Sentences with phrase «individuals alleging a violation»

CASL also creates a private cause of action for individuals alleging a violation of CASL.

OCR will monitor and audit covered entities in both the private and government sectors, will ensure compliance with requirements of this rule, and will investigate complaints from individuals alleging violations of their privacy rights.

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That figure includes 487 individual cases of alleged insider trading, 365 for stock manipulation, 343 for violations of laws and rules related to financial disclosure, 196 for contempt of the regulatory agency, and another 94 for fraud against customers.

In December 2012, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, granted final approval of a $ 43 million settlement of individual actions against JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns, as well as numerous other providers and brokers, alleging antitrust violations in the market for financial instruments related to municipal bond offerings.»

«It hardly bears repeating that the leak of a document alleging potential criminal violations by individuals specifically named raises serious legal and regulatory issues that should be fully investigated,» Laufer wrote.

readers know, following complaints I filed with the Connecticut's State Elections Enforcement Commission, the Commission voted to authorize individual investigations into alleged campaign finance violations by Residents for a Better Bridgeport, Excel Bridgeport and Michelle Rhee and her Great New England Public Schools Alliance.

(B) the impact of entry of such judgment upon competition in the relevant market or markets, upon the public generally and individuals alleging specific injury from the violations set forth in the complaint including consideration of the public benefit, if any, to be derived from a determination of the issues at trial.

In addition, the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School shall notify the accused individual of the alleged violation (s) of University policy.

«This is in no way meant to say that other states or other businesses or individuals immediately affected by the same sort of violations alleged in the case at bar, e.g., a major hotel competitor in Palm Beach (near Mar - a-Lago) or indeed a hotel anywhere in the state of Florida, might not have standing to pursue litigation similar to that which is in process here,» he wrote.

She represents companies, financial institutions and individuals in civil and criminal matters, including investigations of alleged violations of the FCPA, fraud and other financial crimes.

So far several companies and one individual have been fined for alleged CASL violations.

Using a cost - effective approach to employment litigation, Taft's attorneys have defended individual and class action lawsuits involving claims alleging race, gender, age, disability, and religious discrimination and harassment; retaliation; Family and Medical Leave Act violations; ERISA violations; breach of contract; torts; whistleblower claims; and various other employment - related causes of action.

We successfully represented an individual client in court proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights alleging violation of a fundamental human right on the part of Latvian state.

He sued the clinic and eight related organizations and individuals alleging just about everything a terminated doctor can allege in Minnesota: defamation and violation of the Minn..

Mr. Meier represents a full range of clients, including executives and companies faced with internal corporate fraud or other white collar investigations, public officials and other professionals under investigation for alleged corruption or ethical violations, private individuals alleged to have committed serious felonies, sexual assaults, or death - related crimes, and students facing disciplinary proceedings at academic institutions.

The private right of action, which would have allowed lawsuits to be filed against individuals and organisations for alleged violations of CASL, was due to enter into force on 1 July 2017.

John also has extensive first - chair trial experience defending individuals facing significant criminal exposure from alleged violations of federal and state law.

Defended the Republic of Chile and Chilean government officials in a lawsuit brought by an individual in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York over alleged violations of his human rights by the Chilean courts.

She defends lenders, servicers, and other financial institutions in class actions and individual suits against consumer lawsuits alleging violations of state and federal statutes, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Mr. McGinnis has defended corporations and individuals in criminal cases and grand jury matters involving alleged price - fixing and other anti-competitive conduct, insider trading, government fraud and defense contracting fraud, and environmental violations, among other matters.

He has conducted a wide array of internal investigations and company inquiries, including cases alleging insider trading, stock options backdating, securities fraud, accounting irregularities, antitrust violations, public corruption, FCPA and other corporate and individual wrongdoing.

He litigates in multiple areas of employment law and defends against individual and class action lawsuits alleging violations of wage and hour laws, discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, breach of contract, labor code section 132a claims, and other related matters.

Over the past few years, we have frequently written about the proliferation of demand letters and lawsuits alleging that a business denied a usually blind or vision - impaired individual access to its goods and services because the business» website was not accessible, in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state laws.

