Sentences with phrase «charges against the nation»
Wisconsin Atty. Gen. James Doyle said Wednesday that his office filed civil antitrust charges against the nation's two largest makers of infant formula, Abbott Laboratories and Bristol - Myers Squibb Co., accusing them of working together to reduce price competition in bidding on a state - federal program to provide infant formula to poor families.
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Then, this past October, Live Nation filed suit against Cohl for US$ 5.35 million, charging that he hadn't paid what was owed for the non-compete exemption.
NEW YORK — What do you do if you're one of the most criticized defendants in the nation awaiting a jury verdict on the criminal fraud and conspiracy charges filed against you?
By 1962, he had been instrumental in the founding of Umkhonto we Sizwe (the spear of the nation), the military wing of the ANC, charged with leading an armed struggle against the Apartheid government which had institutionalised South Africa's long history of racial injustice and taken it to new and bloody depths.
After the disaster and criminal charges, representatives of various tribal nations stepped into the legal fray, filing a federal lawsuit last March against Ray and those who run the Angel Valley Retreat Center, where he had leased land for his program.
The early part of the decade was a tense time, with Senator McCarthy making his reckless charges and the nation on edge after a war in Korea against communist North Korea and the People's Republic of China (often termed Red China, even in the Century, for most of the decade).
The two China Cup games were new manager Ryan Giggs» first in charge, and Wales only have a May friendly against Mexico in Pasadena before the League of Nations starts
His time in charge of the Treasury saw interest rates, inflation and unemployment all drop, a record the Tories are no doubt hoping to use to their advantage, as they pit Mr Clarke against Lord Mandelson in a dog fight for the nation's financial confidence.
The Peoples Democratic Party has charged the Nigerian military to face its constitutional duties of defending the nation against insurgency group like Boko Haram instead of aiding the All Progressives Congress, APC, in rigging election.
Last summer, she lost her job as European correspondent for Renewable Energy World, an online publication, after filing charges with the F.B.I. against the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and several top U.S. government officials, claiming they are part of a plot to depopulate the United States using tainted H1N1 flu vaccines.
Nation Flint water crisis update: Charges were filed on Wednesday against two state officials and a Flint city administrator, with MIchigan Attorney General saying they were «only the beginning.»
He is on his way to the United Nations to make a speech, while the Security Council is discussing whether to bring charges of crimes against humanity upon him.
The company famously ponied up $ 17.5 million for Nate Parker's 2016 historical drama «The Birth of a Nation,» which grossed only $ 15.8 million in the wake of resurfaced rape allegations against its star - director - cowriter (he was acquitted of the charges, which stemmed from his college days).
NO CANDIDATE LEFT BEHIND: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., one of the nation's largest black fraternities, says it takes issue with Donald Trump's racially - charged comments against the judge handling a lawsuit against Trump University, who is the son of Mexican immigrants.
Most Kindle Nation Daily readers are aware that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Apple and the five original «agency model» publishers charging them with a massive price - fixing conspiracy in violation of federal law.
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal protection organization, applauds District Attorney Branny Vickery for filing criminal animal cruelty charges against Virginia Thornton, owner of Thornton's Kennels.
On 24th April 2006, Dutch timber baron Gus Kouwenhoven will go on trial in The Hague on charges of committing war crimes against Liberians and violating a United Nations (UN) arms embargo.
No harmful or aggressive actions have been proven against Sea Shepherd and no charges have been filed against Sea Shepherd by Japan or any other nation over the issue of whaling in the Southern Ocean.
Indigenous Nations have already led the charge with their allies against the Enbridge Northern Gateway and the Keystone XL Tar Sands pipelines.
These are usually charged against people engaged in criminal acts where the motivation is proven to include a hatred towards the victim for his or her perceived status as a member of a protected class (race, religion, sex (gender and gender identity), ethnicity / nation of origin, sexual orientation and disability (and homeless status in four jurisdictions)-RRB-.
Unlike the ICJ — the principal judicial organ of the United Nations — which hears cases brought by individual States, the ICC tries individuals charged with grave crimes under the Rome Statute, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
A spokesman for the American Tort Reform Association today called this morning's arrest and filing of federal corruption charges against New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver a «turning point» in the effort to combat abuses in the nation's # 1 judicial hellhole... → Read More: ATRA Calls Corruption Arrest of NY Speaker Sheldon Silver a «Turning Point»
With at least six Florida personal injury lawyers now facing unrelated criminal charges for defrauding auto insurers and the Sunshine State already in the running for this year's # 1 ranking among the nation's Judicial Hellholes, a panel of four federal judges last week imposed nearly $ 9.2 million in sanctions on two Jacksonville - based plaintiffs» firms for their shameless pursuit of more than 1,200 «frivolous and factually baseless lawsuits» against tobacco defendants... → Read More: Two Florida Firms» Fraudulent Tobacco Claims Draw Nearly $ 9.2 Million in Sanctions
The FTC filed a complaint in July against T - Mobile, the nation's fourth - largest cellular carrier, for allegedly «cramming» their bills with charges for «premium» services that customers often did not seek or understand.