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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Three high - profile business people have resigned from the board of Perth Modern School, just weeks after two other board members did not seek re-election, as the fallout from a governance dispute and a review by KPMG continues.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Quite apart from the fact that Silvercorp is a Canadian - based corporation with Canadian senior management (not to mention mineral assets in Canada) and is already audited annually by Ernst & Young, Feng disputes the characterization of China's business culture as lacking transparency.

The former Liberal was apparently rejected by the party because of public family disputes, a tendency to litigate and more than one business failure.

Some German business groups have begun calling for Europe to use the dispute with the United States to reopen negotiations about a broad trade agreement that would largely eliminate tariffs and reduce regulatory impediments, for example by agreeing on common safety standards for cars.

Help Scout has further committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints under the EU-U.S. and Swiss - U.S. Privacy Shield Principles to an independent dispute resolution mechanism, the BBB EU PRIVACY SHIELD, operated by the Council of Better Business Bureaus.

For example, state law allows business disputes to be settled swiftly by a judge without a jury, which is considered favorable to businesses.

As James expected the camping party to get back to the useful business of chopping firewood and cooking supper once he had «assuaged the dispute» by his pragmatic observations, so the application of process thinking in reference to the canonical wars now ravaging American higher education should be the means by which faculty might be led back from endless idle arguments to their real and proper work of designing good courses and teaching them well.

At stake in the SOGI dispute are the local, state, and federal laws governing whether religious institutions or businesses owned by people of faith must serve LGBT individuals despite their convictions on sexuality and gender.

We have a dispute resolution policy (en español) for complaints and appeals that can be used by owners of the business that was audited or by outside stakeholders.

The three reviews will be carried out by MPs on the Treasury Committee; they will look at the VAT in relation to Tax Gap, Brexit, Business and Good Tax Policy; how well HMRC is dealing with tax avoidance and evasion; and The Conduct of Tax Enquiries and the Resolution of Tax Disputes.

According to a joint report from the Department for Business, the CBI and the TUC, entitled Reps in Action the work of union representatives actually saves employers around # 1.1 billion annually by helping to resolve disputes and preventing illness and injury at work - ten times more that the # 113 million that Norman claims union representatives cost the taxpayer.

There's no disputing that the Campaign for One New York, the political non-profit created by Mayor de Blasio to promote his agenda, accepted large donations from those with business before the city.

Talks to avoid two 24 - hour strikes later this week are still going on but Lord Mandelson said industrial action would do nothing to resolve the dispute and could even threaten the economic recovery by putting businesses at risk.

Federal authorities say the final disputed elements of a law controlling cigarette distribution have been resolved in a lawsuit brought by Seneca Indian Nation businesses.

«eHarmony looks forward to moving beyond this legal dispute, which has been a burden for the company, and continuing to advance its business model of serving individuals by helping them find successful, long - term relationships.»

Random House, which publishes 13 of the books in physical format, was outraged at the development and promptly issued a statement announcing that it would not enter any new English - language business agreements with the Wylie Agency — home to 700 authors and estates — until the situation was resolved... A joint statement issued [two days ago] by the publisher and the Wylie Agency said the two parties had «resolved [their] differences», and that the 13 «disputed» Random House titles... were being removed from Odyssey Editions and taken off sale.

(1) A credit services organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit services organization may not do any of the following: (a) conduct any business regulated by this chapter without first: (i) securing a certificate of registration from the division; and (ii) unless exempted under Section 13 -21-4, posting a bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit with the division in the amount of $ 100,000; (b) make a false statement, or fail to state a material fact, in connection with an application for registration with the division; (c) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer; (d) dispute or challenge, or assist a person in disputing or challenging an entry in a credit report prepared by a consumer reporting agency without a factual basis for believing and obtaining a written statement for each entry from the person stating that that person believes that the entry contains a material error or omission, outdated information, inaccurate information, or unverifiable information; (e) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public; (f) make, or counsel or advise any buyer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and that is known, or that by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a credit reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a buyer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; (g) make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; and (h) transact any business as a credit services organization, as defined in Section 13 -21-2, without first having registered with the division by paying an annual fee set pursuant to Section 63J -1-504 and filing proof that it has obtained a bond or letter of credit as required by Subsection (2).

I pledge to conduct all of my Chihuahua related business practices in a clear and concise manner, recognizing that no business dispute will be resolved by the CCA.

It is odd that political parties talk very little about the TPP's investor - state dispute settlement mechanism, which could enable global business enterprises to supersede decisions taken by Japanese central and local governments regarding environmental protection and social policy.

Walmart comes out the clear leader in the corporate solar sector, as it has for the last four years, with 142 MW of solar capacity at 348 locations, and although the retail giant's sustainability efforts are open to dispute, Mark Vanderhelm, VP of energy for Walmart, said the company aims to double the number of «on - site solar energy projects» at its US stores, distribution centers, and Sam's Club locations by 2020, which may keep it solidly out front in the US business solar rankings.

Mediation is considered to appeal to Asian parties as a method of dispute resolution due to its focus on conciliation and the preservation of business relationships; indeed, mediation is seen by some as a product of Eastern culture.

The firm, formed by the merger of legacy outfits Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell, will be focused on private client, real estate and construction, litigation and dispute resolution and business services, with two of these practice groups being led by former Speechlys partners and two being led by legacy Charles Russell partners.

Since the OC is designed to deal with modest disputes likely to be brought or defended by LIPs and small businesses, subjecting the parties to such extensive (and resultantly expensive) pre-action procedures would be counterintuitive, ultimately undermining the ability of ordinary citizens or small businesses with limited resources to access the OC.

