Sentences with phrase «favorable than the plaintiffs»

Over 88 % of the verdicts were either outright defense verdicts or were for an amount more favorable than the plaintiffs» final pretrial settlement demand.

Not exact matches

The National Petrochemical Plaintiffs explain that there is no dispute that application of the «two factors» identified by Defendants results in the following: (1) California's HCICO is assigned a CI [carbon intensity] value with less than half of the GHG emissions associated with its production and transport; (2) California's HCICO is the only HCICO to qualify for this favorable treatment; and (3) All HCICOs from outside of California are required to account for all of the GHG emissions associated with their production and transportation.

The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 was favored by businesses likely to be defendants in future class action lawsuits (such as manufacturers), because state civil procedure law in some U.S. states such as California, is more favorable to class action plaintiffs than federal civil procedure laws related to class actions.

[Plaintiffs» counsel Ed] Wynne called Thursday's opinion more favorable than the original court of appeal decision, which had dismissed the case permanently.