Sentences with phrase «by taking them to trial»

Not exact matches

«Secret arbitration takes away a woman's right to a trial by a jury of her peers and provides a dark alley for Uber to hide from the justice system, the media and public scrutiny,» according to the letter.

While it takes time for gene therapies to be tested, trialed, and possibly approved by the FDA, genetics startups like Spark, AveXis, Caribou Biosciences, Editas, and Audentes have been on the road a while.

In recent years, Bettencourt became a household name in France as the central figure in an infamous trial in which judges examined whether the billionaire was taken advantage of by those close to her.

In their request filed Wednesday in probate court in Canton, Massachusetts, Dauman and Abrams said a rapid trial schedule is needed to resolve the dispute because the trust's assets are being threatened by Shari Redstone's «invalid attempt» to take control of its majority stakes in Viacom and CBS.

«Many investors expected a more lengthy FDA review process of the JCAR015 trial (and potentially other CAR - T programs) and feared that a higher - degree regulatory scrutiny could increase the development risk of CAR T cell,» Leerink Research said in a note co-authored by analysts Michael Schmidt, Ph.D., Jonathan Chang, Ph.D., and Varun Kumar, Ph.D. «While it may take several weeks to reopen all clinical sites of the ROCKET trial, we believe the trial shouldn't be delayed by more than ~ 3 months.»

Deciding pricing may be a trial and error process which will get better as you gain more experience with your business, so just gain an initial pricing by calculating your hourly rate by the time it takes to clean.

Prophecy Resource (TSX.V: PCY) has begun production of its first 10,000 tonnes of coal as a trial run of supply to be taken by rail to electric power stations in Darkhan and Erdenet, Mongolia's second and third largest cities after the capital, Ulaanbaatar.

First, patents are often taken out to use as legal weapons by huge companies to fight off their competitors even if they do not plan on completing trials for the drug.

Roark is clearly, however, repudiating the claims of parasites; he is on trial for destroying his own work rather than allowing it to be taken over and disfigured by them.

Even more telling, this: «Take up your voice and sound your barbaric yawps as you wish... good on you... but for the love of God (literally) do you really have to do it by simplistically demanding a new online divorce trial?

Such crime if it took place any where in our Islamic lands and was caught for the crime... he will be torn to pieces there and then with out trial since trials are supposed for those who are suspected and not proven guilty... but as a case that is as plain they should have condemned him to worst death with out any need for court trials... But by being soft on the issue and giving ear to such junk you open doors for those copycats whom seek fame... That is only fair and secure..

The most explicit statement of these limitations is in the Constitution's first ten amendments — the Bill of Rights — which guarantee freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, the right to bear arms, protection against the obligatory quartering of soldiers, security from unwarranted search and seizure, the right to a grand jury, protection against double jeopardy and self - incrimination, the right of due process, just compensation for private property taken for public use, and speedy public trial by jury without excessive fines or bail.

(2) The Passover, which Mark relates to this supper (the trial and death take place on Passover in Mark, though not in John), commemorated the election by God of Israel as his special people, but Jesus had already made clear that the Jews were forfeiting this status in rejecting the Messiah.

Capital punishment's lack of demonstrated superiority as a deterrent (the evidence for its effectiveness being at best mixed), the capacity of society to protect itself equally well by permanently imprisoning those who are currently being executed (which is possible at limited marginal cost, especially when one takes into account the cost of the extended trial procedures and interminable appeals and reviews which usually accompany capital punishment)-- all these points are important, but their utility is chiefly as rebuttal arguments in response to the empirically weak but emotionally strong claims made on behalf of capital punishment.

«And this is why our holy founder wished the superiors to test their monks somewhat as God tested Abraham, and to put their poverty and their obedience to trial, that by this means they may become acquainted with the degree of their virtue, and gain a chance to make ever farther progress in perfection,... making the one move out of his room when he finds it comfortable and is attached to it; taking away from another a book of which he is fond; or obliging a third to exchange his garment for a worse one.