No surprise therefore that we are seeing an increase in lawsuits launched in Canada by individuals and communities alleging that the activities of Canadian mining companies have contributed to human rights violations.

The reasoning of the Tribunal in Delargie appears to be — the individual respondent is alleged to have engaged in actions that on their own may be a violation of the Code; however there is an organization with the financial capacity to assume liability for the employee's actions, such that we should remove the individual who may have engaged in discriminatory conduct.

Defense of governmental entity and individual police officers alleging wrongful death and civil rights violations relating to alleged failure to enforce a domestic violence restraining order.

It is my fear that the decisions regarding alleged Charter violations from these individuals will likely tend to favour the police and the prosecution for decades to come.

The practice's recent representations include: (i) CONMEBOL in connection with U.S. criminal investigations and prosecutions into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world; (ii) the Special Committee of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. («BTG Pactual») in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its former CEO and other bank executives, in which we found no basis to support the allegations against the Bank and its employees; (iii) two of the largest construction companies in Brazil in potential civil and criminal investigations and litigation involving the Petrobras bribery scandal (Lava Jato), the largest corruption scandal in Latin American history, involving allegations of over $ 2.5 billion in bribes and kickbacks; (iv) the Government of Brazil in a corruption matter involving former senior government officials and multiple jurisdictions; (v) the General Manager of one of the largest energy companies in Central America in connection with allegations of bribery in Guatemala; (vi) a Mexican high - ranking executive for Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. in connection with DOJ and SEC FCPA investigations against Wal - Mart; (vii) a large Argentinean oil company and its owner, one of Argentina's wealthiest individuals, in connection with high - profile DOJ and SEC investigations involving alleged FCPA violations to secure an extension of oil rights in an Argentinean oilfield; (viii) the United State's largest chemical and industrial products companies in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its Mexican subsidiary; (ix) the Rosenthal family, one of the most prominent families in Central America, in a number of related criminal matters; and (x) a senior executive of one of Venezuela's largest engineering companies in DOJ investigations into corruption and money laundering involving PdVSA.

Europe Our European practice has recently focused on representing (i) the Fédération Internationale de Football Association («FIFA») in connection with U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world («Investigation»), including conducting an internal investigation on behalf of the organization; (ii) two major European banks, including by investigating whether the banks knew or should have known that accounts at the banks were used to pay bribes; (iii) a multinational logistics and transportation company based in Switzerland in a DOJ investigation of alleged violations of the FCPA; (iv) a Switzerland - based, international private bank, in connection with the global criminal investigations involving 1MDB, Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund; (v) several major European banks in connection with the «Panama Papers» investigation focused on whether accounts at the bank held under the names of companies created by the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, were used to evade taxes, conduct business with sanctioned individuals or companies, or otherwise engage in criminal activity; (vi) ENRC, a large mining conglomerate formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in a high - profile investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office of alleged bribery in the company's operations in Africa and Kazikhstan; and (vii) several European banks in connection with the Petrobras and PdVSA investigations focused on whether accounts at the banks were used to pay bribes to Petrobras or PdVSA officials in return for contracts.

2004), all alleged moving violations and convictions appear on an individual's traffic abstract.

The three complaints brought on behalf of individual plaintiffs as well a class of similarly situated individuals essentially allege the same type of violation — that the employer failed to obtain a valid consent on a standalone form that did not contain extraneous information.

Several companies against whom the individual has filed ADA compliance claims allege that the man has agents who scope out shopping centers for ADA violations before giving him the green light to visit the center and subsequently file a complaint... Mills Corp.'s acquisition of the Great Mall of the Bay Area in Silicon Valley presented the REIT with a Catch 22.

A Florida federal court has considered whether a disabled individual, who had no specific intention of visiting properties at issue again, had standing to bring a lawsuit for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act («ADA»).

A Park tenant's association as well as several individuals brought a lawsuit against the Owner and the Nonprofit, alleging violations of the state's consumer protection laws because the Form did not conform with state law.

Kevin Beverly, a handicapped individual, sued multiple parties for alleged violations of the Fair Housing Amendments Act («FHAA») and American with Disabilities Act («ADA»).

Therefore, an individual serving as a leasing agent who exercised no control over the property could not face liability for alleged violations of the Act.