Sentences with phrase «company against allegations»

Defended energy company against allegations of a nation - wide conspiracy to fix prices of natural gas at the wellhead

Defended Fortune 500 energy company against allegations of conspiracy, price fixing, and unfair competition in multibillion dollar class action.

Successfully defended a high tech company against allegations of unpaid wages and employment discrimination.

Defended investment company against allegations of corporate vicarious liability for franchisor and franchisee negligence related to injuries sustained at bounce house franchise

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On Monday, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his office would open a civil rights investigation of The Weinstein Company following allegations of sexual assault against producer Harvey Weinstein.

Elaine Wynn, who co-founded the hospitality company with her ex-husband, Steve Wynn, is starting a campaign to remove one of the three board directors investigating the sexual misconduct allegations against the former CEO.

The FT had reported on Friday that the company's lawyers had refused independent directors access to personnel files detailing allegations against Weinstein long before the issue erupted earlier this month.

In response to the lawsuit, the Weinstein Company's board of directors called many of the allegations leveled against them «inaccurate,» and said that «any suggestion that the Company or its Board somehow impeded or discouraged the buyer's access to the New York Attorney General is untrue.»

The iPhone maker has decided against pursuing the development of an Elvis Presley biopic series in light of allegations last week of The Weinstein Company's co-founder Harvey Weinstein sexually harassing women over decades, Deadline is reporting, citing people who claim to have knowledge of Apple's decision.

Also, Louis C.K. was reportedly set to make between $ 30 million and $ 35 million from Netflix for a two - special deal, before the company cancelled his second special following sexual - misconduct allegations against the comedian.

BEIJING (AP)-- Sino Forest Corp. says its chief executive has resigned as Canadian regulators investigate fraud allegations against the Hong Kong - based company following claims it exaggerated the size of its forest holdings in China.

Earlier on Tuesday, Deadline reported that Apple pulled the plug on an Elvis Presley biopic, apparently abandoning a development deal for the film with The Weinstein Company over the recent deluge of sexual harassment allegations against that production company's co-founder, Harvey WeiCompany over the recent deluge of sexual harassment allegations against that production company's co-founder, Harvey Weicompany's co-founder, Harvey Weinstein.

Amazon's handling of sexual harassment allegations against Roy Price has set off confusion, debate and finger - pointing inside the company, the NYT reports.

Theranos also faced allegations that most of its tests were in fact performed with traditional lab machines, not its proprietary Edison device, prompting potential sanctions against the company's CEO, Elizabeth Holmes.

The company was recently sued by the U.S. Department of Labor over allegations of discrimination against Asian job applicants.

Ackman, who has been betting against Herbalife stock for the past four years, made the allegations during a presentation to his investors Wednesday about why he was still shorting the nutrition products company even after Herbalife's settlement with the Federal Trade Commission last week.

When the allegations against Harvey Weinstein became public in October, the company's board fired him, and Hollywood heavyweights distanced themselves from the studio.

Pomerantz is co-lead counsel in a securities class action against international pharmaceutical company Perrigo plc concerning allegations related to the company misleading investors as to its revenue growth potential in order to encourage them to reject a tender offer by Mylan N.V.

Among the people who've left or announced departures, either under pressure or for other reasons, are seven executives who had reported to Mr. Kalanick: SVP of Business Emil Michael, who is one of Mr. Kalanick's best friends and was the second-most powerful person at the company; ridesharing president Jeff Jones (ostensibly the No. 2 executive for Uber's core business); head of growth Ed Baker; engineering vice president Amit Singhal; communications and public policy chief Rachel Whetstone; head of finance Gautam Gupta; and Anthony Levandowski, head of Uber's autonomous vehicles program, who was fired amid theft allegations made against him by his former employer.

Charney was never charged or convicted for the sexual harassment claims brought against him, which included allegations from American Apparel board members that he kept kept graphic photographs of him having sex with staff members on company computers.

Menlo Park, California - based social media behemoth Facebook Inc's co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has rejected allegations against his company in the recently concluded US election where Republican Party's Donald Trump was elected as the country's 45th president.

Allegations of excessive index fund fees in retirement plans are at the heart of a new proposed class action lawsuit brought by New York Life Insurance Co. employees against the company.

«Without forcing the parallels, because climate change is in many respects sui generis, a similar suite of allegations could readily be brought against a company for its responses to this new challenge,» they write.

Facebook responded to the allegations against Cambridge Analytica by suspending the company from using the social network.

Also on Wednesday, the company posted the results of the promised independent investigation on its website; it concluded that various allegations against the company were not «borne out by the facts.»

In October 2017, soon after Democratic mega-donor Harvey Weinstein's company fired him, Trump was asked by reporters about the allegations against him and responded: «I've known Harvey Weinstein for a long time.

«The Board of WPP has appointed independent counsel to conduct an investigation in response to an allegation of personal misconduct against Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer of WPP,» the world's largest agency holding company said in a statement.

