Sentences with phrase «in civil plaintiff»

Tom was chosen to be a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 based on his trial performance in Civil Plaintiff law.

Not exact matches

Its six lawyers will represent plaintiffs in civil rights, discrimination, public safety and product safety, consumer protection, healthcare and medical liability cases, the firm said in a statement.

My words are within a civil lawsuit and it's very simple, in a civil court the plaintiff must prove she is not what is being claimed.

He adds, «Where we might have hoped for a level of calm analysis and civic, even civil, discussion of the case in all of its humanity and complexity, we have been given little more than banner headlines, orchestrated press conferences, serial fascination with priestly deviancy, and plaintiff strategy.»

The New York Civil Liberties Union, which represented the plaintiffs in the original case, is crying foul.

Their first meeting, and interactions with Edie Windsor, the plaintiff in the landmark 2013 civil rights case in which the Supreme Court held that restricting U.S. federal interpretation of «marriage» and «spouse» can apply only to opposite - sex unions was unconstitutional.

A number of witnesses were to testify in favor of a marriage equality plank in the platform: Marc Solomon, national campaign director for Freedom to Marry; Allison Herwitt, legislative director for the Human Rights Campaign; Army Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan, a lesbian New Hampshire guardsman with stage - four incurable breast cancer and a plaintiff in Servicemembers Legal Defense Network's lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act; Michael Macleod - Ball, the American Civil Liberties Union's chief of staff for the Washington Legislative Office; and Aaron Zellhoefer, a gay delegate to the Democratic National Convention representing the National Stonewall Democrats.

While plaintiffs in criminal cases are guaranteed lawyers, those in civil cases — which can include deportation, child custody and eviction proceedings — are not.

The City Council today voted to create a new «Office of Civil Justice» to better connect plaintiffs in housing and immigration court with attorneys — an initiative Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito has dubbed «the people's law firm.»

The judge told the plaintiffs in dismissing their civil case that their suit wasn't specific enough in its complaints and besides, the officers didn't have enough money invested in the pension system to justify the suit.

Last week, a federal judge ruled in a civil suit that stop - and - frisk violated the constitutional rights of the plaintiffs, and appointed a monitor to oversee changes to the policy.

This year Myriad's patent was challenged in court by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of 20 plaintiffs, including the American College of Medical Genetics, the Association for Molecular Pathology, and various individuals, including Ceriani.

On Dec. 5, Cory Toth, a former professor at the University of Calgary (U of C), appeared in an Edmonton, Alberta courtroom as the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in Provincial Civil Court.

Kobe Bryant was given a standing ovation despite facing a sex - assault charge in 2003 (which was dropped after the accuser refused to testify — a civil case was later settled out of court with Bryant apologising to the plaintiff without admitting guilt).

Massachusetts 2020 and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, along with education, civil rights and child advocacy leaders, submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in support of the plaintiffs in the Hancock vs. Driscoll school financing case.

Charging that the Justice Department, which filed the suit in January 1981, will not adequately represent the black plaintiffs in the case, the civil - rights group filed its request late last month.

His litigation experience includes service as an Assistant District in Manhattan and as plaintiffs» counsel in federal civil rights litigation, including school desegregation and voting rights cases.

The lead attorney representing the plaintiffs argued that this rule does not apply in this case because «the exception to this policy is where the officer personally committed a tort: a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.»

Although my insurance company has attempted to establish contact with the plaintiff's attorney during the preceding three years, without success, the plaintiff filed a civil suit in my county one week before the statute of limitations was to run out.

A business, such as a mortgage company or bank, or an individual can file a civil lawsuit and if the plaintiff is awarded damages then a judgment will be rendered in their favor.

When a civil suit is filed, the plaintiff is asking the court to rule in their favor and force you to pay them the money owed.

Plaintiffs thereupon brought this action claiming inter alia that defendants» exercise of the «due - on» clause in these circumstances constituted an unreasonable restraint on alienation within the meaning of Civil Code section 711, and that as a result they were damaged in the amount of the difference between what the Nolls owed them under the installment land contract and what they in turn owed Lassen on the original loan.

A civil judgement means a legal entity has determined you must pay a debt to the plaintiff in a civil court case.

In criminal cases it is the state, in most civil cases, it is the plaintiff, but that can varIn criminal cases it is the state, in most civil cases, it is the plaintiff, but that can varin most civil cases, it is the plaintiff, but that can vary.

Exxon and other fossil fuel companies could face «a huge universe of potential plaintiffs» in civil liability suits in coming years, said Carroll Muffett, a lawyer who is president and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law, with offices in Washington and Geneva.

OK, but I wasn't exactly suggesting that civilization act as plaintiff in a civil lawsuit against the perps.

