Sentences with phrase «known as class action»

As mechanisms for collective redress — better known as class action in the U.S. — spread across Europe, the European Commission is preparing to propose important new EU - wide legislation on collective redress this month.

By, Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform As mechanisms for collective redress — better known as class action in the U.S. — spread across Europe, the European Commission is preparing to propose important new EU - wide legislation on collective redress this month.

These lawsuits are known as class actions and require the representation of an experienced South Carolina personal injury attorney.

Not exact matches

The class action suit, which seeks to determine the constitutionality of Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, is being led by the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

A newly filed class action lawsuit seeks a hard fork of the Nano network in order to make whole customers of the BitGrail cryptocurrency exchange whose holdings in Nano tokens, or RaiBlocks (XRB) as they were known at the time, were stolen while under the marketplace's custodianship.

«As to whether they are a current shareholder [in Treasury Wine Estates] I don't know but they are a shareholder who under the funding agreement and the class action is run is a shareholder that bought shares in the period [August 17 2012 and July 14 2013].»

It was lump - in - the - throat stuff for everyone of a certain age, reviving memories of some of the great occasions and legendary names to grace a stadium that will be still be known, when it is replaced by a 61,000 - seater world - class arena, as White Hart Lane (pending naming rights) and which should be ready for action by the season after next.

As I wrote last week, consumer class action attorney Knoll Lowney sued the No on 522 and the Washington DC - based Grocery Manufactures Association (lobbyists for major food corporations) for not disclosing the donors behind GMA's $ 7 million - plus donation to stop I - 522, which would require genetically - engineered foods to be labeled.

The NYPD's no - beard policy, as it is known, is at the center of a federal class - action lawsuit filed on behalf of a Muslim police officer who says he was suspended during the fasting month of Ramadan for refusing to shave his one - inch beard.

X-Men: Apocalypse is officially confirmed to not only wrap up the trilogy that started with X-Men: First Class in 2011 and continued on in 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past, but also the entire franchise as we know it, under the guiding hand of producer Bryan Singer, who has directed four of the seven live - action movies.

The overview trailer showcases some of the things fans can look forward to seeing in FINAL FANTASY TYPE - 0 HD, including; the history and environments of the war - torn Kingdom of Orience, the fourteen brave young warriors of Class Zero; as well as the action packed battle system, with customisable magic spells, and the ability to summon fearsome monsters known as Eidolons!

Indeed, John Wick holds up years later as a straightforward yet savoury revenge drama with tragedy to spare (our protagonist is spurred to action by not only a dead wife and a stolen car but a murdered puppy, too), backstory that knows not to overstay its welcome (Wick is an erstwhile member of an international assassin class that gathers for respite in plush underground lodgings and abides by a strict professional code), and action that doesn't quit, all sauced up with a just - slightly smug sense of self - awareness.

Civil rights groups immediately filed a class action in federal court seeking to block implementation of Proposition 227, also known as the «English for the Children» initiative.

And now, when he was sixty - five years of age, the very political class he'd so attacked and hounded and scorned from his redoubt, mocked without consideration or respect for the ties of family or friendship (and he'd lost quite a few friends as a result; even a few relatives no longer spoke to him), that very same political class had decided to put the gigantic Colombian machinery of sycophancy into action to create a public homage that, for the first time in history, and perhaps the last, would celebrate a cartoonist.

SEATTLE — August 9, 2011 — Hagens Berman, a consumer rights class - action law firm, today announced it has filed a nationwide class - action lawsuit claiming that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and five of the nation's top publishers, including HarperCollins Publishers, a subsidiary of News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA), Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Group Inc., a subsidiary of Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) and Simon & Schuster Inc., a subsidiary of CBS (NYSE: CBS), illegally fix prices of electronic books, also known as e-books.

The more I look at the fedloan paperwork, the more paranoid I feel... Venting is good but if anyone out there is doing a class action law - suit or anything that holds these folks accountable and can do justice for us, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO JOIN YOU in bringing these folks to justice!!!

Restricting schools that participate in the federal student loan program from using abusive arbitration clauses (also known as «rip - off clauses») and class action bans to silence students» complaints, force students to «go it alone» with any claims they have against their school, and keep students» fraud claims against schools out of court;

Being a part of the class of drugs that inhibit the action of a family of enzymes known as the Janus Kinases or JAKs, JAK Inhibitors effectively block the signals generated by various cytokines.

Permethrin belongs to the class of insecticides known as pyrethroids and as such its mechanism of action is similar to all members of the group.

This is a chemical that belongs to a class of broad spectrum antiparasitic agents known as Milbemycins which, in turn, are similar in action to another group of antiparasitic agents called Avermectins.

It's not too dissimilar from previous titles, as it includes many familiar elements such as the iconic class system, but its focus on grouping with other players and a battle system that is more action - oriented was a jarring change for many players hoping for it to remain closer to the formula they knew and loved.

Guerrilla Games» (best known as makers of the Killzone series) futuristic action RPG delivers a master class in world building.

Increasingly, however, such dreams are turning to action — most notably in the case of the shocking May 2015 walkout of the University of Southern California's MFA class of 2016 (now known as the USC Seven), who left the program as a group while issuing collectively signed communiqués about their grievances with school administration over cuts in promised funding, treatment of tenured faculty and, perhaps most important, the very direction of the school's plans to emphasize already well - funded tech and design education over fine art.

Just wanted to let you know that I have filed a class action lawsuit on global warming in the International Criminal Court in the Hague, against all current leaders on all nations on Earth, in behalf of all future generations not born yet, forever and ever, as long as this human species shall last...... and for US$ 1 billion in damages, to be donated if case is accepted and won to groups fighting global warming now!

