Sentences with phrase «brought by victims»

This is intended to prevent criminals, particularly organised crime, from obtaining liability insurance to cover the costs of defending themselves in criminal actions brought by the state or civil actions brought by their victims.

Banks and financial institutions are in the front line of the battle against fraud and money laundering; and prime targets for claims brought by victims of fraud who try to recoup their losses from banks caught up in illicit transactions.

Personal injury claims are civil legal actions brought by victims who have suffered injuries as a result of negligent or wrongful acts.

But one type of fallout that is anticipated with less frequency than those previously mentioned is the possibility of a civil claim for relief brought by the victims in a crash.

Associated Press writer Larry O'Dell (via the Houston Chronicle) recalls the lawsuit brought by victims and family members after a disturbed student at the Appalachian School of Law murdered three victims and wounded three others.

As good as Alien Isolation is (and everyone should definitely buy it for that bargain price), a VR version would at best be unwise, and at worse end up with a court case brought by the victims families.

President Bush sits down to sign the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which shielded the firearms industry from civil lawsuits brought by victims of gun crimes.

In a separate action brought by the victim of the fraud, the company and its managing director were found liable for a fraud of USD 94.5 m committed by Stojevic using Stone & Rolls as a vehicle for the fraud.

In 2002, CNA paid $ 18 million to settle a case brought by the victim's relatives, said their attorney, Philip Corboy Jr., of Chicago - based Corboy & Demetrio.

Not exact matches

By all accounts, this was a bizarre trial, with the defense rather than the prosecution clamoring to bring in more alleged victims.

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.

In The Antitrust Paradox, Bork wrote, «[T] he modern law of horizontal mergers makes it all but impossible for the predator to bring the war to an end by purchasing his victim.

«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.

Both Yehoshua were just expressing the prerogatives of kings and priests: Exodus 19:6 The first by securing a first step of sanctification by the slaughter of even innocent victims, and the second by bringing salvation to a great number in a less hostile environment.

The title song was inspired by an ME victim's struggle to regain health through her conviction that faith would bring healing.

A victim of Korsakov's Syndrome (brought on by alcoholism), Jimmie G. has «retrograde amnesia» and can recall only his youth and early adulthood.

Having said that, It is worth mentioning that the Spanish Empire was the first to kill and enslave Native Americans by the millions in the Americas, and caused many more millions to die by diseases, yet, nobody brings it up when talking about the very same victims, Native Americans.

Language advanced by Cuomo and both legislative houses would prohibit confidentiality clauses in settlements unless requested by the victim and bring more uniformity to the definition of harassment.

Unfortunately many victims don't know where to turn and by hosting this seminar we can bring help directly to attendees,» said Legislator Dixon.

Reopen the Victim Compensation Fund to provide compensation for those who have been sick by 9/11 exposures and to address the over 10,000 pending lawsuits brought by sick 9/11 responders.

The bill would make reporting of child sex abuse easier by extending the statute of limitations and, most controversially, create a temporary, one - time «look - back» window for victims to bring claims.

Pretty much where it all was on day one, with an internal inquiry finding that under party rules, Lord Rennard did not bring the party into disrepute — however, that same report tainted it's own legitimacy by saying the accounts of alleged victims were credible but could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

It warns that many victims of domestic abuse are failing to meet the restrictive criteria set up by the Legal Aid Agency, under reforms originally brought in by Ken Clarke and now carried through by Chris Grayling.

According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi, the suspect who hails from Borno State, was arrested January 5 at his residence, 15, Anifowose Street, Amolasho, Abeokuta, the state capital by police detectives attached to the Abeokuta Area Command when report of his criminal act was brought to the Area Commander in charge of Abeokuta metropolis, by the victim.

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.

The bodies of the victims were found floating in the water by a Spanish military ship and brought to Italy on November 3 after two separate rescue operations.

Efforts are being made to repeal New York State's statue of limitations in response to claims recently brought forward by two victims of child sexual abuse.

It would also provide a one - year window for victims of any age, to bring cases currently banned by statutes of limitation to court.

One legislative source told The News that an option being discussed would raise the age limit for victims of child sexual abuse to bring civil cases from their 23rd birthday to 50, which would allow many victims whose cases are currently barred by time limits to bring new claims.

A person who says he was sexually abused as a child in Buffalo says in the call the long - stalled Child Victims Act «will bring sexual predators to justice but state Senator Jacobs is blocking the bill,» according to an audio provided by New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators, which is funding the effort.

Taxpayers, meanwhile, are still footing the bill for the $ 500 - an - hour lawyer Silver hired to represent him in a civil lawsuit brought by two victims of the former Brooklyn Assemblyman and Democratic powerbroker.

A former Queens prosecutor, Singas was brought to Nassau in 2006 by former District Attorney Kathleen Rice to lead a new special victims bureau.

