Sentences with phrase «find in favor of»

It may be pretty difficult to prove that your child has suffered emotional distress, however there was a case in oregon where it was found that spitting in somone's food could possibly amount to the infliction of emotional distress (but this was in reference to a law regarding the sale of products, but it did highlight a willingness to find in favor of a complainant if emotional distress was a reasonable reaction to the events)

The Second Circuit, where Justice Sotomayor once sat, said in 1997 in U.S. v. Thomas that a juror's attempt to nullify the law and instead find in favor of their conscience is grounds for dismissal from the jury.

Since the plaintiff's expert testimony was properly admitted and considered by the jury, the jury's decision to find in favor of the plaintiff should be upheld.

This is because the award of zero dollars may mean that the jury intended to find in favor of the defendant.

Ultimately, the appellate court determined that the trial court properly admitted the plaintiff's expert witness testimony yet was within its right to assign the evidence little weight and find in favor of the defendant.

If you are a defendant in a civil case and failed to appear, a warrant will not be issued for your arrest, but the court will find in favor of the plaintiff.

Viewing the allegations of the amended complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, a reasonable finder of fact is likely to find in favor of the plaintiff

A powerhouse cast is featured in a dramatic film about the legal battle over whether to find in favor of the boxing champ in his appeal for conscientious objector status in the military draft.

That said, I'd bet they will find in favor of gay marriage.

Gawker Media president and general counsel Heather Dietrick thinks that it is «more likely than not» that a jury will find in favor of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan — but also that they'll award him significantly less than the $ 100 million he's seeking.

Bradley said she wanted some clarification following a number of representations that has been made to it aout Ofcom's finding in favor of the deal.

Judge John D. Bates of the District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision today that found in favor of the Justice Department in its civil antitrust lawsuit to block health insurer Aetna Inc.'s acquisition of rival insurer Humana Inc..

A number of government officials have found in favor of workers.

Gawker shuttered in August, after a jury found in favor of Hulk Hogan's invasion - of - privacy lawsuit over the site's publication of parts of a sex tape featuring the wrestler.

The Massachusetts judge who found in favor of Chevedden and McRitchie observed that seeking a declaratory judgment in the courts amounts to ««reversing the statutory scheme,» and would also deny the SEC of its role, as the procedures of the SEC provide shareholders with a «relatively inexpensive opportunity to get claims disputes resolved,»» according to the investor letter.

Property rights and government takings have evolved with both real costs and benefits, e.g. Kelo allowing economic development as a legitimate «public use» v. the various cases finding in favor of property owners in the context of local government mandated dedications and exactions.

The case was found in favor of the plaintiffs in a $ 32 million award.

The Illinois Labor Relations Board also recently found in favor of an employee who was fired after trying to unionize employees at the park district.

In one case in Rochester, New York, the judge found in favor of the father when an expert witness, a local psychologist, declared that «you have to be crazy to nurse that long.»

In two cases, the judge found in favor of the mother.

«On 24 July, a California superior court found in favor of UCSD, issuing a preliminary injunction to restore control of the study data to the school.»

I say that as someone who often finds himself in favor of paternalistic policies.

The ruling follows a previous ruling finding in favor of Motorola in the same court regarding push email patents, which led Apple to disable push email functionality in the country.

Arbitration is generally more expensive for anyone who isn't a large company, and even if the arbitrators are not openly biased towards one side, as for - profit companies they have a very obvious interest in finding in favor of repeat customers.

As people continue to turn their backs on volatile investment strategies, life insurance as a vehicle for securing one's financial future has become a popular topic, and several opinions can be found in favor of or against it.

If the court finds in favor of the cardholders, we can all ultimately expect some relief from what Chase has done.

Back in late 2009, in a lawsuit filed by a coalition of Los Angeles — area bird advocacy groups against City of Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS), a Los Angeles Superior Court judge found in favor of the bird groups that LAAS programs in support of trap / neuter / return (TNR) as a community cat management strategy was in violation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the agency had not conducted an environmental impact study regarding the effects on the environment of sterilizing free - roaming community cats.

After eleven weeks of testimony that filled nearly 8,500 pages, Landis found in favor of Bridges.

The decision, handed down on Friday by Judge Deborah A. Batts, found in favor of Patrick Cariou, a photographer whose book «Yes Rasta,» featuring portraits he took during several months in Jamaica, was published in 2000.

Even when it was framed in a manner that most benefited Con Ed: one of aesthetic beauty vs. needed power; a growing number of people, and most of the press found in favor of beauty.

An independent committee chaired by Professor Edward J. Wegman of George Mason University found in favor of McIntyre:

When Oracle v. Google went to trial the first time, in 2012, the jury found in favor of Google on every patent claim.

The case went to trial, and the court found in favor of the plaintiff on the failure to supervise claim and the failure to properly inspect the premises, and it awarded over $ 50,000 in damages.

Since those concepts were accurately recited in the entire charge, the Court upheld the jury's finding in favor of the defense.

On April 4, the New York Court of Appeals found in favor of the wife, holding that the Madoff account did exist because the husband could have cashed in his account until December 2008, when the fraud came to light.

The Landgericht Hamburg (Hamburg Regional Court) found in favor of a right holder who was represented by lawyers who simply wanted to test the boundaries and advance the development of case law.

After deliberating about 3 hours, the jury found in favor of the defendants, The Cochran Firm Atlanta saying Hutchins was not owed any money from The Firm.

After the conclusion of the evidence, the court found in favor of the Department.

At the end of the trial, the jury found in favor of the plaintiff.

The General Court found in favor of Xinanchem, annulling the action insofar as that company was concerned, in 2009.

In December 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found in favor of Wal - Mart on a claim of disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

We obtained summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania where the court found in favor of the insurance carrier on a breach of contract and statutory bad faith claim filed by its insured.

After a four week trial, the jury found in favor of the defense.

After a five day trial, the case went to verdict and the jury found in favor of the defendant.

After a 29 - day bench trial, the trial judge found in favor of the bank on every claim and awarded the bank $ 650,000 and costs on its counterclaim.

The jury found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded him $ 150,000 and $ 0 on the spouse's loss of consortium claim.

In this six - week jury trial, the trial judge refused to dismiss at least three jurors who were related to or knew members of the plaintiff class, and the jury found in favor of the plaintiff class.

In the end, the court found in favor of the government, however, since there was no evidence submitted by the plaintiff that there was any «malicious or willful» conduct at issue.

In rejecting the employer's arguments the judge, at paragraph 59, distinguished the case from earlier caselaw that had found in favor of the defendant employers, writing:

Arbitrator found in favor of plaintiff - contractor (client) in private binding arbitration involving unpaid fees with counterclaim for alleged construction defects totaling over $ 800,000.