Sentences with phrase «early in the litigation»

These results suggest a need to change U.S. IP policy, particularly to screen out trolling early in the litigation process.

The settlement is usually resolved early in the litigation process when the plaintiff agrees to give up the right to pursue any further legal action in connection with the accident or injury, in exchange for payment of an agreed - to sum of money from the defendant or an insurance company.

Trial counsel may also retain us early in the litigation process, to help position the case for ultimate success on appeal.

On November 9, Apple filed a reply declaration by a professor from Toronto, Karan Singh, who went to the offices of Quinn Emanuel, Samsung's law firm in this dispute, to look at the workaround code and while «Samsung failed to provide a full code tree or folder as it would typically be kept in Samsung's ordinary course of business» (and as Samsung apparently did earlier in this litigation), saw enough code to opine that «the modified code [he] reviewed demonstrates continuing infringement of the» 915 patent».

The plaintiffs disputed that notion, arguing that a judge earlier in the litigation had recognized that «Josephson Angus Barristers» is a «trade name for the two law corporations acting in association.»

However, this could also disclose the nature of the defence, early in the litigation, she notes.

In many cases our attorneys have been able to extricate clients from toxic tort cases early in the litigation process.

The session will help young attorneys learn more about early evaluation of a case and examine ways to resolve cases early in litigation and provide an overview of the various forums for resolution of cases.

there's the opportunity for matters that may have an evidential and / or strategic impact to the management and outcome of the case to be highlighted earlier in the litigation process; and

We canvass the possibility of alternative resolutions early in the litigation process.

If obtained early in the litigation process, surveillance can benefit both defendants and plaintiffs, as it has the potential to reveal exaggerated claims, but also to concretize plaintiffs» allegations.

Case management encourages settlement and keeps expectations realistic early in the litigation, before costs become out of control.

Given the limitations that may be imposed on the use of surveillance evidence, defendants must be cognizant of the rules related to surveillance in order to ensure that steps are taken early in the litigation process to protect its efficacy.

The trial court also rejected plaintiff's argument that our client was judicially estopped to deny plaintiff's entitlement to fees because our client (unsuccessfully) claimed fees earlier in the litigation.

Nothing in the record «jumped out» at the appellate panel to lead it to disturb the exercise of discretion below, even though the 998 offer was small and made early in the litigation (before expert depositions were taken).

I suspect that parties will obtain the greatest benefit where they adopt these naming conventions early in the litigation process.

It needed to be able to analyze many potential cases early in the litigation stage in a short period of time, and continue to handle the increased work load.

The lawyers in the Landes study generally said it is smart to negotiate early in any litigation case.

In requiring that actual harm is needed to wage claims under the New Jersey Truth - in - Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act, businesses will be able to more easily defend such suits and win dismissals earlier in the litigation process.

Most were able to defend themselves by raising Alice early in the litigation.

If these rulings stand, district courts may become much less likely to apply Alice early in litigation.

The Alice ruling has been particularly important because courts have often applied it early in litigation.

Alice is particularly valuable because, in some cases, courts have applied it early in litigation thereby preventing patent trolls from using the high expense of litigation to pressure defendants into settlements.

Specifically, it has provided a valuable tool for getting abstract software patents thrown out early in litigation.

Not exact matches

Forbes reported late Tuesday that Thiel, an early backer of Facebook and a co-founder of PayPal, had played a lead role in financing the litigation.

In 1985, the most recent year for which statistics are available, employers paid $ 21 billion in compensation claims, excluding administrative and litigation costs, compared with $ 5 billion a decade earlieIn 1985, the most recent year for which statistics are available, employers paid $ 21 billion in compensation claims, excluding administrative and litigation costs, compared with $ 5 billion a decade earliein compensation claims, excluding administrative and litigation costs, compared with $ 5 billion a decade earlier.

Debate over the high - profile litigation has roiled the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, one of several trade groups that sought to overturn the regulation in federal court in Dallas earlier this month.

The six banks» combined litigation and legal expenses in the nine months rose 76 percent from a year earlier to $ 18.7 billion, higher than any annual amount since at least 2008.

