Sentences with phrase «costs of legal settlements»

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In February, the agency filed a lawsuit against RD Legal Funding LLC, alleging that the lawsuit lender had scammed 9/11 responders by paying high - cost advances on settlement payouts and lying about the terms of the advances.

While the judge referred the question of damages to another hearing, he did grant Mars Canada $ 225,000 in legal costs for what he deemed the brazen breach of the earlier settlements and for Ebert's attempts to «avoid accountability» for the misconduct.

cost estimates for customer returns, logistics and handling fees for managing product returns and processing refunds, obsolescence of on - hand inventory, cancellation charges for existing purchase commitments, rework of component inventory with the contract manufacturer, legal fees and settlement costs, and write - offs of tooling and manufacturing equipment.

During 2014, legal fees of $ 2.9 million were recognized as incurred, in addition to legal settlement costs of $ 0.5 million related to the Fitbit Force recall, which were included in general and administrative costs in the consolidated statement of operations.

As a result of the product recall, the Company established reserves that include cost estimates for customer refunds, logistics and handling fees for managing product returns and processing refunds, obsolescence of on - hand inventory, cancellation charges for existing purchase commitments and rework of component inventory with the contract manufacturer, write - offs of tooling and manufacturing equipment, and legal settlement costs.

This was offset by $ 21.0 million of costs related to ongoing strategic transactions and restructuring costs, regulatory - related legal fees, and other litigation and regulatory settlement expenses.

In fact, just the possible cost of a legal defense can force a diocese into settlement talks.

You hereby indemnify Sleep Lady Solutions, LLC and undertake to keep Sleep Lady Solutions, LLC indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation legal expenses and any amounts paid by Sleep Lady Solutions, LLC to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of the legal advisers of Sleep Lady Solutions, LLC,) incurred or suffered by Sleep Lady Solutions, LLC arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these terms and conditions, or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms and conditions.

James Murdoch denied the large out - of - court settlements to the PFA chief executive, Gordon Taylor (# 700,000), and publicist Max Clifford (# 1m including legal costs), authorised by him in 2008, had not been pitched so high to buy their silence.

The average cost of cases that reach a decision was $ 174,902, which includes legal fees, staff salaries and benefits, salary and benefits for a substitute teacher, settlement costs (if any), and salary and benefits of the accused employee.

One of the settlements, totalling # 700,000 in legal costs and damages, involved legal action brought by Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers Association, the newspaper said.

But your insurer will also pay for your legal defense or the costs of negotiation of a settlement if it comes to that.

At the closing or settlement, you sign legal documents, make your own down payment and pay closing costs, at which point ownership of the property is legally transferred from the seller to the buyer.

As to the outcome of the appeal, I have read both the State's appeal and GYRO's response and my opinion, having absolutely no legal background, is that I don't see that the State has much of a case; they seem to have thrown themselves on the mercy of the court and asked the judge to be «fair» to the people of New York who will have to pay the large settlement cost.

Most of the settlement went to legal fees and clean - up costs.

It only takes one major legal claim against you to put you out of business, unless you have sufficient coverage and cash to cover the settlement costs and legal fees.

Professional liability insurance covers the cost of legal defense and any judgments or settlements up to the policy limits.

It helps to cover the settlement costs and your legal defense if your business is sued after an accident involving one of your vehicles.

According to the settlement, on top of the $ 1.3 million, Burt must also cover the costs of Nintendo's $ 100,000 legal fees.

Pursuant to the settlement, GoodLife will pay $ 7.5 million to the class members, plus the cost of mediation and $ 1 million for class counsel's legal fees.

Sometimes a settlement can not be reached and a well - planned, appropriately resourced and cost - effective legal team is required to provide the high levels of representation expected from our clients.

Eventually, the SFO agreed to pay Robert Tchenguiz # 1.5 m in damages and unspecified legal costs, in a settlement that brought closure to its torrid investigation into the collapse of Icelandic banks.

This is because the law takes into account you need to pay your lawyer 1/3 of the settlement, and therefore, the insurance company should also bear the costs of legal fees and expenses incurred to obtain the settlement.

Because we are sensitive to the pressures our clients face while managing legal costs, we have built additional efficiencies into the entire process - from preparing an opinion about infringement, examining the merits of the case, and assessing the likelihood of success, to guiding the case through the complaint, discovery, settlement negotiation, summary judgment, and trial stages.