This call to action is also an opportunity for policymakers to integrate the impact of a class of super GHGs, known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), into climate and health planning.

As an experienced attorney or other class action litigation professional, you already know how wide ranging the grievances for class action lawsuits can be.

determining that, as a result of recent Supreme Court decisions, the litigation was now «prohibitively high - risk», but nevertheless requiring the plaintiff to incur the time, expense and exposure in proceeding with a class action that had become no longer viable.

The class action settlement lawyers at Harrell & Harrell, P.A. have years of experience representing individuals and organizations in prosecuting specialized cases known as business torts.

Inc. paid out more than US$ 20 million to settle a class action and consumer protection claims brought forward by a number of state governments, over the health benefits it attributed to its yogurt and a dairy drink product (In 2013, it settled a similar class action proceeding in Quebec, where it is known as Danone Inc., for an estimated $ 1.7 million, without admitting any wrongdoing).

The accusations came after a 2005 constitutional law class in which Peltz, a nationally known authority on the First Amendment and freedom of information, was described as having criticized affirmative action and having displayed a belittling satirical article from The Onion on Rosa Parks.

Notable mandates: Acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador regarding the development and financing of the Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Project, also known as the «Lower Churchill Project»; acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador concerning the development and operation of the Hebron offshore oilfield project and the Hibernia South oilfield expansion project; acting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in Labrador

In many instances, such as securities class actions and product liability claims, plaintiffs can be traced because they own shares of a stock or manufacturers know who bought their defective car.

Contingency fees, once regarded as an improper encouragement to sue, are commonplace, and class - action mass torts, while not yet at American levels of ubiquity, are no longer rare.

Elliott, who is known for his work on landmark constitutional cases such as same - sex marriage, has also been counsel on large class actions.

Some of the most common are wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, violations of the Family Medical Leave Act, violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Violations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees for expenses.

A class action, also known as a class proceeding, is a lawsuit in which one party, or a group of parties, may sue or be sued as representatives of a larger class.

Well known for class actions and securities as well as international arbitration and insolvency, peers observe that the firm «also has a big practice in product liability and professional liability.

As previously reported by E-TIPS ® Newsletter, the Applicant brought a class action against Facebook, alleging it had used her name and portrait in an advertisement product known as «Sponsored Stories» without her consent, contrary to the statutory tort created by British Columbia's Privacy Act, which arises when a name or a portrait of a person is used for the purpose of advertising or promoting the a sale of a product without that person's consent for such usAs previously reported by E-TIPS ® Newsletter, the Applicant brought a class action against Facebook, alleging it had used her name and portrait in an advertisement product known as «Sponsored Stories» without her consent, contrary to the statutory tort created by British Columbia's Privacy Act, which arises when a name or a portrait of a person is used for the purpose of advertising or promoting the a sale of a product without that person's consent for such usas «Sponsored Stories» without her consent, contrary to the statutory tort created by British Columbia's Privacy Act, which arises when a name or a portrait of a person is used for the purpose of advertising or promoting the a sale of a product without that person's consent for such use.

Acted for the families of injured and deceased pets in a trans - national class action, commonly known as the Menu Foods pet food contamination class action (Settlement pending 2008).

On Tuesday, August 31, 2010, the Canadian Press reported that a Montreal man filed a motion for leave to bring a class action suit against the Community of the Clerics of St. Viateur in Montreal and the Raymond - Dewar Institute (also known as the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb) and its priests.

As with all class actions, this will no doubt be a costly debate, with a slew of expert witnesses to be heard.

The Applicant brought a class action against Facebook, alleging it had used her name and portrait in an advertisement product known as «Sponsored Stories» without her consent, contrary to the statutory tort created by British Columbia's Privacy Act, which arises when a name or a portrait of a person is used for the purpose of advertising or promoting the sale of a product without that person's consent for such use.

Drawing upon some of the materials embedded in the social justice accounts of tort law, [16] Part IV clarifies why creating an intermediate retributive sanction under the right safeguards to the tort system is a superior way of punishing and preventing misconduct than strictly relying on compensatory damages, class actions for compensatory damages, extra-compensatory damages for victim - vindication, the criminal justice system as we know it, or even a privately enforced criminal justice system.

If, as I have suggested, there was no evidence of these medical experiments known at the time that the class action suits were begun or at the time when the out - of - court agreement was negotiated, are people who may have been subjects of these experiments not on good grounds to begin a new class action?

Dead peasant life insurance has led to many class action lawsuits against companies abusing this strategy of purchasing corporate owned life insurance, also known as COLI, on its non-key employees and has also led to the IRS establishing specific guidelines and requirements for all employer owned life insurance policies purchased after August 17, 2006.

As for whether I'm paid by Groupon, take a look previous reporting on the company and decide for yourself (it might be helpful to know, for instance, that I broke the story about the employee class action).

The news about the exploding iPhone 6s Plus comes amid reports that class action lawsuits were filed against the Cupertino giant in Canada due to the notorious malfunctioning phenomenon that persists among older iPhones known as «touch disease.»

In 2015 alone, BMW Manufacturing Co.; Chuck E. Cheese, also known as CEC Entertainment; Food Lion; Home Depot Inc.; and Whole Foods Market Inc. paid substantial Fair Credit Reporting Act class - action lawsuit settlements ranging from $ 716,400 to $ 3 million for conducting illegal background checks, failing to disclose background checks to applicants and breaking other FCRA rules.

The answer will provide you with what you need to know as regards filing as part of the class action, or other means of adjudicating the issue for future declarations you may need, or be required to provide to a future buyer at some juncture down the road, should you find yourself in an insurance claim (because a claim record attaches to the property, and stays with the property for ever).