His other case experience includes the trial and appeal of dissolution and shareholder derivative actions which established the scope of the business
judgment rule in the state of Connecticut and a murder case that was a case study on the issue of time of death in Dr. Henry Lee's book Cracking Cases: The Science of Solving Crime.
Not exact matches
In stating in summary fashion the Christian conception of the Kingdom of God we are not pretending that we can see perfectly what this means, nor are we saying that we can arrive at a formal principle which can act as a rule by which all Christian value judgments can be simply mad
In stating in summary fashion the Christian conception of the Kingdom of God we are not pretending that we can see perfectly what this means, nor are we saying that we can arrive at a formal principle which can act as a rule by which all Christian value judgments can be simply mad
in summary fashion the Christian conception of the Kingdom of God we are not pretending that we can see perfectly what this means, nor are we saying that we can arrive at a formal principle which can act as a
rule by which all Christian value
judgments can be simply made.
Sober, industrious and otherwise well - adjusted men have been known to fall into gargling, sputtering rages as, sitting helplessly before their TV sets, they feel themselves assaulted by Allen's tedious, drawn - out explanations («For the benefit of those not so familiar with the game, the infield fly
rule states that, with first and second base or first, second and third occupied and less than two out, a ball which
in the
judgment of the umpire,» etc..
The Alaska
State Medical Board
ruled that Rosi «committed a serious error
in judgment» by failing to immediately hospitalize Jacob Stednick, a newborn who had breathed
in his own waste
in an Alaska home birth.
In his written judgment, Mr Justice Hickinbottom stated: «At the time each of the claimants joined the party, it was the common understanding as reflected in the rule book that, if they joined the party prior to the election process commencing, as new members they would be entitled to vote in any leadership contes
In his written
judgment, Mr Justice Hickinbottom
stated: «At the time each of the claimants joined the party, it was the common understanding as reflected
in the rule book that, if they joined the party prior to the election process commencing, as new members they would be entitled to vote in any leadership contes
in the
rule book that, if they joined the party prior to the election process commencing, as new members they would be entitled to vote
in any leadership contes
in any leadership contest.
«We strongly belief that President Buhari, must be seen to be acting contrary to court decisions on the use of Military during elections as clearly
stated in the
rulings of Justice Aikawa of the Federal High Court, who
in his
judgment, restrained the President and Commander -
in - Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and INEC from engaging the service of the Nigerian armed forces
in the security supervision of elections
in any manner whatsoever
in any part of Nigeria, without the Act of the National Assembly.
He
stated that two of the grounds of the appeal against the Court of Appeal's
judgment in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State, were on the
ruling that the tenure of three national officers would expire by August while that of 18 others would end
in July 2018.
In a statement in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Mr Omotowa described the judgment as a victory for Nigeria and the rule of law, adding that the court decision was a rejection of what he called arbitrariness and illegalit
In a statement
in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Mr Omotowa described the judgment as a victory for Nigeria and the rule of law, adding that the court decision was a rejection of what he called arbitrariness and illegalit
in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State, Mr Omotowa described the
judgment as a victory for Nigeria and the
rule of law, adding that the court decision was a rejection of what he called arbitrariness and illegality.
Oyegun had while reacting to the
ruling of the Court of Appeal
judgment on Rivers
State governorship petition boasted that, «I am more confident of winning Akwa - Ibom than any other state in the South - South... we are going to win; that is almost a certainty,» this comment, the PDP said is «not only careless but also smacks of impunity and arrogance that have characterized the current government.&r
State governorship petition boasted that, «I am more confident of winning Akwa - Ibom than any other
state in the South - South... we are going to win; that is almost a certainty,» this comment, the PDP said is «not only careless but also smacks of impunity and arrogance that have characterized the current government.&r
state in the South - South... we are going to win; that is almost a certainty,» this comment, the PDP said is «not only careless but also smacks of impunity and arrogance that have characterized the current government.»
It read, «The Court of Appeal Benin City sat
in judgment, 5th July 2017, over a pending appeal challenging the
ruling of Federal High Court, Warri which vacated the APC Delta
State Exco led by Prophet Jones Ode Erue, and also authorised a repeat Congress.
