Sentences with phrase «civil lawsuits as»

Insurance companies could file civil lawsuits as well.

The Child Victims Act would extend the time frame in which victims of child sex abuse can bring criminal and civil lawsuits as adults.

Not exact matches

The settlements rank as the largest known recovery from Moody's and S&P in a private lawsuit for civil damages, Calpers said.

He has received recognition for his commitment to pro bono legal services, including his work as one of the lead attorneys in a successful federal civil rights lawsuit protecting the voting rights of Georgia citizens.

Gorsuch has argued that liberals are too quick to file lawsuits as a way to force change, even though there's «no doubt that constitutional lawsuits have secured critical civil - rights victories,» including desegregation.

There is an ongoing civil lawsuit against the company for its weak screening practices that have led to registered sex offenders, burglars, a convicted murderer, and others joining as drivers.

In addition, Mr. Morley filed a subsequent lawsuit containing allegations that the formation of Square and the development of our card reader and decoding technologies constituted, among other things, breach of an alleged oral joint venture, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and misappropriation of trade secrets, as well as other related claims.

Advocates like Charles Ogletree hope to use civil litigation, through the sort of class - action lawsuits that won such immense victories as the tobacco settlement.

A friend contacted me to indicate that «Mr. Driscoll has been named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit, which includes civil claims under the RICO statute.

Well, soon it could be official as Mark Driscoll, fallen megachurch pastor, found himself named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit, which includes civil claims under the RICO statute.

The governor, who as attorney general filed a civil lawsuit against Espada over siphoning $ 14 million from his health clinics for meals and other personal perks, «has been given carte blanche to do anything he wants» said Espada.

«These charges come from a baseless civil lawsuit from the same people who were being investigated by the Moreland Commission that the governor shut down, and they'll be thrown out by the federal court as soon as it gets there.»

In a press conference last night, Espada accused Cuomo of using a civil lawsuit against him as political payback for the Bronx politician's role in a Senate coup last summer.

The lawsuit was originally filed in State Supreme Court in Saratoga County but moved to a federal venue as it involved civil rights and the federal Disabilities Act.

According to Kindlon, more than $ 167,000 in taxpayer money had already been spent since February on outside attorneys hired to defend Soares in the civil lawsuit filed as a result of the DA's high - profile Florida steroids case.

In August 2013, Schneiderman filed a $ 40 million civil lawsuit against Donald Trump for his «Trump University» (now known as Trump Entrepreneur Initiative), alleging it to be an «unlicensed university» [27] and calling it a «bait - and - switch scheme.»

Lev Dassin, the acting United States attorney for the southern district of New York, and Tony West, the assistant attorney general for the civil division of the Department of Justice, announced today that Westchester County has agreed to fund the building of 750 units of affordable housing in areas with low racial and ethnic diversity in order to settle a lawsuit brought against it by the United States under the False Claims Act as well as the Housing and Community Development Act.

A few years ago, I and dozens of others frustrated by the state's failure to resolve the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit and provide the resources coming to the city schools as a result barricaded the entrance to the Capitol in Albany in an act of civil disobedience.

On Dec. 5, Cory Toth, a former professor at the University of Calgary (U of C), appeared in an Edmonton, Alberta courtroom as the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in Provincial Civil Court.

In civil cases, such as a lawsuit for damages from a vehicle accident or from a medical problem, testing and analysis by a qualified forensic scientist may be used by either side to address the validity of the allegations in the suit.

Harvey and Bob Weinstein as well as The Weinstein Company are facing a civil rights lawsuit in New York due to the assault allegations against them.

And the Los Angeles Unified School District recently agreed to limit the use of seniority in layoff determinations as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

«We are thrilled that the Ed School has selected us for the work that we have done over many decades — work that has included the creation of curriculum for classroom use, national surveys to document the extent of the problem, development of teaching training materials, and, when necessary, serving as expert witnesses in federal lawsuits when school districts have been reluctant to grant civil rights to their students,» Stein says.

One of his first acts as chief executive was to settle a lawsuit filed against the state by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of students in 18 districts around California, most in poor communities.