The Brussels Commercial Court referred the issue for a preliminary ruling in the course of a dispute between Otis and the other businesses and the EU, represented by the Commission.

If a dispute is unable to be resolved by such methods, business owners may opt to file a formal lawsuit and pursue a court judgment.

Our West Palm Beach legal malpractice attorneys represent individuals and businesses that have been harmed by the negligence or intentional acts of all types of attorneys, as well as cases involving fee disputes with attorneys.

By its very existence, a business dispute causes considerable damage to everyone it touches.

If there is a dispute between directors this could cause damage to the business by preventing the business to operate efficiently.

We have secured significant jury verdicts and sizeable out - of - court settlements for injured individuals and their families in cases involving trucking and transportation accidents, dangerous and defective products, construction accidents, commercial plane crashes, explosions and burns caused by gas and electric power utilities, medical negligence, workplace catastrophes, and business disputes.

Omone Foy - Yamah, a partner at Lagos - based Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors, agrees with Ajibade and says the resolution of such disputes by ADR often results in the preservation of business relationships which in turn increases business opportunities for Nigeria: «The oil and gas, maritime, construction and infrastructure sectors largely benefit from the use of ADR because they involve huge capital investments and risk huge financial losses if trapped in protracted litigation,» she says.

Most business disputes are resolved by the parties themselves.

While most in his element in a courtroom, Chris» client - first, practical and business minded approach to resolving disputes is appreciated by executives and in - house legal teams alike.

On November 9, Apple filed a reply declaration by a professor from Toronto, Karan Singh, who went to the offices of Quinn Emanuel, Samsung's law firm in this dispute, to look at the workaround code and while «Samsung failed to provide a full code tree or folder as it would typically be kept in Samsung's ordinary course of business» (and as Samsung apparently did earlier in this litigation), saw enough code to opine that «the modified code [he] reviewed demonstrates continuing infringement of the» 915 patent».

In 2014, Caroline Torosis attended the annual Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Conference at Stanford and by the second half of 2015, she had an operational ODR program at L.A. County's Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA.)

On top of this, clients often incorporate aggressive auditing procedures on bills as a regular course of business and a whole subclass of professionals earn their living by disputing portions of the bill, thus negotiating them down on clients» behalf to the detriment of the law firms who issue this bills.

Launched by the Boston law firm Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers, the blog describes itself as «dedicated to the unique issues of helping family members in family businesses avoid, mediate and litigate (if you must) family business disputes.»

It will be available to small and medium businesses and individuals where a tax issue is in dispute, regardless of whether an appealable tax decision or assessment has been made by HMRC.

First, there was barratry — the practice of «creating legal business by stirring up disputes and quarrels, generally for the benefit of the lawyer who sees fees in the matter.»

Mind you, that's not nearly as harsh as one recent comment by a (B.C.) corporate lawyer, who described the Quebec Court of Appeal decision as «poorly reasoned, spectacularly wrong in its conclusions and generally reflect [ing] a lack of understanding of both corporate law principles and commercial realities», adding that «parties to sophisticated business agreements will be far better served by agreeing to adjudicate their disputes in Ontario, where the courts generally have much greater commercial sophistication.»

By the time this column is posted, UNCITRAL's Working Group III, the group charged with the drafting of procedural rules for business - to - consumer online dispute resolution (ODR) services, will be meeting in New - York city for its 27th session, the 6th session dealing with the drafting of said rules (previous sessions dealt with transport and shipping legislation).

An increasing number of commercial and business - related disputes are being heard by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) up 20 % in the last year to 423, compared to 352 in 2014, according to research from the Legal Business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and profesbusiness - related disputes are being heard by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) up 20 % in the last year to 423, compared to 352 in 2014, according to research from the Legal Business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and profesBusiness of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.

The firm advised one of Asia's most prominent private equity firms on a dispute relating to a former employee's termination of employment and their alleged entitlement to carried interest; EFG International's proposed acquisition of BSI Bank Singapore's private banking business — a $ 1.3 bn (# 1bn) deal that would form one of the largest private banks in Switzerland; and a multi-million claim by a former c - suite executive against Noble Group for unpaid dividends, bonuses, stock options and shares.

Business contracts often provide for resolution of commercial disputes by arbitration.

Our expertise includes advising officers, boards of directors, shareholders, and special litigation committees on a wide range of business disputes, including fiduciary duties, employment issues with minority and majority shareholders, executive compensation, corporate freeze - outs, direct and derivative claims by shareholders, internal investigations and other aspects of corporate governance.

Ms. Field also assists clients by providing preventative advice and creative options to successfully resolve business disputes.

Disability and insurance claims, automobile, personal injury, accident claims, class actions, employment law, wrongful dismissal claims, real estate litigation, commercial and shareholder / business disputes, mortgage enforcement, condominium litigation, construction lien and commercial tenancy disputes are examples of the depth and variety of civil litigation matters successfully handled by the lawyers of Landy Marr Kats LLP.

Dan's business litigation included defending a truck manufacturer in suits by disgruntled dealers, the defense of numerous officers and directors of failed savings and loans, a recovery for limited partners in a franchise who were misled by a franchisor, defense of libel actions, trade secret litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, lease covenant disputes for commercial tenants of shopping centers, and business partnership disputes.

Whether your organization is embroiled in a dispute with an employee or labor union, or you want to insulate your business from potential litigation by consulting with a legal professional, our office can meet the needs of businesses.