Sentences with phrase «civil claims against»

Your renter's policy is not designed to provide coverage for the landlord, but to protect your property, both against things like weather and fire as well as legal and civil claims against you which arise from the property.

Moreover, drivers have the legal option of filing civil claims against the drivers that had caused the vehicle accidents.

In January 2014, the officers brought their own civil claims against the Commissioner challenging the decision to settle the claim and the terms on which the settlement was reached.

In recent cases, access has been granted to shareholders of a company under investigation who are interested in assessing potential civil claims against the company.

Civil claims against the educational institutions, for example breach of contract claims concerning universities and independent schools, negligence claims

In addition to employment considerations, it is always possible for an employer to agree not to pursue civil claims against an employee in return for information being provided.

Fast forward 50 years, and we now know that civil claims against poor people grease their skids into the criminal justice system.

In cases of sexual abuse, the law allows children to pursue civil claims against abusers and those who helped cover up or enable the abuse.

The statute of limitations on civil claims against trial counsel for ineffective assistance of counsel should begin to run when exoneree is officially exonerated, not when he or she first discovers grounds to believe counsel was ineffective.

Victims of domestic violence may also pursue civil claims against an alleged attacker.

Thompsons is acting for over 500 former patients of Mr Paterson in civil claims against the hospitals involved.

Any civil claims against the teacher for these acts must be filed by 2020 or 2021.

This means that the statute of limitations for civil claims against the former Long Beach teacher would have started to run in 2012 or 2013.

The new reforms go beyond civil claims against perpetrators, and also ease limitation periods for victims» compensation claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB).

«However, we can not support legislation that would also eliminate the statue of limitations for civil claims against schools and other communal institutions for abusive acts of onetime employees,» the letter stated.

It added that the group had «no objection» to legislation that would extend or eliminate the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution or civil claims against individual abusers.

In theory, a default on a payday loan could prompt a lender to file a civil claim against the borrower.

Limitation periods restrict the amount of time that a person has to start a civil claim against a wrongdoer in order to seek compensation for his or her damages.

A civil claim against the defendant can be brought by the estate of the deceased and / or by those who depended upon the deceased for either financial assistance or services.

You can make a civil claim against the person who carried out the trespass.

Seek a freezing order and disclosure order for the account at issue, and start a civil claim against the entity claiming the money the victim has been cheated out of plus interest and legal costs.

Liquidators have previously used sections 261 and 266 of the Act to gather evidence as to the basis of a civil claim against a prospective defendant.

But even though Mr Habib's claim lies at the intersection of these trends, it does not follow the «typical» model of a civil claim against the agents directly responsible for the alleged abuses; nor does it pursue a criminal prosecution, where questions of immunity have recently formed a less imposing barrier.

-- the lawyers who filed Ghomeshi's (now withdrawn) civil claim against the CBC were a partner specializing in «commercial litigation and insolvency» and a senior associate «with experience in real estate, employment, defamation and fashion.»

To answer what I think is your question, there is a difference between something which will result in a civil claim against you as opposed to committing a crime.

If you are caught spying on your spouse intentionally or recklessly in a way that you should have known would result in discovering private information then your spouse may be able to make a civil claim against you for «intrusion upon seclusion».

Following completion of the investigation, we represented the organization in a voluntary self - disclosure to federal and state law enforcement authorities arising from the investigation, which resulted in a favorable financial resolution and no prosecution of criminal or civil claim against individuals associated with the organization.

(5) to establish a claim or defense on behalf of the lawyer in a controversy between the lawyer and the client, to establish a defense to a criminal charge or civil claim against the lawyer based upon conduct in which the client was involved, or to respond to allegations in any proceeding concerning the lawyer's representation of the client; or

Fieldfisher personal injury head Jill Greenfield has filed a UK civil claim against Harvey Weinstein on behalf of a client who alleges they were sexually assaulted by the US movie producer.

In this civil claim against the Province the claimant was awarded over $ 8 million for his wrongful conviction and subsequent incarceration.

Each state sets their own statute of limitations; in the state of California, a motorcyclist has two years from the date of the accident to file a civil claim against a negligent motorist under California Civil Procedures Code, Section 335.1.

(b) A lawyer may reveal informa tion relating to the representation of a client to the extent the lawyer reasonably believes necessary: (5) to establish a claim or defense on behalf of the lawyer in a controversy between the lawyer and the client, to establish a defense to a criminal charge or civil claim against the lawyer based upon conduct in which the client was involved, or to respond to allegations in any proceeding concerning the lawyer's representation of the client;

The family of the victim will be able to pursue a civil claim against the at fault driver.

Such person as a private civil claimant may bring a civil claim against the accused person to compensate for the damage caused by the crime.

If your claim is denied, you will have six months to file a civil claim against the government with your local San Diego court.

Regardless of whether or not the criminal charges against a marijuana - influenced driver are successful, victims may have a valid civil claim against them.

Felts may also have a civil claim against the officer who shot him.

The potential consequences of the naming of individuals following the DPA's publication can be seen in the fact that Ms Shose Sinare, one of the Tanzanian individuals allegedly responsible for the underlying offence in Standard Bank plc, has brought a civil claim against Standard Bank in the Tanzanian courts alleging, among other things, that she had a right to see and respond to the allegations in the statement of facts.

The decision when to offer independent counsel can also depend on the account given by the witness, and it may be appropriate to stop an interview if the witness gives an account that indicates that the company has a civil claim against them.

When you receive workers» compensation benefits you generally give up the right to file a civil claim against your employer.

Yes you can but if you are awarded money under the AFCS you will have to give credit for it if you later receive compensation under a civil claim against the Ministry of Defence.

(5) to establish a claim or defense on behalf of the lawyer in a controversy between the lawyer and the client, to establish a defense to a criminal charge or civil claim against the lawyer based upon conduct in which the client was involved, or to respond to allegations in any proceeding concerning the lawyer's representation of the client;

At the same time, you have every right to pursue a civil claim against the doctor regardless of the criminal investigation.

If you file a civil claim against the person who committed this act, you may be able to recover lost wages.

Not exact matches

Mr. Siegal's other client successes include securing a 2016 trial victory in federal court defending Marvel Entertainment against a claim that it stole a patent - holder's design for a Spiderman role play web - shooting toy, and numerous federal and state appellate arguments in criminal and civil matters.

The corporate watchdog has begun civil penalty proceedings against Padbury Mining and two of its directors over statements made last year claiming the company had lined up $ 6 billion in equity to fund construction of a port and rail network at Oakajee north of Geraldton.

Milan, in March 2012, settled its civil claims on interest rate swaps against Deutsche Bank, UBS, and JPMorgan Chase for 455 million Euros.

• A «comprehensive civil remedies statute» should be enacted to give American citizens clear claim for litigation against the government.

«I have never conspired to protect a child predator,» Mahaney said in a 2014 statement, «and I also deny all the claims made against me in the civil suit.»

The bill explicitly authorizes an LGBT student who claims discrimination to file a civil lawsuit against the college.