Sentences with phrase «claims had merit»

Until recently, we didn't know whether such claims had merit.

«The DOL's brief shows in detail why NAFA's claims have no merit and why the court should deny NAFA's motion for a preliminary injunction,» said Micah Hauptman, financial services counsel with the Consumer Federation.

These claims have merit, but they are too easily drowned out by the ferocity of the theologically driven agenda of the religious right, both Jewish and Christian.

Currently, government lawyers can decide that an accuser's claims have merit, and choose to settle the case and compensate the victim.

Essentially I'm wondering if the «abrasive» claims have any merit, or are just made up.

Daniel is certain the claim has no merit — until a memo written by a Geller scientist is found, detailing the shocking results of a study that implicates the company in a horrific lie.

«A U.S. case only covers a U.S. resident and obviously it would be our view that to the extent that the claims have merit and there's compensation to be paid to U.S. residents, there's no reason similar compensation shouldn't be available for Canadian residents,» said Mr. Wright.

Even if the claim has no merit it can still involve thousands of billable hours from the insurance company's lawyers.

It doesn't matter if the claim has merit, defense coverage is part of liability coverage.

Whether or not the claim has any merit, your policy will provide a defense against the claim.

Unlike you, I won't claim they have no merit just because I, personally, don't dig them.

[Forget for a moment whether any of their other claims have merit or not.]

This key claim has the merit that it is subject to empirical testing.

The Court should decide the case based on established law, and the law says Mr. Brown's claims have no merit.

I have been in the insurance litigation business for 15 years now, 10 of which I spent litigating for and advising insurance companies in Atlanta, and car accident lawyers followed a simple rule then; investigate thoroughly and if the claim had merit offer a fair but discounted for present day value sum.

You can be sure that when our office handles your case it means your claim has merit and will be pursued as long as it takes to get you and your family the justice and compensation you deserve.

«It's incredibly unjust for companies to pay a settlement if they're unsure that a claim has merit simply because they don't have the money or the resources to investigate it properly,» said Bennett Borden, chief data scientist and partner at Drinker Biddle.

The plaintiff's attorney will then file the certificate of merit with the court to confirm that the attorney has consulted with a medical expert and that the plaintiff's claims have merit.

By taking advantage of our free case evaluation, you can speak with a member of our qualified legal team who can discuss the circumstances regarding your firearm litigation claims, and determine whether your claims have merit.

We offer free case evaluations during which we can discuss your case over the phone to determine if your claims have merit of if you are eligible for compensation.

Only where a judge is satisfied that a claim has no merit may the claim be dismissed.

The country studies in this article show that while both sets of claims have some merit, they also miss critical components of nonlawyer ownership's actual impact.

Accidents that would cause an insurance firm to shell money for claims would merit a higher increase.

The frivolous claims still cost money to defend against, and your policy can provide defense coverage — even if the claim has no merit at all.

In other words, the insurance company has a duty to defend you whether or not the claims have merit.

The best part of defense coverage is that it doesn't matter whether the suit or claim has any merit — coverage applies even if the suit is frivolous, ridiculous, or couldn't possibly survive a motion for summary judgment to dismiss.

At this time, we do not believe this claim has any merit and, of course, plan defend it vigorously.

Not exact matches

Cal - OSHA is required to investigate any claims that are made, regardless of whether they have merit or are baseless (as we believe these are), and we always provide our full cooperation.

Tesla tried to downplay the investigation, saying in a statement that» Cal - OSHA is required to investigate any claims that are made, regardless of whether they have merit or are baseless (as we believe these are), and we always provide our full cooperation.»

The fund responded that the claim was without merit and would be vigorously contested.

There were plenty of other complaints that the DEA's guidance was unclear or too vague — claims that proved to have some merit.

«The States» claims raise serious allegations and present significant constitutional questions... we reserve consideration of these claims until the merits of this appeal have been fully briefed.»

Mr Drake - Brockman said that this would overcome one of the biggest problems for employers under the current laws being the time and cost involved in defending claims which lacked any merit whatsoever.

In a statement to the Singapore bourse on Thursday, Noble said Goldilock's claims were without merit and it would try to implement the debt restructuring for the benefit of all stakeholders.

«Because [Giray] can not win on the merits of her claims, she has fabricated any number of fantastical and completely baseless allegations,» Ulukaya's legal team countered, according to The New York Daily News.

In statements on Thursday, American spokesman Matt Miller said, «We will continue to defend against the claims, which we believe are without merit,» while Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant said, «The simple fact is that Delta has not engaged in any illegal behavior.»

In response to Fortune «s request for comment, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung sent a campaign statement saying, «These outlandish, unsubstantiated, and totally false claims fabricated by publicity hungry, opportunistic, disgruntled former employees, have no merit whatsoever.»

In a statement, Sanofi said, «We strongly believe these allegations have no merit, and will defend against these claims.»

«When I look across Canada when there's been claims of this nature launched, historically the United States» claims have been found to be without merit and Canada has typically won the fight,» he said in an interview Tuesday.

My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) notes that the substance of CETA merits debate, but its most distinguishing feature during the seven years of negotiations has been the steady stream of unrealistic claims from Canadian officials about how close they are to concluding the deal.

Some of their policy arguments may have merit, but their theological claims and priorities are more dubious.

so id suggest not throwing out your opinions when your book claims the earth is flat and you can see the edges of it when standing on a tall unspecified mountain, it clearly has no scientific merit.

Whatever the merits of these claims, I would like to suggest that Dante exercised a similar influence on the Christian understanding of heaven — and that this influence is not what Dante's many modern devotees might suspect.

But because Meier needs to be in debate with dogma and church tradition about Mary's perpetual virginity, he devotes considerable space to answering claims that otherwise would merit only passing notice.

Because of his love for Israel he chose them when they were few and were the smallest nation of the earth — they possessed no merit, they had no claim upon God: of his free will he bestowed upon them his love and chose them as his own people (Dent.

I guess I just get upset when people like MacArthur claim to have all the answers, and fail to acknowledge that others» interpretations and beliefs might have merit.

I would say there is some merit to this claim.

At the same time, the author believes that Justice Thomas was less than entirely candid in his claim that he had not discussed with others his views on the merits of the Roe v. Wade abortion decision.

There may be merit to coaching players to be more cautious when playing out of the back, but to claim they are actually instructed to leave men unmarked and have half the team chasing the ball is ridiculous!

I'm not sure why Taylor merited this selection, but given the club involved in the final, there were other options that would have taken away any but the kookiest claims of bias and impropriety.