Sentences with phrase «largest federal cases»

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In a filing with the federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois, lawyers for the plaintiffs called the settlement the «largest ever» in a case alleging excessive fees in 401 (k) litigation.

The NYT tells the story of the 2011 bootlegging case that turned out to be the tip of a criminal scheme that within three years would be used as evidence in an unimaginably larger case, a federal corruption investigation that would ultimately reach deep into New York City's highest offices of power.

Longtime WNY Democratic political operative G. Steven Pigeon, who is charged in two separate state cases, now faces a federal complaint, accused of trying to arrange a large contribution by a foreign national to what his attorney identified as Cuomo's 2014 re-election campaign.

Two real estate developers hired the law firm to represent them in tax challenge cases in return for Silver allegedly backing the renewal of state tax incentives for developers of large housing projects that include affordable units, according to federal charges.

April 1, 2004: In late March, the boys from AAR Contractor are spotted in federal court in Syracuse being convicted in one of the largest cases of environmental fraud in the nation's history.

Shortly afterwards, a reader sent us a link to cases of political corruption involving Lally, his questionable campaign disclosures, even a book casting him into history as the recipient of one of the largest penalties ever handed down from the Federal Elections Commission in 1998:

Brodsky added that he thinks a number of the larger corruption cases were prosecuted by the federal authorities simply because they fell under federal jurisdiction.

Referring specifically to the state construction projects Newsday reviewed, Azzopardi said, «The largest portion of the contracts you are referencing are publicly bid and vetted by the offices of the attorney general, the comptroller and in many cases federal transportation officials.

R&D programs are contained within the budgets of various federal agencies, in some cases representing a major share of the agency's budget and activities, in others, a relatively small portion of a much larger set of programs.

«The Wolf of Wall Street «Synopsis: A New York stockbroker with a ridiculously decadent lifestyle refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, organized crime and the federal government.

To discern the larger contours of the legal climate facing schools, we analyzed all appellate - level federal and state court cases in which school efforts to discipline and control students have been challenged.

But, under the Obama administration, civil rights and student groups have quickly turned to federal data to make the case that these events are part of a larger pattern of unfair...

The federal government, which is administered by several agencies that include the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the U.S. National Park Service, the Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and in some cases the Utah State Department of State Parks, owns approximately 64 percent of the state of Utah The Bureau of Land Management manages approximately 36 percent of the land, making it the largest single landowner in the state.

(B)(i) that such unit shall be located at an organizational level and shall have an organizational status within such State agency comparable to that of other major organizational units of such agency, or (ii) in the case of an agency described in clause (1)(B)(ii), either that such unit shall be so located and have such status, or that the director of such unit shall be the executive officer of such State agency; except that, in the case of a State which has designated only one State agency pursuant to clause (1) of this subsection, such State may, if it so desires, assign responsibility for the part of the plan under which vocational REHABILITATION services are provided for the blind to one organizational unit of such agency, and assign responsibility for the rest of the plan to another organizational unit of such agency, with the provisions of this clause applying separately to each of such units; provide for financial participation by the State, or if the State so elects, by the State and local agencies to meet the amount of the non - Federal share; provide that the plan shall be in effect in all political subdivisions, except that in the case of any activity which, in the judgment of the Secretary, is likely to assist in promoting the vocational REHABILITATION of substantially larger numbers of handicapped individuals or groups of handicapped individuals the Secretary may waive compliance with the requirement herein that the plan be in effect in all political subdivisions of the State to the extent and for such period as may be provided in accordance with regulations prescribed by him, but only if the non - Federal share of the * cost of such vocational REHABILITATION services is met from funds made available by a local agency (including, to the extent permitted by such regulations, funds contributed to such agency by a private agency, organization, or individual);

(2) certain forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, early neutral evaluation, minitrials, and voluntary arbitration, may have potential to reduce the large backlog of cases now pending in some Federal courts throughout the United States, thereby allowing the courts to process their remaining cases more efficiently; and

Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue offered only short answers in testimony Thursday in federal court when questioned by U.S. Justice Department prosecutors trying to solidify their case that Apple, along with five of the largest book publishers, worked together to illegally set the prices of electronic books for the market.

For very large cases, the Federal Trade Commission may be involved.

In a Chapter 7 case, the most common type of personal bankruptcy, the court doesn't allow an individual to keep their assets, but most exemptions allowed under state and federal law are large enough to cover a secured debt such as a house mortgage a car loan.

Navient believes that the Illinois and Washington cases should be thrown out mainly because state law is secondary to federal laws that govern the nation's largest student loan servicer.

A case in point is the Treasury Department's press release touting its decision to permit «10 of the largest U.S. financial institutions» to begin repaying $ 68 billion in federal bailout money.

Further, we strongly oppose subjecting small, in - home breeders with as few as 5 breeding females to federal regulations, forcing them to give up their privacy and requiring them to replace living and care standards that are appropriate for household pets with ones designed for large commercial settings, especially when oversight from state and local authorities and the AKC is available in many cases at no additional cost to the taxpayer.

