Sentences with phrase «federal and state court lawsuits»

Represented the Texas Banking Commission as special litigation counsel in federal and state court lawsuits involving U.S. Comptroller's branch banking policies.

The complaints are echoed by borrowers across the country, according to a review of federal and state court lawsuits against reverse mortgage lenders.

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The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Businesscourt, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General BusinessCourt, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Business Law.

«Over 240» class action lawsuits by consumers against Equifax in US federal and state courts and in Canadian courts.

Attorneys have filed at least 30 lawsuits in state and federal courts since Wells Fargo acknowledged its malfeasance, with fresh litigation still finding its way to court.

The lawsuit, comprised of many federal cases consolidated in United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston, charged that TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (NYSE: TDCHF) conspired to fraudulently market, sell and distribute Lupron, causing consumers to pay inflated prices for the drug.

The new papers submitted by Trump's legal team seek to shut down the state court lawsuit and transfer it to federal court.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- U.S. immigration authorities have detained a 23 - year - old Mexican man who was brought to the United States illegally as a child and given a work permit during the Obama administration, according to a lawsuit challenging the detention in Seattle federal court.

The majority ruled that blacks could not be citizens of the United States, and therefore lacked the concomitant right to bring lawsuits in federal courts.

Chris Walker and Ben Martin, who played for Tennessee from 2007 - 2011, and Dan Ahern, who played for North Carolina State from 1972 - 76, filed a class - action lawsuit in federal court yesterday in Chattanooga, Tenn..

Two class action lawsuits against companies Nestle and Hershey in the United States were dismissed after a federal court ruled there is no duty to disclose the use of child labour in the cocoa supply chain.

«Since 1994, white prospective parents have filed, and largely won, more than two dozen discrimination lawsuits, according to state and federal court records.»

State Sen. John Bonacic, Racing and Wagering Committee Chair, accelerated his push to legalize sports betting in New York by introducing a bill that would allow it, but only at upstate casinos, which hinges on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit to overturn the federal ban on sports betting.

Last week, Paladino's attorney notified the state education commissioner of their plans to file a federal lawsuit and asked her to stop moving forward with three appeals to remove him from the board until it had played out in court.

Nader's lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission, over the FEC's refusal to even ask various state Democratic Parties and various law firms to respond to his complaint will be argued on January 14, 2013, in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit.

The lawsuit was originally filed in State Supreme Court in Saratoga County but moved to a federal venue as it involved civil rights and the federal Disabilities Act.

A former senior official appointed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo who resigned recently has been accused by a former state employee of sexual harassment and assault, according to a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan over the weekend.

David Kelleran and Hannah Casey split up in 2005 and a Brooklyn family court judge ordered him to pay $ 2,000 per month to Casey, with whom he has two children, his Manhattan federal court lawsuit states.

BROOKLYN — New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined 15 attorneys general from other states and Washington, D.C. in filing a lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday against President Donald Trump's DACA repeal.

The lawsuit, filed today in federal court, includes the unions that represent nearly all state workers: CSEA, PEF, UUP, NYSCOPBA, NYSTPBA, NYSPIA, and AFSCME Council 82.

DiPizio has filed a lawsuit in state and federal court claiming that state officials acted illegally when they terminated her company's contract to build the Canalside ice rink, alleging the contract was given to a Rochester - based firm that had contributed big money to Cuomo and other officer holders.

Law students working with Yale's legal services organization plan to file a class - action lawsuit in Federal District Court today against Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and the state's acting and former health commissioners on behalf of residents affected by Connecticut's Ebola quarantine policies, including two who were Yale graduate students.

The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court for the northern district of New York names the Democratic governor as a defendant along with the state Department of Financial Services and it superintendent, Maria Vullo.

The revised lawsuit in Manhattan federal court alleges FedEx made nearly 33,000 illegal shipments of cigarettes to consumers in New York state between 2006 and 2012.

In a shocking Manhattan federal court lawsuit filed Saturday, Lisa Marie Cater alleges former Empire State Development Corp. regional president William «Sam» Hoyt got her a job at the DMV and then leveraged it to «manipulate, sexually harass and sexually assault» her.

Riverkeeper, Waterkeeper Alliance, and Environmental Advocates of New York Monday filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Albany against New York State officials, seeking to ensure that federal Clean Water Act funds will not be used in building the new Tappan Zee Bridge or for future projects.

Such freezes have survived repeated federal and state court challenges by unions — including, most recently, a lawsuit filed by Nassau County unions in the wake of a three - year wage freeze that ended in 2014.

Since 2006, Terrell been named in 15 lawsuits filed in federal and state courts, records show.