For instance, parties must include very detailed and specific information in the Protocol filed at the outset of a proceeding (article 148), including the reasons they have chosen to not proceed by way of a joint expertise, the advisability of holding a settlement conference, and foreseeable legal costs.

Your ability to secure legal representation could be the difference in successfully filing a claim and receiving a settlement or spending the rest of your life paying for the medical bills and rehabilitation costs.

In this personal injury case involving two motor accidents occurring 6 months apart (Wang v. Dhaliwal, 2014 BCSC 1662) the court awarded two set of legal costs totaling $ 13,000 in addition to the $ 59,000 out of court settlement.

We charge no legal fees unless you receive a settlement and we advance all of the costs and expenses.

So, if there is no settlement or money paid to the client, the attorney has to assume the loss, not only for the value of the legal work performed but the cost of the case expenses as well.

Recognizing that litigation results — and the prospects for settlement — often hinge on the presentation of persuasive legal arguments in line with the relevant case law, Mr. Cooper employs an effective mix of case law research and evidence consultation in order to ensure that clients on a tight budget understand all the costs and benefits of proceeding with, or defending against, a legal action.

These are: (1) how lawyers and clients plan and make decisions; (2) how lawyers respond to client demands for changing financial structures and greater transparency in legal costs; (3) how client participation in settlement processes impacts the dynamics of such processes; and (4) the personal or affective [5] dimensions of a new working partnership between lawyer and client.

You will need to assess whether you can shoulder the risk of losing in comparison with the costs of retaining legal representation and a better settlement.

If you're worried about whether you can afford the costs of our top - notch legal representation, we only charge a fee once you recover a settlement or a damages award from a court.

This ICBC injury claim involved the assessment of legal costs from the settlement of a claim arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred in British Columbia.

As part of the settlement, the IFA is to make a payment of $ 1.9 million (in addition to legal costs) to Mr. Smith, $ 350,000 of which is in settlement of defamation proceedings and the remaining $ 1.55 million of which relates to Mr. Smith's breach of contract claim.

A fully contested battle over the financial settlement (known as Ancillary Relief) can take several years and incur legal costs of tens of thousands of pounds.

In this blog, Robert Rothkopf, Managing Partner of Balance Legal Capital LLP, argues that the call for arbitration counsel to do more to encourage settlement should be complemented by tribunals and institutions in imposing costs consequences for losing parties in the costs award.

In the first of a series, this survey of 86 P&C insurers found that legal and claims departments are focused on the «big picture» or the total cost of a matter, as opposed to targeting just settlement costs or just legal costs.

If you've been injured as a result of the negligence of any kind, you may be entitled to a large settlement, but receiving the amount you deserve to rebuild your life and cover your costs depends largely on one important factor: finding a legal team that is experienced, tested, and that gets results.

I have tried to bring some visibility to the question of how much is paid in settlements by companies in the United States, but the bits of data are fragmented (See my post of May 30, 2005: lack of benchmark data about settlements; July 16, 2005: settlements as a percentage of total legal spend; Feb. 13, 2008: settlement ratios by practice area; July 16, 2005: settlements and judgments in relation to outside counsel spending; Jan. 20, 2009: settlement costs in relation to costs of outside counsel; and Oct. 27, 2010: data on settlements.).

Corporations that fall victim to similar hacking attacks should carefully weigh the costs of an early settlement against the legal expenses of protracted litigation.

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For families struggling with other family law matters like divorce litigation, property settlements, custody of children and adult dependents, child visitation, child support, or prenuptial agreements, our attorneys help resolve your legal issues as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.

The risk of under - settlement was one of the reasons why the small claims limit was not increased for personal injury, to enable claimant's to recover the cost of obtaining independent legal advice.

The study found that the largest component of the costs related to the legal damages, with the average defence costs being $ 582,000, and the average cost of settlement being $ 2.1 M.

If we, or our partners or affiliates, have any kind of legal claim or other lawsuit brought against us that is related to your Project, you'll pay our legal fees and costs related to this lawsuit, including our attorney's fees, and any settlement or judgment amount that we have to pay as a result.

A settlement was negotiated on terms very favourable to Private Eye: publication of an apology and a modest contribution to Goldsmith's legal costs, by instalments spread over 10 years.

The state - mandated liability limits can be much too low to cover the costs of a court settlement or your legal defense.

It helps to cover the settlement costs and your legal defense if your business is sued after an accident involving one of your vehicles.

Landlord liability coverage can pay the cost of a settlement against you, including your legal defense, up to the limits of your policy.