - up algorithmic trading hedge fund alleging misuse of confidential information in the software of the claimants.

It will make it impossible to bring a nationwide mass action in state court against defendants who are «at home» in different States.

If a forum state's courts have «general jurisdiction» over a defendant, this means that the defendant can be sued in that forum on any cause of action against that defendant arising anywhere in the world, regardless of any other relationship that the claim has to the forum state (except for claims in the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts which can be brought in a U.S. District Court located in the same state, or in an arbitration forum pursuant to a valid arbitration clause that binds the parties, an issue beyond the scope of this question and answer).

Motion to be heard 12 (1) If a defendant against whom a proceeding is brought or maintained considers the whole of the proceeding or any claim within the proceeding has been brought in response to their expression or public participation, the defendant may, subject to subsection (2), bring an application for one or more of the following orders: a) To dismiss the proceeding or claim, as the case may be; b) For costs and expenses; c) For punitive or exemplary damages against the plaintiff.

After suffering an injury in 2008 on premises controlled by the Border Services Agency, a plaintiff brought an action against Border Services and an additional defendant who had control over conditions at the accident location.

The court found that the plaintiff did not allege in her amended complaint that the second defendant received notice of the action, or that it knew or should have known that the action would be brought against it.

The John Buck Company, et al. imposing more than $ 75,000 in sanctions against plaintiff Greg Merdinger for bringing a frivolous lawsuit against defendant David Anderson.

Workplace accident victims often bring claims against manufacturers of defective equipment, careless drivers, and other defendants that have no employment relationship to them.