Sentences with phrase «false statements of»

We would suggest that the Court has a state interest in regulating the false statements of lawyers, and in regulating their conduct in the court room or conduct which may be an attempt to influence the outcome of a pending trial.

Committal applications based on false statements of truth or CPR 31 disclosure statements are less common but are in the corner of the litigation armoury.

In practice, litigators are most likely to be dealing with applications for breach of court orders (including undertakings) and less often for making false statements of truth or disclosure statements.

A qualified Internet defamation attorney can help you understand your options to have false statements of fact removed from the web under Internet libel (sometimes mistakenly referred to as Internet slander) and online defamation law.

Under U.S. law, to win a defamation claim, plaintiffs must prove that the defendants made false statements of fact.

In this case, though Impact Team hacked and leaked data, AshleyMadison.com — nor its employees — made false statements of fact about users.

If within the text of a without Prejudice letter, there are false statements of facts (which the parties know to be false) and this letter contains a settlement offer, is is still considered priviledge?

On Friday 28 May 2010, Woolas's Liberal Democrat opponent, Elwyn Watkins, issued an election petition against the result [40][41] under section 106 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, [42][43][44] which makes it illegal to make false statements of fact about a candidate.

There is an adequate list on Wikipedia of free speech exceptions, that for convenience I will replicate here: Communicative impact restrictions (e.g. incitement, elicitation) False statements of fact (e.g. libel, slander, perjury) Obscenity (very tightly interpreted, and only regulated in public)...

As Common Cause alleged in its January complaints filed with the FEC and DOJ, the Trump campaign's failure to report this expenditure to the FEC would not only violate the campaign finance law disclosure requirements, 52 U.S.C. 30104, but would also violate the federal law prohibiting false statements of material fact to the federal government, 18 U.S.C. 1001.

In a complaint filed in January by Common Cause with the FEC and the Department of Justice, the organization charges that the failure to report this expenditure to the FEC violates not only campaign finance law but also violates federal law prohibiting false statements of material fact to the Federal government.

He could also face censure or even disbarment for making Daniels sign a false statement denying the affair under the New York Lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility, which states, «In the representation of a client, a lawyer shall not... Knowingly make a false statement of law or fact.»

That does not make it any better or more acceptable but I just wanted to point out another false statement of yours.

If a new report truly is a false statement of fact that causes harm to someone's reputation, and if the news reporter has no actual factual basis for the factual claim, the First Amendment does permit the courts to impose both civil and criminal liability for the false statements, with civil suits brought by someone who is harmed and criminal liability enforced by the government.

The charge, which was endorsed by the AGF stated that «such false statement of fact would harm the reputation of Mr Ibrahim Idris, the serving Inspector - General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force and the Police Service Commission.»

«That you, lsah Hamman Misau of Hamman Misau Residence, Turaki Street, Misau, Bauchi State, on or about August 10, 2017, at Abuja and other part of Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did make a false statement of fact to wit: that police officers pay as much as two million, five hundred thousand naira (N2.5 m) to get special promotion and posting through the Police Service Commission as published in the Daily Trust Newspaper dated August 10, 2017, knowing that such false statement of fact would harm the reputation of Mr. Ibrahim Kpotun ldris (the serving Inspector - General of Police), the Nigeria Police Force and the Police Service Commission and you thereby committed an offense.

«SK simply wants to defer any consideration of the sufficiency of its pleading so it can oppress Epic with burdensome and expensive discovery,» the UE3 vendor states in its latest court filing, recounted in depth on Next - Gen, adding that SK's claims that Epic lied about its engines are built on «false statement of material fact» points out Gamasutra.

BTW, defamation under CA law requires «a verifiable false statement of fact» — based on DC's evidence, are you saying that the claim of Rapp «copying vast swathes of Wegman text without any attribution» is false beyond reasonable doubt?

If you are curious, another false statement of the law is that «possession is nine - tenths of the law.»

In part, Model Rule of Professional Conduct 4.1 prohibits attorneys from making a false statement of a material fact or law in the course of representing a client.

In California, the rule states, «It is the duty of an attorney... to employ, for the purpose of maintaining the causes confided to him or her those means only as are consistent with the truth, and never to mislead the judge or any judicial officer by an artifice or false statement of fact or law.»

In Canada, federal and many provincial Elections Acts state that anyone who, before or during an election, knowingly makes or publishes a «false statement of fact» designed to affect the results of the election in relation to the personal character or conduct of a candidate is guilty of an offence.

The Defense of Valor Act, which made it a crime to misrepresent having received military honors or rank, was held unconstitutional despite the fact that it criminalized a knowing false statement of fact.

Claims of fraud generally allege that there was a knowingly false statement of fact that ultimately caused damage to another person.

