Sentences with phrase «claims litigation cases»

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It can be financing the costs of a large single commercial litigation case or providing capital against a portfolio of legal claims, which allows pricing flexibility.

IMF does not take on borderline cases and internally, the litigation funder is referring to the claims of deceptive and misleading conduct against Treasury Wine Estates as «egregious».

The lead counsel for the 1,000 plaintiffs in the new round of Love Canal litigation has asked state Supreme Court Justice Richard Kloch Sr. to remove himself from the case, claiming he showed bias in remarks about past Love Canal cases in a newspaper article written by Kloch's daughter, and seemed to act a little too favorably to the local attorney for Occidental Chemical Co. during a past court session.

Few issues are more important in federal litigation than determining whether a case will be dismissed for failure to state a claim or instead slog on into Ian Kerner, a sexuality counselor and New York Times best - selling author, blogs about sex on Thursdays on The Chart.

Just to let you know where we are in this case, which is proceeding with the deliberate pace of US litigation: In late 2014, Ellora's Cave sued Dear Author and Jane, its proprietor, claiming that Dear Author defamed EC by publishing a blog post stating that EC was not paying a set of its authors, editors, and cover artists in a timely fashion, and that there were additional indicia of financial difficulties, as evidenced by tax liens.

Judge Denise Cote dismissed two publishers» claims of contributory infringement and inducement inAbbey House Media v. Apple Inc., one of the many cases to come out of the antitrust litigation against Apple and a handful of major publishers.

Erin worked a total of 12 years for a rental car company and two large insurance companies handling claims and litigation cases.

Two major claims by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) supported by the Center for Biological Diversity in the legal brief, «IN RE POLAR BEAR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT LISTING AND 4 (d) RULE LITIGATION» (USCA Case # 11 - 5219), illustrate the problem.

When we eliminated what was becoming an epidemic of claims under the «scaffolding law» provision of the New York labor law by trying cases to verdict, and winning a sufficient number to make contingency litigation uneconomic, my compensation was not threatened, in fact my compensation went up and would continue higher to extent that our plant operations were less costly.

First Circuit Court of Appeals Allows c. 93A Case to Proceed Against Insurance Company; Previous State Suit did not bar Claim:: Massachusetts Insurance Litigation Lawyer Breakstone, White & Gluck

Whether your case can be resolved through arbitration or needs to go before a judge, our Houston and Dallas complex commercial litigation lawyers have the demonstrated skill, knowledge, and resources to defend or prosecute claims.

She thus advises and assists companies at all stages of the dispute and maintains an important activity in employment - related litigation before local courts, including cases alleging discrimination, whistleblower claims and non-compete violations.

John concentrates his practice in business litigation and has handled a variety of cases, including constitutional and state tort claims, unfair trade practice actions, class certification issues and divorce actions.

«Both cases serve as a reminder that a company contemplating trade secret litigation should carefully evaluate the factual and legal underpinnings of its claims,» she said.

The firm has built a long - standing collaboration with premier construction companies in Japan, playing a key role in Japan - Taiwan joint venture consultation and representation of related claims, arbitrations, and litigations, notably for cases involving the high - speed railway and rapid transit system.

Gary has litigated cases involving claims arising from business sales and acquisitions, securities claims, employment disputes, shareholder disputes, environmental matters and other business litigation.

Manufacturing defects, design defects and failure to warn consumers of the harmful effects from products continue to fuel product liability claims and have made this case type a growing area of litigation.

He has litigated, arbitrated and mediated cases involving banking (workouts, foreclosures, «lender liability,» and other aspects of loan enforcement and collection), real estate (developer disputes, landlord / tenant litigation, broker commission disputes, boundary disputes and adverse possession), partnerships and family - owned businesses (issues involving company control, buyouts and valuation), real estate finance (default resolution, servicing and lien priority, trust disputes and guardianships), intellectual property (prosecution and defense of cases involving trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights and patents) and other matters involving various contract and business tort claims.

While our firm attempts to negotiate and settle cases as early on as possible, our skilled litigators represent clients in mediation and arbitration proceedings and vigorously defend against medical malpractice claims at all stages of the litigation process, including appeals.

Sam handles a diverse range of litigation cases with extensive experience in insurance and disability claims disputes, personal injuries actions and class actions, real estate litigation, wrongful dismissal actions, mortgage enforcement, condominium litigation, construction lien and Commercial Tenancy disputes.

[27] Some authority supports the proposition that where the privilege claimed is not solicitor - client privilege but rather litigation privilege, as in this case, the premium placed on protecting the information is lower and the description must be more detailed to facilitate challenge.

Because neither party obtained a monetary recovery, the claims against trustee were not dismissed, and plaintiff obtained an equitable judgment against trustee, the case — with respect to routine costs — fell within the catch - all provision of CCP § 1032 (a)(4) which allows the trial court discretion to determine the prevailing party by comparing the relief sought with that obtained, along with the parties» litigation objectives.

Pedestrian accident cases involve complex litigation because they almost always involve significant damages and comparative negligence claims.

The importer appealed to the Supreme Court, which held that in copyright cases the «objective reasonableness» of the losing party's legal position carries «substantial weight» in deciding whether to grant attorneys» fees to the winning party — but that factor alone is not dispositive: a party's litigation misconduct or «repeated» infringement or «overaggressive» enforcement of claims could also justify a fee award even if a party's legal argument was reasonable.

From attempts to challenge the will, to dependent relief claims, it looks like the case ran the gamut of estate litigation claims.

