Sentences with phrase «file a lawsuit as»

Gorsuch has argued that liberals are too quick to file lawsuits as a way to force change, even though there's «no doubt that constitutional lawsuits have secured critical civil - rights victories,» including desegregation.

The Justice Department could file a lawsuit as early as this month to challenge the deal, sources familiar with the negotiations told Reuters.

The FTC filed the lawsuit as part as their renewed effort to cut down on credit repair companies and their associated scams.

«Charles G. Koch has filed a lawsuit as part of an effort to gain control of the Cato Institute, which he co-founded with me in 1977.

Due to a three - year statute of limitations in Washington State, you need to retain a Spokane 18 - wheeler accident lawyer and file a lawsuit as quickly as possible.

We recommend that you call our office and file a lawsuit as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, 10 minutes after the other attorney found out I was retained, they called to ask me if I would accept service on behalf of my client (i.e. — they filed a lawsuit as soon as I got involved).

According to a Bizjournal story, MGIC cut 1.2 billion dollars in payments and Bank of America has filed a lawsuit as well as discontinued using MGIC for its mortgage insurance.

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Chavez sat three seats behind the window that smashed and partially sucked out the passenger who later died and «prayed and feared for her life» as she contacted her children and prepared to die, according to the lawsuit filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday at the Superior Court in San Francisco, follows a widely read blog post in February from another female engineer that described Uber's work environment as one that tolerated and fostered sexual harassment.

The latest lawsuit was filed Friday by Melissa Ferrick, the Massachusetts - based indie folk singer who teaches at the prestigious Berklee College of Music and rose to prominence as Morrissey's last - minute opening act on his 1991 tour.

May 1 - Jacob Jacobson agreed to resign as Xerox Corp's chief executive as part of a settlement of a lawsuit brought by the company's shareholders that raised questions over Xerox's agreed deal with Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp, a New York court filing showed on Tuesday.

The lawsuit filed by Ingrid Avendano, Roxana del Toro Lopez and Ana Medina, who described themselves as Latina software engineers, says that Uber's compensation and other practices discriminate against women and people of color.

Forrest ruled that Trump could not avoid a deposition because, as the brand's CEO when the lawsuit was filed, she allegedly has a personal involvement in the lawsuit.

He appointed Scott Pruitt, who has opposed the EPA and has filed numerous lawsuits challenging environmental regulations, as head of the EPA, and has rolled back many of Obama's regulations.

Magnetar's tactic of filing lawsuits challenging takeover valuations in order to make money, also known as appraisal arbitrage, has become increasing popular with hedge funds in recent years, especially in the merger litigation hotbed of Delaware.

According to a lawsuit Quenneville filed later against Stanton, he was «abruptly and abusively» terminated in a phone call in 2011, and was told by O'Brien that the firm was downsizing as a result of difficult market conditions.

In the defence filed in Anita Bell's lawsuit, O'Leary Funds said the market was slowing as early as the end of 2009.

Tesla filed a lawsuit in January against Sterling Anderson, its former director of Autopilot, as well as Chris Urmson, the previous director of the Google self - driving project, and their startup Aurora Innovation — a new venture the men launched with Drew Bagnell, the former head of the autonomy and perception team at Uber's Advanced Technology Center in Pittsburgh.

That distinction was lost on the labor lawyers who filed four separate lawsuits on behalf of employees who claimed that they'd been illegally misclassified as freelancers.

And while many startups and tech companies that depend on open access to the Internet have cheered those rules, which reclassify Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as public utilities under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, cable and telecommunications industry representatives have already filed several lawsuits that challenge the regulations.

At the time, Microsoft had recently filed nine lawsuits and issued 50 cease - and - desist letters as part of its anti-piracy efforts.

They are seeking damages from former CEO Gene Isenberg and current CEO Anthony Petrello as well as members of the board of directors in a federal class action lawsuit filed by the Erie County Employees Retirement System.

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 Business Law.

Van Susteren and Rivera, along with other high - profile figures at Fox News such as Bill O'Reilly and Neil Cavuto, publicly threw their support behind Ailes soon after Carlson filed her sexual harassment lawsuit in early - July.

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.

As for Schneiderman, at the end of the five - day period he will likely file a lawsuit against the two companies that would demand they be barred from doing business in New York, and would require them to pay state fines and potentially pay back restitutions to New York customers as welAs for Schneiderman, at the end of the five - day period he will likely file a lawsuit against the two companies that would demand they be barred from doing business in New York, and would require them to pay state fines and potentially pay back restitutions to New York customers as welas well.

