Sentences with phrase «civil suits against»

In addition, a considerable amount was won in civil suits against advisers in 2010.

University administrators will find the ruling important in assessing their liability to civil claims, and students bringing civil suits against universities will find it useful in constructing proper pleadings.

March 23, 2007 New Trial Date Set for Santa Monica Farmers» Market Civil Suits Against City of Santa Monica and Bayside District Corporation

The Court of Claims was established in 1975 by the Ohio General Assembly, giving citizens the right to file civil suits against state agencies.

What's most notable, though, is that we may see the door open yet again — albeit only a tiny amount — to the possibility of civil suits against policing bodies on behalf of victims of crime.

To complicate matters further, when filing civil suits against various governments, their agencies, certain contractors for governments or generally anything having to do with government, you must put them on notice.

Although the plaintiffs in this particular lawsuit were the railroad companies, the article notes that several of the families of the passengers and conductor who were killed in the crash have filed civil suits against the trucking company, the driver's estate, and his insurance company.

We also represent children throughout California in civil suits against people who have physically assaulted them.

«Replace the elected, maintain the mission,» said Aaron Carr, whose nonprofit Housing Rights Initiative helps organize civil suits against landlords.

In addition to lifting time limits for child victims to file civil suits against their alleged abusers, and against institutions that failed to act against abuse under their roofs, the current bill would provide a one - year window during which past victims who have already exceeded the statute of limitations could go to court.

Cuomo brought multiple civil suits against the Bronx pol, who lost the Sept. 14 Democratic primary to Gustavo Rivera, but did not bring criminal charges because, as I understand it, his office did not have jurisdiction to do so.

The measure, first introduced years ago by Margaret Markey, a New York State Assembly Democrat, would extend the statute of limitations for civil suits against alleged sexual abusers of children and against institutions that fail to act against such abuse under their roofs.

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Soon - to - be-former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak's resignation in the face of multiple sexual harassment allegations may end an Ethics Committee investigation, but doesn't rule out a JCOPE probe or his alleged victims» civil suits against him.

For this reason, some legislators still speak about removing statutes of limitations for civil suits against the Church.

Both the CTFC and SEC working in conjunction with one another filed civil suits against the company, seeking disgorgement, financial penalties and other preliminary and permanent injunctions against the company.

The Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act, passed in Albany on March 16, increases penalties for trafficking, ensures that penalties for buying sex from a minor align with those for statutory rape, and allows trafficking victims to bring civil suits against their traffickers.

Hedge funds such as Elliott Management Corp and D.E. Shaw are still looking for up to $ 5 billion ($ 5.6 billion) in damages in civil suits against Porsche SE, which is now only a holding company that owns a majority stake in the VW group.

A judge dismissed one civil suit against him, ruling that Zhang was not responsible for the claimant's losses from the scheme.

Khadr subsequently launched a $ 20 - million civil suit against the Canadian government.

If you truly do not recognize the Const!tution as being the Supreme Law that governs your physical life here in this country, then you have some options, like giving up your Citizenship and moving to a different country, or staying here and refusing to follow the law — in which case we can bring a tort action or other civil suit against you, file criminal charges against you, or have you committed to a psychiatric hospital.

On Aug. 16 Kate McEwen, the Nebraska student whom Phillips assaulted in the early morning hours of Sept. 10, 1995, filed a civil suit against Phillips.

Evidence of plagiarism surfaced in 2011, as part of a civil suit against the university by a former Tar Heels football player.

New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman filed a civil suit against the company and its founders, alleging years of harassment and intimidation.

But since 2006, if a criminal action is commenced against a defendant for one of those worst child sexual abuse crimes, the victim has five years from the date the criminal action is ended to file a civil suit against only the abuser.

On Tuesday, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a civil suit against Espada, accusing him of taking $ 14 million from the nonprofit health care clinics he founded.

But Vacco predicts that while Schneiderman «made a mistake,» he won't he slapped with ethics violations because the AG ultimately filed a civil suit against Trump University for alleged consumer fraud, suggesting there was no quid pro quo.

The search came less than a day after Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a blockbuster civil suit against Espada and 19 other Soundview executives for looting the nonprofit for personal gain.

Tuesday, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a civil suit against him for allegedly siphoning off more than $ 14 million from a network of health care clinics he founded.

Norman Seabrook — the disgraced former president of the city corrections officers» union who skated on criminal bribery charges in a mistrial last month — just scored another win Monday when a Manhattan federal judge tossed the related civil suit against him.

He held a conference call with 100 reporters last week after filing a civil suit against the state Senate's majority leader, Pedro Espada Jr., on charges of siphoning more than $ 14 million from health clinics he founded for vacations, campaign expenses and $ 20,000 in takeout sushi.

NRP also is the company that filed a civil suit against the mayor, alleging Brown engaged in a pay - to - play scheme that ended up killing NRP's $ 12 million affordable housing project in the city.

«Yes, America has a legitimate concern about cyber hacking and trade secrets theft,» says Brian Sun, a trial lawyer with Jones Day in Los Angeles, California, who represented Lee in a successful civil suit against the U.S. government.

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Jones» parents filed a civil suit against the filmmakers and Gregg Allman in May.

Then in May, the Justice Department filed a civil suit against FCA over the software.

As has been hinted at for weeks, the Department of Justice has filed a civil suit against Apple and the so - called «Big Five» publishers: Hachette SA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced it has filed a civil suit against Jason Scharf and Michacel Shah for alleged $ 16 million binary options scam.

If someone has filed a civil suit against you and won, this may show up on your credit report as well.

Sea Shepherd has drawn attention to the curious timing of this, occurring at the same time that a civil suit against the organization by Japan's Institute for Cetacean Research began.

Is it just a coincidence that Costa Rica filed this new warrant the same month that Japan filed a civil suit against us?

Of course, Kieffer did get some legal training in prison (indeed, perhaps more than some students receive in law school) by handling his appeal and a subsequent civil suit against the United States government.

And another survivor said he was surprised to learn his name was listed in a federal civil suit against a security company that had employed the gunman behind the mass shooting.

When the Manhattan DA declined to prosecute the lawyer, she brought a civil suit against him seeking $ 70 million in damages.

The judge also allowed revelation of the settlement amount in Constand's civil suit against Cosby after he agreed to the disclosure.

A lawyer at our firm can take immediate action to assist you in filing an insurance claim or civil suit against the driver who caused your injuries or loss.

He has handled such high profile cases as the suit against Brittany Spears by her former manager, the suit by the Backstreet Boys against their former manager, the suit by Harlem Globetrotters legends including Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon against The Harlem Globetrotters, the civil suit against Casey Anthony, and the «Tailwind» case against CNN and Time Magazine (one of the leading defamation cases of the last decade).

After those charges were ultimately withdrawn, the three individuals launched a civil suit against the OSPCA.

[2] Mr. Henry brought a civil suit against the City of Vancouver («City»), the Attorney General of British Columbia («AGBC»), and the Attorney General of Canada («AGC»), seeking damages for his wrongful convictions and imprisonment.

A legal recourse for the surviving relatives of the deceased victims as well as the injured is to file a civil suit against the landowners who converted the building for a purpose to which it wasn't designed for.