Sentences with phrase «in civil suits against»

In addition, a considerable amount was won in civil suits against advisers in 2010.

We also represent children throughout California in civil suits against people who have physically assaulted them.

Hedge funds such as Elliott Management Corp and D.E. Shaw are still looking for up to $ 5 billion ($ 5.6 billion) in damages in civil suits against Porsche SE, which is now only a holding company that owns a majority stake in the VW group.

The complaint in the civil suit against Maggio claimed that Maggio had abused the public trust, which is a class D felony in Arkansas, and that this abuse made him liable to Ms. Bull's estate under the statute that allows victims of a felony to bring a civil action; that Maggio breached a fiduciary duty to the plaintiffs by engaging in conduct that violated certain judicial and statutory rules; that Maggio engaged in a civil conspiracy with Gilbert Baker and Michael Morton; and that Maggio acted in concert with Morton and Baker.

A DUI conviction can be used to support a finding of negligence per se in a civil suit against an intoxicated driver.

Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP Obtains $ 4.2 Million Verdict From Jury In Civil Suit Against Paul Revere Life Insurance Company And Unum Group

In 2006 a jury returned a $ 6.5 million verdict in a civil suit against private contractor The Shaw Group after a 21 - year - old Army private in basic training was electrocuted after coming in contact with a metal latrine.

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«They have a rule that they do not take action against auditors until all civil litigation has been resolved,» Coffee says, «because they don't want their actions to be used against their members in a civil suit.»

The Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act, passed in Albany on March 16, increases penalties for trafficking, ensures that penalties for buying sex from a minor align with those for statutory rape, and allows trafficking victims to bring civil suits against their traffickers.

Unilever subsidiary Conopco has filed a civil suit in New Jersey federal court against Hampton Creek, alleging false advertising and unfair competition.

Also March 20, 2018: New York state Judge Jennifer Schecter rules against Trump's lawyers» motion to dismiss the defamation case by Summer Zervos, citing the Supreme Court's ruling in Clinton v. Jones that presidents are not immune from civil suits.

Both the CTFC and SEC working in conjunction with one another filed civil suits against the company, seeking disgorgement, financial penalties and other preliminary and permanent injunctions against the company.

«I have never conspired to protect a child predator,» Mahaney said in a 2014 statement, «and I also deny all the claims made against me in the civil suit.»

On March 26, a group of New York — based lawyers headed by Edward D. Fagan, who spearheaded successful suits on behalf of Holocaust survivors against European firms that collaborated with the Nazis in using concentration camp inmates as laborers, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn against FleetBoston Financial, the insurance giant Aetna, and railroad conglomerate CSX Corporation, on the grounds that these corporations are the successors of companies that profited from slavery before the Civil War.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

The wrongful death lawsuit is the second civil suit filed against the archdiocese and Rigali involving an alleged victim named in the 2011 grand jury report.

Three additional civil suits alleging sexual abuse, by parties not named in the grand jury report, also have been filed against the Philadelphia archdiocese since February.

If you truly do not recognize the Const!tution as being the Supreme Law that governs your physical life here in this country, then you have some options, like giving up your Citizenship and moving to a different country, or staying here and refusing to follow the law — in which case we can bring a tort action or other civil suit against you, file criminal charges against you, or have you committed to a psychiatric hospital.

On Aug. 16 Kate McEwen, the Nebraska student whom Phillips assaulted in the early morning hours of Sept. 10, 1995, filed a civil suit against Phillips.

Evidence of plagiarism surfaced in 2011, as part of a civil suit against the university by a former Tar Heels football player.

ADM gets away with heavy - handed behavior, according to another civil antitrust suit filed against ADM and three other companies two weeks ago in a St. Paul, Minn., U.S. District Court, because it is the largest U.S. producer of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), controlling about one - third of the $ 2.6 billion U.S. market.

