Sentences with phrase «claims asserted»

Our firm also has successfully represented owners in defense of wrongful and inflated lien claims asserted against their property.

Represented parties in securities class actions, including defending a former officer against claims asserted in a Canada - wide class action alleging misrepresentations in public disclosure documents made by SNC - Lavalin

He handles an array of complex cases involving diverse and complex subject matters, ranging from the defense of claims asserting violation of federal consumer protection statutes such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, to the prosecution and defense of shareholder disputes and derivative actions.

In addition, our employment lawyers also litigate restrictive covenant and trade secret issues, employment contract disputes, employment tort action cases and other statutory causes of action such as claims asserted under the Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act and Whistleblower statutes.

Second quarter 2012 adjusted results exclude $ 5 million of pre-tax adjustments comprised of $ 5 million of organizational and separation related costs and $ 2 million for claims asserted related to a Luxury segment project, offset by $ 2 million from the reversal of a previously recorded impairment related to an equity investment in a Luxury segment joint venture project.

Adjusted EBITDA, as adjusted for organizational and separation related costs and claims asserted related to a Luxury segment project, was $ 28 million in the second quarter of 2012, an increase of $ 6 million from Adjusted EBITDA on a pro forma basis of $ 22 million in the second quarter of 2011.

Representation of factoring company in connection with fraud claim asserted by factoring company competitor who took over a client account.

«Fortunately, many courts have rightfully declined to recognize such copyright claims asserted by states and municipalities.»

Obtained judgment in favor of UMass on all damages claims asserted against it.

Plan sponsors using our Fiduciary Investment Services can expect protection from liability arising from third - party claims asserting a failure to exercise the appropriate standard of care under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), with respect to the selection and monitoring of the plan's investment lineup.

As political scientists, we need to think deeply about how to scale up our research and think critically about the questions we are asking, the hypotheses that we formulate, the causal claims we assert, and — generally — how we design our research.

The Mail on Sunday claimed it asserts Brown barged a member of staff, took over typing of his speeches by pushing a secretary aside, and issued expletives when it was reported he had been snubbed by President Obama.

Plaintiffs» equal protection claims assert that the Challenged Statutes violate their fundamental rights to equality of education by adversely affecting the quality of the education they are afforded by the state.»

Their federal claim asserted that the new statute was a violation of the federal Impairment of Contracts Clause.

Various post-modernist claims assert painting's downfall; for some, painting was considered an exalted form of letter - writing, which avoided broader economic, gender, and class issues that could potentially project art into wider social contexts.

various corporations in Laidlow claims asserted by employees seeking to circumvent the Workers» Compensation bar.

Mr. Regan successfully defended a surety against bad faith claims asserted by a bond principal in an effort to extinguish a $ 100 million indemnity obligation stemming from a contractor default.

Employers will need to weigh the additional costs of a nondisclosure provision, which include the tax on the settlement payment and related attorney's fees, and the value of a nondisclosure provision to the employer with respect to the specific claim asserted by an employee.

Defended helicopter manufacturer and its parent against contract, tort, and trade practice claims asserted by Argentine sales representative arising from contract termination.

Most recently, he assisted in the successful defense of a national actuarial firm in a malpractice case involving claims asserted by a municipal pension system.

Handled class action claims asserting age discrimination in employment as litigator and mediator

On that motion, Justice Perell found that it was plain and obvious that eleven of the misrepresentation claims asserted in the Ontario BP Securities Class Action that were based on documents released between May 8, 2007 and February 26, 2010 were statute - barred, essentially gutting the case.

[Similarly pleadings would look markedly different] if the level of the initial filing fee [was] tied to the quantum of damages sought or the number of claims asserted -LSB-.]

In January 2013 Foley Hoag won a dismissal of an over US$ 1 billion ICSID Additional Facility claim asserted by Canadian mining company Vannessa Ventures.

Specifically, the Court found that under the controlling law in the Second Department, the negligence claims asserted accrued when the allegedly inadequate umbrella policy was procured and issued.

We also defend title insurance underwriters in consumer class actions, and serve as national counsel for a major title insurance underwriter defending claims asserted under closing protection letters.

In addition, although the negligent supervision claims asserted against Smith were not predicated on piercing the corporate veil, the Court of Appeals ruled that they were also properly dismissed.

Won summary judgment on breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims asserted by the non-participating provider on the grounds that he failed to comply with requirements for timely submission of claims.

While claims asserted under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Equal Pay Act (EPA) typically do not permit emotional distress damages and limit punitive damages (also known as «liquidated damages») to the amount of the back pay award, they carry a two (2)- year limitations period which can be extended to three (3) years in the case of a willful violation.

Defense of Samsung Electronics in defense of trademark infringement claims asserted by Research In Motion («RIM») involving Samsung's «BlackJack» and «Black Carbon» and RIM's «BlackBerry».

Los Angeles Partner Paul Mata and Associate Jennifer M. Yang recently defeated a truck driver's attempt to certify a federal class action regarding wage and hour claims asserted against a national trucking company.

Against defendant landlord manager, the jury awarded $ 2,153.03 against manager on the negligent claim, but found for her on the remaining claims which survived a nonsuit motion (with the jury finding for the defense on the statutory ordinance eviction claim asserted by plaintiffs).

Still further, Miller argues that these assertions are speculative and not empirically justified, are overstated, and simply reflect the self - interest of various groups that seek to terminate claims asserted against them as early as possible to avoid both discovery and a trial.

Boxill and the companies filed another motion to stay the hearing, arguing that the Copyright Act preempted the state law claims asserted in the arbitration proceedings.

The police evidence, however, defeated it if he was driving, as his pleaded claim asserted, out of Leeds.

Obtained with - prejudice dismissal of business tort claims asserted by one bio-tech company against a competitor.

The parties will consider what areas of the claim will not be considered (that is, over which the Noongar peoples» rights have effectively been extinguished) and negotiate the six underlying regional claims asserted by the small distinct groups that form the single Noongar population.

His notice of claim asserted that Mahoney was violating her «fiduciary duty» to county taxpayers by socializing with Dixie.

«FF's Complaint is largely a copy of its arbitration demand against the individual employees and is simply a restyled version of the breach of contract claim asserted against the Former Employees,» EVelozcity wrote.

Defended pharmaceutical manufacturer against breach of contract and fraud claims asserted by a drug broker in Ohio federal court that settled after one week of trial.

The principal target of his testimony and the proposed amendment, however, are copyright claims asserted by standards development bodies in the safety and other codes that are, as intended, adopted as law by state and federal governments.