But as the housing market recovered along with Fannie and Freddie's profits, lawsuits filed by hedge fund investors raised the possibility that owners of the housing giants» stock might be owed the tens of millions in earnings the companies had been sending to the Treasury in recent quarters.

She filed the lawsuit in 2011 claiming that the school made its employment data look more promising by including jobs such as part - time waitressing, misleading potential students into thinking that their job prospects in the legal sector were more favorable than they actually were.

Feeling intentionally misled, Principal filed a lawsuit against the hedge fund for as much as $ 66 million in damages.

President Donald Trump's campaign Friday blasted as a «sham» a lawsuit by the Democratic National Committee which claims the campaign conspired with Russia and Wikileaks to attack Hillary Clinton and help get Trump elected by releasing hacked computer files.

McKayla Maroney, an Olympic teammate of Raisman's in 2012, named the USOC as a co-defendant in a lawsuit she filed last December.

«This is a sham lawsuit about a bogus Russian collusion claim filed by a desperate, dysfunctional, and nearly insolvent Democratic Party,» said Brad Parscale, Campaign Manager of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. «With the Democrats» conspiracy theories against the President's campaign evaporating as quickly as the failing DNC's fundraising, they've sunk to a new low to raise money, especially among small donors who have abandoned them.

In the GQ story, Ioffe wrote that «Melania's caviar - infused anti-aging creams haven't sold as well, though a federal judge ruled in her favor in a lawsuit she filed against its promoters.»

The company filed a new lawsuit Friday in King County, Wash., Superior Court, against seven owners of websites such as amazonverifiedreviews.com, paidbookreviews.org, and amazonreviewsstar.com, alleging the sites are creating false product reviews and misleading Amazon's customers with flattering, «inauthentic» reviews.

She said there often is a triggering event — such as a lawsuit filed by a creditor — that makes people realize how much trouble they're in.

As soon as Denton's law went into effect, according to a class action lawsuit filed in June in state court, TitleMax notified its current customers there would be a changAs soon as Denton's law went into effect, according to a class action lawsuit filed in June in state court, TitleMax notified its current customers there would be a changas Denton's law went into effect, according to a class action lawsuit filed in June in state court, TitleMax notified its current customers there would be a change.

According to a transcript obtained by The Hollywood Reporter of testimony given as part of a lawsuit filed against CBS in 2016, the TV judge takes a no nonsense approach to getting what she wants.

Abu Dhabi - based Goldilocks, which holds an 8.1 percent stake in Noble, filed lawsuits in Singapore last week, saying Noble is not recognising its «legitimate legal rights» as a shareholder.

Most recently, a Jan. 19 shareholder lawsuit filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery against the boards of Viacom and CBS Corp alleges the companies improperly paid millions for Redstone's services as executive chairman «while he was physically and mentally incapacitated.»

Ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has described a lawsuit against him as a «public and personal attack» in a court filing, which we first saw via BuzzFeed News.

The trove of internal e-mails and employee interviews, filed as part of a lawsuit by one of the investors in the securities, offers a fresh glimpse into Wall Street's mortgage machine, which churned out billions of dollars of securities that later imploded.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit trying to compel the rap star popularly known as Jay - Z to testify about an apparel deal that soured.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- A lawsuit filed by drivers against ride service Uber should not proceed as a class action, the company argued in a court filing on Thursday, citing written statements of support from hundreds of other Uber drivers in a case that could decide whether they are independent contractors or employees.

United Health Programs employees were being forced to follow a «Harnessing Happiness» system that required them to engage in activities such as prayers, religious workshops and «spiritual cleansing rituals,» according to a lawsuit filed by the EEOC.

In 2008, the Winklevoss Twins received a $ 65 million payout from Facebook as settlement for the lawsuit filed against the social media giant.

District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn agreed June 27 to allow the three lawsuits against DOL's rule that are pending in the state to be consolidated, and both parties filed a motion asking that the judge render a decision in the case as soon as October.

Anthony Borges, the student hailed as a hero for his actions during the shooting at Stoneman Douglas, has filed the first lawsuit in the case.

In addition, Mr. Morley filed a subsequent lawsuit containing allegations that the formation of Square and the development of our card reader and decoding technologies constituted, among other things, breach of an alleged oral joint venture, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and misappropriation of trade secrets, as well as other related claims.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, accuses the companies of exploiting the country's opaque drug - pricing system in a way that benefits themselves and the intermediaries known as pharmacy benefit managers.