Samuel S. Marr is well respected in his professional practice and handles a diverse range of litigation cases with extensive experience in insurance and disability claims, personal injuries actions Class actions, real estate litigation, wrongful dismissal actions, mortgage enforcement, condominium litigation, construction lien and Commercial Tenancy disputes.

At Deans & Lyons, LLP, our Dallas dangerous medical devices lawyers represent plaintiffs and defendants in injury claims litigation, and we always ensure that we never have a conflict of interest in any case.

Test Cases In a Group Litigation where there are many claimants like yourself, it is unworkable for the court to hear and consider each individual claim.

Our lawyers have significant experience in assisting our clients protect and develop the full value of their intellectual property by prosecuting and defending copyright and trademark infringement cases, unfair competition actions, Internet and technology disputes, franchise disputes, false advertising claims, litigation concerning trade secrets and restrictive covenants, and other claims relating to intellectual property.

During his 21 - year legal career, Mr. Goldberg has litigated hundreds of cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States involving claims of retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, fraud, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, as well as commercial contract disputes, civil RICO, ERISA, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, corporate governance disputes, minority shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, Madoff counseling and defense, advancement and indemnification proceedings, whistleblower actions (SOX and CEPA), executive compensation counseling, litigation, and arbitration, international litigation and arbitration, antitrust litigation and arbitration, products liability litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and securities fraud.

I specialise in defendant clinical negligence litigation working on a broad range of cases including complex surgical, intensive care, obstetric and orthopaedic claims.

Specialist claimant firm Leigh Day & Co has billed # 105m in fees for its work on the class action brought against oil company Trafigura, in one of the highest - ever costs claims for a single litigation case.

Chicago's Robert D. Kreisman of Kreisman Law Offices has over 40 years of trial experience and specializes in a wide range of legal services, including Illinois personal injury law, mediations and arbitrations, Illinois product defect / product liability law, Illinois medical malpractice claims, real estate law, commercial litigation and Illinois nursing home abuse cases.

Paul McGrath QC, who has been described as «phenomenally clever man» [1] and «an expert courtroom bruiser» who «wins hopeless cases», practises primarily in the field of international commercial / chancery litigation, having an «enviable reputation in the fields of tracing claims and asset recovery» and being credited as «the brains behind a lot of the innovative ideas out there.»

The examination must be requested for the purpose of administering the claim, not bolstering the case for litigation.

These cases include pharmaceutical litigation, catastrophic injury claims, groundwater contamination, trucking fatalities, and oil and gas explosions.

Currently, he focuses his practice on truck accident cases, product claims and complex litigation.

If the new standard causes the Federal Circuit's relatively high reversal rate on claim construction to decrease, parties may go to greater lengths to avoid litigation in forums with relatively inexperienced judges or uneven track records in determining patent cases.

This unreported judgment of the Ottawa small claims court contains an excellent summary of the case law relating to the standard of care required of litigation counsel.

Another reason that many people are not eager to embark on the process of filing a personal injury claim is that they are convinced that a personal injury case means going to court, complete with a trial and litigation.

A Lafayette dangerous drug lawyer with our firm has the experience and the skill to present such a case to a jury in understandable terms should litigation be necessary to settle a claim.

Finally, although the judiciary strives to uphold claims to privilege, recent case law (in particular RBS Rights Issue Litigation, Re [2016] EWCH 3161 (Ch)-RRB- demonstrates the significant constraints they are operating in to meet the requirements of the controversial Court of Appeal decision in Three Rivers District Council (No 5)[2003] EWCA Civ 474, [2003] All ER (D) 59 (Apr)(TR5) where, among other things, «client» was narrowly defined.

In the context of the new Pt 36, where money claims and non-money claims are treated in the same way, «more advantageous» is an open - textured phrase, permitting a wide - ranging review of all the facts and circumstances of the case in deciding whether or not the judgment, which is the fruit of the litigation, was worth the fight.

Our financial services litigators handle financial services class actions in federal and state courts; bad faith litigation; interpleader cases; trust litigation, escrow arrangements and garnishments; general contract disputes and alleged statutory violations; loan modifications, bad loans and other matters arising from lender - borrower relationships; bankruptcy litigation, including preference and fraudulent conveyance claims; and management of electronic data discovery in large, complex cases.

By elevating the small claims court limit, we enable access to a simplified and affordable civil litigation mechanism to people who could never afford to hire counsel (a virtual necessity) to represent themslves in Superior Court case.

Since litigation is expensive (over a half a million was claimed by plaintiff's side in the below case), courts would not penalize a business for being overly - cautious.

Brian Brown manages, supervises and handles the defense litigation cases involving automobile negligence, products liability, premises liability including lead - based paint poisoning, civil assaults, construction accidents, insurance coverage, insurance fraud and claims of negligent security, including ATMs.

We work side by side with clients to investigate claims and prepare the strongest defense possible, while keeping clients informed throughout the litigation process, ensuring that they understand all of the laws, regulations and legal precedents that may impact their case.

Long worked with nationally renowned trial attorney Herbert Hafif under whom he handled all phases of litigation and trial preparation work in cases involving catastrophic personal injury, complex business litigation, federal False Claim Act cases and insurance bad faith.

As Master Cameron aptly points out, «As is almost always the case, unless a settlement occurs «on the courthouse steps», there is something more that could be done by counsel for the parties but Supreme Court Civil Rule 15 - 1 is meant to encourage timely settlement and resolution of litigation, including claims for costs.