Sentences with phrase «individual defendants in this case»

Represented an individual defendant in case where he was accused of violating his covenant not to compete.

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Using a barrage of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits, TRAC has been able to gather data buried in the Justice Department's own computer files (minus the individual case numbers that might be used to identify defendants).

The firm has been an innovator in organizing and prosecuting individual class cases across many states involving the same defendants and similar factual and legal issues.

«Whether such cases end in conviction or acquittal appears to rest on, firstly, the ability of police or prosecutors to link the defendant with a particular association, and secondly, whether the judge decides to uphold an individual's constitutional right to share beliefs as a private citizen,» Victoria Arnold reported for Forum 18.

For example, in one Department of Corrections case, the state paid out $ 333,333 and an individual named as a defendant paid $ 333, the record stated.

If the County of Erie is not the defendant, but an individual associated with the county is the defendant, determine if the provisions of the Public Officers law that authorizes and in some cases requires defense and indemnity for governmental employees have been complied with,

Caproni called the venue change request «insufficient,» siding with prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan that keeping the case in New York City is appropriate because some of the alleged crimes included emails and calls between the Buffalo defendants and individuals in New York City.

Lawyer - clients come up frequently with institutional clients where in - house counsel is the client contact and in legal ethics cases where lawyers are respondents or defendants; they can also be the client in any other matter where an individual is the client, as lawyers do have lives too.

As in the instant case, the plaintiff there alleged that the individual defendant obtained certain trade secrets during his employment with plaintiff, then in breach of a confidentiality agreement that was part of his employment contract, misappropriated that information when he went to work for the defendant JPS.

This means that he or she has to provide evidence to show that the defendant, or the individual that your are demanding financial compensation from, is in this case the person to blame for your injury - or that the person failed to prevent the injury or accident.

If ICBC won, poor women could be forced to disclose all kinds of embarrassing and irrelevant information to ICBC and other institutional and individual defendants in civil cases.

In a personal injury case, the injured individual (the plaintiff) will seek to recover damages in the form of financial compensation from the individual (the defendant), who caused the injurIn a personal injury case, the injured individual (the plaintiff) will seek to recover damages in the form of financial compensation from the individual (the defendant), who caused the injurin the form of financial compensation from the individual (the defendant), who caused the injury.

Torts cover a defendant's actions that were accidental such as negligence in a car accident case as well as wrongs where the defendant intended to hurt an individual, group or business.

In the case at bar, damages are not a constituent element of the class member's individual claim, but, in any event, a class member is entitled to seek justice for the infringement of his or her rights even if that justice is a non-compensatory remedy enjoining the defendant from its misconducIn the case at bar, damages are not a constituent element of the class member's individual claim, but, in any event, a class member is entitled to seek justice for the infringement of his or her rights even if that justice is a non-compensatory remedy enjoining the defendant from its misconducin any event, a class member is entitled to seek justice for the infringement of his or her rights even if that justice is a non-compensatory remedy enjoining the defendant from its misconduct.

Achieved dismissal of hostile work environment, retaliation and breach of implied contract claims, and dismissal of individual defendants (President and Vice President) in discrimination / harassments case, establishing law in our jurisdiction regarding personal liability of supervisors.

That's a point made by Doug Berman at the Sentencing Law Blog («Rather, I wish primarily to urge anyone and everyone defending President Bush's sentencing determination in the Libby case to explain why all these less prominent defendants — most of whom are now locked in a cell while Libby now makes plans for the paid lecture circuit — don't also merit some executive sympathy»); Ellen Pogdor at White Collar Crime Blog («But what is bothersome here is that one elite individual is receiving this benefit while others with comparable circumstances will not have this benefit — it all comes down to who has access to the President.

While it is regrettable that poor defendants in criminal cases don't have access to such zealous advocacy against the state, that should not be held against the individual lawyers who ply their trade well.

Our civil litigation lawyers represent plaintiffs and defendants including individuals, partnerships, shareholders and corporations in the following types of cases:

In the same way that plaintiffs are permitted to try their cases at the common issue trial stage with reference to expert opinion establishing a common causal link where there is some basis in fact to do so, it appears that defendants who seek contribution and indemnity from third parties will be entitled to the same procedural courtesy without recourse to individual prooIn the same way that plaintiffs are permitted to try their cases at the common issue trial stage with reference to expert opinion establishing a common causal link where there is some basis in fact to do so, it appears that defendants who seek contribution and indemnity from third parties will be entitled to the same procedural courtesy without recourse to individual prooin fact to do so, it appears that defendants who seek contribution and indemnity from third parties will be entitled to the same procedural courtesy without recourse to individual proof.

For those parties in the group litigation who succeed in their individual claims, the logical conclusion is that they have «won» their case and, by extension, payment of their costs should be covered by the «losing» defendant; but in the event that the winning parties ultimately make up a minority of the larger claimant group, it could be argued that, as a whole, the claimants are the «losing» party, responsible for the defendant's costs.

In a court case with a jury, many of those selected may be unaware of the reasons for the defendant's actions, mainly because they are uncertain how much the condition impacts on that individual's view of the world.

We also represent individuals and companies who are defendants in injury cases, giving us a unique perspective when we craft a case for our clients.

Funding is critical when it comes to group actions where individual funding is not economic and it sends a message to defendants which in many cases encourages settlement.

For an individual who has a simple civil complaint it's possible that he or she will never see the inside of a court room while often criminal cases will always require at least some time spent in a court room with a representative from a Toronto criminal law firm who will assist in making declarations of guilt or innocence with the defendant.

The deciding factor of the case seems to hinge on whether the three defendants attempted to prevent «aggressive, intoxicated, or impaired individuals from forming a mosh pit» with the knowledge that this band's shows often inspire aggressive behavior in the crowds.