Material Misrepresentation: The policyholder / applicant makes a false statement of any material (important) fact on his / her application.

Not exact matches

The Manafort / Gates indictment was unsealed Monday morning, and it contains 12 counts: conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false and misleading FARA statements, false statements, and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.

In particular, the complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that (1) the trials for GED - 0301 suffered from fatal design defects, such that GED - 0301 had failed to demonstrate meaningful clinical efficacy; (2) the growth of Otezla sales had dramatically slowed during Celgene's third fiscal quarter of 2017; and (3) the clinical and nonclinical pharmacology data in Celgene's new drug application («NDA») for Ozanimod were insufficient to permit a complete review by the FDA, which resulted in the FDA issuing a refusal to file letter to Celgene regarding the NDA.

The plaintiffs echo PFM's lawsuit from October, accusing Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and former president Ramesh «Sunny» Balwani of spoon - feeding investors continuous lies, making false promises «built on false statements and omissions.»

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) BRF employees paid bribes to regulators and politicians to subvert inspections in order to conceal unsanitary practices at the Company's meatpacking plants; (ii) the foregoing conduct, when it came to light, would foreseeably subject the Company and its officers to heightened regulatory enforcement and / or prosecution; and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, BRF's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Media organizations that choose not to call Trump's false statements «lies» run the risk of being seen as either trying to curry favor with the administration or just lacking the courage to call a spade a spade.

The dictionary definition of a lie, NPR's Mary Kelly said, is «a false statement made with intent to deceive.

He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of destroying evidence and eight years for each false statement count.

This behavior has sparked a kind of existential debate within the U.S. news media: How should a news organization respond when the President makes false statements or repeats unsupported claims?

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) Akorn's failure to comply with FDA data integrity requirements would jeopardize Fresenius» acquisition of Akorn; (ii) the Company lacked effective internal controls over financial reporting; and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, Akorn shares traded at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period, and class members suffered significant losses and damages.

Theranos presented the facts to this reporter to prove the accuracy and reliability of its tests and to directly refute these false allegations, including through over 1,000 pages of statements and documents,» according to the statement.

In particular, the complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that (1) Ericsson prematurely recognized revenues and improperly delayed the recognition of costs related to services contracts; and (2) as a result of the foregoing, Ericsson materially overstated its revenues, margins, and profits during the Class Period.

«However, Zenefits chose to embark on a public campaign of false statements and outright defamation aimed at discrediting ADP in the marketplace.

The complaint alleges that throughout the class period Defendants issued materially false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (1) Ericsson prematurely recognized revenues and improperly delayed the recognition of costs related to services contracts; and (2) as a result of the foregoing, Ericsson materially overstated its revenues, margins, and profits during the Class Period.

«In making the statement, Mr. Trump uses his national and international audience of millions of people to make a false factual statement to denigrate and attack Ms. Clifford.»

«Mr. Trump knew that this false, disparaging statement would be read by people around the world, as well as widely reported, and that Ms. Clifford would be subjected to threats of violence, economic harm, and reputational damage as a result.»

Jobs bites back after activists accuse Apple of lackluster environmental and recycling policies San Francisco Chronicle, April 2005 They have good taste in picking the iPod, but that doesn't make their false statements true.

Flynn has been under investigation for a wide range of allegations, including lobbying work on behalf of Turkey, but the fact that he was charged only with a single count of false statements suggests he is cooperating with Mueller's investigation in exchange for leniency.

But Woolsey's statements to the Journal and CNN, and the FARA filing now suggest this was either false or a woefully incomplete account of the client and the purpose of Flynn's work — that Flynn was actually advising the Turkish government about the extrajudicial removal of a green card holder from the United States.

Finally, on May 13, the company pleaded guilty to seven federal criminal counts of selling adulterated drugs and making false statements to the U.S. government.

The IG's report accused Shulkin's chief of staff, Vivieca Wright Simpson, of potential criminal conduct by making false statements and altering a document so that the VA could «improperly» pay for Shulkin's wife to travel to with him, at a cost to taxpayers of $ 4,312.

He and Manafort had also been charged in October with 12 counts including conspiracy against the US, conspiracy to launder money, being an unregistered agent of a foreign principal, making false and misleading statements, and failing to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.

Gates pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of conspiracy against the US and one count of making a false statement to federal investigators.

These suits accused him of having profited through insider trading and making «materially false and misleading statements» that «artificially inflated» the company's stock price.

Bruce Karatz Former chairman / CEO KB Home Charges: Karatz was indicted in March on 20 counts, which include charges of fraud and making false statements regarding the backdating of stock options from 1999 to 2006.

Trump was slightly more explicit in calling out an alleged error regarding her Melania Skin Care Collection, writing «the statement surrounding the performance of my skincare collection is completely false.»