After Pell was order to stand trial, Vatican spokesman Greg Burke issued a statement saying: «The Holy See has taken note of the decision issued by judicial authorities in Australia regarding His Eminence Cardinal George Pell.

That democracy can be made to work, that by the scientific method we can gain mastery over the latent resources of the universe, that trial by jury is practicable, that torture is a foolish method of seeking evidence in the courts, that chattel slavery is a failure — such things we take for granted, not because we individually are wiser than our forebears, who disbelieved them all, but because we share in a social tradition which we did not even help to create, but which has shaped and conformed our thinking with irresistible power.

his charisma, his hunger, his urge to instill fire into the belly of his players, He recognizes the efforts and triaLs his players put into every game and commends em, he's not easily taken aback by a defeat.......

In mid-December, with Liverpool in tenth and nine points back from fourth place, it was he who took the decision to trial a 3 -4-3 formation and he stuck with it despite a 3 - 0 drubbing by Manchester United first time out.

NCAA's amateurism and scholarship rules are bound to be tested by the legal system again, with Martin Jenkins's trial set for December — though any fallout could take years to materialize.

Bringing him to Hull will be seen as something of a gamble by Bruce, but one that he is willing to take at the moment after missing out on some of his targets during the transfer window, and he may choose to take Bentley on trial before offering him a deal to sign with the Tigers.

It looks like Chelsea made a big mistake when they released Nketiah and Arsenal were quick to call him in for a trial, and he immediately impressed with a debut goal against West Ham, and he was snapped up by Liam Brady, who recently said: «It is a Premier League rule — and a good rule — that when you take a boy on loan it is for a six - week period,»

Three days ago the club announced that they had taken ex-St Helens winger Jamie Foster on trial, but it has now been confirmed by Anderson that he is on course to start Friday's televised tie with Wigan.

Assistant executive director Cameron Bettin was given a six - month trial contract by the previous board to take over as executive director when director Greg Bott retired June 30.

Although Step 10 of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiatives requires that accredited maternity units provide post-natal breastfeeding support groups, the availability and uptake of these services remains unclear.40 The effectiveness of peer - support for long - term breastfeeding success has been well documented in middle - income countries, 35,41 and a systematic review has emphasized the importance of skilled post-natal breastfeeding support in the UK.39 However Graffy et al. 40 concluded from a randomized controlled trial of support provided by volunteer breastfeeding counsellors that although such support was rated by mothers as helpful, volunteer support was not effective at increasing breastfeeding duration, perhaps owing to mothers not actively taking up such support.

By: Brandy Black I have taken a long time to write a summary to my potty training trials.

Trials are currently underway to evaluate the safety and efficacy of antiretroviral regimens taken by the mother and / or infant after delivery to prevent transmission through breastfeeding.

It took jurors less than 90 minutes to reach a verdict in the eight - week corruption trial of ex-NYC Councilman Dan Halloran that was marked by delays, a mistrial for a co-defendant — state Sen. Malcolm Smith — and several juror dismissals for personal reasons.

He goes on to demonstrate how fundamental safeguards that I was brought up to take for granted - habeas corpus, trial by jury, the presumption of innocence - have been weakened.

It came as no surprise, that in the wake of the recent killing of Inspector Emmanuel Ashlevi while on duty by armed robbers who invaded the police station at Dome, a suburb in the Greater Accra Region, to free their colleagues who were held by the station awaiting trial, the religious unit of the Ghana Police Service has taken to the organization of prayer sessions for divine intervention.

«The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney.

In the other, Percoco is charged with taking $ 35,000 in bribes from the Syracuse based COR development company, paid through a shell company set up by another former Cuomo associate, lobbyist Todd Howe, who has already pled guilty to eight felonies and is expected to be a star witness in the trial.

Every election petition to which section 229 (3) applies shall be tried by the High Court, and the trial shall take place before 3 Judges of the court to be named by the Chief Justice.

