Sentences with phrase «civil settlements in»

The county recently agreed to a $ 1.5 million civil settlement in connection with the beating.

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.

In December 2014, Judy's reached a $ 2 million civil settlement with the Justice Department for claims of improper dispensing.

Evidence of lack of business integrity (such as indictments, pleas of guilt in legal cases, convictions for violations of legal behavior, adverse civil judgements, or out - of - court settlements).

In 1998, cigarette - makers made a $ 248 billion civil settlement — the largest - ever — with 46 states to snuff out public health - related suits.

«State attorneys general told five of the nation's largest banks on Tuesday they face a potential liability of at least $ 17 billion in civil lawsuits if a settlement isn't reached to address improper foreclosure practices» a «figure [that] doesn't cover additional billions of dollars in potential claims from federal agencies,» the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Paul Callan, a civil and criminal trial lawyer in New York, said the public outcry over Dao «s treatment would likely push the airline to a quick and generous settlement.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which won a record $ 602 million civil settlement with SAC over the trades in March, also must move by July if it decides to sue Cohen personally.

The settlement is comprised of $ 28.8 million in disgorgement and interest, which will be distributed to investors, and a $ 10 million civil penalty.

In February 2014, JPMC agreed to pay $ 614,000,000 to settle charges asserted by the United States Attorney's Officer for the Southern District of New York, the Federal Housing Administration, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the United States Department of Veteran Affairs resolving False Claims Act, FIRREA and other civil and administrative liability for FHA and VA insurance claims that have been paid to JP Morgan Chase since 2002 through the date of settlement.

California passed a law last year that prohibited the use of confidentiality clauses in civil settlements if the «factual foundation» for the allegations involve acts that could be prosecuted as felony sexual offenses.

October 11, 2017 — As the debate over investor protections was heating up with the start of the fourth round of NAFTA talks in Washington, D.C., US, Mexican and Canadian civil society organizations delivered over 400,000 petitions to Capitol Hill demanding that NAFTA's expansive corporate rights and protections and Investor - State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) be eliminated during -LSB-...]

October 11, 2017 — As the debate over investor protections was heating up with the start of the fourth round of NAFTA talks in Washington, D.C., US, Mexican and Canadian civil society organizations delivered over 400,000 petitions to Capitol Hill demanding that NAFTA's expansive corporate rights and protections and Investor - State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) be eliminated during renegotiations.

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Recent sex discrimination cases resulting in large settlements, in some cases awards of multi-million dollars, to be split with aggressive trial attorneys, are the latest examples of misusing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

They were killed because they supported the liberating theology and dignity of the base Christian communities; they named social injustice, not communism or outside subversive influence, as the root cause of the crisis (revolution in their view was inevitable unless issues of poverty and social inequality were adequately addressed); they promoted a negotiated settlement to Salvador's civil war, including a significant role for the FMLN and other popular organizations; and, they named U.S. policy as a fundamental obstacle to peace in El Salvador.

Determining an appropriate judicial response to agreed penalties in civil penalty settlements» (2015) 43 Australian Business Law Review 48

But one Erickson assistant, Gregg Smith, pleaded no contest to a charge of reckless driving after initially being charged with driving under the influence, and another, Ed Orgeron, reached a civil settlement after he was arrested in connection with a bar fight.

And once again, the Blue and the Gray will clash in downtown Naperville marking Civil War Days, a weekend reenactment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17 and 18 at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St. Adorned in period costumes with tents, weaponry and artifacts, more than 300 re-enactors will portray soldiers and civilians at the encampment, which has become an annual tradition for more than a quarter century...

Then canon blasts and rifle fire will erupt in downtown Naperville Saturday and Sunday as part of Civil War Days, a two - day reenactment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St.. While the North and South will clash daily in impressive battles, complete with period costumes and weaponry, the real stars of the spectacle will be the more than 300 re-enactors.

Throughout the two - day event, re-enactors will mingle with the crowd and remain in character to replicate the era and the tension of the Civil War conflict, said Cynthia Lamb, marketing communications manager for Naper Settlement.

Then canon blasts and rifle fire will erupt in downtown Naperville Saturday and Sunday as part of Civil War Days, a two - day reenactment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St.

Civil War Days: Union and Confederate re-enactment forces will battle for supremacy Saturday and Sunday on the grounds of Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St. in Naperville.

NYPD detectives have been warned to stay away from a private investigator who's allegedly part of a burgeoning «cottage industry» in which gang members score cash settlements from the city by filing bogus civil - rights suits against cops.

In a settlement, Foley agreed to reimburse the group $ 15,504 for the poll, report it as a campaign expense and pay a $ 600 civil penalty.

But in a move which has sparked fury among senior party figures, the leader wrote to his MPs saying: «In my view, the PM has been unable to explain the contribution of additional UK bombing to a comprehensive negotiated political settlement of the Syrian civil war, or its likely impact on the threat of terrorist attacks in the Uin a move which has sparked fury among senior party figures, the leader wrote to his MPs saying: «In my view, the PM has been unable to explain the contribution of additional UK bombing to a comprehensive negotiated political settlement of the Syrian civil war, or its likely impact on the threat of terrorist attacks in the UIn my view, the PM has been unable to explain the contribution of additional UK bombing to a comprehensive negotiated political settlement of the Syrian civil war, or its likely impact on the threat of terrorist attacks in the Uin the UK.

