Sentences with phrase «frivolous lawsuits against»

The Competition Bureau has twice in the last three years brought frivolous lawsuits against our industry and we watched without an individual vote as a handful of CREA delegates voted to allow private sale postings on the MLS ® Systems.

While in jail, he filed hundreds of frivolous lawsuits against celebrities and public figures.

This law also required parents to attend meetings on poor student behavior and pledged state protection from frivolous lawsuits against teachers who act reasonably to establish order in their classrooms.

We have watched him in court defending us in a frivolous lawsuit against us and he is head and shoulders above all of the attorneys in the room!

Meanwhile, there's news of another frivolous lawsuit against a publisher — though this one has the support of the media.

The John Buck Company, et al. imposing more than $ 75,000 in sanctions against plaintiff Greg Merdinger for bringing a frivolous lawsuit against defendant David Anderson.

Alienating Parent: ♀ — Lawyer disciplined in part for frivolous lawsuit against psychologist.

Not exact matches

It is unfortunate that Mayor Thomas continues to invite legal action against the City and himself for advancing frivolous lawsuits and vexatious litigation.»

The preliminary budget assigns $ 4.2 million for bulletproof vests and $ 10 million to expand the Police Cadet Program, as well as $ 3.2 million to change how the Law Department handles «frivolous» lawsuits against officers.

CIVIC CENTER — The NYPD lauded Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent announcement that the city will begin to fight «frivolous» lawsuits against police.

It also pays to defend against the claim or lawsuit, even if it's false or frivolous.

With the right Illinois business insurance, you can defend yourself against even the legal costs of frivolous lawsuits.

Renters insurance is far less expensive than paying a lawyer to defend you against a lawsuit, especially one that's frivolous or resulting from injuries that just aren't all that serious.

Randy Nunez and a few others have filed a definitive frivolous class action lawsuit against Microsoft and Bungie that claims that Halo 3 isn't compatible with the Xbox 360.

Consider, the train wreck of decommissioned D.C. Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson, who spent years pursuing a frivolous $ 65 million dollar lawsuit against a mom - and - pop dry cleaning business.

Unfortunately, there have also been a growing number of frivolous lawsuits, particularly actions for damages against law enforcement officers whose conduct has been judicially sanctioned by state trial and appellate courts and, in many instances, even by this Court.

So maybe all of those lawsuits against God are frivolous, but can you sue God's publishers?

Now, you filing a lawsuit against a major auto corporation, in this instance, is not frivolous because a) you suffered damage and b) the damage you suffered was a direct result of the faulty product negligently assembled and sold to you by the auto manufacturer.

The South Carolina Civil Justice Coalition has been working since 2003 to improve the legal climate in our state and reduce the number and types of frivolous lawsuits brought against our small, medium and large businesses who provide jobs and the many goods and services for our citizens.

Despite its net positive effect on the lives of millions of Floridians and visitors to the state, an unintended consequence [of the Americans with Disabilities Act] has been the proliferation of frivolous lawsuits aimed primarily at racking up attorney and expert - witness fees against Florida businesses and property owners.

The underlying policy is that not having to defend against frivolous lawsuits will translate into suppressing the cost of medical malpractice litigation, which would in turn lower the cost of the medical malpractice insurance premiums charged to healthcare providers and so on up the chain.

Do those firms have the financial ability to fight back against the so - called frivolous lawsuits that this bill purports to oppose?

It would in all likelihood be dismissed before a judge certified the class as a frivolous lawsuit and would probably result in court issued sanctions against the persons bringing the lawsuit and their counsel.

BHPK attorneys have also successfully defended against numerous unfounded sexual harassment claims, which can often serve as deterrents for other employees seeking to file similarly frivolous lawsuits in the future.

With at least six Florida personal injury lawyers now facing unrelated criminal charges for defrauding auto insurers and the Sunshine State already in the running for this year's # 1 ranking among the nation's Judicial Hellholes, a panel of four federal judges last week imposed nearly $ 9.2 million in sanctions on two Jacksonville - based plaintiffs» firms for their shameless pursuit of more than 1,200 «frivolous and factually baseless lawsuits» against tobacco defendants... → Read More: Two Florida Firms» Fraudulent Tobacco Claims Draw Nearly $ 9.2 Million in Sanctions

It also pays to defend against the claim or lawsuit, even if it's false or frivolous.

Even if a lawsuit is frivolous or ridiculous, you still have to defend against it.

With the right Illinois business insurance, you can defend yourself against even the legal costs of frivolous lawsuits.

Renters insurance is far less expensive than paying a lawyer to defend you against a lawsuit, especially one that's frivolous or resulting from injuries that just aren't all that serious.

Instead of investing in new jobs and services, businesses must fight frivolous claims and overly broad lawsuits made by patent trolls against a range of technologies and commonplace ideas.

«On January 5, a frivolous lawsuit was filed against Anthony Levandowski in US District Court,» the statement said.

The Resident filed a counterclaim against Horowitz, claiming that his lawsuit was frivolous and he also claimed that Horowitz had made defamatory statements about him when he said that «all of the problems that the project is having were caused by [the Resident] and [the Committee]».