Soon - to - be-former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak's resignation in the face of multiple sexual harassment allegations may end an Ethics Committee investigation, but doesn't rule out a JCOPE probe or his alleged victims» civil suits against him.

NYPD detectives have been warned to stay away from a private investigator who's allegedly part of a burgeoning «cottage industry» in which gang members score cash settlements from the city by filing bogus civil - rights suits against cops.

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This comes on the heels of yesterday's bombshell civil suit filed by Cuomo against Espada in which the AG accused the Democratic majority leader of treating Soundview like his «personal piggybank,» looting the nonprofit of more than $ 14 million worth of charitable funds to pay for everything from lavish trips for himself and his family to $ 20,000 worth of sushi — some of which was delivered to his Mamaroneck home.

Currently in New York, victims must bring civil suits before their 23rd birthday against their attackers.

In addition to lifting time limits for child victims to file civil suits against their alleged abusers, and against institutions that failed to act against abuse under their roofs, the current bill would provide a one - year window during which past victims who have already exceeded the statute of limitations could go to court.

The civil suit pits Risa Sugarman, the chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, against the campaign of Shirley Patterson, a little - known candidate who ran unsuccessfully for a Brooklyn state Assembly seat in a May special election.

Norman Seabrook — the disgraced former president of the city corrections officers» union who skated on criminal bribery charges in a mistrial last month — just scored another win Monday when a Manhattan federal judge tossed the related civil suit against him.

With stays in place, Oyster Bay can neither press its position in a state civil suit it filed against Mei, Singh and others — or defend itself in three other civil actions filed against the town by lenders.

The settlement resolves a wrongful - death lawsuit filed against the county in 2014 and a federal civil rights suit filed last year against Nassau.

He held a conference call with 100 reporters last week after filing a civil suit against the state Senate's majority leader, Pedro Espada Jr., on charges of siphoning more than $ 14 million from health clinics he founded for vacations, campaign expenses and $ 20,000 in takeout sushi.

NRP also is the company that filed a civil suit against the mayor, alleging Brown engaged in a pay - to - play scheme that ended up killing NRP's $ 12 million affordable housing project in the city.

«Yes, America has a legitimate concern about cyber hacking and trade secrets theft,» says Brian Sun, a trial lawyer with Jones Day in Los Angeles, California, who represented Lee in a successful civil suit against the U.S. government.

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Affleck won the lead actor Oscar in February for «Manchester by the Sea,» but his awards season appearances were dogged by questions over two sexual harassment suits that were filed against him by two women in 2010 in civil court.

Jones» parents filed a civil suit against the filmmakers and Gregg Allman in May.

To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.

Then in May, the Justice Department filed a civil suit against FCA over the software.

«If a civil suit is filed specifically against her, a judgment resulting from the suit likely would appear in her credit report,» says Experian's director of public education, Rod Griffin.

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained $ 3 million in civil penalties from suits against Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

Another way to expedite permanent placement for neglected animals is to use statutory provisions that allow a private citizen or organization to file a civil suit for an injunction against an accused animal abuser, thereby allowing the Court to terminate the defendant's interest in the animals.

Of course, Kieffer did get some legal training in prison (indeed, perhaps more than some students receive in law school) by handling his appeal and a subsequent civil suit against the United States government.

And another survivor said he was surprised to learn his name was listed in a federal civil suit against a security company that had employed the gunman behind the mass shooting.

The Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights filed suit against Craigslist, alleging that it had published more than 100 ads in the Chicago area that violated Fair Housing Law.

When the Manhattan DA declined to prosecute the lawyer, she brought a civil suit against him seeking $ 70 million in damages.

In civil suits filed against the judges, lawyers are seeking to recover monetary damages on behalf of the children and their families, alleging that the judges violated their civil rights.

The judge also allowed revelation of the settlement amount in Constand's civil suit against Cosby after he agreed to the disclosure.

A lawyer at our firm can take immediate action to assist you in filing an insurance claim or civil suit against the driver who caused your injuries or loss.

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.