These counterclaims seek to defend the jewel in the crown of our civil liberties... If successful, they will make plaintiff liable for his serial efforts to stifle and avoid criticism of his work on a highly controversial issue of intense public interest...

In the civil context, the plaintiff has the burden of proof, and that burden is often the deciding factor in jury trials where there is conflicting evidence or no evidence at alIn the civil context, the plaintiff has the burden of proof, and that burden is often the deciding factor in jury trials where there is conflicting evidence or no evidence at alin jury trials where there is conflicting evidence or no evidence at all.

Under California's Unruh Civil Rights Act, plaintiffs can collect a minimum of $ 4,000 in damages per violation beyond attorneys» fees.

A new legal - funding site launched this month with the goal of connecting plaintiffs in civil litigation with investors who compete to advance them a small portion of any future settlement or award.

Specifically, he asks, «When you are a defense counsel in a civil case who discovers that a plaintiffs» claim is fraudulent, do you have a duty to disclose this to the trial court?»

Paragraphs 4.1 to 4.8 decide upon the admissibility of the civil organisation plaintiffs, before Section 5 engages in the substantive assessment of the claims.

In response, plaintiffs» lawyers argued that bringing the case to the Office of Special Counsel was «utterly unrealistic» and that the Civil Justice Reform Act did not contemplate the unique situation presented by the case.

We have a statewide civil trial practice [in Oregon] focusing on representation of plaintiffs and defendants in complex personal injury claims.

A plaintiff in a civil case would have to recite his oath (not a promise to tell the truth, but his side of the story) orally, and could not err, or even stammer.

The attorney for the plaintiffs in the civil lawsuit, Daniel F. Pyne III of Hopkins & Carley in San Jose, Calif., emailed that he is traveling this week and could speak with me next week.

Our Team has represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants and has a strong track record in representing people and corporations involved in civil disputes.

This week, Broward (Florida) Circuit Judge Richard Eadea expanded the traditional limits of liability in injuries caused by texting in another way, when he granted the plaintiff's motion to allow punitive damages in a civil negligence suit.

3) Question: I am a plaintiffs lawyer, and the defendant in a civil case I am working on refused to appear for the deposition we scheduled for him.

The Reinartz Law Firm offers aggressive representation and legal counsel to plaintiffs and defendants alike in a variety of civil litigation matters involving:

During the month of April, 2014, Canadian Defence Lawyers (CDL, Canada's voice of civil litigation defence lawyers) surveyed its Ontario membership in order to identify areas of unnecessary conflict between plaintiff and defence lawyers in personal injury litigation.

She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in cases on a wide variety of claims, including breach of contract, fraud, defamation, and civil liability for cyberstalking.

In SC v. NS, the plaintiff in a physical and sexual assault lawsuit produced, in compliance with her documentary discovery obligations under the Rules of Civil Procedure, highly private medical, counselling and academic records to the defendant, her former boyfrienIn SC v. NS, the plaintiff in a physical and sexual assault lawsuit produced, in compliance with her documentary discovery obligations under the Rules of Civil Procedure, highly private medical, counselling and academic records to the defendant, her former boyfrienin a physical and sexual assault lawsuit produced, in compliance with her documentary discovery obligations under the Rules of Civil Procedure, highly private medical, counselling and academic records to the defendant, her former boyfrienin compliance with her documentary discovery obligations under the Rules of Civil Procedure, highly private medical, counselling and academic records to the defendant, her former boyfriend.

[71] Plaintiff's counsel submits also that in this case, the defendant denied liability for the accident in the Response to Civil Claim.

As one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers in America for 20 years, Andy has been selected by his peers for inclusion in eight categories: Appellate Practice, Bet - the - Company Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation, White - Collar Criminal Defense, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Civil Rights Law, and Real Estate Litigation.

The Best Lawyers in America The Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs» Lawyers in America Florida Super Lawyers Florida's Top Lawyers Florida's Legal Elite Chair of the Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee Board Certification as a Specialist in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar Board Certification in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy «AV» rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating in both ethics and legal ability Members of the American Board of Trial Advocates Board positions with a wide variety of legal, civic, charitable, and religious organizations

She was selected «Best of the Bar» by The Kansas City Business Journal in 2015 and 2016 and was named a Top 40 Under 40 trial lawyer for civil plaintiff practice by The National Trial Lawyers in 2016.

Although the plaintiffs in this particular lawsuit were the railroad companies, the article notes that several of the families of the passengers and conductor who were killed in the crash have filed civil suits against the trucking company, the driver's estate, and his insurance company.

He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in class actions and other appeals relating to issues including civil rights and IP.

Acknowledging the issues were novel, the motions judge in SC v. NS concluded that the defendant / accused had breached the deemed undertaking of confidentiality when he used for his criminal defence the plaintiff's documentary productions from the civil case without first seeking directions from the court as to whether and how he could do so.