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Defeated class certification of Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) and implied warranty claims in federal court cases involving claims against airplane part manufacturer and dental implant manufacturer; Defense of automotive class actions has led to several appellate decisions making certification of such claims very difficult in Florida.
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Supervising Trial Lawyer / Senior Training Coordinator, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District of California (1975 - 1979), tried approximately 60 Federal Court cases involving federal felony and white collar charges
Brennan based his complaint on testimony from David Wildstein, the star witness in a Newark federal court case involving two of Christie's former aides, who testified that Christie learned about the lane closures while they were happening — and laughed.
Meanwhile, in a 2011 Texas federal court case involving environmental claims (Aquifer Guardians in Urban Areas v. Federal Highway Administration), the court borrowed another Star Trek catchphrase, warning that: «Perhaps Homo sapiens will experience a Darwinian epiphany to take better care of their home before they return to it.
A recent Colorado federal court case involved the collection of criminal...
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That was a big deal, legally speaking, because gender stereotyping was key to one of the biggest Supreme Court cases upholding federal anti-discrimination laws, involving a woman's inability to make partner at the former accounting firm Price Waterhouse.
But as law professor Eugene Volokh notes, the First Amendment argument is a strong one, and the Supreme Court would likely hear the case since it involves striking down a federal statute.
He has also filed amicus briefs in landmark patent and other cases to district courts, the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court involving patenting issues relevant to biotechnology.
The federal courts have «abstained» in certain classes of cases, notably those involving «political questions» (usually matters of foreign affairs) and what Justice Hugo Black called «Our Federalism.»
Dolores J. Brennan, 70, a longtime federal court reporter who enjoyed the excitement of being involved in court cases, died Friday at her home in Arlington Heights.
· Amend The Penal Law To Prohibit Undisclosed Self - Dealing By Public Officials: To address the Supreme Court's decision in Skilling, which severely hampered the federal government's ability to prosecute cases involving deprivation of «honest services» by public officials, New York State should enact a felony - level crime of «Undisclosed Self - Dealing» to target public officials who further their own financial self - interest while purporting to be acting on behalf of their constituents or government employer.
Former state Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. has asked a federal appeals panel to set him free because last year's Supreme Court decision narrowed the reach of federal anti-corruption laws in a case involving former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
Jacobs is seeking adjournment on the grounds that Wetkas is giving evidence in another criminal case involving former Governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido and his son, Aminu, in the Federal High Court, Abuja.
On Tuesday, Federal District Court Judge Kenneth M. Karas declared a mistrial in the corruption case involving New York State Senator Malcolm Smith and former Vice Chairman of the Queens County Republican Committee Vincent Tabone.
«Even where New York Courts have suspended attorneys for substantial periods of time, those cases involve more egregious and ongoing acts of misconduct, as opposed to Mr. Grimm's isolated and singular conviction,» his attorney Annette Hasapidis said in the Manhattan federal court filing from earlier this month.
The hues and cry of Hon. James Faleke, the running mate to late Audu Abubakar may have just been given a wave of hand as Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the federal high court, Abuja, on Friday ruled that the court had no jurisdiction to hear the cases involving the Kogi governorship election, which was declared inconclusive on November 22.
have «federal question» jurisdiction, which means that federal courts will hear cases that involve issues touching on the Constitution or other federal laws.
Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, adjourned further hearing in a case involving a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani - Kayode and others to February 28, 2018.
(EFCC Press Release) Hearing on a case involving the erstwhile Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani - Kayode, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, over his alleged role in the mismanagement of funds meant to fight insurgency during President Goodluck Jonathan's administration commenced on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja.
All three cases involved a common issue — a new definition by the Supreme Court requiring a formal exercise of government power rather than just a meeting or phone call to prove a quid pro quo bribery scheme under the federal law prohibiting «honest services fraud.»
Recall that a Federal High Court in Abuja had taken its final decision on the corruption case involving Justice Ngwuta, pointing out that the prosecution in the Justice Ngwuta's case failed to comply with the condition precedent before bringing charges against a judicial officer.
Justice (Mrs.) J. O. Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday refused to grant bail to defendants in the N8bn mutilated currency fraud case involving staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria and some commercial banks.
None of the charges in that case, brought in federal court, involve the NanoFab X building.
More witnesses were presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 28, 2016 before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to testify in the ongoing case of alleged money laundering involving the National Spokesperson of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh and his company, Destra Investment Limited.
The first case involved a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Ngwuta, who was charged with 14 counts of money laundering before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
A federal court in Tennessee heard arguments yesterday and today on whether lie detection technology based on fMRI scans of brain activity should be admitted in a criminal case involving a psychologist accused of defrauding Medicare.
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.
The Supreme Court, hearing its biggest - ever case on the issue of global warming, spent half of its time Tuesday indulging in a desire to keep the federal courts involved in such cases, and half the time addressing the seeming reality that such a case would simply not be manageable as a lawsuit.
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The case, which is pending in a New York City federal court, involves Justin Fruth of Indianapolis, a teenager whose accomplishments include studying acting in England and scaling Mount Rainier.
In its decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit parted ways with the rulings of two other federal appeals courts in similar cases, involving teachers in Boston and Kalamazoo, Mich. (See Education Week, May 18, 1983.)
The request in a case involving a Georgia district puts off until the high court's next term any possibility that the court will resolve the question, which has sharply divided lower federal courts.
A federal appeals court has declined to rehear a case involving high school students who were not allowed to wear American flag shirts to school on the day of a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
February 24, 2017 — Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have or will soon hear cases involving the appropriate scope of services guaranteed by federal special - education law, government aid to religious institutions providing educational services, and restroom access for transgender students.
A 43 - year - old desegregation case involving the Hillsborough County, Fla., school system came to an end last week, as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to disturb a federal appeals court ruling that the district was no longer segregCourt declined to disturb a federal appeals court ruling that the district was no longer segregcourt ruling that the district was no longer segregated.
He has also worked on several significant cases involving education financing, including M.A. v. Newark Public Schools, a case now in federal court; Cover is representing Newark special - ed students who say they haven't gotten adequate teaching.
By granting review of its third case in two years involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has signaled a renewed interest in resolving legal conflicts arising under the federal law that governs services provided to nearly 6.7 million schoolchildren in special education.
He has served as lead counsel in numerous cases involving Georgia's school districts in the federal and state courts.
The decision is one of several in recent months by federal appeals courts grappling with cases involving students who create Web pages ridiculing school administrators or fellow students.
The General Attorney occupation covers professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions of governing statutes or other requirements of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.
Adding foreign companies to the litigation is a tactical maneuver to keep the dispute out of state court, where the cities have more favorable prospects, and force it into federal court, said Julia Olson, executive director and chief legal counsel for the environmental law group Our Children's Trust, which isn't involved in the case.
The U.S. Supreme Court in 2016 ruled on two cases similar to the Illinois suit, involving state - federal jurisdiction regarding power markets.
He appears frequently in state and federal courts across Maryland and neighboring jurisdictions in cases involving every facet of criminal investigations and prosecutions.
One case involving three individuals alleging exposure to PCBs caused specific personal injuries was tried to a defense verdict in Federal Court.
Work highlights Represented SW General against the NLRB before the Supreme Court, in a case involving the President's ability under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act to fill high - level vacancies without the Senate's consent.
These kinds of cases can be large and complex, and may have to go to federal court if they involve multiple parties from different states.
On the heels of three cases involving military members injured «off of the battlefield,» the United States Supreme Court passed the Feres Doctrine in 1950, making these individuals and their families unable to bring a claim against the federal government for such.