Sentences with phrase «civil liability in a case»

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Its six lawyers will represent plaintiffs in civil rights, discrimination, public safety and product safety, consumer protection, healthcare and medical liability cases, the firm said in a statement.

Hotels» liability can depend on whether they're sufficiently aggressive in responding to allegations from employees and on the policies they have in place to prevent harassment in the first place, said civil rights attorney Debra Katz, a partner at Katz, Marshall & Banks who represents employees in harassment cases.

The statute also provides immunity from civil liability for a health care provider who is a volunteer and provides clearance to participate, except in cases of gross negligence or wanton or willful neglect.

In cases where the law is not «clearly established» a subordinate may generally defer to his superior's interpretation of the law and the constitution without fear of civil liability in money damages to someone harmed as a resulIn cases where the law is not «clearly established» a subordinate may generally defer to his superior's interpretation of the law and the constitution without fear of civil liability in money damages to someone harmed as a resulin money damages to someone harmed as a result.

He represents clients in litigation and non-litigation matters regarding construction defects, insurance coverage, personal injury, property damages, business litigation and general civil litigation matters and professional liability cases.

Ironically, in the New York Times case, the Supreme Court decided that the newspaper was protected from liability for an ad it ran that was critical of Alabama officials and their actions against the civil rights movement.

The third segment, Individual Liability Cases, is designed for actions against individuals in violation of the safety laws, including civil penalties, disqualification orders, and warning letters.

It is primarily concerned with the jurisdictions in the common law, and deals with the cases of civil wrong where someone else has to suffer loss or harm which results in legal liability for the person who happens to commit a tortuous act.

The lead attorney representing the plaintiffs argued that this rule does not apply in this case because «the exception to this policy is where the officer personally committed a tort: a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.»

The insurance also covers civil liability abroad, search and rescue expenses, early return, legal assistance, full repatriation assistance 24/7, and luggage insurance up to $ 2,000 during transport and for the duration of the trip in case of theft (breaking & entry or assault).

Brandon concentrates his practice in general civil litigation matters; including premises liability, product liability, construction and various insurance defense cases.

The only difference is that a «No Contest» plea can not be used as evidence of civil liability in a civil case arising from the same incident.

With more than 40 years of experience, James is a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial law with extensive experience in handling high - risk cases and regional litigation management in commercial, drug & medical device and product liability cases.

She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in cases on a wide variety of claims, including breach of contract, fraud, defamation, and civil liability for cyberstalking.

[71] Plaintiff's counsel submits also that in this case, the defendant denied liability for the accident in the Response to Civil Claim.

This is true, whether it is in a product liability case, any other civil trial or a criminal case where the data contained within the SDM is important to either side.

Ultimately this case reaffirms that, although an otherwise innocuous breach of code (such as the failure to stamp a flex hose) may not in itself give rise to civil liability, a breach of code is nevertheless evidence of negligence.

In SEC v. Das, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the issue of whether civil liability is present in cases where the corporate officer did not knowingly misleaIn SEC v. Das, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the issue of whether civil liability is present in cases where the corporate officer did not knowingly misleain cases where the corporate officer did not knowingly mislead.

He has many years of experience representing a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small business owners in all phases of litigation including complex commercial cases, corporations, contracts, deceptive trade practices, mass toxic tort cases, premises liability, products liability, and general civil litigation.

During his 21 - year legal career, Mr. Goldberg has litigated hundreds of cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States involving claims of retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, fraud, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, as well as commercial contract disputes, civil RICO, ERISA, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, corporate governance disputes, minority shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, Madoff counseling and defense, advancement and indemnification proceedings, whistleblower actions (SOX and CEPA), executive compensation counseling, litigation, and arbitration, international litigation and arbitration, antitrust litigation and arbitration, products liability litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and securities fraud.

That's not to say there couldn't be a civil suit by the survivors of the victim, in which case vicarious liability could leave both John and Bill to share responsibility for the accident.

John G. Browning is the managing partner of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, L.L.P., in Dallas, where he handles civil litigation in state and federal courts in areas ranging from employment and intellectual property to commercial cases and defense of products liability, professional liability, media law, and general negligence matters.

In civil cases, as already mentioned, liability will be resolved.

But, in most cases, a criminal conviction for conduct relating to a car or truck accident is inadmissible to establish liability in the civil lawsuit stemming from the wrong committed in the accident.

Greg Kohn is a partner at Nagel Rice and specializes in complex civil litigation cases, including professional malpractice, personal injury, class actions, wrongful death, products liability, and commercial litigation.

