Sentences with phrase «federal lawsuits for»

After law school, Mirriam worked for the District Attorney in Albany County, then defended the State of New York against federal lawsuits for the Attorney General's office under Elliot Spitzer.

Facebook faces two new federal lawsuits for allegedly violating the trust of the millions of users whose personal data was shared with the data - mining firm Cambridge Analytica.

Barely a year after settling a federal lawsuit for almost the exact charges, the state of Florida has opened an investigation into the practices used by Experian's credit monitoring companies.

Obtained dismissal of New York federal lawsuit for lack of personal jurisdiction based on forum non conveniens obtained in favor of a London Heathrow Airport cleaning contractor.

Not exact matches

The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission is the latest setback for Uber, which is facing a divided board of directors and angry shareholders after an investor lawsuit was filed against the company's ousted chief executive.

Shortly after Dimon spoke, lawyers for JPMorgan filed papers in Manhattan federal court seeking to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the bank of deceiving shareholders about Bruno Iksil — the JPMorgan trader nicknamed the London Whale for the size of his positions — and the loss that ultimately topped $ 6.2 billion.

«The legal tsunami Valeant has created could loom for years to come considering the number of serious federal probes investigating virtually all of Valeant's business practices, not to mention civil lawsuits quickly piling up,» she wrote in a report.

In fact, Dovden's 35 lawsuits account for more than a third of patent litigation filed in Federal Court in the past year.

He has received recognition for his commitment to pro bono legal services, including his work as one of the lead attorneys in a successful federal civil rights lawsuit protecting the voting rights of Georgia citizens.

The preliminary injunction, filed in federal court on Friday, comes a few weeks after Waymo filed an explosive lawsuit accusing Uber of stealing the design for its lidar sensor that allows the car to detect obstacles.

Lawyers for Ailes and Carlson appeared in court in New Jersey as a federal judge sought to plot the course of the lawsuit in the wake of «rapid fire» motions from the parties, include Carlson's motion to block Ailes» attorneys» request for arbitration.

Zzyym's lawsuit, filed last year by the LGBT rights legal firm Lambda Legal Defense Fund in federal court in Denver, argued that the policy of requiring either a male or female designation on passport applications violated due process and equal protection rights for intersex people.

«But there is going to need to be some major lawsuits or decisions by federal courts, appellate courts or more to decide what are acceptable practices online for a real shift to take place.

A successful lawsuit last year by Sinclair Oil Corporation led a federal court to order EPA to expand its definition of «economic hardship» - opening the door for more facilities to be eligible.

Regulators killed the deal as the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit that said it would have given the combined company 75 % of the national market for distribution services.

The Justice Department said AT&T would use Time Warner's films and movies to force rival pay TV companies to pay «hundreds of millions of dollars more per year for Time Warner's networks» in its lawsuit filed late Monday in federal court in Washington.

On Wednesday, the U.S. federal prosecutors have filed civil lawsuits seeking to seize assets worth more than $ 1 billion, allegedly stolen from Malaysian state fund 1MDB, which has been under investigation for more than a year.

Days after a federal judge put the lawsuit between Stormy Daniels and the president and his personal lawyer on hold, the porn star has announced she is now also suing Donald Trump for defamation.

The lawsuit alleges that the DHS violated federal law when it didn't ask for public comment on the delay.

But it's certainly been an uphill battle for digital TV startup Aereo as it faced a federal lawsuit brought on by the major TV broadcast networks.

NEW YORK, April 16 - A lawyer for victims of terrorist attacks in Israel on Monday urged a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit against Facebook Inc, saying Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony undermined the social media company's argument that it bore no responsibility for content on its platforms.

A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a U.S. government lawsuit seeking nearly $ 100 million in damages from disgraced former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong to go to trial, according to court papers.

The nation's largest bank is bracing for a lawsuit from federal prosecutors in California who suspect that the bank sold shoddy mortgage securities to investors in the run - up to the financial crisis, according to people briefed on the matter.

For its part, Qualcomm has asked a Northern California federal judge to dismiss the FTC's lawsuit, saying it fails to show how Qualcomm's licensing practices illegally harmed competitors.

The five lawsuits to block the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule continued to move forward in July in separate venues, but the Department of Justice strongly defended the rule in a Washington, D.C., federal district court challenging the suit filed by the National Association for Fixed Annuities, or NAFA.

A federal judge has fined Apple $ 25,000 per day for failing to produce court - ordered documents to Qualcomm for use in its defense against a U.S. Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lfederal judge has fined Apple $ 25,000 per day for failing to produce court - ordered documents to Qualcomm for use in its defense against a U.S. Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lFederal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit.

Two trade groups and about a dozen technology companies signed a letter to the Trump administration late last week calling for the continuation of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Qualcomm over patent licensing.

