Sentences with phrase «claim against the defendant law»

Perell J. dismissed the proposed Lipson class action claim against the defendant law firm as statute - barred.

Not exact matches

No, there is no obligation in the law to pursue all potential defendants in order to sustain a claim against any one, or few, of them.

One of my favorites in this area, which I still remember doing a double - take over when I saw it for the first time when I was practicing law, is the release form that releases all claims against a potential defendant «from the beginning of time» until the date of the agreement.

Nevertheless, the arguments are frequently crunched through, probably because of an important Illinois Supreme Court ruling from 1990 which is still good law, Rollins v. Ellwood, involving claims brought against a Baltimore police officer, among others, sounding in intentional tort for his role in the apprehension of a misidentified criminal defendant and Illinois resident in Illinois, for which the Court found the officer was not subject to Illinois jurisdiction.

The case involved issues as to the interpretation of DIFC regulatory law and claims against the defendant bank in both contract and tort.

A defendant is entitled to expect that a claim of liability brought against it will be decided by the same rules of evidence and substantive law whether the plaintiff is represented by counsel or self - represented.»

Tim Lawson - Cruttenden examines the evolution of claims against unnamed defendants in non-land law cases

Foley Hoag partner Michael Keating led a team that won a defendants» verdict from a Boston jury, which found that law firm Ropes & Gray LLP did not retaliate against former associate John Ray III for claiming he was a victim of racial discrimination.

The defendant law firm's third party claim against a number of accountants and another law firm was also dismissed.

Special costs to successful applicants in most cases Defendants who succeed in having the claims against them stuck under this law should be entitled to costs on a full indemnity basis, subject to a judge's discretion in exceptional cases where such are not warranted.

When a defendant is sued, the defendant is required by law to bring any claims that the defendant has against the plaintiff as a mandatory counterclaim if they are related to the case and is permitted to bring any claims the defendant has against the plaintiff for any reason as a permissive counterclaim.

Carriage of goods by air — Carrier claiming air freight from defendant — Defendant seeking to set off counterclaim for breach of contract of carriage — Whether common - law rule precluding set - off against freight extended to carriagdefendant — Defendant seeking to set off counterclaim for breach of contract of carriage — Whether common - law rule precluding set - off against freight extended to carriagDefendant seeking to set off counterclaim for breach of contract of carriage — Whether common - law rule precluding set - off against freight extended to carriage by air.

In fact, they can not be, since the claims in the Crown action are against different defendants and involve public, not private, law claims.»

My point is that there's an argument, which wasn't addressed, which I think requires the conclusion that, as a matter of law, D was deemed to have discovered his claim against the proposed defendants before January 1, 2004.

120 (1) If a defendant makes a payment to a plaintiff who is or alleges to be entitled to recover from the defendant, the payment constitutes, to the extent of the payment, a release by the plaintiff or the plaintiff's personal representative of any claim that the plaintiff or the plaintiff's personal representative or any person claiming through or under the plaintiff or by virtue of Part V of the Family Law Act may have against the defendant.

Once jurisdiction is established against one or more Defendants within this jurisdiction, the question of which claims may be pleaded and proved against them is a question of the applicable law of the tort.

The court held that commercial fisherman could bring a common law negligence claim against a defendant that allegedly polluted Tampa Bay's public waters.

The decision to seek the assistance of a law firm that has the experience, familiarity and knowledge to navigate the Maryland state and federal regulations and limitations placed on the handling of truck accident claims against sophisticated defendants such as large companies, commercial vehicle drivers, and their attorneys is the one of most important decisions you will face.

In light of the nature of asbestos litigation, which often involves a limited number of plaintiffs» law firms repeatedly asserting the same or similar claims against defendants, clients facing extensive asbestos litigation are positioned to benefit from Thompson Hine's SmartPaTH ®, a service delivery approach that leverages legal project management, process efficiency, flexible staffing and value - based pricing to better align our services with clients» needs.

Our law firm has won significant verdicts and settlements against defendants in a number of bus accident claims.