Sentences with phrase «federal case developments»

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Attorneys for the co-founders of the Syracuse - based COR Development are urging the federal judge in their corruption case to allow evidence that defends how their clients viewed economic development projects that have come under scrutiny in the invDevelopment are urging the federal judge in their corruption case to allow evidence that defends how their clients viewed economic development projects that have come under scrutiny in the invdevelopment projects that have come under scrutiny in the investigation.

A trial will begin Oct. 30 in New York City in the federal corruption case against two Percoco, Alain Kaloyeros, the former head of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and five other men, including two executives from Fayetteville - based Cor Development Co..

A Buffalo business executive who is a defendant in a federal case alleging the bid - rigging of massive upstate development projects was scheduled to plead guilty this afternoon and begin cooperating with the government.

A Buffalo business executive who is a defendant in a federal case involving the alleged bid - rigging of massive upstate development projects pled guilty Friday afternoon and agreed to cooperate with the government.

Glenwood Management, the real estate development firm at the center of the federal corruption cases against former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is the state's most generous political donor and a robust utilizer of the LLC loophole.

The cases involve accusations of bid - rigging involving upstate economic development programs — including the ballyhooed Buffalo Billion — and related dealings involving ex-Cuomo aide Joe Percoco and lobbyist Todd Howe, who previously worked for Cuomo when he was federal housing secretary.

Ciminelli is among the upstate developers who has been charged in the federal case, whose company has played a prominent role in the Buffalo Billion economic development program.

In the federal criminal case, Percoco and Howe, a lobbyist who previously was an adviser to Cuomo at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, used private email accounts that, according to a person involved in the case, are highly incriminating and on par with a wiretap in terms of their prosecutorial weight.

Tuesday's news also comes as former Cuomo top aide Joe Percoco is scheduled to go on trial later this month in a federal bribery case involving the state's economic development programs.

But as Mr. Cuomo lays out his agenda this month in a whirlwind of policy announcements, he has avoided any mention of a federal corruption case that rocked his administration last year even as he was touting the economic - development initiative at the heart of the case.

One source familiar with Hoyt's plans questioned the timing of his decision given the ongoing federal corruption cases involving Cuomo's upstate development projects and the #metoomovement stemming from sexual harassment cases that have plagued those in the political, entertainment and media arenas.

A federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment in a major corruption case involving Joe Percoco, a former top aide to the governor who was snared in a state economic development scandal.

After both the state and federal complaints were filed in September, Cuomo's re-election campaign set aside contributions from Nicolla and Columbia Development, as it did for the other people charged in those cases.

Federal prosecutors last year brought a wide - ranging case against Percoco, Ciminelli and others over alleged bid - rigging and bribery charges connected to economic development projects from Buffalo to Orange County.

Joe Percoco, a former aide and confidante whom Cuomo has likened to a brother, is expected to head to trial this fall in a federal bribery case involving Cuomo's economic development programs.

A federal judge on Tuesday split the upcoming upstate development political corruption trial of a former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and seven others in two, and said the case involving Cuomo lieutenant Joseph Percoco will begin in January.

... Developers who so happen to be Cuomo donors and recipients of tax breaks and copious state money for similar signature economic development projects are also at the center of federal criminal cases against two former aides to the... (read more)

During the discovery stage of the civil lawsuit, Antonacci is asking for access to email records about Mahoney supporter Steven Aiello, a Cor Development Co. executive who faces federal corruption charges in an unrelated criminal case.

A trial will begin Oct. 30 in New York City in the federal corruption case against two former top state officials and six other men, including two executives from Fayetteville - based Cor Development Co..

A day after a federal judge set a trial date for the Buffalo Billion corruption case, Republicans took to the floor of the Assembly to raise concerns about the failure to approve transparency and oversight procedures over billions of dollars spent each year on economic development.

Indeed, it's been an open secret in some circles at the State Capitol that Empire State Development and SUNY Polytechnic — and, more precisely Zemsky and Alain E. Kaloyeros, who was relieved of his executive duties at SUNY Poly last month after he and eight others were charged in the federal corruption case — had little love for each other over at least the last year or so.

The EFCC's spokesperson at the Kano Zonal office, Idris Nadabo, while confirming the development, said the case is coming up on the 7th March, 2017 at the Federal High court sitting at Court road, Kano.

The federal case demands sweeping changes in federal climate efforts and in government programs that subsidize or foster development of fossil fuels.

The challenge takes on even more urgency with recent developments, including a federal administration now more open to exploring the potential of stem cells, the recent FDA approval of a human trial involving embryonic stem cells, as well as the reported case of a young boy who developed a brain tumor four years after receiving a stem - cell treatment for a rare genetic disorder.

Philadelphia — Asserting that «these kids can't wait,» the federal judge who presided over a special - education case that influenced the development of the federal handicapped - students law charged last week that educators are failing to provide severely handicapped students with the one thing they most need: specially trained teachers.

In this installment, Connecticut principal Victoria A. Reed, who also serves as an NAESP Federal Relations Coordinator, makes the case for increased funding for professional development for principals.

The federal case demands sweeping changes in federal climate efforts and in government programs that subsidize or foster development of fossil fuels.

After gutting most of Canada's federal environmental legislation to expedite tar sands development and pipeline proposals at the behest of the oil industry, now the federal government is making it more difficult, and in some cases impossible, for members of the public to participate in the National Energy Board's (NEB) review of Enbridge's proposal to reverse its Line 9 pipeline through southern Ontario and Quebec.

