Sentences with phrase «civil liability issues»

The civil liability issues will arise if the active defender operates in a jurisdiction with a relatively effective justice system and faces an opponent with the resources to use it.

We deal with a wide range of issues, including billing and hospital privileges, civil liability issues, clinical trial agreements, corporate organizational issues, interpretation of health legislation, professional regulation and discipline, public - private partnerships for facility development, rights and responsibilities of hospital foundation boards.

This also raises civil liability issues.

Andy is the Executive Director for the Wisconsin Civil Justice Council, a coalition of business, insurance, and medical groups concerned about civil liability issues.

He has also drafted a number of amicus curiae briefs before the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Washington Supreme Court involving environmental and civil liability issues.

Not exact matches

Liability issues raised by companies and privacy concerns of civil liberties groups contributed to the failure to implement such laws.

When the judges ruled that the school officer's actions were protected under qualified immunity, which shields public officials from liability for civil damages, Gorsuch issued a colorful dissent arguing that the student should have been able to sue the officer for using excessive force.

Go a head beat your slave it is not a personal liability issue (you pulled this verse from civil laws applied to the Hebrew) and you will see the vengeance of the Lord.

Topics to be discussed include: Court Procedure: An understanding of the civil litigation process in New Jersey as it pertains to negligence claims; Damages: Understanding the standards for, and the differences between Compensatory and Punitive Damages; Facility Maintenance: Identifying potential safety hazards related to facilities and grounds, and taking reasonable steps to address common problems; Indemnification: Identifying when the school district is responsible for the actions of its employees, and when it may disclaim coverage; Insurance Coverage Issues: Understanding what is, and is not covered under a school district's insurance policy, and understanding whether your district will be allowed to choose its attorney or be required to utilize the attorney assigned by the Insurance Company; Negligent Supervision: Examples of school district negligence liability lie within the school, on the athletic field, in the locker room, and on school trips; Sovereign Immunity: Understanding the effect of the New Jersey Torts Claims Act on negligence claims against school districts.

Jason Pettus is a civil litigation defense attorney with a strong litigation background through the representation of general contractors, subcontractors, owners, and design professionals in the resolution of all manner of construction issues, including construction / design defect claims, environmental claims and contractual disputes, catastrophic injury, premises liability, and motor vehicle accidents in both state and federal courts, as well as insurance coverage analysis, advisement of clients, and coverage litigation.

Our team also counsels professionals in proactively addressing potential professional responsibility issues and avoiding pitfalls that could result in civil liability or professional discipline.

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 mislead.

We specialize in accident reconstruction, fire & explosion investigations, premises liability, product failure analysis, civil, structural, water / wastewater and industrial issues.

The FCPA authorized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue new rules, including Rule 13b2 - 2, which imposes civil liability on corporate officers who mislead accountants concerning the corporation's finances.

For over thirty years, Mr. Miklave has represented employers and management in all areas of employment, civil rights, and traditional labor law, including issues arising under federal and state anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation statutes; non-compete agreements and other post-employment restrictions; wage and hour investigations and litigation; multi-employer pension plan withdrawal liability and administration; collective - bargaining negotiations, administration and enforcement proceedings; corporate restructurings, reorganizations and plant closings; and employment practices and policies.

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 constitutions.

Prior to joining Akiva Niamehr, Ms. Elihu gained practical experience performing legal work on issues covering police brutality, civil rights, products liability, and medical malpractice.

Additional issues of the identity of the alleged data controller and whether there was any civil liability in relation to the alleged breaches (particularly under section 55 (1), which enacts criminal offences).

Claire Ryan is a partner with the firm, primarily engaged in the defense of civil suits in the areas of employment litigation, professional liability, commercial litigation, and insurance coverage issues.

In 1987 Bob started his own firm to offer a personal level of service with John Sullivan and to concentrate exclusively on civil litigation disputes, primarily involving products liability claims and employment issues.

Failing to do so can result in a citation being issued or in civil liability to anyone injured as a result of the driver's failure to follow the law.

J. Owen Todd, a partner in the firm, serves as a mediator and arbitrator in the resolution of civil disputes, including matters of product liability, environmental issues, complex commercial litigation, employment discrimination and harassment, patent and copyright claims, divorce, probate litigation, and personal injury claims.

We are a group of civil litigation / trial attorneys who focus on issues relating to insurance defense, insurance coverage, bad faith, insurance fraud, automobile liability, construction litigation, business litigation, motor carrier liability, premises liability, personal injury, and criminal litigation.

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.

Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, Victoria Registry, interpreting two topics under the New BC Supreme Court Civil Rules, the test of «proportionality» and the circumstances permitting a Court to sever liability (the issue of fault) from quantum (the value of a personal injury claim).

