Sentences with phrase «including civil conspiracy»

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Flamboyant lawyer Richard Luthmann, who once famously sought to resolve a civil lawsuit through «trial by combat,» was arrested by the FBI on a slew of charges, including kidnapping, kidnapping conspiracy, money laundering, brandishing a firearm to commit a crime, aggravated identity theft and extortion conspiracy.

The alleged wrongdoing includes breach of fiduciary duty, interference with contractual relations, breach of duty of loyalty, and commission of computer crimes and civil conspiracy, according to the suit.

GEO Group is being sued by the State of Mississippi over «several statutory and common law claims, including violations of various public servant statutes, racketeering activity, antitrust law, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment and fraud.

Those cases run the gamut of business and commercial issues, including: breach of contract, covenants not to compete, tortious interference with contracts and business expectancies, shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, intellectual property, ERISA, Uniform Trade Secrets Act, breach of fiduciary duty, indemnification, civil conspiracy, financial disputes, business dissolution and other employment and related claims.

Barack Ferrazzano trial lawyers have handled a variety of cases, including disputes concerning: securities and derivative securities; contracts; motor vehicle franchises; trade secrets; licensing disputes; consumer class actions; real estate; professional liability; civil RICO and conspiracy actions; director and officer matters; negligence and product liability; bankruptcy and creditors» rights; and bank regulatory and other financial disputes.

Commercial Litigation — Lead attorney in international fraud and breach of contract action resolved in client's favor on summary judgment including recovery of all attorneys» fees; Served as first - chair defending a loan servicer in complex civil litigation involving declaratory judgment action and cross-claims for commercial torts; Second chair for seven day jury trial involving claims for indemnification and statutory business conspiracy; Won summary judgment as the lead counsel on behalf of a charitable trust in litigation over a commercial lease termination; Represented financial institutions in commercial tort actions; Represented finance company in AAA Arbitration.

Jim has been lead counsel in a wide variety of complex civil litigation, including cases involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, conspiracy, anti-trust, deceptive trade, insurance code violations, partnership disputes, corporate governance / ownership disputes, breach of express and implied warranty / covenants, RICO, sexual harassment, constitutional claims, assault, battery, libel, slander, trespass, nuisance, product defect and negligence.

Some specific penalties under the Act include criminal fines of up to $ 25 million (under the criminal conspiracy provisions), civil fines of up to $ 10 million (for abuse of dominance and civil misleading advertising) and imprisonment for up to 14 years.

In the first trial against the town and seven officers, the jury rejected nearly all of the plaintiffs» claims, including the civil rights conspiracy.

A complex case with multiple defendants, the claims included multiple counts of breach of contract; breach of duty of good faith; breach of fiduciary duty; tortious interference with business contract and business expectancy; fraud; conversion; trespass to personal property; misappropriation; unjust enrichment; and civil conspiracy.

These include a number of state and federal securities violations in relation to fraud and offering unregistered securities, the rescission of a contractual arrangement between BitConnect and the plaintiffs, deceptive and unfair trade practices, fraudulent inducement, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, conversion (exerting unauthorized use or control of someone else's property), and civil conspiracy.