Sentences with phrase «federal court cases related»

DETROIT (AP)-- General Motors Co. has settled two federal court cases related to its defective ignition switches, but its legal troubles stemming from the switches are far from over.

Not exact matches

(Chicago constructed this story from thousands of pages of federal court records, police reports, and court testimony from related cases, as well as from official government reports and dozens of interviews with federal and local law enforcement officials and attorneys for some of the defendants; through a spokesman, prosecutors in the Zambada case declined comment.)

In March, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two appeals cases related to same - sex marriage - California's Proposition 8, which bans same - sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to same - sex couples.

A federal district court, Judge Barbara Rothstein presiding, noted a long line of Supreme Court cases protecting «personal decisions relating to marriage, procreation, contraception, family relationships, child rearing, and education.&rcourt, Judge Barbara Rothstein presiding, noted a long line of Supreme Court cases protecting «personal decisions relating to marriage, procreation, contraception, family relationships, child rearing, and education.&rCourt cases protecting «personal decisions relating to marriage, procreation, contraception, family relationships, child rearing, and education.»

Silver, who was indicted on a host of federal fraud charges in February, appeared in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday to plea not guilty to all charges, including additional criminal charges related to his corruptiofederal fraud charges in February, appeared in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday to plea not guilty to all charges, including additional criminal charges related to his corruptioFederal Court Tuesday to plea not guilty to all charges, including additional criminal charges related to his corruption case.

«Right now, the way they're in the law isn't actually the strongest and we rest a lot on court cases and we want to make sure that now matter what happens on the federal level ever, no matter what happens anywhere else, New York has the strongest, clearest protections as it relates to reproductive protections and right now, oddly, those provisions are in the criminal code.

A former Chairman, House of Representatives Ad - hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Mr. Farouk Lawan, on Tuesday appeared before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Lugbe, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission reopened its case of alleged bribery.

(a) If Goods or Services are primarily being provided in the United States or any other location outside of Canada, any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts of the State of New York in each case located within Erie County, New York, U.S.A. and each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has proposed to the National Assembly for an expansion of its options of courts for the prosecution of corruption cases to include Federal High courts.

In the related case in Federal District Court in Brooklyn, prosecutors accused Ms. Huntley of herself pocketing taxpayer money from her other nonprofit agency, Parents Information Network Inc..

Jones said that a court order which recently mandated Wormuth receive substance - abuse treatment while her federal case is pending, is related to «depression» from her situation.

Fourteen search warrants and supporting documents related to the case were posted on the Department of Justice's Web site this afternoon after a federal court in Washington, D.C., granted prosecutors permission to do so.

A New Jersey judge has ruled that the Woodbury school district may continue its 22 - year - old policy of starting each school day with a moment of silence «for contemplation» pending a trial on that case and decisions in two related federal - court cases.

As a licensed doctoral psychologist and authority on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related federal disability laws, Howie has been an expert witness — testifying on behalf of parents, school districts, and state education departments — in many federal or state court cases, and innumerable due process hearings.

This is the second high profile court case related to education Jindal has lost (He lost an earlier federal case that vacated his voucher program).

Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of California in each case located in the City of Irvine and County of Orange although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country.

A federal appeals court threw out a related case, Kivalina v. ExxonMobil, the following year.

«Appellate Daily has the latest news headlines from all thirteen federal appellate courts, along with judge spotlights, case analysis, and related commentary.»

Mr. Stellabotte is a registered patent attorney and has extensive experience litigating patent, copyright, trade secret, antitrust, contract, tort, trademark, false advertising, and information technology related matters in federal and state trial and appellate courts, including case preparation and strategy, fact and expert discovery, depositions, motion practice, Markman hearings, preliminary injunction hearings, bench and jury trials, arbitrations, mediations, appeals, and settlement negotiations.

He routinely tries workers» compensation cases before the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission, handles appeals to the circuit courts and appellate courts, and appears in both state and federal courts throughout Illinois in related civil litigation.

