Sentences with phrase «corporate defendants in each case»

Represented a corporate defendant in a case where it was accused of defaming a manufacturer through advertisements.

Not exact matches

While it's hard to feel sympathy for corporate defendants, who often have net worth in excess of a million dollars, at the same time, the complexity of their cases also entails substantial legal fees.

Five justices in the Arab Bank case agreed that corporate defendants can't be sued under the law, though Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Neil M. Gorsuch wrote separate concurrences that differed with the approach taken by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy in his opinion for the court.

According to ILR's study Think Globally, Sue Locally, transnational cases are characterized by a number of features, including aggressive media tactics, organized protests and boycotts of corporate defendants, political pressure and, in some cases, outright fraud and abuse by plaintiffs» lawyers.

The analysis focuses on the case of a hypothetical corporate defendant in a typical commercial dispute.

Prior to joining our firm, John practiced in Austin with the firm of Kiester & Lockwood, trying civil cases for both plaintiffs and defendants and handling a variety of corporate and real estate cases.

If, for example, a firm can not present to you written documentation showing a jury verdict over $ 1 million in one or more of its cases, it is a fair assumption that such a firm will never be taken as seriously, by insurance companies or corporate defendants, as a firm that has obtained numerous million - dollar verdicts.

He brings Reed Smith experience in obtaining bench and jury trial verdicts in favor of corporate defendants in discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wrongful termination cases.

In that case, Mr. and Mrs. Gasper had been referred to the corporate defendant for marriage counseling.

[15] The two personal defendants in this case carried out all of their corporate responsibilities with the authority vested in them.

In the case of a corporate defendant, the plaintiff may select a venue where the defendant has its headquarters or done «substantial business.»

Obtained a settlement of $ 400,000 from individual management defendants in a whistleblower / breach of contract case; the case is continuing against the corporate defendant.

Other notable cases included: acting for a US company in a High Court claim arising from the disposal of a UK subsidiary; acting for court - appointed receivers in the recovery of billions in assets of a defendant in High Court proceedings; and advising corporate clients on anti-bribery and corruption issues and investigations.

Represented corporate client in the prosecution of a trade secret and unfair competition case and obtained a preliminary injunction which required immediate turnover of misappropriated data, a prohibition on doing business with customers through the use of client's confidential data, and requiring the defendants to cooperate in correcting misleading statements which implied the defendants were a continuation of, or affiliated with client's business.

[20] In this case, the corporate defendants are closely held.

He has built a distinctly diverse practise, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in cutting edge competition cases and class actions, as well as all manner of business disputes, including corporate, contract, securities, fraud and malfeasance, real estate, and international litigation.

Given that the damages sought in these cases is relatively small and the cost would be paid by the party requesting the jury, opponents of the bill pointed out that injured individuals would be much less likely to request a jury trial than a corporate defendant, who could have used the proposed law to avoid judges felt to be too plaintiff oriented.

For nearly 40 years, we have earned an undisputed track record of success by obtaining recoveries in more than 99 % of our cases for a total of $ 850 million for accident victims and their families from insurance companies and corporate defendants.

In the recent case of Antonio Gramsci Shipping Corporation & others v Recoletos Limited & others [2010] All ER (D) 241 (May), the claimants applied for summary judgment against the defendants in a case alleging fraud and «corporate theft»In the recent case of Antonio Gramsci Shipping Corporation & others v Recoletos Limited & others [2010] All ER (D) 241 (May), the claimants applied for summary judgment against the defendants in a case alleging fraud and «corporate theft»in a case alleging fraud and «corporate theft».

The reason that they nonetheless face a collective action problem in the context of small, traditional tort suits featuring individual fact patterns (slip - and - fall cases are good examples) is that they are being sued by many different trial lawyers (each of whom may only have one case pending against a particular defendant at one time) who are themselves each suing many different corporate defendants.

Although class actions do much to help level the playing field between well - resourced defendants and class members, it is still the case that corporate and government defendants have superior economic leverage and can afford to leave no stone unturned in battling certification.

Available in British Columbia since August 1, 1995, class actions allow people to band together in one single case, making it easier to challenge large corporate defendants.

Los Angeles M&A and corporate transactions partner Bob Yoshitomi and Washington DC M&A and corporate transactions counsel Eric Jeffrey are noted as representing the defendants in this article about a decision by the 3rd Circuit to dismiss litigation against international shipping companies in a price fixing case.