Sentences with phrase «challenging class actions»

Mr. Feldman also has a strong record of defeating challenging class actions, obtaining numerous dismissals at the pleadings stage or earlier.

Not exact matches

(Class actions in Massachusetts and California challenging contract worker status at some of the on - demand companies may also alter the landscape.)

The suit also challenges DOL's oversight of IRAs as well as the rule's creation of a «private right of action» to bring class - action lawsuits under the best interest contract exemption, which Scalia called «one of the most troubling aspects» of BICE.

In challenging their status as independent contractors, Lyft's drivers were unable to bring a class action lawsuit against the app company thanks to an arbitration clause contained in their contract with Lyft.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans became the sixth plaintiff to lob a complaint against the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule when the insurer filed a suit in late September challenging the class - action waiver requirement under the rule's best interest contract exemption, or BICE.

Consumers drop Odwalla «evaporated cane juice» class action suit, Hint asks for a stay on lawsuit challenging its «all natural» claims, Lakewood Organic Juices faces challenge to its «cold pressed» and «fresh pressed» claims in new class action suit.

NYCLU filed a class - action lawsuit challenging the NYPD's practice of retaining records of people who were stopped and frisked but never found guilty of anything.

KeyCorp isn't worried that class - action shareholder lawsuits challenging the bank's acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group will derail its plans.

Quinn's approval, which will allow the legislation to come to a vote, comes as a federal trial is beginning on a class - action lawsuit challenging the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy.

When grade seven social studies teacher Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) challenges his class to think of a way to change the world and put it into action, Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) takes the assignment to heart more than any prior student.

He continued, «I think each class at HGSE has a defining quality, and I have come to think of your class as exceptionally big - hearted, in large part because of what I saw of your collective character after the election» — actions which included organizing a solidarity rally, participating in a dean's challenge looking to reduce bullying and discrimination in schools, and creating an art installation titled «Love in the Time of...».

Evaluating ELLs for Special Needs a Challenge Education Week, August 29, 2012 «Faced with a class action five years ago over the poor quality of its special education services, the San Diego school district hired Thomas Hehir, a Harvard Graduate School of Education professor and a former special education chief in the federal Education Department, to take a hard look at how students were faring.»

As teachers working in difficult and challenging settings, the way to survive and thrive isn't just about taking action for ourselves (going to an exercise class, say) or our students (staying after school to listen and comfort, or advocating for additional counseling services).

Similarly, in Eric V. v. Causby (1997), a federal district court in North Carolina rejected a preliminary injunction in a class action challenge based on both federal constitutional and statutory grounds.

On October 12, the class action suit, Vincent vs. Voight, challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin's school finance system, is filed in Dane County Circuit Court.

Green Ambassadors: a required class in which students learn to take action to solve an environmental challenge, and Senior Thesis: a graduation requirement and the last course in the college prep course sequence, in which students research a social or environmental injustice and then take action to solve it!

Ms. Dixon was part of a team of civil rights attorneys representing African - and Haitian - American voters in NAACP v. Hood (a class action suit that arose out of the 2000 general elections), and she served as co-counsel in Anderson v. Jackson on behalf of African - American residents who challenged the demolition of public housing in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Tonight, we have another double - header of Pirelli World Challenge Lime Rock Park action as we premiere the hotly - contested GTS / GT4 and Touring Car classes.

Action in the Touring Car classes gets underway Sunday at COTA with the TCR / TCA Round 2 event set for 12:25 p.m. CDT and the TC category at 3:25 p.m.. All Pirelli World Challenge races will be live - streamed for free and without geo - blocking at World-Challenge.com.

Next up, Touring Car classes head to Utah Motorsports Campus, for a full Pirelli World Challenge multi-class weekend of competition in an action - packed weekend scheduled for August.

ALTON, Va. — The fast and challenging 3.27 - mile, 17 - turn VIRginia International Raceway poses as a daunting figure to 100 entries this weekend (April 27 - 29) when all eight Pirelli World Challenge classes — GT / GTA / GT Cup SprintX, GTS / GTSA SprintX, TCR, TC and TCA compete in Rounds 3 and 4 doubleheader action in the PWC Grand Prix of VIRginia presented by Audi Sport.

The class - action lawsuit, brought forward by 33 U.S. states, alleged that Apple was a dominant figure in an ebook price - fixing conspiracy designed to increase ebook prices and challenge Amazon's hold within the ebook industry.

MY HERO ACADEMIA SEASON TWO, PART TWO On DVD and Blu - ray ™ June 11 London, UK (2nd May)- The class of heroes return to face their biggest challenge yet when MY HERO ACADEMIA SEASON TWO, PART TWO springs into action on DVD and Blu - ray ™ on June 11, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

The class - action suit from Hagens Berman in California isn't the only attempt to challenge the agency model: European antitrust authorities have also investigated whether there has been collusion to keep prices high — including conducting raids on publishing houses — and the attorney - general in Texas has looked into the issue as well.

Class - action lawsuits in America and Europe have challenged their ability to set the price of e-books.

VANCOUVER — A legal challenge of a British Columbia levy on foreign home buyers has been filed in Vancouver, seeking a class - action lawsuit on behalf of those forced to pay the 15 per cent tax.

