Sentences with phrase «individual plaintiffs and defendants»

And to be fair, the recent deluge of self reps is pretty overwhelming and destabilizing for justice system professionals who have historically dealt with agents (lawyers and para-legals), rather than individual plaintiffs and defendants.

Not exact matches

The complaint lists four individual plaintiffs and names as defendants Trader Joe's, which sells some of the wines that were tested, and about two dozen California wineries, including some well - known names such as Beringer, Fetzer, and... Continue Reading

Plaintiff states again that 2nd Defendant has not said a word against this marauding show of power without any legal justification by the 1st Defendant's request of a deposit of filing fees for the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections thereby embolden 1st Defendant in perpetuating these obvious illegalities against the political parties and individual candidates in this 2016 general elections.

Ohio About Blog Elfvin, Klingshirn, Royer & Torch, LLC is a Northeast Ohio law firm representing individuals as plaintiffs or defendants, classes of individuals, public entities and companies (employers), in employment law and related practice areas.

We avoid traditional models and act for plaintiffs and defendants, institutions and individuals, with very low levels of conflict.

Evidence revealed from profile searches has been used to prove that a defendant had no remorse after committing a crime, to prove a defendant's motive, as evidence of the crime itself or of an individual's participation in a crime, and to show the extent of plaintiffs» injuries after an accident.

Upholding the judge's finding of liability on the 93A clam, the Appeals Court held that the former employer - employee relationship between the plaintiff and the individual defendant «does not stand as a bar» to the chapter 93A claim and that his conduct was «actionable independent of his contractual obligations.»

Today, the firm continues to place a high priority on maintaining collegiality within the firm, and we continue to provide a broad range of legal representation to individuals, governments and corporations, both as plaintiffs and as defendants.

Instead, they were only sued under the PAGA claim, and here is the kicker — plaintiffs never sought fee entitlement in the notice of motion and motion under the PAGA fee - shifting provision much less attempted to segregate fee recovery against individual defendants solely against the PAGA claim.

1 Mar. 2, 2016)(unpublished), plaintiff employees sued two defendant employers for a host of Labor Code wage / hour violations and four plaintiffs sued two individual defendants (who owned employers) for PAGA claims.

Defendants John T. Boring (hereinafter, «Boring»), Suzie K. Rote (hereinafter, «Rote»), and Paul J. Muddle (hereinafter, «Muddle»)(collectively referred to herein as the «Individual Defendants»), by and through their undersigned counsel, Long, Winded, and Writing, PLLP, collectively and jointly bring this motion to dismiss the First Amended and Consolidated Complaint (hereinafter, «Complaint») of the Plaintiffs ABC Corporation, Inc. (hereinafter, «ABC»), MNO Corporation, Inc. (hereinafter, «MNO»), and XYZ Corporation, Inc. (hereinafter, «XYZ»)(collectively referred to herein as «Plaintiffs Corporations») under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12 (b)(6) and 9 (b)...

In the paragraphs below, the Individual Defendants will compare the allegations in Plaintiffs Corporations» Complaint to the letter and spirit of these rules of civil procedure...

The plaintiff has shown that she is in a correlative relationship of doer and sufferer of the same harm with the group of defendants as a whole, if not necessarily with each individual defendant.

In the circumstances, the judge in an action seeking damages and injunctive relief for wrongful appropriation of a corporate opportunity was warranted in finding that certain statements made by the individual defendants to the plaintiff did not amount to a clear repudiation of the plaintiff's claim and that consequently the action was not barred by the statute of limitations.

penalizes the defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.

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

A lawsuit begins with the filing of a complaint by the injury victim (the «plaintiff» and / or his or her attorney) in an appropriate New York courthouse and then serving or delivering a copy of this complaint to the individual (s) or entity / entities who are alleged to have negligently caused the plaintiff's injuries (the «defendant (s)»).

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 proof.