Nearly a year after the federal Justice Department declined to bring civil rights charges against a white police officer who fatally shot a black college student in Pleasantville, Westchester County in 2010, the victim's family has agreed to a $ 6 million settlement, a lawyer for the family announced.

One aide who worked for a legislator who resigned amid sexual harassment accusations suggested that lawmakers» campaign accounts, which lawmakers can use to pay for their legal defense, also be made available to harassment victims in case of a settlement or civil rights violation.

The real estate firm and U.S. Attorney's office reached a settlement that includes Glenwood paying up to $ 900,000 in compensation and a civil fine of $ 50,000.

The settlement resolves a wrongful - death lawsuit filed against the county in 2014 and a federal civil rights suit filed last year against Nassau.

Steve Rattner is fighting back against the civil lawsuits filed against him by AG / Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo, which just so happen to come on the same day the SEC announced a $ 6.2 million settlement with the financier and GM, which Rattner helped save, debuted in the largest initial public offering in US history.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about a federal investigation into payments made to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver by a small law firm and Albany County legislature rejecting a proposed settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit about the county under representing minorities in the redistricting plan.

Over the years, Silver arranged payments of $ 1.2 million, nearly all of it in taxpayer money, for hush - hush civil - lawsuit settlements to six female ex - government staffers who suffered sexual harassment — or worse — at the hands of Silver's cronies.

Two other bills would void most confidential agreements for settlements and would add provisions to the state public officers law specifically prohibiting acts of sexual harassment and imposing a civil penalty of up to $ 10,000 for those found to have engaged in such behavior.

It includes $ 40 million of settlements with CSEA (Civil Service Employees Association), no money is in the budget for that.

Five full months into the new fiscal year, Lembo is estimating that the state will be spending more money in the settlement of a civil lawsuit by the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition against former Gov. John G. Rowland, who laid off state employees more than a decade ago.

Wednesday's decision by the Appellate Division in Brooklyn, New York came seven months after Greenberg, 92, reached a $ 9 million settlement with Eric Schneiderman, the current state attorney general, of civil accounting fraud charges first brought by Spitzer in 2005.

Chris Grayling was disingenuous on today's Any Questions when supporting Kitty Usher and Menzies Campbell in wanting to tamper with one of the cornerstones of the Post Civil war Settlement - he did not tell the audience he was a Catholic in favour of a measure to benefit Catholics - one with constitutional implications (it is the basis of the 1707 Act of Union with Scotland)... that was very disappointing and makes Chris Grayling suspect in a way David Davis was not

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).

Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger today approved the landmark settlement in Reed v. State of California, et al., a class action suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Counsel, and Morrison & Foerster, LLP, in February 2010 on behalf of students at three Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) middle schools.

In October, UTLA expressed outrage at the district over a proposed legal settlement with civil rights attorneys that could threaten a longstanding «last hired, first fired» principle.

The Office of Campaign and Political Finance settlement with FESA required FESA to forfeit over $ 425,000 — the largest civil forfeiture in the agency's history, and prohibits them from fundraising, soliciting donations, or engaging in any election - related activity in Massachusetts for four years.

In a decision that could start an e-book price war in the publishing industry, a federal judge on Thursday approved a settlement between the Justice Department and three major publishers in a civil antitrust case that accused the companies of collusion in the pricing of digital bookIn a decision that could start an e-book price war in the publishing industry, a federal judge on Thursday approved a settlement between the Justice Department and three major publishers in a civil antitrust case that accused the companies of collusion in the pricing of digital bookin the publishing industry, a federal judge on Thursday approved a settlement between the Justice Department and three major publishers in a civil antitrust case that accused the companies of collusion in the pricing of digital bookin a civil antitrust case that accused the companies of collusion in the pricing of digital bookin the pricing of digital books.

The reason for the change lies with a settlement the major credit bureaus made in 2015 with 31 state attorneys general, where the bureaus agreed to adopt more stringent policies with regard to credit reporting and the amount of information needed to link tax liens and civil judgments to individuals.

Under a settlement with the FTC, GC Services will pay a civil penalty of $ 700,000, stop violating the FTC Act and the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, and maintain records — for at least three years — to show they're in compliance.

If a civil judgement, for example, resulted in a settlement, or was successfully appealed, you may be able to submit proof of this to a financial bureau.

Each complaint asks the court to enter a permanent injunction barring the defendants from engaging in debt settlement in Illinois and order the defendants to pay restitution for aggrieved consumers, civil penalties of $ 50,000 for violating the Consumer Fraud Act, an additional $ 50,000 penalty for each violation committed with the intent to defraud, as well as a $ 10,000 penalty per violation committed against a person 65 years or older.

My question is this: if I file Ch 7, and then «win» this civil case and get a $ 80,000 (or more) in a settlement, will that settlement be seized by all my creditors (both consumer credit and Sallie Mae / Navient)?

If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code § 1542, which provides: «A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.»

ALDF filed a civil lawsuit resulting in a settlement that prohibited Conyers from ever owning another animal.