Elections should be held early enough to allow sufficient room for litigation before any winner is sworn in.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Hormozi was an associate in the litigation department of Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman, and served as an Honors Attorney for the United States Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C.

A 4 - 4 tie would mean litigation against the polluters could go forward, because that would leave in effect the earlier decision by the appeals court.

Shying away from the «quagmire» of intervention in states like New Jersey (noted from the bench during oral arguments), and citing its earlier rejection of a challenge to the state's graduation exams, the court pointedly observed that «protracted litigation» delays the progress of education reform.

In schools like McKinley Elementary in Compton — where an early attempt to invoke the law fizzled after a heated court battle between the district and parents — and Desert Trails Elementary in Adelanto — the first parent - trigger school handed to a charter operator — the trigger campaigns led to costly litigation and accusations of intimidation and harassment from both sideIn schools like McKinley Elementary in Compton — where an early attempt to invoke the law fizzled after a heated court battle between the district and parents — and Desert Trails Elementary in Adelanto — the first parent - trigger school handed to a charter operator — the trigger campaigns led to costly litigation and accusations of intimidation and harassment from both sidein Compton — where an early attempt to invoke the law fizzled after a heated court battle between the district and parents — and Desert Trails Elementary in Adelanto — the first parent - trigger school handed to a charter operator — the trigger campaigns led to costly litigation and accusations of intimidation and harassment from both sidein Adelanto — the first parent - trigger school handed to a charter operator — the trigger campaigns led to costly litigation and accusations of intimidation and harassment from both sides.

Dr. Cárdenas was actively involved in the school finance reform efforts since the early days of the Rodríguez vs. San Antonio ISD litigation when he was superintendent of the Edgewood ISD.

Not covered under gm settlement this is a separate issue that is in early stages of litigation.

Earlier on in the year the WeTab was known as the WePad, but changed its name for anticipated Apple litigation.

Yet, as is so often the case, the early steps in litigation can be crucial to the outcome.

Marty's early career established him as an expert witness in shareholder litigations, and turnaround specialist for bankrupt companies.

Earlier in his career, Peirez was an associate at Clifford Chance Rogers and Wells, focusing on antitrust litigation.

In the early 1990s, sensationalist stunts took over for a period of time, embroiling Wolgers in both infamy and litigatioIn the early 1990s, sensationalist stunts took over for a period of time, embroiling Wolgers in both infamy and litigatioin both infamy and litigation.

Pawa's firm was absorbed by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro earlier this month «in an effort to pursue climate change litigation against companies.»

Pawa's firm was acquired by Hagens Berman earlier this year «in an effort to pursue climate change litigation against companies,» and Pawa is now leading the San Francisco and Oakland cases.

The key legal question in much of the litigation is whether the companies understood risks of global warming well enough, and early enough, to be held accountable for damages that are already occurring and are likely to grow.

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By their genuine skill in facilitating resolutions at an early stage in family motions, the DROs save conflicted families not only the large litigation dollar costs but, also, the more insidious emotional costs.

The report, described in an earlier article by Jean - Paul Bevilacqua, concludes that while family law lawyers view litigation as useful for high - conflict disputes and cases involving risks to persons and property, litigation is not their preferred resolution process.

[I] n light of advances in technology allowing greater access to information that can inform a trial court about the past litigation history of venire members, it is appropriate to place a greater burden on the parties to bring such matters to the court's attention at an earlier stage.

Judges place too much store in the merits of early case planning and budgeting because they have no understanding of the messy early stages of most commercial litigation.

If you suspect that you may need to enter into litigation with another party over a legal issue, meeting with an attorney early in the process will help ensure that evidence is preserved and that timing deadlines are addressed.

For example, when the Apple / Samsung global patent litigation disputes started a few years ago, some commentators attributed the parties» decision not to litigate in Canada to inter alia, our lengthy discovery process and our apparent reluctance to narrow the issues early on (for example by providing claim charts (for both validity and infringement) at a preliminary stage).