Sentences with phrase «filed litigation against»

Since then, it's filed litigation against Facebook, Avaya, BLU, Nokia, Cisco, and most bizarrely, Ryan Seacrest for his Typo iPhone case that attempted to slap a BlackBerry - like keyboard on an iPhone.

The three men have also filed litigation against both the Suffolk and Nassau county boards of elections to try to force them to accept their petition.

I believe it is also important for the Chinese government to support tobacco victims in filing litigations against the tobacco industry.

Horner notes that he and the CEI were quick to file litigation against the report» «It seems that the bureaucracy took the wrong lesson from this episode, hyping drafts instead of perfecting final products to survive challenge,» Horner wrote.

Not exact matches

Five million retailers, including the likes of Payless ShoeSource, the National Association of Convenience Stores, and the National Restaurant Association, filed an antitrust litigation suit against Visa, MasterCard and 13 major credit card issuers.

Second, today Herzer — who had insisted her previous litigation wasn't about money — filed a new $ 210 million lawsuit against Redstone's daughter Shari, her two adult sons, and a half - dozen members of Redstone's nursing and household staff.

When news broke in 2015 of Volkswagen's massive diesel emissions - cheating scandal, Hagens Berman was the first firm in the nation to file suit against the automaker for its egregious fraud, going on to represent thousands of owners in litigation and take a leading role on the Plaintiffs» Steering Committee that would finalize a $ 14.7 billion, record - breaking settlement for owners.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, in a federal district court in Washington, D.C., the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a brief requesting that a federal judge not dismiss a case of litigation against senior CIA and military officials for the 2011 targeted killing of Anwar al - Awlaki (a suspected al - Qaeda leader) and his 16 - year - old son, both U.S. citizens.

Their actions are planned to be filed in state Supreme Court of Erie County against Gabryszak; his former chief of staff, Adam Locher; Assembly Majority Leader Sheldon Silver; the Assembly; and New York state, according to interviews and copies of the planned litigation prepared by Niagara Falls lawyer John Bartolomei.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — Amid debate, the Rockland County Legislature's Planning & Public Works and Budget & Finance committees approved an extension of their agreement with the law firm of Harris Beach, PLLC to continue litigation stemming from a particularly difficult lawsuit filed against the county by West Gate Landscaping, Inc..

While The Buffalo News last month reported that Casey has mentioned the mayor in depositions filed in a civil case against the city, those same sources say they do not expect the litigation brought by NRP Properties of Cleveland — which alleges that Brown killed a planned housing development when part of the project was not awarded to a political ally — will affect his campaign.

But the Clean Power Plan had never taken effect, and had been stalled for years following litigation against the EPA filed by over a dozen states who claimed the plan was unconstitutional.

«The courts would be overwhelmed with cases in which people say I have been exposed to a harmful chemical and, therefore, I have cellular changes and I'm entitled to medical monitoring,» said Birnbaum, a New York City attorney often referred to as the «Queen of Torts» for her work in mass - tort litigation involving lawsuits filed against corporations.

Among other arguments, attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Joshua Kirshner also say in the filing — which Edward Mangano's attorney, Kevin Keating, joined in — that unredacted documents should be turned over because the town has waived its privilege by using Mei's interview in both starting and defending against litigation.

New City — Amid debate, the Rockland County Legislature's Planning & Public Works and Budget & Finance committees approved an extension of their agreement with the law firm of Harris Beach, PLLC to continue litigation stemming from a particularly difficult lawsuit filed against the county by West Gate Landscaping, Inc..

The dating enables one to evade any STD litigation that might be filed against them.

Following a complaint it filed against Facebook last month, the company has filed fresh litigation against Snap, creator of Snapchat, for allegedly infringing its messaging patents.

A brief notice filed September 14 showed the case against Author Solutions in Indiana was voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice, with the parties agreeing to end litigation and to pay their own costs and attorney fees.

The only remarkable thing about BlackBerry's litigation against Facebook and Instagram is that it took so long to file.

The nation's largest student loan company is under litigation for alleged irregularities made on student loans.Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro filed the suit against Navient Corp. on Thursday with suspected widespread abuses and... [Read more...] about Navient Corp..

The latest retirement industry litigation decision comes out of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, pertaining to an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) challenge filed against the company CNA Financial, its subsidiaries and the fiduciaries of its 401 (k) plan.

The FHA began developing a loan defect taxonomy several years ago in response to the False Claims Act litigation the Justice Department filed against FHA lenders, which resulted in large fines and prompted many banks to exit the FHA single - family mortgage program.