ALBANY, NY (12/28/2011)(readMedia)-- A coalition of CSEA, PEF, UUP, NYSCOPBA, NYSTPBA, NYSPIA, and AFSCME Council 82, unions representing virtually all of New York State employees have filed lawsuits in federal court challenging the Cuomo Administration's unilateral increase in the percentage of health insurance contributions required of state retirees.The legal challenge applies to changes made by the administration this fall and covers state employees who have retired and seen their share of health insurance premium increase beyond the level at which they retState employees have filed lawsuits in federal court challenging the Cuomo Administration's unilateral increase in the percentage of health insurance contributions required of state retirees.The legal challenge applies to changes made by the administration this fall and covers state employees who have retired and seen their share of health insurance premium increase beyond the level at which they retstate retirees.The legal challenge applies to changes made by the administration this fall and covers state employees who have retired and seen their share of health insurance premium increase beyond the level at which they retstate employees who have retired and seen their share of health insurance premium increase beyond the level at which they retired.

The states joining New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court are Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

Joanne Tsiatis, 49, was inside her Fresh Meadows home in January 2014 when she looked out the window and saw her nephew being arrested by plainclothes cops, her Manhattan federal court lawsuit states.

During the period starting in 1968, federal and state courts have struck down early petition deadlines for minor party and independent candidates in 51 separate lawsuits.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court for the Northern District of New York, names the governor as a defendant along with the state Department of Financial Services and its superintendent, Maria Vullo.

With the Republican - controlled legislature's approved maps held up by lawsuits mostly concerned with the Voting Rights Act and minority population growth, Texas» legislative redistricting process remained heavily contentious into 2012, leaving the state to use a set of interim maps released in February by a San Antonio federal court.

Howe's attorneys — Kevin Hulslander, of Syracuse, and Richard Morvillo, of New York City — said the lawsuit belongs in federal court because it involves parties from different states and involves a sum of money over $ 75,000.

Then, on 22 November, federal judge Amos L. Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas issued an injunction that put implementation of the new rule on hold until the court could decide lawsuits brought against it by a number of states and employers.

The study, which analyzed 210 lawsuits involving First Amendment claims by professors and college instructors against public colleges and universities from 1964 - 2014, found that educational institutions won more than 73 percent of cases in federal and state courts.

In September and December 2014, two federal court rulings prompted by lawsuits filed by the Center and other allies restored federal protections to wolves in Wyoming and in the western Great Lakes states, with the judges in each case finding that in stripping protections for wolves the Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled late last month that due to extensive state control over school finances, California school districts are state agencies and deserve the same 11th Amendment immunity against federal lawsuits enjoyed by other branches of state government.

The 22,395 - student Federal Way district, located between Seattle and Tacoma, declared in its lawsuit — filed Nov. 21 in King County Superior Court — that the formula violates the state constitutional requirement that the state create a «general and uniform» system of public schools.

Lawyers representing students and families from the now - defunct Lake View school district in Arkansas filed a lawsuit in federal court Oct. 25 challenging a new state school consolidation law on the grounds that it violates the district's equal - protection rights and is racially discriminatory, according to the Associated Press.

A group of primarily white Illinois school districts violated federal and state civil rights laws when they chose to leave an athletic conference that included schools with predominantly minority student enrollments, a lawsuit filed in federal court argues.

Another NES - made exam is currently being challenged in a New York federal court lawsuit, charging that state's test is racially biased and not job related (see Examiner, Summer 1996).

The lawsuit filed in federal court for the northern district of New York names the Democratic governor along with the state Department of Financial Services and its superintendent, Maria Vullo, as defendants.

Lawmakers did agree to one change, reinstating the right to sue for employment discrimination in state court, but have retained the anti-LGBTQ bathroom provisions that have spurred lawsuits from transgender residents, the ACLU of N.C. and the U.S. Department of Justice, which Tuesday asked a federal judge to block the law's implementation in the state.

This press release Cookbook Author Sues Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld for Copyright Infringement and Defamation states: «Attorneys for Missy Chase Lapine, author of «The Sneaky Chef,» today filed a lawsuit against Jessica Seinfeld and Jerry Seinfeld for copyright and trademark infringement and defamation in Federal District Court in New York.

«In June of 2011, United Pet Supply, Inc. who owned the pet store filed a massive lawsuit in both federal and state court against the city and McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center seeking $ 10 million in damages for violating their Fifth and 14th Amendment rights to due process related to an illegal search and seizure of their animals.»

On March 29th 2016, the ACCC announced that the Australian Federal Court had ruled in their favour in the lawsuit, stating that certain sections of Valve's «Steam subscriber agreement» and «Steam refund policy» we're in violation of Australian Consumer Law, and that by making their goods available to Australians, they were conducting business on Australian soil, and are thus bound by our laws.

The judicial collision course was set Friday when a federal judge in San Francisco ruled that climate change lawsuits by two counties and one city were best adjudicated in California state courts.

Alsup ordered the tutorial as part of his ruling last week that the San Francisco and Oakland lawsuit would be heard in federal court, as opposed to California state court.