In that time, Melissa has represented a number of governmental institutions and their elected officers including the Maricopa County Attorneys» Office, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the State of Arizona in a number of high profile cases involving a range of issues including negligence, Section 1983 liability, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, and cases involving the United States and Arizona constitutionIn that time, Melissa has represented a number of governmental institutions and their elected officers including the Maricopa County Attorneys» Office, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the State of Arizona in a number of high profile cases involving a range of issues including negligence, Section 1983 liability, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, and cases involving the United States and Arizona constitutionin a number of high profile cases involving a range of issues including negligence, Section 1983 liability, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, and cases involving the United States and Arizona constitutions.

Prior to joining the firm, Todd handled cases in a wide range of practice areas, including, labor and employment defense, civil rights and police liability defense, contract disputes, and landlord / tenant matters.

Consequently, as we enter the Bribery Act enforcement era with expanded corporate criminal liability and a new corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery, the trend to civil recovery is likely to be short lived and viewed as a pragmatic «stop gap» response to apparent deficiencies in the criminal justice architecture rather than as a long term enforcement trend in settling overseas corruption cases involving companies.

In addition to his coursework, Kent also had practical experience clerking for one of Iowa's top civil law firms working on insurance defense, real estate, civil rights violations, and product liability cases.

Notably, the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Castle Rock v. Gonzalez came to its conclusion that there was no civil liability of a police department or police officers for failure to enforce a restraining order in the face of language in a state statute whose plain language fairly clearly created a mandatory duty to that effect.

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.

Has pleaded in numerous commercial, civil, disciplinary and penal cases, particularly suits involving corporate governance, personal liability of directors and officers of companies, shareholders» remedies, professional and civil liability.

In the case of civil liability, the victim (or the victim's family) is entitled to recover monetary damages due to the driver's negligence in getting into the accidenIn the case of civil liability, the victim (or the victim's family) is entitled to recover monetary damages due to the driver's negligence in getting into the accidenin getting into the accident.

A defence lawyer's role is to be the nexus of the investigation against potential fraudsters in civil liability and accident benefits cases.

This means that, while a guilty verdict in a criminal case doesn't necessary equate with civil liability, it is a strong indication that civil liability may follow.

In a civil liability case, the court's primary objective is to compensate the plaintiff for damage he or she has suffered, not to punish the debtor.

Representing a global accounting and advisory firm against criminal charges and civil liabilities in a professional negligence case.

As a former partner in a civil litigation defense firm, David defended various Fortune 500 companies in both personal injury and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on product liability and trucking cases.

Citing Richardson v. Vancouver (City), 2006 BCCA 36 (CanLII), a case in which police were sued for wrongful arrest by a plaintiff relying on their acquittal on the charge of obstructing justice, the Court of Appeal found it is improper to conflate issues pertaining to criminal responsibility and those pertaining to the civil liability of police.

Title IX, civil rights and discrimination cases, liability litigation, and faculty tenure, promotion and dismissal are just a few more areas in which Foley Hoag has successfully represented educational clients.

While some criminal courts will impose orders of restitution on convicted offenders to be paid to the victim (s), this is separate and apart from civil liability, which should be explored in cases involving serious injuries.

Our skilled attorneys represent individuals, businesses, and municipal and county governments throughout the state in cases of auto accidents, slip - and - fall accidents, personal injury, estate litigation, brain injury, wrongful death, workers» compensation, Social Security Disability, civil litigation, product liability, wills, trusts, estates, business law, taxation and government matters.

Written by John A. Day, Civil Trial Specialist, 2012 Best Lawyers Bet - the - Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year for Nashville and 2012 Best Lawyers in America listed in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Commercial and Bet - the - Company Litigation, Day on Torts identifies more than 300 Tennessee tort law subjects and provides summary of the leading case on each subject to give you a quick, readable synopsis of current state of the law.

Jonathan joined Lightfoot in September 2012 and has represented clients in many areas of civil defense litigation including product liability, premises liability, toxic torts, public record and first amendment disputes, and business and commercial cases.

Since becoming an attorney in 1988, Gary has represented both individuals and companies in general commercial and civil lawsuits, including employment discrimination disputes, probate and estate disputes, bad faith insurance claims, contract disputes, civil rights, products liability, and selected brain injury cases.

Bob earned extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury cases, including those involving motor vehicle collisions, aviation accidents, products liability, premises liability, medical, and legal malpractice, civil rights, bad faith and defamation.

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He primarily represents injured parties in complex civil litigation cases including personal injury, product liability, asbestos litigation, and other civil litigation matters.

Served as court - appointed discovery referee and special master in cases involving electronically stored information (ESI), corporate dissolutions, partnership dissolutions and division of assets, contract disputes, employment discrimination, civil rights, and professional liability

He has also litigated numerous cases in the fields of civil rights and other forms of governmental liability.