«It is to be expected that Japan will take account of the reasoning and conclusions contained
in this
judgment as it evaluates the possibility of granting any future permits» for research whaling, the
ruling stated.
For any matters which are not subject to arbitration as set forth
in these Official
Rules and / or
in connection with the entering of any
judgment on an arbitration award
in connection with these Official
Rules and / or the Contest, the parties irrevocably submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the
state and federal courts located in or closest to the County of New York in the State of New
state and federal courts located
in or closest to the County of New York
in the
State of New
State of New York.
However, because people do not always use good
judgment in life a
ruling by the
state of California mandated Aloe companies, including Aloe Life, list a warning on all products that
states: If diarrhea results reduce the daily amount.
The administration has also revoked
rules and guidance dealing with other issues, including Obama - era protections for transgender students, and it is
in the process of reviewing guidance aimed at preventing discriminatory school discipline on which,
in testimony before Congress, DeVos said she would «defer to the
judgment of
state and local officials.»
Ruling / Rationale: The Nevada Supreme Court, therefore, affirmed
in part and reversed
in part the lower court's order
in Duncan v.
State of Nevada, dismissing the suit and remanding the case to the state district court to enter a declaratory judgment and permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of section 16 of SB 302 in the absence of an appropriation consistent with the supreme court's opi
State of Nevada, dismissing the suit and remanding the case to the
state district court to enter a declaratory judgment and permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of section 16 of SB 302 in the absence of an appropriation consistent with the supreme court's opi
state district court to enter a declaratory
judgment and permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of section 16 of SB 302
in the absence of an appropriation consistent with the supreme court's opinion.
A
judgment results from a
ruling by a court
in favor of your creditor, which
states that you must pay the specified amount of money.
In an interesting judgment, the CJEU has ruled that Regulation 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport applies outside of EU borders to transport taking place in third states, if that transport began on EU territor
In an interesting
judgment, the CJEU has
ruled that Regulation 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport applies outside of EU borders to transport taking place
in third states, if that transport began on EU territor
in third
states, if that transport began on EU territory.
In the VALE judgment the Court refers to its earlier SEVIC judgment (C - 411 / 03) where it ruled that company transformation operations respond to the needs for cooperation and consolidation between companies established in different Member State
In the VALE
judgment the Court refers to its earlier SEVIC
judgment (C - 411 / 03) where it
ruled that company transformation operations respond to the needs for cooperation and consolidation between companies established
in different Member State
in different Member
States.
In its Taricco I
judgment (analysed previously by M. Lassalle on this blog), the ECJ decided that national courts must disapply the
rules of statutes of limitations periods for the duration of criminal proceedings pending before a court, if such
rules were liable to have an adverse effect on fulfilling by the Member
States their obligations under Article 325 TFEU.
Unlike other areas of law, each member
state of the EU keeps its own family law and can decide its own terms: While the EU provides a common set of
rules for jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of
judgments and orders, Britain has three systems of substantive law
in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland with each system operating almost independently.
Lord Mance's
judgment considers there to be three types of foreign
state aid
rule: one of private international law; one precluding domestic courts from questioning the validity of a foreign
state's sovereign act
in respect of property
in its jurisdiction; and domestic courts will treat some categories of sovereign act by a foreign
state as non-justiciable.
Put shortly, as Lady Hale and Lord Carnwath
in their joint
judgment in MM (Lebanon) and Others
state, new
rules required a sponsoring partner (rather than the applicant and partner jointly, and certainly without any assistance from family members) to have a gross annual income of at least # 18,600, with an additional # 3,800 for the first non-settled dependent child, and # 2,400 for each further child.
That the Court is keen to avoid such a conclusion is clear from the argument brought forth
in the statement of the Court
in paragraphs 46 and 47 of the
judgment, where the Court finds that its decision to
rule for the non-applicability of the Visa Code does not run contrary to the distinct requirement of the Visa Code to refuse a visa
in case there are doubts with regard to the applicant's intention to leave the territory of the Member
State after the expiry of the visa — a refusal that would be taken as a result of the application of the Visa Code, not as a result of its non-applicability.