Affidavits filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court libel litigation brought by climate scientist Michael Mann against climate science denier Timothy Ball reveal that Ball's collaborator and self - styled «legal advisor» has misrepresented his credentials and endured some significant legal embarrassments of his own.

In January, the National Association of Manufacturers hired a former Bush administration lawyer to counter litigation filed against oil refiners and other companies.

The Declaration of Arjun Makhijani, in support of the Atmospheric Trust Litigation Plaintiff's Climate Change Suit Against Federal Agencies (September 26, 2011; Filed November 21, 2011)

The suits are part of a suite of litigation filed by nine American cities against big oil to pay for current and future damages to some of the most expensive real estate in the country caused by rising seas and hotter weather.

After making it abundantly clear that the laws of the United States and California deliberately and unequivocally promote the production, sale, and use of oil and natural gas, Chevron summarizes why the climate litigation filed against it is so absurd:

US litigation firm poised to file claims against banks for foreign exchange rate rigging as US settlements are confirmed

The blog identifies and analyzes recent trends in the filing and defense of class actions and other forms of aggregate litigation against businesses.

In recent months, the steady drumbeat of climate change litigation has grown increasingly louder as municipalities in California and New York have filed lawsuits against some of the historically...

According to Manitoba court records, Mitousis had represented Iris Amsel in family litigation against Guido that dates back to 2004 as well as a separate case filed in 2010 dealing with a numbered company.

A female litigation partner at Chadbourne & Parke who last year filed a $ 100m gender discrimination suit against the firm has been expelled from its partnership.

An Arkansas woman who contends she was scared into surgery to remove vaginal mesh to bolster her position in litigation has filed a lawsuit against her former law firm and...

D617, 334, and a day later, Apple and Samsung filed a stipulation for the dismissal without prejudice (i.e., Apple could still enforce this patent against Samsung in another litigation) of this design patent.

On June 29, 2017, Davis Polk achieved a total victory in a litigation filed in New York state court against its client Consolidated Edison, Inc..

Richard L. Gabriel, the Denver lawyer who has led the recording industry's litigation battles against file sharing and music downloading, will soon be singing a different song.

After a few months of litigation in Orange County, Brown Law Group successfully represented a Fortune 100 company (one of the oldest industrial companies in the United States) and negotiated a dismissal of a cross-complaint for breach of contract, interference and other business torts filed against the company in exchange for a mere waiver of costs.

For example, corporate lawyers who never litigate might discover that a client has assumed that they will handle litigation arising out of a corporate transaction; or a client working with a lawyer to resolve a return - to - work issue might assume that the lawyer will also take responsibility for filing an action against the employer or against a benefits provider.

The retreat was top secret, but L&D reports that lawyers presently «engaged in widespread «Doe» litigation against anonymous file - swappers were present to make their case.»

-- the lawyers who filed Ghomeshi's (now withdrawn) civil claim against the CBC were a partner specializing in «commercial litigation and insolvency» and a senior associate «with experience in real estate, employment, defamation and fashion.»

No firms gain more by dragging out litigation than the big firms because they have the clients with the tens and hundreds of millions of dollars of capitalization who can afford, with the help of the taxpayer, to pay the astronomical fees they charge for as long as it takes to take on similar corporations similarly represented, or to squash the little guy (which is why FCT has McCarthy's on retainer and Stewart has Borden's on retainer — the given real estate file / title insurance claim is small potatoes but the title insurers make it dead obvious that if you sue them, you will up against a Big Firm.

The former partner filed a 19 - count complaint against our client and the lawyers that represented him in the original litigation.

As part of its Value Challenge, the ACC filed an amicus letter in the litigation against Citigroup.

If you are an individual that feels you have been unfairly harassed or discriminated against in the workplace, the firm can aggressively enforce and protect your rights by filing appropriate claims with the state and federal agencies, and thereafter procure appropriate documentation necessary to initiate litigation.

In 1994, the Castano class action was the first class action litigation filed against the tobacco industry, which eventually resulted in the historic $ 196 Billion settlement with the tobacco industry.

Most of the cases involve litigation filed against environmental and public advocacy groups.

For example, if the judge used to represent a party in a case (other than in a criminal case, where they can be a former prosecutor who represented the state) or if the judge is has been in litigation against you or your lawyer, they are likely to recuse themself, especially if you file a motion to that effect.

As a side note, the suit was filed by the law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, which specializes in litigation, is representing Motorola against Apple on multiple fronts, and is known for its closeness to Google and long - standing relationship with IBM.

«Since the last election, lawyers have been at the forefront of protecting our civil rights by filing litigation, pushing for legal protections, and speaking truth to power against the narrative of «fake news,»» Lisa said.