Sentences with phrase «cases reach the trial»

Earlier this month, one state's appellate court issued a written opinion in a medical malpractice case that required the court to determine whether the single doctor named as a defendant should be able to introduce evidence that there had originally been several other doctors named as defendants, but they had all settled with the plaintiff before the case reached trial.

Before the case reached trial, the school district asked the court to dismiss the case.

The lower courts agreed and dismissed the case in an early proceeding before the case reached trial.

This is because the success fee will be payable by the claimant out of their own damages and the fee escalates horrifically if the case reaches trial.

Before the case reached trial, the museum asked the court to dismiss the case, based on the fact that it did not owe a duty of care to the plaintiff.

However, not all personal injury cases reach the trial phase.

Before your case reaches a trial, and probably shortly after your accident, you will likely receive a call from the defendant's insurance company offering you an initial settlement value.

More recently a contractual ADR / mediation scheme was established in the jurisdiction designed to persuade the parties to reach settlements before the cases reach trial, and so as to avoid the costs of litigation.

If your case reaches trial, we'll be there to support you.

Not exact matches

The case is still pending; Barça says it hopes to «reach an agreement before the trial.»

Following the review's publication, Bishop Peter Hancock, the Church of England's lead safeguarding bishop, said: «At the heart of this case was a judgment, on the balance of probabilities, as to whether, in the event that her claim for compensation reached trial, a court would have concluded that Carol was abused by Bishop Bell.

CNN: No verdict in Philadelphia priest sex abuse trial, source says A Philadelphia jury was unable to reach a verdict Wednesday on four of five charges in a landmark priest sex abuse case, according to a source familiar with the proceeding.

The Attorney General (AG) filed a nolle prosequi in the case of the two, which had reached the stage where a jury was to be constituted for the trial of Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bosso.

The jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial, amid signs they were struggling to understand the case or the requirements asked of them.

They had faced difficulties with the case after the jury in the first trial failed to reach unity on their guilt.

Lawyers rested their respective cases Wednesday, as the trial reached its eighth day.

I have no idea where the CJ would get the authority not just to reach down and expedite a pending appeal but to order that cases in varying states of disarray (and maybe some have not even been filed yet) resolved at the trial level and the first appellate level and brought up to the Court of Appeals, IF the top court even has jurisdiction over each distinct dispute, within a fixed time.

MIDTOWN — The plainclothed NYPD officer who violently tackled former tennis star James Blake to the ground in September 2015 outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in a case of mistaken identity has reached a deal to avoid a public disciplinary trial, sources said.

The case is scheduled to go to trial October 2009, if no settlement agreement is reached.

Besides exposing the pros and cons of jury - based trials, «Runaway Jury» sets its sights on the relationship between firearms manufacturers and gun crime — but instead of setting forth the evidence from either side and allowing viewers to reach their own verdict on such complex issues, the film presents a highly prejudicial case, leading its audience to a conclusion that is disappointingly righteous.

«Lawmakers Brace for Lawsuit Over School Funding,» Colorado News Agency (12/11/09) «Keeping the Call in the Right Venue», The Denver Post (10/27/09) «Lawsuit Over State's School Funding as Inadequate Far - Reaching», The Denver Post (10/25/09) «Court Allows Schools Trial», The Denver Post (10/20/09) «Court Rules Parents Can Sue Colorado for Low School Funding, The Durango Herald (10/20/09) «Ruling Lets School Funding Case Go to Trial», The Denver Daily News (10/20/09) «High Court Revives Lobato «Adequacy» Suit», Education News Colorado (10/19/09)

When cases involving self - represented litigants do reach trial, they tend to require more adjournments and take longer to resolve as a result of self - represented litigants» unfamiliarity with the rules of court, the rules of evidence and the law that applies to their cases, and the results self - represented litigants achieve tend to be worse than the results they would have achieved had they had counsel.

