Sentences with phrase «file a lawsuit based»

The federation filed the lawsuit based on complaints from more than 30 blind customers nationwide who have been denied rides because they had guide dogs — a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and California civil rights laws.

In the past, Florida was known among hotel owners, supermarket chains, and national stores (as well as insurance defense counsel and personal injury lawyers) as a great place for injury victims to file lawsuits based upon slip and fall injuries.

In this situation, by accepting the terms of the agreement and the money offered, you have promised to give up any other legal right to file a lawsuit based on the accident.

The court's reasoning largely focused on two aspects of the case: Eon - Net's litigation tactics (including filing a lawsuit based on an unreasonable interpretation of the meaning of the patent claims, destroying documents that could have been relevant to the litigation, and not participating in the claim construction process in good faith), and Eon - Net's failure to properly investigate Flagstar and compare the accused product to the patent claims prior to filing suit in the first place.

«Congress: Please protect us from frivolous lawsuits»: The founder of a local Idaho manufacturing business called on U.S. Congress to «help businesses like mine by making it less profitable for lawyers to file lawsuits based on fraudulent or questionable evidence.»

If you were involved in a serious car crash involving a large truck or 18 - wheeler in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland, or Virginia, you may be eligible to file a lawsuit based on one or more of the following claims:

A: Yes, Google bid on the Nortel patents and filed lawsuits based on the Motorola portfolio it acquired.

However, Florida Realtors is not a legal agency (it does have a Code of Ethics which its members are required to follow even though failure to follow the code will not result in the loss of license or the award of damages to someone who has been wronged in a real estate deal — also, you can not file a lawsuit based upon a member of the trade association failing to follow one of the organization's ethics rules — although you can file a complaint with the group about any wrongdoing that may have happened).

Not exact matches

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.

The Norwalk, Connecticut - based commercial bakery filed a lawsuit against Trader Joe's in December, accusing the retailer of infringing on a trademark it had registered in 2010.

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.

The judicial system does not track civil cases filed in circuit court by the section of law cited, but he does not remember hearing of any lawsuit based on the disparagement law being filed in circuit court anywhere in South Dakota.

Various law firms filed a class action lawsuit last week against Westminster - based brake company Knorr - Bremse AG and its local Pennsylvania rival Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. on behalf of employees affected by their «no poach» agreements.

After launching four 401 (k) lawsuits alleging breach of fiduciary duty late last year, Minneapolis - based Nichols Kaster has filed four more in 2016, most recently against Fujitsu and American Century's $ 600 million plan.

Tesla Semi rival Nikola Motors has filed a $ 2 billion lawsuit against the California - based electric car and energy company.

It's a key factor in many of the dozen lawsuits filed by San Francisco - based lawyer Christopher Dolan — he argues Uber should be held accountable for the misdeeds of its drivers, while Uber counters it's not to blame because the drivers are independent contractors.

Boca Raton - based The Geo Group has agreed to pay $ 550,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Arizona's attorney general.

Hours after the disclosure Wednesday, a Yahoo user filed a class - action lawsuit against the Sunnyvale, California - based company.

A third lawsuit has been filed against Atlanta - based megachurch pastor Eddie Long, alleging coercion, deception and manipulation that involved a sexual relationship with a young male, CNN has learned.

By filing a lawsuit to set aside the Mexico City policy on the basis of «international law» created outside the American political system, the CRLP has demonstrated that it firmly believes that «international law» (which has little if anything to do with the will of the American people or the representatives they elect to govern them) is nevertheless enforceable against the American people and, ultimately, the people of the world.

The Little Sisters of the Poor — a charity congregation of Roman Catholic women in Denver — and the Illinois - based Christian Brothers Services had filed a lawsuit objecting to the contraception mandate, saying it violated their religious and moral beliefs.

I heard a recent discussion among a group of people who had been told this and they thought that those saying such things (such as Westboro Baptist) are really seeking free publicity for their cause and perhaps will provoke someone to do something that will provide them (Westboro or whoever) a basis for filing a lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the center by the Washington - based Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, argues that the center was ordered to meet «a heightened standard of notice in the zoning process» because of objections by some Murfreesboro residents.

Davis Family Vineyards Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit: Today, the award - winning and family operated, Healdsburg - based Davis Family Vineyards filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement and unfair and deceptive trade practices against Napa Valley newcomer Davis Estates LLC and others in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of CalifoLawsuit: Today, the award - winning and family operated, Healdsburg - based Davis Family Vineyards filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement and unfair and deceptive trade practices against Napa Valley newcomer Davis Estates LLC and others in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Califolawsuit for trademark infringement and unfair and deceptive trade practices against Napa Valley newcomer Davis Estates LLC and others in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California...