The firm's successes include the top patent infringement award ever issued by a U.S. jury; the nation's first civil liability verdict against a foreign bank for providing material financial support to terrorists; and one of the top business fraud verdicts ever awarded in Dallas County.

[154] It is now submitted on behalf of the defendant in this civil action that the issue of liability has been decided in his favour by the previous criminal proceedings.

Although civil liability has not been raised at this juncture, our drunk driving accident lawyers know it could well be an issue in the future, given the facts we know so far.

Peter has practised Civil Litigation at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP for over forty - one years, specializing in resolving insurance, commercial and construction disputes of various categories, including coverage issues; commercial, property, professional and other liability policies; product liability; class actions; and construction law.

In response to the letter issued by Lord Keen Of Elie QC to his fellow lords following the recent reading of the Civil Liability Bill, Vidisha Joshi, managing partner, London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen, says: «This concession is just a small step to tackling the injustice that people will face following the reforms....

In addition to courtroom representation, we provide training on excessive force, police department liability, search and seizure, and civil rights issues for law enforcement personnel.

A car accident itself is not a crime and personal injury claims deal with the issue of civil, not criminal, liability.

Daya, managing partner of Fireman Daya & Co., says attendees will learn about issues that have received recent media attention in the context of civil litigation, including cyberbullying, club / bar assaults, parental responsibility and social host liability.

Over more than two decades, Ken has litigated noteworthy cases in a range of fields that include class action defence, securities and broker - dealer litigation and regulatory defence, corporate and shareholder disputes (including oppression and winding up cases), defamation, civil fraud litigation, disputes over contracts, injunctions, professional liability litigation, employment litigation and cross-border litigation issues.

He has a wide expertise in all kind of Civil and Commercial Disputes between national and international major companies before either ordinary Courts or Arbitration Courts, including, amongst others, contractual liability, disputes between shareholders, directors liability, stock markets, unfair competition, private equity issues and construction agreements.

Fiona is the co-author of a paper published by the University of Alberta Health Law Journal, focusing on ethical, criminal, civil and professional liability issues associated with the use and abuse of cognitive and memory enhancing drugs by college and university students.

Scott MacLatchie Discusses Constitutional Issues in Police - Public Interactions at DRI Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar

The MoD argued that Walker's narrative verdict that Smith's death had been caused by a «serious failure» breached r 42 (b), because it was framed in a way which appeared to determine issues of civil liability.

We represent plaintiffs or defendants in jury and non-jury trials and in appeals on commercial issues including corporate and securities transactions, toxic tort, products and product liability, construction, civil rights, employment, media, entertainment, real estate, takings and project development.

In addition to our nationwide litigation experience representing businesses in sophisticated contract, construction and employment matters, we have successfully represented municipalities, other public entities, insurance carriers, their insureds, and private clients in many other areas of law, including legal and accounting professional liability, medical malpractice, construction defects and related surety and performance bond issues, commercial litigation, employment discrimination (L.A.D. and A.D.A.), products liability, Civil Rights § § 1983 and 1985 and other Constitutional claims, environmental and general insurance coverage, E.R.I.S.A., first party C.E.R.C.L.A. and I.S.R.A. actions and general negligence.

Our civil litigators deal with complex issues in areas such as civil liability (product liability, bodily and psychological injuries, material damages and economic loss), business contracts, professional regulation and liability, defamation, commercial litigation and extraordinary remedies, disputes relating to successions, wrongful dismissal actions, and claims of discrimination, sexual harassment and breach of fiduciary duties.

This predominantly involves individual liability legislation, and in relation to criminal or civil procedures, has now allowed the Department of Justice to adopt the following position: a corporation can not have their financial issues resolved until they have given all evidence required and all cooperation they can relating to individuals involved.

Many will successfully evade civil liability exposure; but where it can be made to stick, the same issue which has dogged the courts for decades will be a persistent irritant to those seeking justice: how do you quantify the damages for disappointment and lost expectations?

GEORGIA Georgia's Supreme Court in recent years issued decisions that significantly expanded civil liability, and that troubling trend continued in 2017.

Postal services — his experience covers issues arising under the rules established by the Universal Postal Union, issues regarding the universal service obligation and issues relating to the civil liability of postal operators.

The taxpayers argued that it was appropriate to deal with these issues before the hearing, whereas the Crown argued that these issues could not be determined on a Rule 58 motion because, in this case, the facts arose from a plea bargain rather than a determination by a court, the agreed facts did not address the GST liability of the corporation or the other individual's income tax liability, and the facts (and tax liability) of a criminal proceeding would only prohibit the parties from alleging a lower tax liability in a civil proceeding.

Instruct police academy class on legal issues including the Ohio Revised Code, the Fourth Amendment and Civil Liability.

This white paper examines the issues of pre-decision and adverse notifications as required by the FCRA and provides a series of best practices to help employers avoid potential civil liability when using background checks to make employment decisions.