Sentences with phrase «large civil settlement»

The Bingham Centre makes the valid point that the fact that cases such as Al Rawi (allegations of rendition and torture by the security services which resulted in a large civil settlement) have meant courts ordering more disclosure from the security services may be more a result of policy changes by the security services than of judicial activism which needs to be reined in.

Not exact matches

The settlements rank as the largest known recovery from Moody's and S&P in a private lawsuit for civil damages, Calpers said.

In 1998, cigarette - makers made a $ 248 billion civil settlement — the largest - ever — with 46 states to snuff out public health - related suits.

«State attorneys general told five of the nation's largest banks on Tuesday they face a potential liability of at least $ 17 billion in civil lawsuits if a settlement isn't reached to address improper foreclosure practices» a «figure [that] doesn't cover additional billions of dollars in potential claims from federal agencies,» the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Recent sex discrimination cases resulting in large settlements, in some cases awards of multi-million dollars, to be split with aggressive trial attorneys, are the latest examples of misusing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Steve Rattner is fighting back against the civil lawsuits filed against him by AG / Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo, which just so happen to come on the same day the SEC announced a $ 6.2 million settlement with the financier and GM, which Rattner helped save, debuted in the largest initial public offering in US history.

The Office of Campaign and Political Finance settlement with FESA required FESA to forfeit over $ 425,000 — the largest civil forfeiture in the agency's history, and prohibits them from fundraising, soliciting donations, or engaging in any election - related activity in Massachusetts for four years.

It can also be used as a framework for civil lawsuits to obtain large amounts of money through massive settlements.

Here's the Times: «In what officials say is the largest settlement ever in a government investigation of a mine disaster, Alpha Natural Resources agreed to pay $ 209 million in restitution and civil and criminal penalties for the role of its subsidiary, Massey Energy, in a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 men in West Virginia.»

1998: Davis Polk lawyers take a lead role in negotiating the landmark $ 206 billion tobacco settlement with 46 states — the largest settlement of civil litigation in history.

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At Sutliff & Stout, PLLC, we are dedicated to obtaining justice through the Texas civil courts and work tirelessly to ensure that each client we represent obtains the largest settlement or award possible.

In addition to the $ 2.6 million civil penalty, the second largest civil penalty the FTC has obtained under the FCRA, the settlement specifically prohibits the named CRA from:

America's five largest mortgage servicers settled with the government in their largest civil suit, second only to the tobacco settlement decades ago.