Sentences with phrase «civil court case brought»

There was a cloud over Brian Kolb's candidacy: He was mentioned in a 2004 civil court case brought by a former female Assembly aide against the chamber's former counsel, Michael Boxley.

There was a cloud over Kolb's candidacy: He was mentioned in a 2004 civil court case brought by a former female Assembly aide against the chamber's former counsel, Michael Boxley.

Not exact matches

When we seek instead to «pay something back to the victims and bring them closure,» we are doing a justice either lower (as in civil - court cases) or higher (as in repaying blood with blood)» but, in any case, something that should not be a model for how we deal with criminals.

In an action that seems very ahead of its time for any institution, the case was reported to the civil authorities in 1973 though these did not bring it to court.

In a celebrated case brought by a group of civil libertarians to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1942, Chief Justice Robert Jackson, against the strong argument of civil libertarians on the issues of «interrogation without the due process of law» and prolonged detention of suspects, gave his famous ruling that the United States «Constitution is not a suicide pact».

That's according to a May 10 court filing in a New York civil case brought by a landlord against Jeffrey Yohai.

At the time, the News of the World maintained phone - hacking was the work of one rogue reporter, but civil court cases - by celebrities who believed their phone had been targeted - have brought evidence to light of a more widespread practice.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- The Supreme Court's conservative majority expressed varying degrees of concern Wednesday over a civil rights case brought by 20 firefighters, most of them white, who claim reverse discrimination in promotions.

The court ruled in a civil case against the government brought by an environmental group called Urgenda.

(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.

However, he argued that the court should dispose of the case because the plaintiffs failed to exhaust their remedies under the Civil Service Reform Act, which required plaintiffs to first bring their claims to the Office of Special Counsel.

If not, as was the case in SC v. NS where the civil lawsuit was before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the criminal proceeding was before the Ontario Court of Justice, then the motion for directions should be brought before the Superior Court of Justice.

On the other hand, if the insurance company tries to deny the claim or offers a meager settlement, the case may be brought to civil court.

The lower court expressly found the request to be excessive, and awarded nothing in fees — finding that the case could have been brought as a limited civil case and finding its outright denial of fees was justified under Chavez v. City of Los Angeles, 47 Cal.4 th 970 (2010)[one of our Leading Cases, # 13].

Furthermore, in terms of access to justice, the fairly stringent leave conditions under the Supreme Court Act 2003, are a greater barrier to bringing forward an appeal (at least in a civil case) than was the case with the Privy Council where disputes that involved a monetary amount of $ 5,000 or more could be brought as of right.

Unfortunately, the facts of this case bring together two of the problems that are seen very frequently in Civil Practice Court and must be dealt with to make the system work as intended in Toronto.

In Marek v. Chesny, the Supreme Court in 1985 ruled that «costs» under Rule 68 do include attorney fees in a civil rights case brought under section 1983, although only in the context of the plaintiff's post-verdict application for fees under section 1988.

In general, California Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1 allows cases for injuries to a person (including death) to be brought to court within two years of the date of the injury.

ECSL brings extensive appellate practice experience to McAfee & Taft, having handled and won a significant number of cases before the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

This wrongful death case is handled in civil court and is separate from any criminal case brought by prosecutors.

In summary, the Supreme Court's latest decision in the JSC BTA Bank litigation adds to the civil fraud litigator's toolkit: he can now raise a claim in conspiracy founded on contempts of court; he may be able to bring a damages claim for simple contempt; and he can sue in England where there is a good arguable case that a conspiracy has been hatched Court's latest decision in the JSC BTA Bank litigation adds to the civil fraud litigator's toolkit: he can now raise a claim in conspiracy founded on contempts of court; he may be able to bring a damages claim for simple contempt; and he can sue in England where there is a good arguable case that a conspiracy has been hatched court; he may be able to bring a damages claim for simple contempt; and he can sue in England where there is a good arguable case that a conspiracy has been hatched here.

Consumer class actions are civil federal or state court cases brought by one or more individuals on behalf of themselves and a larger group or «class» of individuals who have suffered the same harm.

In these cases, important matters of public interest can be brought to court by external interested parties or civil advocacy organizations.

This refusal paves the way for the plaintiff to bring the case to the appropriate civil court.

The civil division of Superior Court had stopped issuing documents needed to carry out evictions in landlord and tenant cases, but Wicks said employees will be brought back to work to resume those operations.

If not, as was the case in this case where the civil lawsuit was before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the criminal proceeding was before the Ontario Court of Justice, then the motion for directions should be brought before the Superior Court of Justice.

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline)-- The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is considering the appeal in a Wisconsin civil rights case brought by Cindy Archer, former assistant to Gov. Scott Walker.

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline)-- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is considering the appeal in a Wisconsin civil rights case brought by Cindy Archer, former assistant to Gov. Scott Walker.

In any case, to gain damages, a person must bring a civil suit to court.

The above said unless the Registrant fully disclosed this in full terms a layperson could understand he / she would lose that civil case and then with a written copy of the court proceeding verifying the Seller was not adequately informed, bring their own RECO charges against the Registrant.