Sentences with phrase «brought by the family»

The lawsuit, brought by the families of nine people who were killed and one teacher who was shot and survived, faces significant legal hurdles.

The lawsuit brought by family members of those killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been watched closely over years of winding its way through the court system.

City taxpayers will shell out $ 3.8 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of an inmate who died when Rikers Island correction officers failed to get help after...

Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein said he had no regrets about confidentially settling wrongful death cases brought by the families of 96 Sept. 11th victims, some of whom wanted public soul searching in the courtroom.

A wrongful death action is brought by family members who have lost the support and company of the person who passed away.

It was one of the largest damage awards ever in the state, comparable, Daniel notes, to the award against O.J. Simpson in the California wrongful death lawsuit brought by the families of Nichole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Typically these claims are brought by family members or other parties close to the deceased who may be dissatisfied with their current entitlement and this can be the case whether or not the deceased left a will.

A wrongful death claim can be brought by family members on behalf of a loved one who was killed in an accident.

The Act indicates that ONLY one action can be brought by family members for wrongful death of the loved one.

Wrongful death lawsuits are legal claims brought by the family of a deceased victim of negligence, whether personal injury, product liability, or medical malpractice.

Following a hearing that lasted just over an hour in Faulkner County this morning, Judge David Laser dismissed former Circuit Judge — and failed Court of Appeals candidate — Mike Maggio from a civil suit brought by the family of Martha Bull.

Recently, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court considered a lawsuit against a homeowners» insurance company brought by the family of a man killed by another on property belonging to attacker's grandmother.

Not exact matches

His case was brought to the clinic's attention by a group called Families against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), which works to reform the kind of extreme sentencing laws that landed Tyler behind bars for life.

By 3:40 p.m. the district began dismissing students from the school and brought them to a nearby staging area to unite with parents and families.

Kev is continuing the «work with family tradition» by bringing on his daughter as Business Development Director at the age of 23.

Added to his previous tab, that brings the total to $ 282,000 owed to New York state by 16 taxi medallion - holding companies owned by Cohen or members of his family, including Mad Dog Cab Corp., Smoochie Cab Corp., Golden Child Cab Corp. and N.Y. Futon Taxi Corp..

The office jerk is also harming your family as the bad moods brought about by his (or her) horrible behavior are likely to infect your partner and kids too.

Though several states tightened their gun laws in response, years of impassioned public campaigning by Sandy Hook victims» families have not brought any expansion of federal gun control laws.

Says one executive brought in by Johnson: «It's akin to people who try to remodel a house when their family is living in it.

But that was just the start of this happy ending, because Schuback's audition brought her to the attention of a Fortune 500 executive uniquely positioned by his own family tragedy to appreciate both the invention's utility and its inventor's fortitude.

L. 109 — 173) calls for the FDIC to conduct ongoing surveys, «on efforts by insured depository institutions to bring those individuals and families who have rarely, if ever, held a checking account, a savings account or other type of transaction or check cashing account at an insured depository institution [«unbanked»] into the conventional finance system.»

A first - of - its - kind event - presented by HBO, Chase and Starbucks - brought musical talent, celebrities and millions of Americans together to honor the courage and sacrifice of veterans, active duty service members and their families.

Earlier this month, marketers were shocked to learn that Facebook would be making more major changes to its News Feed, effectively bringing brand and publisher organic reach to zero by prioritizing high engagement content from family, friends and groups.

In addition, nearly 4 million single - family homes, the majority of them foreclosures, were purchased by investors and converted to rental homes, bringing the total now to just over 18 million.

Appointed to the Board of Directors by former Speaker of the House Will Weatherford to represent military spouses and families, both active, transitioned, and retired, Jamee Graff brings a wealth of experience to the Veterans Florida Board.As a military spouse and mother, Jamee has been a champion for military spouses and families for more than twenty years.

We created the Super Fan program as a way to connect with those fans that Go Beyond ™ in their efforts to live and eat better and support their journeys by bringing them into the Beyond Meat family.

It has proven very difficult to bring the savings rate down because this can only happen by diverting resources away from wealthy and powerful groups and families in favor of ordinary households.

The Amerasians who had been so despised in Vietnam had a passport — their faces — to a new life, and because they could bring family members with them, they were showered with gifts, money and attention by Vietnamese seeking free passage to America.

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«We are heartened by today's announcement, and hope it brings the families one step closer to the justice and change they need,» Said Fraser.

Last year's Thanksgiving Day trip to Grandma's house was fueled by gas prices so cheap, most families could afford to bring an extra pie.

New Democrats have long been advocating for the expanded use of midwifery services across the province as we believe that midwives play an integral role in the health care system and can be of particular benefit to women, families and First Nations communities by bringing specialized maternity care to otherwise isolated areas.

In social policy, the Party is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty by developing a «living wage» policy that is sufficient to allow workers to support their families; make changes to the welfare system to encourage people on social assistance to move beyond poverty, such as allowing some benefits to remain until they are firmly established in the workplace; and reviewing the housing component of Alberta Works social assistance to bring it in line with the current reality of the Alberta housing market.

«By bringing perpetrators to trial, the ICTY aims to deter future crimes and render justice to thousands of victims and their families, thus contributing to a lasting peace in the former Yugoslavia,» declares the website of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Birth control helps families to be able to take care of the children they do have by not bring more into the family causing hardship.

The lay vocation, as understood by Evangelical Catholicism, is primarily one of evangelism: of the family, the workplace, and the neighborhood, and thus of culture, economics, and politics, bringing the gospel into all of those parts of the world to which the laity have greater access than those who are ordained.

At the June Faith & Freedom Conference run by former Christian Coalition chief Ralph Reed, Huntsman attempted to endear himself to the evangelical audience by crediting Jesus with bringing his adopted Chinese daughter into his family.

While there is a feeling at times of separateness from my family and friends brought on by MY actions, I know that most of it is my acceptance of God's forgiveness but my continued internal pain from what I did to everyone around me.

Some high schools have begun teaching family planning by bringing in teen - age mothers to talk about the responsibilities of caring for a baby.

IF Bishop Eddie Long's ancestors had not been dragged out of Africa brought to the US as slaves, had their families pulled apart by white men treating them as animals and using them for breeding and labor to get rich, none of this would have ever happened.

Some of these symptoms may be coded cries for help by individuals or families who can not bring themselves to ask for help openly.

«The process of destructuring takes place irresistibly, just as water dripping steadily on a rock... this happens because gradually but irresistably the media bring everything - all acts of violence and all the opinions of the world - into the family or local circle... Everything... comes to us piece by piece, without any logical connection...»

I, as the one who brought this man to justice, have been «punished» by the Christians in his family.

They make monthly visits to the families, bringing food baskets and other essential aid backed by ACN.

It's hopeless, at least at this time, as I gave it one more try even using «Biship Tutu's methods for reconciliation,» to be met with it's «my fault for damaging our relationship by bringing up the past» (what she and her pastor husband did, and have been doing to anger and ruin my reputation with my entire family for the past 30 years).

Many of the problems stirred up by the fact of changing roles are bringing individuals, couples, and families for counseling.

If a case was delayed the sequestration ofproperty brought great hardship to his family, although after 1561 dependants were supported by the sale of confiscated possessions.

By the time the child is brought to the altar his name is familiar to family and friends.

«We are saddened by this news, but are working with and assisting Pastor Tullian and his family to help them through this difficult time, and asking people to join us in praying that God will bring restoration through this process and healing to all involved,» stated church leaders.

He's the one who brought us into relationship with the Father (and by extension into a family with other believers), and He's also the one we strive to imitate in our daily life.