It expressly cited Cronic and rejected the defendants» argument that plaintiffs should bring individual Strickland claims after conviction.

His cases involve individuals, small businesses, and large corporations, handling matters for plaintiffs and defendants.

The defendants argued that the two individuals named as defendants, Maureen and Elizabeth Graham, were at all material times directors of Graham Automotive Sales Inc., and as such were not the plaintiff's employer.

To establish liability on the part of any entity or individual, the plaintiff will be required to show that the defendant violated a duty of care owed to the plaintiff by failing to properly inspect and maintain equipment, for instance, or by failing to ensure that a child was safely strapped into a ride.

The plaintiff also alleges that before abandoning the lease, Dynasty transferred funds and assets to various corporations and individuals and claims a declaration that Dynasty's alleged transfer of monies, assets, business and opportunities from itself to the co-defendants Polar Spas Ontario Inc. and 732311 Alberta Ltd., and its transfer of monies or assets to the defendant Williams and to the co-defendants Marsall Brent and Ken Nikel are void as against Dynasty's creditors as fraudulent conveyances.

We regularly act for individuals, trade unions, academic institutions, regulators, employers and employees in their capacities as plaintiffs / applicants, defendants / respondents and intervenors in disputes involving human rights.

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.

West Coast LEAF is not a law firm and does not represent the interests of individual plaintiffs or defendants.

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.

The individual bringing the action is identified as the plaintiff (claimant), and the other spouse is identified as the defendant.

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 individually.

When representing individual plaintiffs, corporate clients, or defendants, we bring our deep trial experience and willingness to go to trial to the table.

851, the plaintiff and franchisee, brought a total of three actions against Quiznos Canada and four related individual defendants (collectively «Quiznos»).

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.

The defendants did not comply, and have hidden themselves somewhere unknown, such that the plaintiff could not practically use the courts to compel the individuals responsible from ceasing this activity.

[10] This factor is self evident: the plaintiff is an individual and the defendants have significant resources available.

At Fitzgerald Knaier LLP, we represent both plaintiffs and defendants, advocating for business entities as well as individuals.

Kathy has also defended an international dialysis services provider against RICO claims in federal court based on allegedly fraudulent billing activity, represented a pharmaceutical services provider in a billing dispute with a chain of nursing homes, defended home health agencies in suits brought by employees pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, and represented other providers and associations of providers as plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of matters in federal and state court involving issues ranging from contract interpretation to cash receipts assessments to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

There is no conflation of sufficiency and necessity at this point; it looks ONLY at the plaintiff's loss and asks if it was caused by a tort, without evaluating causation against any individual defendant in particular.

Ohio About Blog Elfvin, Klingshirn, Royer & Torch, LLC is a Northeast Ohio law firm representing individuals as plaintiffs or defendants, classes of individuals, public entities and companies (employers), in employment law and related practice areas.

«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.»

Every legal system balances the interests of plaintiffs and defendants, of society and the individual, of justice and economics.

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 law.

The provision requiring a covered entity to make efforts to notify an individual that his or her records will be used in proceedings is similar to current practice; attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants agreed that medical records are ordinarily produced after the relevant party has been notified.

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.

For example, as arguing counsel, Tom has prevailed on behalf of bond purchasers, corporate civil defendants (three times), corporate civil plaintiffs (three times), a debtor, employees (twice), a habeas petitioner (three times), an immigrant, investors, an individual civil defendant, an individual criminal defendant, a local government, persons with disabilities, and shareholders.

Ohio About Blog Elfvin, Klingshirn, Royer & Torch, LLC is a Northeast Ohio law firm representing individuals as plaintiffs or defendants, classes of individuals, public entities and companies (employers), in employment law and related practice areas.

Ohio About Blog Elfvin, Klingshirn, Royer & Torch, LLC is a Northeast Ohio law firm representing individuals as plaintiffs or defendants, classes of individuals, public entities and companies (employers), in employment law and related practice areas.