Sentences with phrase «funds against a settlement»

They connect users in friendlier, simpler ways and provide quicker use of funds against a settlement process that has not changed much on the back end.

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In February, the agency filed a lawsuit against RD Legal Funding LLC, alleging that the lawsuit lender had scammed 9/11 responders by paying high - cost advances on settlement payouts and lying about the terms of the advances.

(Bloomberg)-- An investment fund that's seeking a payout from the Cuban government on more than $ 1.3 billion in defaulted debt and back interest has hired the lawyer who won a settlement for hedge funds in a long - running legal battle against Argentina.

This article provides a discussion of the SEC order and settlement, including the violations that the SEC claimed against the adviser and former chief compliance officer, then highlights the implications of the order for the hedge fund industry.

Toward the goal of clean capital markets, in 2004 Byrne began a vigorous citizen - journalist campaign focusing on regulatory capture, hedge fund mischief, settlement system failures, systemic risk, and the possibility of economic warfare against the US by organized crime and foreign governments.

The shadow policing minister declared that her party would be voting against «a completely inappropriate police funding settlement that leaves our communities exposed and the public at risk».

Cuomo, who is positioning himself for a potential 2020 presidential run, wants to prohibit taxpayer funds being used to settle harassment allegations against individuals, bar secrecy of such settlements, create a uniform sexual harassment policy for all parts of state and local government and create an anonymous whistleblower tip line for individuals to report misconduct.

In February, Labour MPs protested that a # 300m fund for local government was «a political bung» to prevent Tories rebelling against the local government settlement.

Now she has another idea for funding: settlement money the state has received from legal actions against banks and other corporations.

And though he wasn't accused of any crime, Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez was forced to resign his seat in May in the wake of a scathing report about his bullying and sexually inappropriate treatment of female staffers — now the subject of state and federal lawsuits against Lopez and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who apologized for quietly settling earlier complaints against Lopez with a taxpayer - funded confidential settlement.

Although the amount of the settlement was never made public, the funds were provided by the Congressional Office of Compliance, an agency set up in 1995 to resolve labor and other disputes, including sexual - harassment complaints, brought by congressional staffers against lawmakers.

Delivery against 30 - Day Fed Fund futures contracts shall be made by cash settlement through the Clearing House following normal variation margin procedures.

If you have home equity available, you might consider borrowing against it to help fund your debt settlement payments.

Most important to the plaintiffs is their built - in protection against having settlement funds dissipate too quickly based on bad financial decisions.

Here for example is the type of allegations and settlements disclosed against the firm Edward Jones in 2015: «The firm was censured and agreed to pay $ 13.5 million including interest in restitution to eligible customers... that had not received available sales charge waivers... since 2009, approximately 18,000 accounts purchased mutual fund shares for which an available sales charge waiver was not applied.»

If there is evidence of the husband's assets, there are different ways of obtaining funding, secured against the final settlement.

In recent times, legal aid has funded key cases that have created new law, be it Colin Ross's successful fight against his local health trust to get life - saving cancer drugs, the Gurkhas» settlement rights claim, or Debbie Purdy's successful bid to clarify the law on assisted suicide.

The settlement brings to a close the consolidated class action lawsuit brought in 2010 by multiple retirement funds against Countrywide and other defendants for securities violations involving the packaging and sale of MBS.

Elly's work at Boies Schiller focused on major high - stakes disputes, including representing Apple in its global antitrust litigation against Qualcomm; Midtown Acquisitions LP, a Davidson Kempner affiliate, in its multi-jurisdictional judgment enforcement against Essar Global Fund Limited; A1 noteholders in their successful High Court litigation and settlement against the Canary Wharf Group; a major hedge fund in relation to complex High Court proceedings against Terra Firma Capital Partners» Four Seasons Healthcare Groups; and several significant commercial and investor - state arbitratiFund Limited; A1 noteholders in their successful High Court litigation and settlement against the Canary Wharf Group; a major hedge fund in relation to complex High Court proceedings against Terra Firma Capital Partners» Four Seasons Healthcare Groups; and several significant commercial and investor - state arbitratifund in relation to complex High Court proceedings against Terra Firma Capital Partners» Four Seasons Healthcare Groups; and several significant commercial and investor - state arbitrations.

