Sentences with phrase «civil lawsuits after»

Lastly, this act would grant power to both residents and prosecutors to file civil lawsuits after a data breach.

Jan Duff and her husband, Curtis Duff, filed the civil lawsuit after she tripped over a speed bump in a parking area on Sept 25, 2015.

The Morland - Joneses pursued a civil lawsuit after shouts and «the finger» were exchanged between the parties, the police called on numerous occasions, and an attempt at peace bond restricting the Taerk's movements failed.

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The first salvos were delivered to a 10 - person jury in San Francisco federal court in a civil lawsuit that could help determine who emerges in the forefront of the autonomous car business nearly a year after Alphabet Inc's self - driving car unit Waymo sued rival Uber Technologies Inc..

Tesla shares were trading down on Tuesday after news of a civil rights class - action lawsuit against the automaker.

An offer for the studio from a group of investors led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras - Sweet failed to produce a deal earlier this year, after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a civil lawsuit against the company and demanded more compensation for Harvey Weinstein's victims.

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit charging that North Carolina's bathroom law violates federal civil - rights law — a move that came hours after the state's officials filed their own suit saying the department was trying to rewrite national law by attacking them.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Hours after the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the state of New York for what it called the unequal treatment, abuse and denial of rights of farmworkers, the governor said he won't fight it in court.

With law enforcement officials aggressively pursuing gang members on Long Island after a recent spate of homicides by the transnational gang MS - 13, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a class - action lawsuit on Friday that federal authorities had gone too far.

Sacha goes on to note that Pigeon, a former Erie County Democratic chairman and counsel to Senate Majority Pedro Espada Jr. (whom Cuomo continues to invesigate after slapping him with two civil lawsuits), has influence over how state Independence Party founder Tom Golisano — a Cuomo fan (and, since the millionaire's tax passed, Florida resident)-- directs his considerable resources.

The 2016 settlement reached after Trump won the election but before he took office combined two California class - action lawsuits and a civil action by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

This suit seeks to remedy the violations that occurred at Pan American and ensure that the New York City Department of Education protects its employees» civil rights in the future,» Bharara said in announcing the lawsuit, which came a day after his office charged the city's Correction Union President Norman Seabrook with fraud and corruption.

Beach's confirmation was happening just after news emerged that the state had reached a nearly $ 2.7 million settlement to end an 18 - year - old civil rights lawsuit brought by a group of Native Americans.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Police Department is facing a lawsuit after the New York Civil Liberties Union says the department refused to provide information through a Freedom of Information Law request.

The raid came one day after Mr. Cuomo filed a broad civil lawsuit against Mr. Espada, a Bronx Democrat, and 19 other current and former Soundview officials, accusing them of «looting» at least $ 14 million from the nonprofit organization to pay for Mr. Espada's personal and campaign expenses.

Three months after the incident, the Dexters sued officers Mahar and Vella, along with Miner and Fowler, in a federal lawsuit claiming that police had used excessive force and violated their civil rights.

The defense: The funds were not issued to Cor until months later, after the company filed a civil lawsuit against a state agency.

So when Harlem Success Academy, a charter group in New York, proposed to take over P.S. 194's building after the school was shut down for poor performance, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and the New York Civil Liberties Union took the obvious step: they filed a lawsuit claiming that the state pressed forward without proper consultation with local school boards.

In April, after several press conferences to criticize the city's approach to school safety, FES joined with 11 students and their parents to file a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the city had been negligent in keeping schools safe, alleging that black and Latino students were harmed in particular.

A lawsuit initiated by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has forced thousands of Scott Pruitt's emails into the daylight, after Pruitt's office delayed CMD's records requests for two years.

Founding legal giant, Johnnie L. Cochran, made The Cochran Firm into one of the most recognized firms in the nation after expertly defending those accused in a variety of criminal cases, personal injury claims, and civil liberty lawsuits.

The actions you take immediately after a car accident can have a tremendous impact on your legal options and the strength of any later settlement negotiations or civil lawsuit you bring to recover financial compensation.

It would be good to not that if someone is afraid of civil liability, saying sorry could be used against them in a lawsuit, saying nothing after the events can not be used against them as it is not relevant to the case.

The Los Angeles woman filed a civil lawsuit against her ex in federal court shortly after California enacted its revenge porn law.

Less than a week after the supreme court struck down a civil justice reform measure known as the Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act of 2009, some state legislators called for a study of term limits for appellate judges.

For those doing business in Tennessee, a great degree of uncertainty associated with lawsuits may be removed after the Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011 goes into effect Oct. 1.

After she was held in Central Booking for 38 hours, she sued Det. Brockmann and the City for false arrest and malicious prosecution under Section 1983, which allows plaintiffs to bring lawsuits for federal civil rights violations.

Now businesses can face lawsuits with unlimited punitive damages and civil injury lawsuits after the Missouri Supreme Court struck down a $ 500,000 limit on awards in September 2014, two years after striking down other limits for medical - malpractice awards.

The family of an unarmed man who committed suicide after a bizarre traffic traffic stop with a Baltimore police officer recently filed a civil lawsuit under Maryland's Declaration of Rights.

The limitation period (the maximum amount of time in which legal action can be taken after an incident has occurred) for a civil lawsuit varies by province.

Even if an employee is in their probationary period, or lacks the protection of Civil Service or a contract, an employee can still bring a lawsuit after they have been terminated.

There are two options after a pedestrian accident: filing a claim with the driver's insurance company or filing a personal injury lawsuit in civil court.

The Mercers seem to hold the most extreme social views: Robert Mercer complained that the US started going in the wrong direction «after the passage of the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s,» according to a lawsuit filed by a former employee.