• Homicide crimes, felony murder, murder cases Criminal vehicular homicide (CVH) • Sex crime charges • Drug Crime Charges • Minnesota Marijuana Laws & Defenses • Federal Court Charges • Domestic Crime Charges • Assault Charges • Theft and Property Crimes • White Collar Crimes • Guns Firearms Crimes Defense • DWI and Driving - Related Legal Problems • Juvenile Delinquency Cases • Pre-Charge Counsel, target counsel, dealing with police, etc. • Witness Representation, asserting Fifth Amendment, immcases Criminal vehicular homicide (CVH) • Sex crime charges • Drug Crime Charges • Minnesota Marijuana Laws & Defenses • Federal Court Charges • Domestic Crime Charges • Assault Charges • Theft and Property Crimes • White Collar Crimes • Guns Firearms Crimes Defense • DWI and Driving - Related Legal Problems • Juvenile Delinquency Cases • Pre-Charge Counsel, target counsel, dealing with police, etc. • Witness Representation, asserting Fifth Amendment, immCases • Pre-Charge Counsel, target counsel, dealing with police, etc. • Witness Representation, asserting Fifth Amendment, immunity

I plan to also blog about Microsoft v. Motorola cases pending before three Munich - based courts (a preliminary injunction case, a related Federal Patent Court nullity action, and an appeal involving a patent narrowed by the Federal Patent Court last year).

A criminal case related to Marijuana in Minnesota could potentially be prosecuted in either state of federal court (or both), depending upon the facts claimed by police, and upon the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.

A study commissioned by the American Constitution Society reveals that, based on data from 1979 to 2006, plaintiffs who brought employment discrimination suits in federal district courts prevailed only 15 percent of the time, compared to 51 percent for non-employment related cases.

«The Economy and the Rest of the Legal Profession Main Plaintiffs Win Only 15 Percent of Employment - Related Cases in Federal Court»

It should be noted in this context, however, that such protection has been somewhat confined by a recent decision of the Federal Supreme Court of September 2016 relating to a case of insufficient observance of AML duties by the sanctioned financial institution.

In addition to the Knowles case, he has successfully argued class action related appeals in three federal circuits and in state appellate courts, and he has successfully defeated class certification in many state and federal trial courts.

Samsung argues that it was Apple's choice to base its» 647 - related arguments on a broader claim construction than the one the Federal Circuit ultimately affirmed (Samsung says «Apple «shot for the moon»»), and «Apple's risk failed» when the appeals court handed down its opinion in what I always just call the «Posner case».

As the case was filed in federal court, the court first turned to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 (c)(1)(A), determining that the court should look to Georgia law in order to determine whether the plaintiff's amendment may relate back to her initial comfederal court, the court first turned to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 (c)(1)(A), determining that the court should look to Georgia law in order to determine whether the plaintiff's amendment may relate back to her initial comFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 (c)(1)(A), determining that the court should look to Georgia law in order to determine whether the plaintiff's amendment may relate back to her initial complaint.

The federal government wants to push through it's «copyright modernization act» before the end of the year, but one critic asks what the rush is all about, especially when there are five copyright cases scheduled to come before the Supreme Court of Canada in the first week of December that could be related to current aspects of the act.

The questions Kaine raised as a defense lawyer were mostly related to process — from the time given for federal court review of cases and the rules that Virginia state courts had for review of capital cases to the quality of the lawyers provided to criminal defendants in those cases and the way those lawyers carried out that defense — but that process, as Kaine said at the time, is sometimes the difference between life and death.

This page from the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs is a directory of links to federal and provincial court sites, provincial and territorial law, constitutional texts, federal and provincial case law, and related statutory resFederal Judicial Affairs is a directory of links to federal and provincial court sites, provincial and territorial law, constitutional texts, federal and provincial case law, and related statutory resfederal and provincial court sites, provincial and territorial law, constitutional texts, federal and provincial case law, and related statutory resfederal and provincial case law, and related statutory resources.

The number of subprime - related cases filed in federal court is accelerating dramatically.

