Sentences with phrase «kind federal lawsuit»

The attorneys are calling it a first - of - its - kind federal lawsuit, and should it prove successful, it could turn environmental law on its head.

Not exact matches

The state attorney general, Patrick Morrisey (R), is leading a 24 - state lawsuit to kill it, and the state Legislature last year passed a law that limits the kind of plan that the state's environment agency, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), can write to meet federal goals.

In her 30 + years in practice, she has handled just about every kind of lawsuit you can think of — from shareholder derivative suits to medical device litigation, from disputes about insurance (life, title, commercial general liability) to claims based on federal statutes (RICO, TCPA, ERISA).

The possibility for more universal disclosure requirements moved one step closer last week, when three U.S. Senators introduced legislation that would make litigation financing disclosure mandatory in certain kinds of federal court lawsuits.

Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court hears an incredibly important case called Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, stemming from a federal lawsuit brought under the Alien Tort statute, a remarkable federal law that allows people from countries outside the United States to sue foreign individuals and multinational corporations that commit human rights violations abroad - like torture, crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, disappearances, summary execution, that kind of thing.

CrowdJustice does some due diligence to ensure none of the parties to the lawsuit are subject to any kind of national or international sanctions (such as Securities and Exchange Commission violations, federal or international court matters) and verifies that the case in question is under active litigation by a licensed attorney.

Civil court records: Civil judgments regarding lawsuits may be entered at either the County or Federal level, and might be relevant for candidates for many kinds of positions.