I have an even greater degree of sympathy for the challenges pet food manufacturers face in securing affordable, healthful and safe ingredients from multiple sources from around the world, while at the same time avoiding costly recalls and class action lawsuits when dogs and cats are sickened and even die from consuming their «Scientifically Formulated» and often «Veterinarian Approved» products.

• Real emergent gameplay with many tactical options • Challenging, generated puzzles await on every new run • 7 distinctive character classes to unlock and master: Warrior, Rogue, Wizard, Archer, Cleric, Barbarian, Musketeer • Adaptive, original soundtrack complements the action • Mithril Run DLC: Explore the dark abandoned mines of Moryondor and escape with as much gold and treasure possible • Ripley Run DLC: Armed with your trusty repeater crossbow, face off against a horde of alien Creeps • The Dark Ritual DLC: Stop a group of cultists summoning The Great Old One in this Cthulhu-esque mystery

For more of a challenge players can race up to a 3000cc class where the action and competition is much tougher.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's entry policy will be spelled out more clearly, under a settlement of a class - action lawsuit that challenged the New York museum's $ 25 «recommended» admission price.

You can join the Challenge with a class, team up with other students from your campus, or compete against other schools while you take action on the issues that you care about during the Campus EcoChallenge.

We have acted in a significant number of the largest and most complex class actions in recent years and have expert understanding of the relevant court rules in different jurisdictions and the basis on which class actions claims can be challenged.

The challenge award acknowledged Lightfoot's involvement and successes in the Adobe litigation and New Jersey PFOA drinking water class action.

Representing the members of the board of directors of Jo - Ann Stores, Inc., a publicly traded company, in defense of two shareholder derivative and class action complaints, challenging the fairness of a $ 1.6 billion «going private» merger transaction.

Representing General Electric Co., GE Capital, and its former directors in a fiduciary duty class action brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery by a former GE Capital preferred stockholder, challenging GE's merger with GE Capital.

He has broad strengths in cases concerning intellectual property, regulatory challenges, class actions and product liability.

Laura McNally defends clients in class and individual actions brought under federal securities law, challenges to mergers and acquisitions, derivative suits, and appraisals.

We are now defending the board of a publicly traded company in three shareholder derivative and class action complaints challenging the fairness of a $ 2.5 billion merger transaction, and we are handling a matter of first impression involving the intersection of same - sex and common - law marriage.»

In 2016, Mr. Russ was lead Class counsel in Perkins, et al, v LinkedIn, a privacy class action challenging LinkedIn's ubiquitous ad - connection emClass counsel in Perkins, et al, v LinkedIn, a privacy class action challenging LinkedIn's ubiquitous ad - connection emclass action challenging LinkedIn's ubiquitous ad - connection emails.

(A separate class action brought by the National Veterans Legal Services Program and others is challenging PACER fees as excessive in violation of the E-Government Act of 2002.

The new tort of intrusion upon seclusion has been «implicitly» recognized in Nova Scotia, according to a ruling in a medical records privacy breach class action that challenged its existence in that province.

Following the preliminary and somewhat critical reviews, now, the first class action suit has been filed against Avvo by a group of lawyers challenging various aspects of Avvo, specifically the controversial and allegedly deceptive rating system.

Many of its files will be familiar to regular readers of the national media, and include the $ 9 - billion Sino - Forest Corp. shareholder class action claim; an application against Rogers Communications Inc. and Chatr Wireless Inc. involving a constitutional challenge to the Competition Act; and a case concerning oil pollution in the Amazon in which the firm acted for Ecuadoran plaintiffs.

But this service has its own challenges, as it faces a class action lawsuit because the materials in this database were scanned and included without the permission or notice of the lawyers who authored (or re-worked) the materials.

After graduation, Mr. Gubbins worked with the Provincial Government, specifically playing a key role in coordinating a massive class action lawsuit on behalf of mentally challenged individuals suing the Government over the Alberta government policy of sterilizing mentally challenged individuals in government institutions.

Foley Hoag's Class Action Practice employs aggressive and creative approaches to these cases, including making early challenges to class certification, and seeking bifurcated discovery where appropriate to minimize expClass Action Practice employs aggressive and creative approaches to these cases, including making early challenges to class certification, and seeking bifurcated discovery where appropriate to minimize expclass certification, and seeking bifurcated discovery where appropriate to minimize expense.

AK: The challenges for smaller firms and solo practitioners is that while technology is unlikely to impact the efforts associated with taking a company public or litigating a class action lawsuit, it has great potential to eliminate the need for basic wills, simple court appearances, and routine administrative matters.

reaching summary judgments for insurers in class actions challenging (a) the miscalculation of death benefits, (b) revenue sharing payments and (c) the «mass replacement» of variable annuity contracts;

The types of claims brought, and the means by which they are run and funded, mean that the use of ad hoc approaches to practical issues in the management of class actions risks inconsistent results unless the regime is improved to meet these new challenges.

This interview will challenge the underpinnings of class actions, such as consumer restitution and deterrence, and will discuss what's driving the surge in securities class actions.