The article also should have reported that the
state court
ruling that resulted
in a $ 1.1 billion
judgment against lead - paint manufacturers occurred
in 2013.
A spokesman for ENRC
stated: «We are very surprised by this
ruling and we will appeal today's decision because the effect of this
judgment is that a party who wishes to consult a lawyer
in relation to an SFO dawn raid or criminal investigation is not entitled to the protections afforded by litigation privilege.»
Mr. Justice Branca, speaking for himself, but without any dissent from the other two members of the Court, said
in reference to Smith: Cusack, J.,
in his
judgment for the Court
stated that the general
rule of practice
in criminal cases
in England is that the accused person gives evidence before the witnesses whom he proposes to call to testify.
Investor -
state arbitration clauses
in investment treaties between EU Member
States are incompatible with EU law, the European Court of Justice has
ruled in a landmark
judgment.
As
stated in Briggs and Rees Civil Jurisdiction and
Judgments (2005) 4th edition at paras 2.02 to 2.07 & 2.105: (i) The fundamental
rule was that if a case fell within the Brussels Regulation, the Regulation alone allocated jurisdiction over the defendant; (ii) There were three overriding principles of interpretation: (i) the wording of the regulation should so far as possible be given a meaning which was common and uniform across the various member
states; (ii) provisions which allowed a defendant to be sued against his will
in a member
state other than his domicile were to be construed narrowly; (iii) the risk of inconsistent decisions should be kept to a minimum.
Speaking at GCR Live London, Kassie Smith QC of Monckton Chambers said there was a need for certainty about whether English
judgments would still be enforceable
in the rest of Europe once Brussels» «Recast»
rules, which ensure
judgments between EU members
states are recognised and enforced, fall away after Brexit.
The Supreme Court of the
State of California recently released an opinion
in which they affirmed a lower court's
ruling granting summary
judgment to the defendant
in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Consequently, neither individuals nor the Member
States could make use of them
in Luxembourg when challenging EU secondary measures, and also Member
State courts were barred from applying these
rules directly
in their
judgments (Case C - 377 / 02 Van Parys [2005] ECR I - 01465).
The aims of the Brussels I (recast) are to provide unified
rules on conflicts of jurisdiction
in civil and commercial matters and to ensure the rapid recognition and enforcement of
judgments given
in member
states (recital 4).
The guiding principles
state that
judgments in the Family Division should be publicised unless there are compelling reasons to the contrary; children and incapacitated and vulnerable adults should not be identified unless there are compelling reasons to the contrary; and anonymity should not go beyond this unless there are compelling reasons to the contrary (Administration of Justice Act 1960, s 12; the Children Act 1989, s 103, Sch 13; and the Family Proceedings
Rules 2010, r 27.
I'm not familiar with the U.K.'s professional ethics
rules, but here
in the United
States, I have difficulty figuring out how firms can accept outside investors without compromising their independent
judgment or running into conflicts of interest.
A district court
ruling upheld the canons, granting summary
judgment in favor of the Arizona
state officials.
2 Sept. 25, 2014)(unpublished) is a real imbroglio involving bankruptcy adversary and
state court proceedings
in which vexatious litigant orders and fee recovery orders were entered, eventually with an attorney for a vexatious litigant being added as a
judgment debtor for purposes of certain vexatious litigant sanctions
rulings.
The Court, whose
judgments are binding on African
States, decided
in favor of Mr. Konaté,
ruling that his imprisonment for defamation violated the right to freedom of expression
in Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights, ordering Burkina Faso to revise its law to be consistent with the Charter and to pay compensation to Mr. Konaté.
92 JoEllen Lind, supra note 89, at 769 — 70 (citing 11
states rejecting all or part of the summary judgment standard articulated by the United States Supreme Court under Federal Rule Civil Procedure 56, and noting that differing state and federal summary judgment standards «make it much more likely that a defendant in federal court will obtain summary judgment than a defendant in state court»); J. Palmer Lockard, Summary Judgment in Pennsylvania: Time for Another Look at Credibility, 3
states rejecting all or part of the summary
judgment standard articulated by the United
States Supreme Court under Federal Rule Civil Procedure 56, and noting that differing state and federal summary judgment standards «make it much more likely that a defendant in federal court will obtain summary judgment than a defendant in state court»); J. Palmer Lockard, Summary Judgment in Pennsylvania: Time for Another Look at Credibility, 3
States Supreme Court under Federal
Rule Civil Procedure 56, and noting that differing
state and federal summary
judgment standards «make it much more likely that a defendant
in federal court will obtain summary
judgment than a defendant
in state court»); J. Palmer Lockard, Summary
Judgment in Pennsylvania: Time for Another Look at Credibility, 35 Duq.