On the federal level, at least two larger fines of $ 12K and $ 17k were issued to dog breeders in Iowa by the USDA in other cases.

Even Google Scholar — which is completely free — lets you keyword search a large body of federal and state reported cases and filter results by court.

These kinds of cases can be large and complex, and may have to go to federal court if they involve multiple parties from different states.

Kevin has tried a large number of jury cases to verdict in state and federal courts in Connecticut, and boasts a significant win rate.

A large number of federal appellate courts state on the face of their precedential opinions that the date on which the opinion issued is the date on which the case was decided.

Our financial services litigators handle financial services class actions in federal and state courts; bad faith litigation; interpleader cases; trust litigation, escrow arrangements and garnishments; general contract disputes and alleged statutory violations; loan modifications, bad loans and other matters arising from lender - borrower relationships; bankruptcy litigation, including preference and fraudulent conveyance claims; and management of electronic data discovery in large, complex cases.

And though the quantity of marijuana at issue is small, the case points to larger issues involving conflicts between state and federal laws regarding the drug.

That was certainly the case last month when he decided to take Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews to task for her decision to step in and provide essential health care coverage for large numbers of refugee claimants who had been cut out of the federal government's longstanding refugee health care program.

In 2005, led by personal injury attorney Deborah J. Gander, the firm obtained the largest amount ever awarded in a Federal Tort Claims Act case.

In addition to the largest award for its time ($ 60.8 million) in a Federal Tort Claims Act case, our law firm has handled many complex, high - profile claims involving brain injuries.

Just two days after Public.Research.Org published 1.8 million pages of copyright - free federal case law online (see my post), the company that provided it with those cases, Fastcase, unveiled an even larger free library of cases, statutes, regulations, court rules and legal forms.

Due to the office's location in the nation's capital, Mr. Machen was frequently responsible for representing the United States in matters of great significance to the entire country, including the successful prosecution of the largest domestic bribery and bid - rigging scheme in the history of federal contracting, and a number of landmark settlements in False Claims Act cases against government contractors, healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies.

David has tried cases in numerous state and federal courts, trying matters ranging from small disagreements to large, multi-party disputes with millions of dollars in controversy.

[13] Chief Justice James Allsop of the Federal Court of Australia summarised the ethical issues which arise as a result of the conflict the billable hours system creates between the economic pressure on a firm to maximise its profit and the ethical pressure on lawyers to work in their client's best interest: «Only a very slight change of focus needs to be made by a lawyer to change from (a) expecting a profitable return from running as well and efficiently as possible a large case in court, to (b) planning how to make as much money as possible from running the same large case in court.»

Also, our lawyers tackle trucking accident cases, which can often involve multi-party claims, large insurance corporations, and federal regulations considerations.

No matter how complex your case is, our lawyers are able to present an effective argument on your behalf even in numerous large - scale matters, including class and collective action litigation in state and federal court.

Moving those cases to federal court will ensure that state judges will no longer «routinely approve settlements in which the lawyers receive large fees and the class members receive virtually nothing,» he added.

Consumer class actions are civil federal or state court cases brought by one or more individuals on behalf of themselves and a larger group or «class» of individuals who have suffered the same harm.

Most defective medical device cases involve complicated state and federal regulations as well as defendants who are typically large corporations.

He advises large national corporations on complex litigation in the areas of product liability defense, mass tort defense, class action and multidistrict litigation, as well as regional companies and locally owned concerns, in court cases in both state and federal systems.

In cases of collisions involving 18 - wheelers, tractor - trailers, or other large motor vehicles, additional, complex issues arise, including whether the at - fault driver has complied with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

Wage and Hour Litigation and Counseling: Our lawyers have defended an array of clients in some of the largest, most complex state and federal class and collective wage and hour cases.

In the United States, the federal court plays a larger role in these types of cases.

Our criminal lawyers possess vast experience in defending individuals from large felony cases in federal and state courts.

We represent small and large employers in class actions and individual cases in state and federal courts, arbitrations and mediations.

For these large plans, federal law provides that reimbursement is permissible in accident and injury cases where there is a recovery.

It is, I think, both noteworthy and important, that Chief Justice Dickson had earlier, in Big M Drug Mart, an early Charter case on the federal Lord's Day Act, devoted considerable space to describing, elaborating and defining the meaning of «a purposive interpretation,» both at large and specifically in a constitutional context.

Mr. Abadin has tried cases in both state and federal courts in Florida, where he has represented some of the world's largest multinational corporations and insurance companies.

Oct 23, 2017) highlights the importance of educating the court on what you think is the most streamlined, cost - effective approach to discovery.OverviewWhile the Court of Federal Claims doesn't often deal with large document e-discovery issues, but in this case, shareholders sued the government on a Fifth Amendment claim for regulatory taking based on the denial of stock dividends.