Admiralty & Maritime Law Guide American Law Reports: How To Use Americans with Disabilities Act Guide Animal Law Guide Arbitration Guide Bankruptcy Law Bar Exam Preparation Career Resources Caribbean Law Cases: How To Find Them In Print Children and the Law Criminal Procedure Cultural Property Law EESA & Banking Law Guide Elder Law Guide Family Law Guide Federal Rules of Court Florida Administrative Materials Florida Forms Florida Legislative History Research Florida Rules of Court Florida Statutes and Laws Food & Liquor Law Guide Health Law Research Guide Higher Education Law Integrated Research Strategy International Economic Law International Moot Court Jewish Law Law - Related Mobile Applications (Legal Apps) Legal Abbreviations Mental Health Law Mortgage Foreclosures & Workouts Public International Law Quick Guide to Legal Research 2010 Subject Guide to Treatises & Looseleafs

American Law Reports: How To Use Cases: How To Find Them In Print Federal Rules of Court Law - Related Mobile Applications (Legal Apps) Quick Guide to Legal Research 2010 Subject Guide to Treatises & Looseleafs

Serve as lead trial counsel in consolidated proceedings involving more than 13,000 individual lawsuits related to client's medical device, including cases consolidated in federal court by the JPML and parallel actions in multiple state courts across the country.

And because, pursuant to Chambre des notaires, the Act's entire «requirement» scheme was unconstitutional against taxpayers acting in their capacity as lawyers, as in this case, there was no need to refer this case back to the Federal Court to determine the actual nature of the client - related documentation the taxpayer had withheld.

The use of TAR have been accepted by courts in various jurisdictions - firstly with several US cases, then in early 2016 in the UK with the High Court Phrrho Investments Ltd v MWB Property LTD case [2016] EWHC 256 (Cth), and finally in December 2016 in Australia in a decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria (McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd v Santam Ltd & Ors (No 1)[2016] VSC 734), and orders in a Federal Court of Australia matter (Money Max Int v QBE Insurance, VID513 / 2015) relating to the TAR algorithms used and methodology in the training and validation.

Our firm has successfully litigated a case in the Federal Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania against a Pittsburgh suburb high school and a number of its administrators for their actions relating to the sexual assault of one of their students.

He was on a Federal Claims Court trial team that won a $ 76 million verdict in a Winstar - related savings & loan case.

Obtaining numerous summary judgment dismissals for clients in federal court and with appellate court affirmation in cases involving discrimination and related employee claims.

Successfully defended leading heavy equipment producer in a patent infringement case relating to hydraulic control systems in which district court awarded our client attorneys» fees and Federal Circuit affirmed.

RELATED: «U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has also introduced the Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act (Gideon Act), which would establish a federal corporation dedicated to delivering independent, uniform, and quality defense representation in criminal cases before the United States Supreme Court and, at times, the highest courts in the states.»

Baker Botts lawyers also handle district court litigation related to federal regulatory issues and appellate cases arising from review of both lower court decisions and agency orders.

Mr. Azar's pro bono work has also included successfully persuading the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to allow a disabled prisoner's federal civil rights case to proceed, resulting in a published decision on a matter of first impression; assisting tenants in disputes with their landlords; and assisting a translator in defending against contempt proceedings relating to her alleged whistleblowing about safety defects in automobiles.

She has extensive experience representing clients in both federal and state courts on complex commercial and business - related litigation matters, including oppressed minority shareholder and intra-company disputes, shareholders» rights and derivative litigation, restrictive covenants, construction litigation, contracts, insurance coverage litigation, and products liability cases.

As another example, federal law requires the judicial branch to keep and publish statistics regarding a variety of matters related to its business in an annual or periodic report, but does not specify every fine detail of how this must be done or what must be included in these reports, and this makes it necessary, in practice, for federal courts to require «cover sheets» classifying all new cases filed in federal court of all litigants commencing new cases.

Some encouragement can be derived from provisions such as s 42 of the English Arbitration Act 1996, which explicitly allows courts to mandate compliance with tribunals» orders (albeit only as long as there is no agreement by the parties to the contrary and the seat of the arbitration is in England or Wales), and recent US case law under the Federal Arbitration Act in support of enforcement of tribunals» determinations relating to disclosure.

Illinois State Appellate Court Affirms Stay of Legal Malpractice Case pending resolution of Related Federal Criminal Proceeding

Recent matters include federal appellate court victories on behalf of a major investment firm in a case involving federal preemption, on behalf of government entities in a case involving foreign sovereign immunity, and on behalf of a leading defense contractor in a case involving aviation - related issues.