Cuomo can't avoid getting tainted by the Manhattan federal court trial because «they are going to be talking about actions taken while Mr. Percoco was employed by the campaign and in state government,» said Albany Law School professor Christine Chung.

Updated 3:26 p.m. The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney not directly involved in the proceeding.

After initially planning to testify in a Manhattan federal court trial in which he's accused of pocketing $ 22,000 in bribes, the Bronx pol changed his playbook on Friday by opting to remain mum, claiming he was wrongfully under the impression that he was required by law to take the witness stand as a defendant.

«The decision was taken due to the ongoing Roundtable Discussion involving CCT and other critical stakeholders within and outside the country, to develop the Code of Ethics and Practice Directions for the Code of Conduct Tribunal to ensure fair and speedy trials, sponsored by European Union (EU) and implemented by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, (UNODC).»

City Court prosecutors must also direct follow - up investigation, conduct legal research, respond to motions, obtain statements from witnesses, locate and secure evidence, conduct pre-trial hearings, and take cases to trial if they can not be resolved by a plea bargain.

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss - Kahn, had earlier urged the EU to take co-ordinated action, saying the financial crisis was presenting Europe with a «trial by fire».

Following the lead judgment taken by Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen, which held that the CCT was properly constituted to exercise jurisdiction over Saraki's trial, Saraki through his Special Adviser on (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu said «after listening to the ruling of the Supreme Court in the appeal he (Saraki) filed to challenge the process of arraigning him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, he expresses disappointment over the Judgment of the apex court in the country on the six grounds of his appeal.

He urged the court to «take with a pinch of salt» the explanation given by the defence and to see the absence of the first defendant (Metuh) as a disregard of the bail conditions, so that trial could continue «in absentia».

When Manhattan's federal appeals court vacated Silver's corruption conviction last week, it left open the door to a new trial by unanimously rejecting Silver's claim that the feds didn't present enough evidence to prove he took «pay - to - play» kickbacks.

Common Cause's Susan Lerner took aim at the trial balloon floated by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's office, which said the speaker would support an equal bi-partisan commission drawing the boundaries next year as opposed to the lawmaker - driven process in place now.

Sports News of Tuesday, 8 May 2018 Source: GHANAsoccernet.com Sarfo is taken to court by prison guards in Malmo, Sweden A heartbreaking picture of Ghana's talented footballer Kingsley Sarfo has emerged with the midfielder in handcuffs and shackles like a terrorist as he arrived in a Swedish court from prison for the start of his rape trial.

That case has already led to new trials for Silver, former speaker of the Assembly, and Skelos, former majority leader of the state Senate, by ruling that politician must take «official action,» like pushing legislation, to be guilty of bribery.

I have together with my officials here taken a hard look at the docket and we have come to the decision that there are aspects of the matter that require further investigations, and to be able to do that, then we need to discontinue because we can not reopen investigations when the case is on trial, so what has necessitated the withdrawal by the entering of a nolle prosequoi is to enable us conduct further investigations into aspects of the matter.»

After pooling the results of 27 trials involving 165,149 people, the meta - analysis reported that people are 21 percent less likely to suffer a serious vascular event such as a heart attack, stroke or bypass surgery after their cholesterol drops by the amount that might be expected after taking statins for a year than are similar people who do not take the pills.

«By identifying and enrolling these men in clinical trials immediately, the hope is to take a prostate cancer that appears to be incurable and make it curable» stated Trevor J. Royce, MD, senior resident in the department of Radiation Oncology at BWH, and corresponding author of the study.

Rather the locals took aim at the lackluster efforts made by Oxitec and the Malayan government to consult and notify the public about the trials (see «GM mosquitoes wipe out dengue fever in trial» and «Letting the bugs out of the bag»).

Thanks to the computational approach developed by Ong's team, discovery of the phosphor took just three months — a short time frame compared to the years of trial - and - error experiments it typically takes to discover a new material.