The legal team at Our Children's Trust was already developing a federal climate change case seeking to hold the government accountable for their role in promoting fossil fuel development and continue their ongoing global legal campaign to hold governments accountable for precisely that which the Pope has said is causing our undoing.

The decision references a number of relevant cases, including the New Brunswick Court of Appeal's 1983 ruling in Federal Business Development Bank v. Belyea, which lists factors that must be considered when analyzing the cost of receivership services.

Our commitment to gaining & maintaining extreme knowledge: a. Of Texas substantive product liability law; b. Of Texas & federal expert exclusionary law; c. Of how to destroy adverse experts during deposition & trial cross examination, and through the use of testing, demonstrations, statistical, and other technical evidence presented by a team of highest quality experts; d. Of the overlapping technical issues arising in product liability cases relating to the specific types of technologically advanced products that we defend, which overlapping of issues facilitates our development and maintenance of our extreme knowledge.

The Court brushed aside concerns that state - court rulings in patent cases would result in inconsistent development of patent law by noting that, «In resolving thenonhypothetical patent questions [federal] cases present, the federal courts are of course not bound by state court case - within - a-case rulings.»

These cases generally arise out of local, state, or federal government action in the form of regulatory decisions, enforcement proceedings, development activity on the government's own property, and the taking of private property.

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If that is the case, there is no basis for finding a «double aspect,» and section 5 (1)(c) of CEAA 2012 (at least portions and perhaps all of it), and related provisions which permit conditions to be set on Provincially - controlled resource developments, cross that outer limit; and the power they grant to the Federal Government to assess environmental effects and place conditions on air quality and other matters of general application is Constitutionally invalid.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

Litigation and New Case Development Legal Secretary 7/1/1998 — 8/1/2000 McManus and Associates — Chicago, IL Provided comprehensive administrative support to attorneys, including preparing documents for legal pleadings and filing with federal and state courts.

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Chicago, Illinois About Blog A special education legal resource discussing case law, news, practical advocacy advice, and developments in state and federal laws, statutes and regulations.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Provided administrative and technical support to multiple law firms Scheduled activities for intellectual property, bankruptcy, and corporate attorneys Created and distributed weekly and monthly calendars containing case deadlines Obtained working knowledge of the Federal and local rules of Civil Procedure Performed legal research using multiple industry search engines and databases Assisted attorneys with conflict of interest inquiries, strategy, and special projects Filed legal documents in federal, state, county, city, and appellate courts Oversaw case developments and prepared status reports for legal team Scanned, proofread, edited, and converted legal documents into Adobe PDF files for printing and archival purposes Oversaw all firm incoming and outgoing mail processes Directed and maintained large scale military computer systems Received multiple awards for excellent serviceFederal and local rules of Civil Procedure Performed legal research using multiple industry search engines and databases Assisted attorneys with conflict of interest inquiries, strategy, and special projects Filed legal documents in federal, state, county, city, and appellate courts Oversaw case developments and prepared status reports for legal team Scanned, proofread, edited, and converted legal documents into Adobe PDF files for printing and archival purposes Oversaw all firm incoming and outgoing mail processes Directed and maintained large scale military computer systems Received multiple awards for excellent servicefederal, state, county, city, and appellate courts Oversaw case developments and prepared status reports for legal team Scanned, proofread, edited, and converted legal documents into Adobe PDF files for printing and archival purposes Oversaw all firm incoming and outgoing mail processes Directed and maintained large scale military computer systems Received multiple awards for excellent service record

Professional Accomplishments Provided administrative and technical support to multiple law firms Scheduled activities for intellectual property, bankruptcy, and corporate attorneys Created and distributed weekly and monthly calendars containing case deadlines Obtained working knowledge of the Federal and local rules of Civil Procedure Performed legal research using multiple industry search engines and databases Assisted attorneys with conflict of interest inquiries, strategy, and special projects Filed legal documents in federal, state, county, city, and appellate courts Oversaw case developments and prepared status reports for legal team Scanned, proofread, edited, and converted legal documents into Adobe PDF files for printing and archival purposes Oversaw all firm incoming and outgoing mail processes Directed and maintained large scale military computer systems Received multiple awards for excellent serviceFederal and local rules of Civil Procedure Performed legal research using multiple industry search engines and databases Assisted attorneys with conflict of interest inquiries, strategy, and special projects Filed legal documents in federal, state, county, city, and appellate courts Oversaw case developments and prepared status reports for legal team Scanned, proofread, edited, and converted legal documents into Adobe PDF files for printing and archival purposes Oversaw all firm incoming and outgoing mail processes Directed and maintained large scale military computer systems Received multiple awards for excellent servicefederal, state, county, city, and appellate courts Oversaw case developments and prepared status reports for legal team Scanned, proofread, edited, and converted legal documents into Adobe PDF files for printing and archival purposes Oversaw all firm incoming and outgoing mail processes Directed and maintained large scale military computer systems Received multiple awards for excellent service record

The Federal Court's management of native title cases affects the degree to which parties can pursue an approach promoting economic development for traditional owner groups.

Since the passage of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (P.L. 96 - 272) in 1980, Federal law requires the development of a written case plan for any child receiving foster care maintenance payments under title IV - E (42 U.S.C. 671 (16)-RRB-.

Such is the case with the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, which the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking to alter as a way to simplify the closing process and add more certainty to its cost estimates for consumers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The processing of federal fair housing cases is being streamlined, meaning that dispositions will be speeded up and frivolous complaints screened out at an earlier stage, according to officials of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

NAR made its case, at a meeting in early March with the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act reforms that would enable practitioners, to offer settlement service packages.

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