Sentences with phrase «cases against»

The review found that that played a role in 79 percent of wrongfully convicted sexual assault cases against black people versus only 51 percent of cases against white people.

ISIS is also responsible for crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing directed at these same groups, and in some cases against Sunni Muslims, Kurds, and other minorities.»

He said a chief reason the S.E.C. doesn't often bring cases against senior individuals is that they are unlikely to settle.

«A lot of them died in an «oven,»» said attorney Gary M. Cohen of Boca Raton, who is handling five negligence cases against the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills on behalf of survivors and families of the dead.

Additionally, Mr. Harder has brought two new cases against Gawker that seem puzzling.

That said, the SEC has brought a number of cases against blatant fraudsters in the cryptocurrency markets as well as against ICOs that clearly fall under the scope of securities law (e.g., Munchee).

Under the DEA's «distributor initiative,» the agency had begun to make cases against large and small wholesalers.

Hagens Berman is one of the most successful auto litigation law firms in the U.S. and is presently leading nationwide cases against Volkswagen, GM, Mercedes and Fiat Chrysler for use of diesel emissions - cheating software.

Cases against regulators often are filed by trade associations to protect individual companies from any potential blowback from the government or the public.

Mr. Lighthizer brought such trade cases against foreign actors for decades as a lawyer for the steel industry, and he has criticized the World Trade Organization for interfering in what he sees as the United States» efforts to enforce its own laws.

If any of the court cases against Kinder Morgan land in our favour, the public will need to mobilize quickly to force governments to respect the decision.

So too is our state, and so far, we've won 5/5 court cases against our very own President.

And while alternative takes have made larger cases against Facebook's core business model, the emphasis has largely been on users making up their minds about how to deal with the company on an individual level.

Her notable cases also include Ford Spark Plugs, as well as multiple cases against Hyundai for a dangerous safety defect in the side air bag system of its Tiburon model vehicles, as well as class - action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motor Company after regulators announced the companies overstated the fuel economy for many vehicles they sold in the United States, culminating in a settlement worth more than $ 255 million.

Among his other accomplishments, he led a group of 20 law firms that prosecuted cutting - edge class action cases against financial institutions, such as Countrywide, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase, concerning destructive negative amortization loans that unknowingly caused borrowers to assume tens of thousands of dollars of additional debt.

«It started with Schlichter doing cases against very large corporations in America,» Wagner said.»

In addition to the Massachusetts AG's suit, Edelson is working on a contingency basis for Illinois regulators pressing data privacy cases against Uber and Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.

Roy D. Simon, a professor emeritus of legal ethics at Hofstra University School of Law, suggested that the practice has helped «level the playing field» by providing resources for people to mount cases against big institutions that would be impossible otherwise.

Before Comey tapped him to lead the Richmond office in 2014, he was section chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, investigating some of the highest profile cases against government officials and civil rights violations in recent years.

Lawyers say they have at least 400 possible cases against GM.

In two cases against the U.S. Postal Service in 2011, the EEOC ruled that gender stereotyping claims are indeed sex - discrimination claims.

Since then, the stakes have only grown; cases against distributors like Cardinal and opioid manufacturers like Purdue and Teva (teva), which are accused of negligence and aggressive sales tactics, have proliferated across the country in recent months.

There's many compelling cases against multi-tasking.

Bloom, a lawyer who built a reputation on representing women in high - profile sexual harassment cases against powerful men, came under fire from critics.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, For the first time since 1991, self - initiated anti-dumping duty and countervailing duty cases against China.

Since fiscal year 2009, the Justice Department has filed over 18,000 financial fraud cases against more than 25,000 defendants.

At the same time, however, the fallout from the toxic culture at Fox is unlikely to be limited to just the existing cases against Ailes and O'Reilly.

«Her actions were inimical to her job and against RCBC's policies, which resulted in her termination and the filing of cases against her.»

A recent study found that there have been at least 250 abortion - related criminal and civil cases against women in the U.S. since 2005.

From there, we will look at whether these cases warrant an administrative posture or criminal investigation,» said Benner, acting head of ICE's Homeland Security Investigations, which oversees cases against employers.

In late 1980, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) offered to settle a major antitrust case against AT&T if it agreed to spin off Western Electric, the equipment division of AT&T.

Case against Fox's Rosen, in which O admin is criminalizing reporting, makes all of the other «scandals» look like giant nothing burgers.

In particular, Mueller is examining whether Trump sought to obstruct justice when he fired Comey last May, and Wednesday's report will likely contribute another piece of evidence to the special counsel's case against the president.

It's hard to make the case against listening.

Bergdahl's defense team filed a last - minute motion on Oct. 23 to completely dismiss the case against him, citing past statements in which Trump had referred to the sergeant as «a no - good traitor who should have been executed» during his presidential campaign.

But the Republican candidate has a potential ace up his sleeve when it comes to making a case against the New York Times should he decide to do that.

Experts said at the time that if Trump knew Flynn had lied to investigators when he asked Comey to drop the FBI's investigation into Flynn the day after the national security adviser was fired, it would significantly bolster the obstruction case against him.

He also relies heavily on claims made by human rights groups and the United Nations in supporting his case against the Assad regime — claims that some skeptics have said are made with zero verification.

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The employer should make sure that they have a legitimate case against the employee in this instance because many situations are covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and other laws that protect employees.

Billionaire Peter Thiel is funding the legal case against Gawker, which raises troubling questions.

Agents targeted about 100 stores nationwide, broadening an investigation that began with a 4 - year - old case against a franchisee on New York's Long Island.

It was later discovered that Thiel had funded Hogan's successful legal case against the media company.

Apple wins EU trademark case against Xiaomi.

CNBC's David Faber reports on comments from Makan Delrahim, U.S. assistant Attorney General, about the government's antitrust case against the AT&T - Time Warner deal.

The other issue that makes the case against Cohen, and possibly Trump, stronger than the Edwards case is when the payment was made, Ryan said.

As one expert explained, the Justice Department's case against Cohen, and possibly Trump, is «much stronger» than the case against Edwards, which he said was «rightly» prosecuted.

But Marc Cohodes, a retired U.S. hedge fund manager, added a new wrinkle to the case against the firm by alleging corporate malfeasance.

Still, despite what he feels is a weak case against him, he thinks the odds are he'll be found guilty, at least during this first trial; Japan, which has a more than 99 % conviction rate, is also one of a few countries that allows prosecutors to appeal an acquittal twice.

But Cohodes gave a detailed presentation of his case against Home Capital last year at a high - profile investor conference, and he'll engage with anyone who reaches out with questions.