$ 1,225,000.00 Recovery Asheville, NC - Funded settlement in Dram Shop case asserted against a drunk driver and the popular national restaurant chain that over-served the drunk driver immediately before the collision occurred.

[2] The Plaintiffs bring this motion for: (a) certification for settlement purposes as against the Defendants CIBC World Markets Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., GMP Securities LP, and Mackie Research Capital Corporation (the «Underwriting Syndicate»); (b) approval of three settlements; (c) ancillary orders, including the appointment of an administrator; (d) approval of the notice program; and (e) approval of the plan of distribution (the «Plan of Allocation») for the settlement funds.

If the case does settle, a release will need to be signed which, in exchange for the settlement funds, the truck accident victim closes out the case against the responsible party.

When a party is injured in an accident, usually there is an insurer who will provide a defense to the claim and ultimately will provide the funds to pay a judgment or settlement against the party who is responsible for the accident and for the injuries sustained by the claimant.

A lawsuit has been filed against a NJ - based company, RD Legal Funding, who allegedly targeted first responders of the 9/11 terror attacks to scam them out of settlement money.

(1) Starlight Shipping Co v Allianz Marine & Ors; Brit UW Ltd & Ors v Starlight & Ors; Brit UW & Ors v Imperial Marine & Ors [2011] EWHC 3381 (Comm); [2012] 2 All E.R. (Comm) 608; [2012] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 162; [2012] 1 C.L.C. 100 — summary judgment on claims by insurers against assured for breach of a settlement agreement and of jurisdiction agreements in the settlement and in the underlying policy of insurance — constitution of a fund from which to indemnify insurers against future loss and damage resulting from continuation of the foreign proceedings where no anti suit injunction could be granted due to Turner v Grovit and Front Comor — refusal of discretionary stay in favour of Greek court under Article 28 where stay would condone breach of contract.

Recent instructions include: • Acting as Junior Counsel to Roddy Dunlop QC in a seven figure claim relating to failure by solicitors to obtain a standard security in relation to loan funds advanced by a commercial lender • Acting as Junior Counsel to Alistair Clark QC (as he then was) on behalf of the pursuers, a major commercial lender, in pursuing seven figure negligence claims against solicitors and surveyors relating to their advance of loan funds for the purchase of commercial property • Acting as Junior Counsel to Heriot Currie QC for one of the defenders (a firm of architects) in a seven figure multi-party claim relating to construction and design defects at a major shopping centre • Acting as Junior Counsel to Alastair Duncan QC for one of the defenders in a claim against both solicitors and counsel relating to alleged negligence by family lawyers relating to the preparation of a settlement agreement • Acting as sole counsel for the pursuer in a claim against solicitors for allowing the time bar of her clinical negligence action against a health board

In cases that are not capable of settlement, we also offer our clients MISHCON PROTECT ®, our unique package of products expertly designed to assist clients in obtaining funding for their own fees in a litigation matter and to provide protection against the client's risk of having to pay their opponent's costs and their own disbursements should their action be unsuccessful.

Funding of Serving Tennessee's Seniors was provided by the Chancery Court and administered by The Community Foundation through the settlement of a lawsuit initiated by Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper against both SeniorTrust and ElderTrust.»

The provision would require «persons involved in real estate closings and settlements» to set up anti-money laundering programs to protect against the inadvertent handling of illegal funds flowing into the country.

«This settlement recovers wrongfully claimed funds for vital government programs that give millions of Americans the opportunity to own a home and sends a clear message that we will take appropriately aggressive action against financial institutions that knowingly engage in improper mortgage lending practices.»