A former employee of the Atlanta Hawks is suing the basketball organization and another employee for treating entertainers and politicians visiting the Hawks differently based on race, according to a lawsuit filed this week.

Rebel Rags, an Oxford - based retail clothing store specializing in Ole Miss gear, has filed a lawsuit against Mississippi State [players] Leo Lewis and Kobe Jones, and Lindsey Miller in Lafayette County Circuit Court.

A lawsuit — still wending its way through the court system — was filed on behalf of Champion's family by Atlanta - based lawyer Chris Chestnut.

In a federal lawsuit filed March 10, Buck's Inc., based in Omaha, Neb., is asking the court to «void» DuPage county's refusal to issue a permit allow their plan to build a gas station and Bucky's convenience store to move forward.

Marquette Bank filed the lawsuit against the Orland Park - based owner, Bryan Sord, on Jan. 25.

The Tongs and their pro-bono attorney from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, the Washington - based law firm that filed the lawsuit, said they were delighted.

Alarmed that the site might become a gravel pit proposed by the Chicago - based mining firm Material Services, the Cary Park District also filed an eminent domain lawsuit seeking ownership, and district voters approved a bond issue in an April referendum to fund the purchase.

Fed up, Parham became a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed Wednesday against Oak Brook - based McDonald's by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

«I hope that my lawsuit against Chartwells and the settlement announced today will help improve the food programs for D.C.'s school children, which has always been my goal,» Mills said in a statement issued Friday by Phillips & Cohen, a District - based law firm that filed Mills's whistleblower lawsuit in 2013.

A Rochester - based law firm has filed a lawsuit against Wegmans, claiming the grocery store chain has made a series of fair credit violations.

Lawyers for the pornographic film star Stephanie Clifford (AKA Stormy Daniels) filed a defamation lawsuit against Trump, based on statements he made on Twitter two weeks ago that questioned her credibility.

Nevada and five other states are filing new lawsuits accusing a Connecticut - based pharmaceutical company of using deceptive marketing to boost drug sales that fueled opioid overdose deaths.

Astorino has decried the advertising as false and nasty, especially the ad in which he's accused of racketeering, the basis of which came from a lawsuit filed by a colorful Westchester County businessman now under indictment for fraud.

The statewide teachers union filed a federal lawsuit late Wednesday over the state Department of Education's policy of requiring teachers to sign confidentiality agreements before scoring tests based on the Common Core standards.

Nielsen pointed to remarks Poloncarz made at a recent Opiate Epidemic Task Force meeting, where he touted Erie County's recent lawsuit filing against major pharmaceutical companies for misrepresenting the addictive properties of their opioid - based painkillers.

Dallas - based Lone Star, after acquiring the loans from Anglo Irish Bank, filed a lawsuit March 6 to foreclose on the portfolio, which includes 473 units in 10 low - rise apartment buildings in Washington Heights, Harlem and other neighborhoods in Upper Manhattan.

His conviction was overturned on the basis of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled that those favors have to be in the form of concrete actions, such as filing a lawsuit or holding a hearing.

On Wednesday, a state judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Brooklyn - based attorney that challenged the process by which the amendment's language was developed.

A New York City law firm says it has filed a class action lawsuit accusing the Syracuse - based Dinosaur Bar - B - Que chain of failing to pay its tipped workers fair wages.

DiPizio has filed a lawsuit in state and federal court claiming that state officials acted illegally when they terminated her company's contract to build the Canalside ice rink, alleging the contract was given to a Rochester - based firm that had contributed big money to Cuomo and other officer holders.

A federal judge has dealt a blow to a lawsuit filed by the Schenectady - based food truck called Wandering Dago.

A Utica city firefighter / paramedic, who also is the fire chief's son, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination based on his gender and religious beliefs.

The Rochester - based Unshackle Upstate, one of the major backers of the 2 percent limit on local property tax increases, this morning blasted the lawsuit filed by the New York State United Teachers union to overturn it.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against Armor, a Miami - based prison health service, for its performance at the Nassau County Correctional Center.

Today, Governor Cuomo reiterated New York's plan to file a lawsuit if this provision passes on the basis of double taxation.

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's lawsuit against Armor, filed Monday following a series of inmate custody deaths after the vendor's contract began in 2011, noted county officials have never financially penalized Armor for not meeting contract performance standards — many based on U.S. Department of Justice requirements.