Snyder can point to the lawsuit filed earlier this year by the American Civil Liberties Union's state branch against the Highland Park district (and the state) for educationally failing the children in its care as one example of why the state must overhaul school funding and expand choice.

As to the construction of the civil rights lawsuit, you are dead wrong about how it was written, who contributed to the development and writing of it.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California has found an ally in the U.S. Department of Justice for its lawsuit charging that the state abdicated its obligation to ensure all students classified as English learners get extra instructional services to become fluent in English.

Within Black America, there is a lot of disagreement between old - school civil rights players — who continue to see integration, busing and equity lawsuits as the cure for achievement gaps between blacks and whites — and the younger generation of African - Americans, who understand that more - systemic reforms (including breaking ranks with the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers) is critical to black economic and social advancement.

Since 2014, she has worked as an attorney with the Federal Coordination and Compliance Section, where she coordinates with federal agencies to ensure consistent enforcement of civil rights statutes and Executive Orders prohibiting discrimination in federally conducted and assisted programs and activities and participates in investigations and lawsuits related to the failure to provide language access services.

A payday loan company however, may seek to recoup the stolen funds, assuming they have been spent and are immediately available as evidence, through a civil lawsuit.

The end result will likely be that your creditor will file a lawsuit against you in civil court for the total amount of debt that you owe and possibly attorney's fees as well.

A type of foreclosure proceeding used in some states that is handled as a civil lawsuit and conducted entirely under the auspices of a court.

A business, such as a mortgage company or bank, or an individual can file a civil lawsuit and if the plaintiff is awarded damages then a judgment will be rendered in their favor.

A business, such as a mortgage company or bank, or an individual can file a civil lawsuit and if the plaintiff is award...

The change is part of a series of steps taken by the credit bureaus, which last July eliminated civil judgment records — notes that a consumer owes a debt to a court as a result of a lawsuit — from credit reports, as well as half the tax lien data they had.

OK, but I wasn't exactly suggesting that civilization act as plaintiff in a civil lawsuit against the perps.

It can also be used as a framework for civil lawsuits to obtain large amounts of money through massive settlements.

Entertaining how the NRDC played a role of some sort with one of the global warming nuisance lawsuits, the Connecticut v American Electric Power, while another of those global warming nuisance lawsuits, Comer v. Murphy Oil had wording within its documents stating «The API [American Petroleum Institute] and other Oil Company Defendants have engaged in concerted financial activity — far in excess of $ 1 million — in furtherance of a tortious civil conspiracy to «reposition global warming as theory rather than fact» — details I described in my previous blog post.

ExxonMobil now faces the prospect of civil lawsuits and possible criminal penalties, for allegedly suppressing its internal awareness about the serious risk to the environment as well as to shareholder value, from climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels.

The memos were released as part of a lawsuit against the government by the American Civil Liberties Union.

But it is also expected to change the way lawyers prepare and practise in the filtering phases of the highly popular civil lawsuits in a jurisdiction that is widely seen as class - action friendly.

There is such a thing as a lawsuit for malicious prosecution, and there is such as thing as a lawsuit for a civil rights violation caused by bringing baseless charges, but in both circumstances one must demonstrate that the charges were brought without probable cause.

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.

In personal injury lawsuits, the case is pursued as a civil action and does not intend to prove the guilt of a defendant or whether or not a crime was committed.

That is why it is important to find representation from a legal team that understands both the complexities of a civil lawsuit, as well as the nuanced details of how a business operates.

Below is a brief outline of the main stages in a typical civil action, commonly referred to as a lawsuit.

A civil lawsuit for compensation, which is also known as an «action», is typically started by way of a formal court document called a «Statement of Claim».

Since DWI / DUI consequences can be severe, up to and including jail time for DWI, large financial penalties, civil lawsuits and long - term employment difficulties, it is advisable to contact an attorney as soon as possible to make sure your rights and interests are protected.

In fact, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) have already been made to recognize e-Discovery as a vital procedure for civil lawsCivil Procedure (FRCP) have already been made to recognize e-Discovery as a vital procedure for civil lawscivil lawsuits.

It may help to think of the notice of claim - filing requirement as a prerequisite to any formal civil lawsuit that can later be filed against the government.