It has had to address allegations of sexism in the workplace; it's grappled with the missteps of its chief executive, Travis Kalanick, who on Tuesday revealed he would take a leave of absence from the company; and it finds itself locked in a legal war against Google amid accusations that one of Uber's former top engineers stole self - driving car technology from the search giant.

Among the allegations against Webzilla: The International Intellectual Property Association, in a Feb. 9 letter this year to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, complained that Webzilla, as an Internet Service Provider, «serviced and administered» in Cyprus a company called 4shared.com.

To address allegations of bias, Facebook is bringing in two outside advisors — one to conduct a legal audit of its impact on underrepresented communities and communities of color, and another to advise the company on potential bias against conservative voices.

In a mark of the allegation's seriousness, the ACCC is seeking pecuniary penalties, which could run to as high as $ 10 million or 10 per cent of each company's annual turnover, against Woolworths, Colgage - Palmolive and Cussons.

Witnesses would be under oath and they're of course obligated by law to tell the truth, those who have been the ones who have perpetrated this smear campaign against one of the stellar companies in the country... I think they'll have an obligation then to explain themselves why they could not base their allegations on facts and what they've done to damage an industry.

At 8 p.m., Sen. James Sanders and Black Spectrum Theatre Company members host a discussion and film screening about corruption allegations against black politicians, titled «Attack on Black Leaders: Corruption or Conspiracy?»

The President has deliberately refused to institute proper investigation into reports of corruption allegations involving his appointees including the grievous BOST scandal, activities at the National Communication Authority, allegations against his two deputy chiefs of staff, the cash for seat scandal, inflation of cost, breaching of procurement regulations, illegal oil deals with foreign companies, bribes taking at the Presidency, etc..

An anti-Democrat political action committee on Tuesday unveiled a Web site attacking Cuomo over the «pay - to - play» allegations against Joseph Percoco, who's accused of pocketing more than $ 300,000 in bribes from companies doing business with the state.

MIDTOWN — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched a probe into Harvey Weinstein's company to determine whether sexual abuse allegations against the Hollywood mogul amount to a violation of employees» civil rights.

Responding to claims of allegations against the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Alfred Obeng on Asempa FM, he revealed that some elements within the party are fueling his sack because he has refused to allow them have their selfish way.

Schneiderman in a separate statement noted his lawsuit against The Weinstein Company, which has tried and failed to sell itself in the wake of the stream of allegations leveled against Weinstein.

NPR Chief News Editor David Sweeney has left the company following allegations of sexual harassment filed against him by at least three female journalists.

The Weinstein Company said that it would file for bankruptcy following the collapse of sale talks with an investor group, extending the damage from sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein, its co-owner and a onetime force in Hollywood.

The wells of real estate company largesse are drying up for politicians and political organizations, following corruption allegations against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver involving bribery and kickback schemes.

General News of Tuesday, 15 May 2018 Source: kasapafmonline.com Frances Essiam was suspended as the CEO of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company The Minority caucus in parliament has served notice that it will soon make public its own findings into allegations against the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC), Frances Essiam.

The Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Alfred Obeng Boateng, has said allegations of financial malfeasance against the company by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) boss, Duncan Amoah, are false and baCompany (BOST), Alfred Obeng Boateng, has said allegations of financial malfeasance against the company by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) boss, Duncan Amoah, are false and bacompany by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) boss, Duncan Amoah, are false and baseless.

As the former foreign secretary Jack Straw said that Labour should consider reopening its Falkirk investigation in the wake of allegations that Stevie Deans used Grangemouth company facilities to campaign on behalf of the party, the Unite general secretary warned of an «hysterical smear campaign» against unions.

MetLife was hit with the largest New York fine against an insurer — $ 50 million — to settle allegations that its international operations sold insurance in the state to multinational companies without proper licensing.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office has subpoenaed the Weinstein Company as it probes any potential violations of state civil rights law or New York City human rights law in the wake of sexual harassment and assault allegations against former executive Harvey Weinstein.

State AG Eric Schneiderman has opened an inquiry into the Weinstein Company examining whether allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment against its co-founder Harvey Weinstein reflect broad gender discrimination and other civil rights violations.

His appointment has raised fresh allegations of nepotism against Sirleaf following the short - lived appointment of another son, Robert Sirleaf, to the National Oil Company of Liberia.

However, none of the charges U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has leveled against the two men pertain to campaign donations, though Mr. Silver stands accused of pressuring Glenwood into hiring a law firm that paid him legal fees while Mr. Skelos faces allegations that he used his position to obtain a sinecure for his son at a company Glenwood held stock in.

The bill was introduced in February by Senate Democrats in the wake of sexual harassment claims that have been shaking individuals and companies nationwide, and the passing of the legislation comes as U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty is under fire for her handling of domestic violence allegations against Tony Baker, her former chief of staff.