Sentences with phrase «civil case alleging»

To accomplish this, the child's family must file an independent civil case alleging personal injury.

The civil case alleged the Burnaby Mountain protesters committed numerous unlawful acts, and five individuals were named, Dutton being one of them.

Not exact matches

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) says documents obtained from an alleged victim in a Florida civil case show that authorities in Pennsylvania and New York should investigate retired Roman Catholic Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua.

The case against the park district, brought in a civil action filed last May by the Cook County state's attorney's office, alleges that park district officials improperly took office in the Southwest suburb, misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayers» money, failed to hold any recreational events and violated numerous governmental codes, including the Open Meetings Act.

A seventh alleged victim, whose case is being handled by a different law firm from the other six defendants, planned to sue in U.S. District court, claiming civil rights violations, according to people familiar with that case.

While The Buffalo News last month reported that Casey has mentioned the mayor in depositions filed in a civil case against the city, those same sources say they do not expect the litigation brought by NRP Properties of Cleveland — which alleges that Brown killed a planned housing development when part of the project was not awarded to a political ally — will affect his campaign.

Last year, Alistair Carmichael, the then chief whip of the parliamentary party, investigated the alleged victim's complaint against Hancock and instigated formal disciplinary proceedings against him, which have been suspended pending the civil case.

The case was filed against the district by the American Civil Liberties Union and others, and alleged students were being deprived of their constitutional right to an equitable education.

(d) In the case of an alleged act or practice prohibited by this title which occurs in a State, or political subdivision of a State, which has no State or local law prohibiting such act or practice, a civil action may be brought under subsection (a): Provided, That the court may refer the matter to the Community Relations Service established by title X of this Act for as long as the court believes there is a reasonable possibility of obtaining voluntary compliance, but for not more than sixty days: Provided further, That upon expiration of such sixty - day period, the court may extend such period for an additional period, not to exceed a cumulative total of one hundred and twenty days, if it believes there then exists a reasonable possibility of securing voluntary compliance.

The civil case safeguards the animals while the criminal case against the alleged perpetrator gets ready to proceed.

Although the former police officer accused in this case was criminally charged for the alleged abuse, an individual who suffered sexual abuse may be entitled to recover financial damages by filing a civil lawsuit.

Further, as part of his fraud practice, David has often been instructed on cases involving alleged fraud in the maritime sector, most notably the major Fiona Trust litigation referred to in the Civil Fraud and Commercial Litigation sections above.

In this case, a state prisoner brought a civil rights action against state and prison officials and prison healthcare providers, alleging that their alleged failure to provide adequate medical treatment for his disease constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

These facts, combined with a second complaint alleging that the lawyer failed to prosecute a civil case he was defending, led the court to accept the disciplinary panel's recommendation that the lawyer be suspended for three months.

The three dominant themes in 2008 cases where PIL was invoked were as follows: UK / EU law implementation of UNSC resolutions concerning freezing of alleged terrorist assets (sanctions cases); the acts / omissions of UK authorities in Iraq / Afghanistan viewed in the context of PIL and provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and Human Rights Act 1998 (Iraq / Afghanistan related cases); and state / diplomatic immunity in the context of civil proceedings and / or attempts to enforce arbitration awards against assets of State entities in the UK (Civil immunity cacivil proceedings and / or attempts to enforce arbitration awards against assets of State entities in the UK (Civil immunity caCivil immunity cases).

It has therefore always seemed to be a matter of some irony that what happened in these two cases in particular has become the leitmotif of the alleged failings of the Woolf reforms and of our civil justice system generally.

Blogs are also being cited in a growing number of civil cases, most commonly claims alleging libel, defamation, or invasion of privacy.

Represented a certified nationwide class that received a $ 72.5 million settlement in a case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut alleging civil violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and common - law fraud.

Plaintiff alleged in the civil suit that the child sustained massive head injuries and died as a result of alleged abuse by the parents, codefendants in the civil case, and that the psychologists were negligent in failing to suspect the abuse and neglect which ultimately led to his death.

Priya is also the lead associate of Stephenson Harwood's India group and is presently acting for one of India's largest real estate developers in the first civil test cases about alleged manipulation of the LIBOR benchmark (Deutsche Bank v Unitech).

Bowden is relevant not only to civil claims arising from abuse many years ago but also to other personal injury cases where the defendant's alleged tort relates to circumstances long before proceedings were issued, such as occupational illness claims.

The 10 - week civil fraud case centred on a number of claims against Boreh brought by the Republic, alleging corruption and bribery relating to a number of contracts, and consultancy and commission payments.

«[30] Ensuring that documents prepared for College proceedings are always inadmissible in civil proceedings is especially important in cases, like this one, of alleged sexual abuse.

Similar to a criminal case, civil litigation is concerned with establishing responsibility for an alleged offense.

Previously there had been disagreement as to whether a plaintiff was required to file a Certificate of Merit at the pleadings stages of a case in which the plaintiff alleges that an attorney wrongfully initiated or continued civil proceedings..., Case Law Alert - 2nd Qtr case in which the plaintiff alleges that an attorney wrongfully initiated or continued civil proceedings..., Case Law Alert - 2nd Qtr Case Law Alert - 2nd Qtr 2011

We have long appreciated that the Crown disclosure documents from a criminal proceeding can not simply be shared with counsel in a subsequent civil case that is based on the same events and alleged wrongdoing.

When you bring a civil case on behalf of your child, you are alleging that the defendant broke a civil law and that your child should recover damages.

These are the principal civil test cases about alleged fraudulent manipulation of the LIBOR benchmark.

Mr. Azar's pro bono work has also included successfully persuading the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to allow a disabled prisoner's federal civil rights case to proceed, resulting in a published decision on a matter of first impression; assisting tenants in disputes with their landlords; and assisting a translator in defending against contempt proceedings relating to her alleged whistleblowing about safety defects in automobiles.

«It would be surprising if a claimant in civil proceedings, who had to allege criminal conduct as a necessary part of his claim in rem, was not required to give the respondent and the court at least some particulars of what that conduct was said to be... It seems to me to be essential that if there is to be a fair trial that the respondent should know the case against him in sufficient detail to enable him to prepare properly to meet it.»

The underlying facts of this case (alleged negligence by the defendant in conducting due diligence of a transaction code - named «Project Pigeon») are less significant than the potentially wide - ranging consequences of the decision for the time within which documents must be served in order to comply with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).

The taxpayers argued that it was appropriate to deal with these issues before the hearing, whereas the Crown argued that these issues could not be determined on a Rule 58 motion because, in this case, the facts arose from a plea bargain rather than a determination by a court, the agreed facts did not address the GST liability of the corporation or the other individual's income tax liability, and the facts (and tax liability) of a criminal proceeding would only prohibit the parties from alleging a lower tax liability in a civil proceeding.

The Committee, having taken note of the explanations provided by the delegation, invites the State party to envisage regulating the burden of proof in civil proceedings involving racial discrimination so that once an alleged victim has established a prima facie case that he or she has been a victim of such discrimination, it shall be for the respondent to provide evidence of an objective and reasonable justification for differential treatment.