Member
States, institutions of the Communities and any other natural or legal persons may,
in cases and under conditions to be determined by the
Rules of Procedure, institute third - party proceedings to contest a
judgment rendered without their being heard, where the
judgment is prejudicial to their rights.
(a) any court or tribunal of that
State against whose decisions there is no judicial remedy under national law may request the Court of Justice to give a preliminary
ruling on a question raised
in a case pending before it and concerning the validity or interpretation of an act referred to
in paragraph 1 if that court or tribunal considers that a decision on the question is necessary to enable it to give
judgment; or
Judgments handed down
in any of the Nordic
States which have made the declaration provided for
in subparagraph (a) under a forum of jurisdiction corresponding to one of those laid down
in Chapter II of this Regulation, shall be recognised and enforced
in the other Member
States under the
rules laid down
in Chapter III of this Regulation.
Judgments given before the date of application of this Regulation but after the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000
in proceedings instituted before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 shall be recognised and enforced
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of this Regulation provided they relate to divorce, legal separation or marriage annulment or parental responsibility for the children of both spouses on the occasion of these matrimonial proceedings and that jurisdiction was founded on
rules which accorded with those provided for either
in Chapter II of this Regulation or
in Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 or
in a convention concluded between the Member
State of origin and the Member
State addressed which was
in force when the proceedings were instituted.
Authentic instruments and agreements between parties that are enforceable
in one Member
State should be treated as equivalent to «
judgments» for the purpose of the application of the
rules on recognition and enforcement.
a) that
ruling is inconsistent with a
judgment or a decision of a competent authority on that matter given
in the
State under the law of which the intellectual property right arose; or b) proceedings concerning the validity of the intellectual property right are pending
in that
State.
On March 4, 2014, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
ruled that the $ 9.5 billion
judgment against Chevron
in Ecuador was the product of fraud and racketeering activity, finding it unenforceable
in the United
States and holding Steven Donziger liable for RICO violations.
This wording incorporates two important Community law principles which are explained further
in the same
judgment: «It is settled case law that
in the absence of Community
rules governing the matter it is for the domestic legal system of each member
state to... lay down the detailed procedural
rules governing actions for safeguarding rights which individuals derive from Community law, provided, however, that such
rules are not less favourable than those governing similar domestic actions (the principle of equivalence) and do not render virtually impossible or excessively difficult the exercise of rights conferred by Community law (the principle of effectiveness).»
And the effects of an even apparently and isolated
judgment enforcing this clause could extend to a potentially high number of
states, particularly those
in Eastern Europe where the respect of the
rule of law is continuously under threat.
Whereas the NPRM would have allowed health care providers to disclose an incapacitated patient's information to the facility's directory «at its discretion and consistent with good medical practice and any prior expressions of preference of which the covered entity [was] aware,» the final
rule states that
in these situations (and
in other emergency treatment circumstances), covered health care providers must make the decision on whether to include the patient's information
in the facility's directory
in accordance with professional
judgment as to the patient's best interest.
The summary
judgment ruling followed the court's July 30, 2015 denial of the plaintiff's motion for class certification,
in which the court, among other things, rejected Plaintiff's attempt to apply California law to a nationwide class
in this case, concluding that there were material differences
in states» right of publicity laws, and that other
states» interests
in applying their own right of publicity laws outweighed California's.
Section 164.510 (b) of the final
rule, disclosures to family or friends involved
in the individual's care,
states that when an individual is unable to agree or object to the disclosure due to incapacity or another emergency situation, a covered entity must determine based on the exercise of professional
judgment whether it is
in the individual's best interest to disclose the information.