This means that it is generally the only recourse available to employees who suffer job - related injuries, except for third -
party claims against defendants other than their employers or co-workers.
The
Plaintiff claimed against the Defendants for $ 25,000.00 in damages on the basis of no fewer than five causes of action: wrongful dismissal, general damages, aggravated damages, punitive damages, and a breach of the Ontario Human Rights Code.
At the law firm of Breslin & Breslin, our lawyers investigate and pursue
tort claims against defendants responsible for the injuries caused by negligence or abuse in nursing homes and residential care facilities.
In Ferrara v. Lorenzetti, Wolfe6, the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal (Laskin and Sharpe, J.J.A.) held the plaintiff's
claim against the defendant solicitor was NOT statute barred.
Litigation department co-chair and leader of the Class Actions & Aggregate Litigation practice Scott O'Connell reacts to the Supreme Court's decision in Campbell - Ewald Co. v. Gomez that a settlement with individual plaintiffs does not foreclose on
class claims against a defendant.
«However, at this stage of the litigation, accepting plaintiffs» allegations as true, plaintiffs have, albeit barely, stated a plausible equal
protection claim against defendant Antonacci.»
A
civil claim against the defendant can be brought by the estate of the deceased and / or by those who depended upon the deceased for either financial assistance or services.
A solicitor may attend the hearing to offer advice to the bereaved family on what is happening in the criminal process, and to also take a note of the evidence to support any later civil
compensation claim against the defendant.
\» In order to have an
actionable claim against a defendant, the plaintiff must prove that this defendant was negligent — that they failed in their duty to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances, and the plaintiff \'s injuries were a result of that failure.
$ 60,000 Trial Verdict in favor of Plaintiff, a corporation, on a breach of
contract claim against Defendant for failure to pay Plaintiff for picture framing services.
In Combs v. Bergen, the Plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle collision, and brought an
ICBC claim against the Defendant for damages for pain and suffering, wage loss, diminished earning capacity, and cost of future.
In the unfortunate event that a victim loses their life as a result of the crash, Massachusetts allows their surviving heirs to bring a wrongful
death claim against the defendant, seeking compensation for the loss of their loved one.
On rehearing en banc, the 4th Circuit says it has no jurisdiction to consider appeals by Iraqis who were detained and tortured at Abu Ghraib military prison and elsewhere and whose tort
claims against defendant government contractors were partly dismissed...
Plaintiff director of a gay - rights advocacy group has not stated a
defamation claim against defendant, the president and CEO of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays Inc. (PFOX), by alleging defendant stated that plaintiff asked for people to «run over» defendant...
The main consequence of any judgment (favourable or unfavourable) is that each class member will be bound by the judgment and can not advance an
individual claim against the defendants on the same subject matter.
The application of these rules was recently considered by Deputy Master Nurse in Webb Resolutions Ltd v Countrywide Surveyors Ltd, a professional negligence
claim against the defendant surveyor.
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.
Corporation Information Systems, Inc. t / d / b / a Ciscorp v. Timothy Pribanic — Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Represented plaintiff in
prosecuting claims against defendant for breach of contract including claims for violation of restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements and failure to return privileged and confidential information and documents.
SC11 - 468: Florida Attorney Suspended After Bringing Frivolous Claims against Defendant
My summary of the case is: A trial judge — he wasn't named in the Court of Appeal but his name can easily be discovered — had dismissed plaintiff's
claim against the defendant bank and a solicitor for breach of fiduciary duty and negligence.
In addition to contract claims, the plaintiff in DeVries alleged various
tort claims against the defendants, including claims for conversion, negligent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty.
Baker shall take nothing on
his claims against Defendants and his claims against Defendants are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
Our office will be pursuing a negligence
claim against the defendant and her auto insurance carrier.
Most states attempt to balance a victim's right to bring
a claim against a defendant's right to know that a claim will not be brought after a certain period.