«We write today asking you to move quickly on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by bringing a bill inclusive of protections for all victims of domestic violence, similar to that which has already passed the Senate, to the House floor for a vote during these final weeks of the 112th Congress,» the letter said.

According to previous testimony, Silver pocketed more than $ 3.3 million by bringing dozens of asbestos victims to Weitz & Luxenberg, which specializes in litigation over asbestos - related cancer.

A lookback window is among the most controversial components of the Child Victims Act, which would make it easier for abuse survivors to seek justice as adults by extending the timeframes they can bring criminal and civil cases.

DailyPost correspondent gathered that the bodies of the victims were brought to Maiduguri by policemen from Damasak in a Pick - up van to police station along Baga road and later conveyed to their family houses for burial.

In science news around the world, NASA's Cassini mission is about to take its final plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn after 13 years providing an unprecedented view of the planet and its moons, a fight over whether to preserve or develop of one Europe's oldest gold mining sites heats up again, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the first cancer gene therapy for people, a U.S. court gives a green light to a $ 1 billion lawsuit brought by the Guatemalan victims and survivors of mid — 20th century syphilis experiments by research institutions including Johns Hopkins University, and more.

«There is no room for «sexism» in sexual assault research [by ignoring male victims] and we must bring attention to an issue that impacts men equally, especially if we know that their negative emotional responses are treatable,» said Dario.

By connecting distant places, meanwhile, globalization permits the long - distance transfer of microbes along with their insect vectors and their human victims, as evidenced not only by the spread of HIV around the world, but also by North American cases of cholera and SARS brought by infected passengers on jet flights from South America and Asia, respectivelBy connecting distant places, meanwhile, globalization permits the long - distance transfer of microbes along with their insect vectors and their human victims, as evidenced not only by the spread of HIV around the world, but also by North American cases of cholera and SARS brought by infected passengers on jet flights from South America and Asia, respectivelby the spread of HIV around the world, but also by North American cases of cholera and SARS brought by infected passengers on jet flights from South America and Asia, respectivelby North American cases of cholera and SARS brought by infected passengers on jet flights from South America and Asia, respectivelby infected passengers on jet flights from South America and Asia, respectively.

But, ultimately, these cities died; most likely a victim of the diseases brought by European explorers in the early 16th century, according to Heckenberger.

SCIENCE DAILY - Feb 13 - A research, which was carried out by Professor Monica Whitty of University of Leicester and Professor Tom Buchanan of the University of Westminster, argues that the police, policy - makers, doctors and dating companies need to take into account the emotional state of those who have been conned, in order to prevent the crime, bring criminals to justice and support victims effectively.

Racing against a deadline to save a kidnap victim from suffocating to death and unbothered by the niceties of Miranda rights and search warrants, Callahan brings in Scorpio, only to see him released on technicalities.

Among the more thundering voices of authority is Wilma L. Vaught, a retired Air Force brigadier general, who appears later in the film to discuss a lawsuit brought by military rape victims against former defense secretaries Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld.

As interpreted by Jessie Buckley, who once played Miranda in Jeremy Herrin's 2014 film «The Tempest,» she brings fire and fury into her role as a woman determined to break the chain of her snobbish and repressive mother, willing to take her bond with Pascal wherever it leads and damn the possibility that she could be one of his victims.

Directed by Sean Penn and starring Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem, it's the story of two doctors working on the front lines in Africa, trying to bring relief to war victims.

Actors such as Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, and Emma Watson further expressed their support for the victims of abuse by choosing to bring various gender and racial justice activists as their dates, including Tarana Burke, the founder of the #MeToo movement, and Ai - jen Poo, the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.

But the circumstances between Infinity the comic and Infinity War are wildly different here; in the former, its invasion was brought on by a vengeful Namor wanting to ruin T'Challa's life, leading to the near death of T'Challa's sister Shuri, the unfortunate victim of a petty rivalry.

One of the victims of the tests was government scientist Frank Olson (brought to sad life here in Morris's signature re-creations by Peter Sarsgaard), who leapt from a New York hotel window in 1953 under the influence of drugs.

Susie floats in a gazebo and is enigmatically advised by a little girl called Holly Golightly, another of Mr Harvey's many victims - there's a touch of The Little Prince about their quest to bring Susie resolution, and a suggestion that, like the murderous girls in Jackson's analogous Heavenly Creatures, Susie is a surrogate showman or fantasy director.

«Detroit» takes all of the abovementioned elements (and more) and combines them in a masterful telling of a not - to - be-proud-of incident in our recent (and relevant today) history... the film, «Detroit,» transcends the words and brings to life, in a real time feel, the event, the people and the victims, and not just those murdered by the (exonerated in court) policemen.