One of those workers filed a class action lawsuit against the company in the bankruptcy court for violating the federal WARN Act, which requires larger companies to give 60 days advance notice of layoffs.

The new lawsuit against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was assigned to the same judge who ruled for the challengers earlier, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen, who sits in the federal courthouse in the Texas border town of Brownsville.

The lawsuit has high stakes for both gun companies and gun - control advocates because it is testing a novel strategy to find a route around the broad protections granted by federal law that shield the companies from litigation if their product is used to commit a crime.

For years, patent owners, especially those that have never «performed» the patent, used the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's broad interpretation of the patent venue statute to force infringement lawsuits into favorable jurisdictioFor years, patent owners, especially those that have never «performed» the patent, used the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's broad interpretation of the patent venue statute to force infringement lawsuits into favorable jurisdictiofor the Federal Circuit's broad interpretation of the patent venue statute to force infringement lawsuits into favorable jurisdictions.

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.

New legislation could allow for injunctions to prevent a troll from filing a U.S. lawsuit while Canada's Federal Court rules on whether the Canadian company has infringed on an asserted patent.

A federal judge in South Florida has asked the Dutch government for help in putting two bankers under oath in connection with a lawsuit involving the so - called Trump dossier.

On Friday, Apple filed a lawsuit in a San Diego federal court alleging that Qualcomm is charging too much for «standard essential» patents and is withholding nearly $ 1 billion in royalty cap «rebates» in retaliation for Apple's cooperation with anti-trust investigators in the U.S., South Korea and elsewhere.

WASHINGTON — The lawsuit filed by adult film actress Stormy Daniels against President Trump bolsters claims that the $ 130,000 payment for her silence about an alleged affair likely violated federal election laws, campaign - finance watchdogs said Wednesday.

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of the estate of the late Cleve Heidelberg is asking for over $ 100 - million for the five decades he spent in prison

A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston with the support of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee accuses five investment houses, the Bank for International Settlements, and top officials of the U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. Federal Reserve Board of conspiring to suppress the price of gold.

Navillus filed for bankruptcy after a Manhattan Federal Court hit the firm with a $ 76 million judgment in a lawsuit filed by a group of unions.

The options for federal student loan borrowers can be good, but as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's many reports and recent lawsuit against Navie

Lawsuits filed against one of the nation's largest student loan servicers by the federal government's consumer watchdog and two states highlight the importance of knowing your options for repaying student loan debt.

Two reproductive - health organizations have filed lawsuits in federal court seeking to block the Trump administration from shifting family planning policy to stress abstinence and limit counseling for adolescents.

Last year, the tribe filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the federal government for denying the application, saying it «unreasonably burdens the religious rights of tribal members,» court documents stated.

(Source: Fox News) BILLINGS, Mont. — A 35 - year - old man imprisoned for drug possession has filed a $ 10 million federal lawsuit against Yellowstone County, alleging jailers interfered with his satanic religious practices while he was in jail.

BILLINGS, Mont. — A 35 - year - old man imprisoned for drug possession has filed a $ 10 million federal lawsuit against Yellowstone County, alleging jailers interfered with his satanic religious practices while he was in jail.

After the disaster and criminal charges, representatives of various tribal nations stepped into the legal fray, filing a federal lawsuit last March against Ray and those who run the Angel Valley Retreat Center, where he had leased land for his program.

I am going to weigh in, being a catholic and the whole shabang... First of all this is not infringing on anyone's right to practice their religion... Requiring insurance companies to provide contraception for women does not mean the woman has to use it or purchase it... Catholic hospitals take federal funds for their patients, therefore they are not exempt from employment laws... If the Catholic Diocese doesn't want to provide the insurance claiming religious beliefs, then they can no longer accept federal funded patients... They also know that they will be subjected to discrimination lawsuits based hiring and religious discrimination — non-catholics work there, and therefore are being denied healthcare due to catholic beliefs... Majority if not all Catholic women do, have, or had used contraception in their lifetime... God does not nor does the bible say anything about contraception, since it had not been invented yet — so this is a man - made law, made by a bunch of men, who have never had a menstrual cycle — and the pain that comes with it....

The folks filing these lawsuits in protest of federal health reform — are they willing to go to prison for their beliefs like pacifists have done in the past - or are these lawsuits just «suit & tie» political foot - dragging?

Federal Judge Combines «Stag Versus Stag» Lawsuits, Dismisses Ste. Michelle Versus Treasury Wine Complaint, Controversy Heads for Mediation Treasury Wine Estates and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates have agreed to take their «dueling stags» disputes to private mediation.

In a lawsuit filed last year in Tampa federal court by Ganis against Lightning ownership, management and former team lawyer David LeFevre, Okubo is described by one potential Japanese source of financing for Tampa Bay as a «gangster.»