Sentences with phrase «damaging actions of»

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Typically they prevent people from joining together to bring class - action lawsuits that can force companies to change their practices under the threat of big monetary damages.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

The prospect of winning large damages in a class action can be the only way for consumers to find lawyers to take their cases, so a denial of this certification can effectively end some lawsuits.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

After all, it is counterproductive to neglect your company's credit rating in favor of focusing on business outreach and development as that action would be hypocritical given that damaging the company's credit score would be detrimental to progress.

Their heroic actions result in damaged cities and dozens of deaths that create vengeful villains.

«We believe that the actions of these organisations should be carefully monitored to ensure that the 96 per cent of the industry not associated with war is not damaged,» Mr Ashton said.

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The most important policy action for mitigating the damage of a recession is for the central bank to keep interest rates low, according to the respondents, followed by increasing spending on transportation and other infrastructure projects.

Those penalties were on top of existing U.S. sanctions over Russia's actions in Ukraine, which have damaged Russia's economy but had only limited impact on Putin's behavior.

If something looks amiss — for instance, if a user begins to access and route data in an unusual way — a range of automated actions gets triggered that is designed to limit damage, without disrupting workflows.

They are seeking damages from former CEO Gene Isenberg and current CEO Anthony Petrello as well as members of the board of directors in a federal class action lawsuit filed by the Erie County Employees Retirement System.

As a first line of action, start healing the damage that was caused (if possible)-- post an apology on social media, broker a new deal with your vendors, give your customers a heads - up — do whatever is necessary is to preserve the company's reputation and minimize the effects to its bottom line.

Moore, who seeks class - action status and unspecified damages, claimed that Apple failed to disclose how its iOS 5 software operating system would obstruct the delivery of «countless» messages from other Apple device users if iPhone users switched to non-Apple devices.

It represents a failure to recognize the underlying causes of the damage storms inflict, and to seize the very real opportunity we have to head off this damage by taking action now.

Protest group Climate Direct Action said the move was in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which has protested the construction of a separate $ 3.7 billion pipeline carrying oil from North Dakota to the U.S. Gulf Coast over fears of potential damage to sacred land and water supplies.

Among them is why Sarao's actions on this particular day caused so much damage, when the indictments state that he'd done the same thing hundreds of times over a four - year period, concluding in April 2014, without causing similar market earthquakes.

'' [I] n our lifetime and on our watch, substantial areas of the Great Barrier Reef and the surrounding ecosystems are experiencing major long - term damage which may be irreversible unless action is taken now,» the panel writes.

The Greens also want Facebook to pay damages, which would make it easier for individuals in similar cases to take the financial risk of taking legal action.

China has accused Trump of damaging the global system of trade regulation by taking action under U.S. law instead of the through the WTO.

The very real threat of debt collectors knocking at your door, wage garnishment, offset taxes — or worse, legal action — are consequences that can pose major personal and financial damage if you've let your loans go unpaid.

When valuations exceeded even 12 times normalized earnings (on our most comprehensive measure discussed above), seemingly «favorable» market action was followed by profound losses averaging -69.8 % on an annualized basis (generally reflecting a few weeks of vertical losses until enough damage was done to kick the market action measures negative).

«The punitive action was taken as the operator did not comply with protective steps, making it vulnerable to hacks and causing leaks of personal data and financial damage.»

Earlier this week, a proposed class action was also filed in California by a group of Facebook users seeking damages from the company for failing to protect their data.

return of the 100,000 shares which Retrophin mistakenly issued to Shkreli, or compensatory damages on its third cause of action in an amount to be determined at trial, but which exceeds $ 2.9 million;

Any damages that Retrophin is forced to pay to Su or Huang in the Schwab Action, whether through settlement or final judgment, and all attorneys» fees and costs incurred by Retrophin in defending the Schwab Action, are due to Shkreli's decision to block the sale of Su and Huang's shares for his own benefit and without consulting with Retrophin's Board.9

It may seem a smart action to apply for different credit cards at the same time to increase your chances of approval but in reality, it is quite a dumb idea and you will eventually end up with a heavily damaged FICO or credit score whether you get approved or not.

No organization, regardless of size, is exempt from cybersecurity threats, and having an established plan of action that immediately executes following a security breach is crucial to limit incident costs and damages to the company's reputation.

And those who wish to think about the government's responsibility and actions in the hurricane - damaged parts of Florida or Texas or Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico or Cuba or elsewhere in the Caribbean, this program is for you.

The pattern on trade policy through the first 14 months of the Trump administration has been to pair blustery talk — about pulling out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, for example — with more modest policy actions and negotiations that may avert real economic damage.

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Though we correctly avoided the damage to financials on the basis of valuations and market action, market action in consumer stocks has deteriorated surprisingly - suggesting more weakness is likely than I had envisioned.

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Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

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The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the Central District of California, and docketed under 17 - cv - 09157, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Crypto securities, seeking to recover compensable damages caused by defendants» violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 17 - cv - 09903, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Qudian's American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») pursuant and / or traceable to Qudian's false and misleading Registration Statement and Prospectus, issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering on or about October 18, 2017 (the «IPO» or the «Offering»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the Securities Act of 1933 (the «Securities Act»).

The hundreds of pages of transcripts from eight meetings and six emergency conference calls held by the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee, show Fed officials struggling from the start of 2008 to assess the economic damage of a steep drop in housing prices and then worrying about the implications of their actions to halt the crisis.

Investors are able to seek the full amount of damages from the fraud, whereas a government action typically only seeks disgorgement.

«After winning the Colossal Fossil award — given to the country doing the most damage to climate talks in a given year — five years in a row, Canada is in a league of its own for its total lack of credibility on climate action,» said Christian Holz, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Caction,» said Christian Holz, Executive Director of Climate Action Network CAction Network Canada.

Given the recent distribution in the broad market, at a minimum, it appears that several weeks of sideways action may be needed to repair the recent damage.

Poloz himself has no control over the actions of the markets. And his response to any macroeconomic damage that results is limited to monetary policy adjustments (the next Bank of Canada interest rate decision is September 9), over which the Prime Minister is not supposed to have sway.

The company behind the Dakota Access pipeline and many other damaging fossil fuel projects — Energy Transfer Partners — was the focus of nearly 20 actions spanning 10 U.S. states last week.

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The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 00646, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Xunlei securities, seeking to recover compensable damages caused by defendants» violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Those cases include decisions addressing the jurisdiction of the SEC, the CFTC and bank regulators over newly created derivatives and other financial instruments; the scope of the definition of a «security»; the availability of private damage actions; extraterritorial application of U.S. securities and futures laws; the standards of liability for fraud and manipulation; electronic trading markets; and the scope of fiduciary obligations of brokerage firms and banks.

For conduct off the job, the board of directors would have to prove the employee's actions damaged the company.

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