As the pencil stab count has now reached three, the judge in the murder case understandably rolled out enhanced security measures for Monson's trial, which got under way Thursday.

The judge may issue an order granting temporary custody to the selected parent for a trial period not to exceed six months regarding the custody of a child who has reached the age of 11 but not 14 years where the judge hearing the case determines such a temporary order is appropriate.

The compounding pharmacy reached a settlement with Koch's widow in 2007 before the case went to trial, according to her lawyer Mark S. Nunn.

Newman ADR also can hold a summary jury trial for parties who want to resolve a case but can't reach an agreement on the terms.

Ideally, the negotiations will ultimately land in your favor, but if an agreement is not reached, then your case will go to trial.

The attorney can instruct you about the law, what you need to prove your case, and may be able to reach a satisfactory settlement without going to trial.

Canadian family courts and lawyers actively encourage divorcing couples to resolve issues before the case even reaches the trial stage.

If an acceptable settlement can not be reached, our team of MA bike accident lawyers will not hesitate to take your case to trial.

After a thorough review of the Defendant's case and federal charges, a plea agreement may be reached between the government and the Defendant where a Defendant agrees to forego a trial by entering a guilty plea pursuant to a written plea agreement.

If no settlement is reached — and in these types of cases, it's unusual to settle before trial — the attorney can file the lawsuit on your behalf in the proper circuit court.

However, if an agreement can not be reached in your case, we are willing and able to go to trial to do what is best for you.

After a verdict is reached in a civil case like a personal injury case, either the plaintiff or the defendant may move for a new trial.

The parties can try to resolve the case before trial by submitting to mediation where a neutral party, usually an attorney, listens to the evidence presented by both sides, asks each to consider their weak and strong points, and sees if middle ground can be reached.

We will fight to get you a fair settlement, and if one can not be reached, we are prepared to take your case to trial.

Another such case was heard in Nova Scotia in 2014 (R. v. Race, 2014 NSSC 6 (CanLII)-RRB- and the trial judge, Justice Kevin Coady, gave some insight into how a judge reaches this conclusion and his own sensitivity to the emotions and frustrations of the families involved.

If such a settlement is not reached and your case goes to trial, our personal injury lawyers will continue to represent you through mediation or negotiations or, if necessary, a trial by jury.

Because of how the principle of judicial independence is interpreted by courts, the original trial judge in this case could not be asked why it had taken 9 months to reach a verdict, and could not be questioned whether the delay was due to the complexity of the case, the judge's workload, or other personal reasons, such as illness.

In the event that the parties are unable to reach an agreement at mediation, the case will proceed to a trial in front of a Judge.

Our spokesperson is Evander Holyfield because we do not stop fighting on behalf of our clients until we reach a fair settlement or take the case to trial.

The case proceeded toward trial against all three defendants, but before reaching trial, the plaintiff entered into a settlement agreement with the city as well as the auto parts store.

It remains to be seen if this case will reach trial, or if there will be a resolution outside of the courtroom.

But the 18 month ceiling for a provincial court case is actually a longer period of time than was typically acceptable under the previous guidelines — leaving defence lawyers concerned that their clients will take longer to reach trial.

If the amount of delay falls under the hard cap, then the accused's actions are put under a microscope and the defence must show that the case took markedly longer than it should have to reach trial.

The report notes that just one per cent of open cases had a trial during the last year, and only two per cent had ever reached trial at any stage.

Again, my point was that the charge should never have reached trial, if the evidence led was the Crown's best case.

The majority of family law cases are settled by reaching agreements, but we are fully prepared to take cases to trial when necessary.

Attorney Brickley is not afraid to take on even the biggest insurance companies when seeking fair compensation for her clients, and if a fair settlement can not be reached, she will not hesitate to take your case to trial.

Two legal scholars and a federal magistrate - judge have conducted an in - depth study of how trial judges decide cases and reached an intriguing conclusion: Their frequent reliance on intuition results in regular mistakes in their decisions.