[106] I conclude that, on a proper construction of PIPEDA, if the primary activity or conduct at hand, in this case the collection of evidence on a plaintiff by an individual defendant in order to mount a defence to a civil tort action, is not a commercial activity contemplated by PIPEDA, then that activity or conduct remains exempt from PIPEDA even if third parties are retained by an individual to carry out that activity or conduct on his or her behalf.

Obtained a settlement of $ 400,000 from individual management defendants in a whistleblower / breach of contract case; the case is continuing against the corporate defendant.

The firm represents domestic and international corporations and high net worth individuals in commercial litigation cases involving commercial real estate and construction litigation, lender liability, commercial real estate foreclosures, shareholder and partnership disputes, litigation involving fine art, and professional liability claims for both plaintiffs and defendants.

While the defendant named in the lawsuit may be the individual or entity that caused the injury, in most cases the defendant's insurer has the greatest involvement, both financially and legally, in actually defending the case.

While the defendant named in the lawsuit may be the individual or entity that caused the injury, in most cases the...

A partner at the firm, Mr. O'Hara has represented plaintiffs and defendants in whistleblower and qui tam cases, and has achieved significant recoveries on behalf of individuals.

In a formal lawsuit, a Personal Injury case is typically initiated when a private individual (the «plaintiff») files a civil complaint against another person or legal entity (the «defendant»).

If the defendant has very little insurance coverage, which happens very often in individual car accident cases, then the recovery may be limited to the value of that insurance policy.

However, the significant financial costs associated with class action litigation can also influence defendants to pay money to settle cases without merit that they might defend in an individual action.

In the U.S., the defendants in the Vioxx proceedings paid out US$ 4.85 - billion to settle the claims of some 45,000 individuals after plaintiffs and defendants each won five of 10 cases tried individuallIn the U.S., the defendants in the Vioxx proceedings paid out US$ 4.85 - billion to settle the claims of some 45,000 individuals after plaintiffs and defendants each won five of 10 cases tried individuallin the Vioxx proceedings paid out US$ 4.85 - billion to settle the claims of some 45,000 individuals after plaintiffs and defendants each won five of 10 cases tried individually.

Given that the damages sought in these cases is relatively small and the cost would be paid by the party requesting the jury, opponents of the bill pointed out that injured individuals would be much less likely to request a jury trial than a corporate defendant, who could have used the proposed law to avoid judges felt to be too plaintiff oriented.

Sandra has conducted many directors» disqualification cases, both for the Secretary of State for Trade & Industry (as he then was)(B panel between 1994 & 2000) and now for individual defendant directors, successfully defending defendant directors at trial or assisting in securing the discontinuance of such proceedings.

Represented defendant individual in a case where siblings accused her of exercising undue influence over late mother.

Under these changes, as of April 2013, individuals in environmental cases only have to pay up to # 5,000 (and NGOs up to # 10,000) of the defendant's costs, and can only claim back # 35,000.»

The reason that they nonetheless face a collective action problem in the context of small, traditional tort suits featuring individual fact patterns (slip - and - fall cases are good examples) is that they are being sued by many different trial lawyers (each of whom may only have one case pending against a particular defendant at one time) who are themselves each suing many different corporate defendants.

«The Settlement Agreement in the case at bar has undergone the court's scrutiny, and it appears to me that in entering into the Settlement Agreement and in seeking certification on consent for settlement purposes, the plaintiffs and the defendants, with the assistance of their legal counsel, have provided the social good of access to justice and adequate compensation in accordance with Canadian law for perhaps thousands of citizens who may have been harmed by the Listeriosis outbreak and who decide not to opt - out of the settlement, which remains the individual choice of class members.»

Merely allowing defendants the opportunity to challenge the racially discriminatory use of peremptory challenges in individual cases will not end the illegitimate use of the peremptory challenge.

In all cases involving sexual assault, the burden of proof is on the plaintiff, the individual claiming they were victimized, to demonstrate that the defendant, the victimizer, not only facilitated the penetration, but did so without the plaintiff's consent, and, in the case of aggravated sexual assault, took other actions that are in violation of Texas laIn all cases involving sexual assault, the burden of proof is on the plaintiff, the individual claiming they were victimized, to demonstrate that the defendant, the victimizer, not only facilitated the penetration, but did so without the plaintiff's consent, and, in the case of aggravated sexual assault, took other actions that are in violation of Texas lain the case of aggravated sexual assault, took other actions that are in violation of Texas lain violation of Texas law.

In our next case, the trial court found objective speciousness and subjective bad faith on the part of Plaintiff SASCO, who sued a competitor and individual defendants alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and related torts.

Some commenters argued that imposing such «uninformed» discretion on covered entities would delay or thwart legitimate investigations, and would result in withholding information that might exculpate an individual or might be necessary to present a defendant's case.

● The Court of Appeal gave judgment in favour of the defendant to a personal injury claim in two cases where the key issue was the standard of care owed by one individual to another; and

In the 2004 case, in the course of suing individual alleged file sharers à la the RIAA, CRIA attempted to force various ISP's to divulge certain information that would allow CRIA to determine the identity of the defendantIn the 2004 case, in the course of suing individual alleged file sharers à la the RIAA, CRIA attempted to force various ISP's to divulge certain information that would allow CRIA to determine the identity of the defendantin the course of suing individual alleged file sharers à la the RIAA, CRIA attempted to force various ISP's to divulge certain information that would allow CRIA to determine the identity of the defendants.

* For the purpose of this program, delinquent citations refer to capias pro fine cases, or cases in which a Judge has found the individual guilty, has issued a fine and the defendant has failed to pay the fine.