Sentences with phrase «law on behalf of every state»

The AG, Maura Healey, is asking for statutory damages under Massachusetts consumer and data security law on behalf of every state resident whose private information was exposed when hackers broke into Equifax's systems — regardless of wheth

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The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

«It's my responsibility as attorney general to defend the rule of law, to uphold the Constitution on behalf of the people of this state.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

The outraged scientist sued under a law governing copyright issues that Colombia created to establish better trade relations with the United States, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which has been advocating on behalf of Gomez.

The directors are also entitled to (i) have the Company purchase directors» and officers» liability insurance on their behalf in reasonable amounts, (ii) the benefits of indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law and by the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and any indemnification agreements, and (iii) exculpation as provided by state law and the Articles of Incorporation.

In response, Mr. Gross led the vanguard, developing the ground - breaking legal theory of applying common law to individual actions in state court on behalf of large institutional investors who purchased shares on foreign exchanges.

Former member of the Council of the Corporate Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, charged with proposing annual amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law on behalf of the Delaware State Bar Association

Earlier this week, I went to a small town about 40 minutes east of where I live to speak on behalf of the immigrant community in the hopes that the city council wouldn't vote to oppose SB 54 (California's major piece of legislation that creates real limits on state and municipal law enforcement from being used for immigration enforcement).

A motion filed on behalf of the district by the law firm of Gardner, Carton & Douglas contended that the court wrongly granted a request by the state Department of Transportation to delay the demolition.

«NYSUT is going to have to answer for its illegal spending on behalf of Senate Democrat candidates in Buffalo and all across this state, and they are going to have to do so in a court of law,» said Senate Republican spokesman Scott Reif.

The statement added that Governor Ambode and his entire cabinet, on behalf of the good people of Lagos State appreciate and congratulate the Fawehinmi family for keeping the flag of what Gani represents to the law profession and the civil society flying through the sustenance of the colloquium to celebrate his birthday annually.

· Amend The Penal Law To Prohibit Undisclosed Self - Dealing By Public Officials: To address the Supreme Court's decision in Skilling, which severely hampered the federal government's ability to prosecute cases involving deprivation of «honest services» by public officials, New York State should enact a felony - level crime of «Undisclosed Self - Dealing» to target public officials who further their own financial self - interest while purporting to be acting on behalf of their constituents or government employer.

His signs loan contracts on behalf of the state, his daughters, brother and nephews have taken over the oil industry, his nephew has been offered of lucrative contract to review all contracts signed under the previous administration, his former wife appointed appointed an ambassador, his «Nigerian in laws» have been offered juicy contracts etc..

The Department of Financial Services on Wednesday announced Deutsche Bank will pay $ 258 million for violations of the state banking law over transactions on behalf of countries that under U.S. sanctions, including Iran, Libya, Syria, Burma, and Sudan.

«As such, and on behalf of the 2 1/2 million members of the New York State AFL - CIO, I call upon the New York City Parks Department to use their contractual authority to force Dean Poll to follow the law and respect the rights of their employees.»

And according to the Daily News, he now has «extensive evidence of potential violations» of the state nonprofit laws on behalf of the company and «a number of its officers, including Espada.»

At issue are the constitutionality of laws in 22 states — including New York — that force public employees who do not want to belong to unions to pay unions «agency fees» for bargaining collectively on their behalf.

In a joint statement released shortly after noon, the mayor (a former state senator himself) and the veteran congressman (a former state assemblyman) cited Kennedy's «hard work» and «relentless fight» on behalf of working families inthe 63rd Senate District, noting his push for the UB 2020 plan and success in strengthening penalties for child abuse through the passage of Jay - J's Law.

Law students working with Yale's legal services organization plan to file a class - action lawsuit in Federal District Court today against Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and the state's acting and former health commissioners on behalf of residents affected by Connecticut's Ebola quarantine policies, including two who were Yale graduate students.

The arguments against paid sick leave, as stated in the Capital Region Chamber's petition opposing Local Law «C» on behalf of its more than 2400 area businesses and organizations, include: the proposal will hurt our economy, reduce jobs, lower the county's sales tax revenue, and act as «an impediment to attracting, retaining and growing jobs.»

An amendment to state campaign finance law months before the 2014 campaign season began allowed state political parties to make unlimited payments on behalf of most candidates for organizational expenses.

Kennedy, Malloy, their representatives and top Democrats have long insisted that state party expenditures on behalf of the two campaigns was legal under state campaign finance law.

«Our Congressional Delegation has worked tirelessly on behalf of all New Yorkers, securing federal funds for critical programs and passing laws that make our State and our country a better place to live, work and raise a family.»

Mr. Cuomo has other plans to generate revenue, including changing New York's online sales tax law, which currently requires large online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay to collect sales tax on behalf of the state on shipments to New York buyers if the seller is also in New York.

Prosecutors are looking at whether de Blasio's donors received favorable city action, after giving to his campaign, and also whether de Blasio may have bent the state's campaign finance laws when he solicited donations on behalf of Democratic candidates running for the State Senate, in state's campaign finance laws when he solicited donations on behalf of Democratic candidates running for the State Senate, in State Senate, in 2014.

The prosecution alleges that Mr. Silver steered state grants to mesothelioma research to Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital in exchange for a doctor there, Dr. Robert Taub, referring patients to a law firm that sues on behalf of such patients, Weitz & Luxenberg, where Mr. Silver was of counsel and received lucrative payments for referring clients with asbestos cases.

The town of North Elba will enlist a UAlbany law school professor to, on the town's behalf, appeal the decision of a Franklin County judge that the state's plan to build a 34 - mile rail trail from Lake Placid to Tupper Lake was «arbitrary and capricious» and failed to follow numerous state laws.

Federal law allows leeway for money from a party's «federal account» — which is regulated by the FEC and intended to promote election of federal candidates for Congress — to be spent on «federal election activity» such as «get - out - the - vote» activities on behalf of congressional candidates that also could benefit a candidate for state office.

The Acting Chairman of the Commission, Hon. Abdullahi Bako, who made the presentation on behalf of the Commission explained that the amendment had become necessary given the fact that the Commission is restricted by its extant law to prosecute cases only in State High courts which has hampered its prosecutorial effectiveness because high profile defendants often wield substantial influence within a sState High courts which has hampered its prosecutorial effectiveness because high profile defendants often wield substantial influence within a statestate.

Let me, on behalf of Plateau State, thank you and your men, who have been making sacrifices to work towards restoring peace, law and order not just in Plateau State, but all over Nigeria.»

In 2007, the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, acting on behalf of the Bronx Committee for Toxic Free Schools, a coalition of parents, neighborhood residents and community organizations, successfully sued the School Construction Authority and the Department of Education for violating the Public Authorities Law and the State Environmental Quality Review Act by not disclosing a Site Management Plan.

Statement on behalf of Climate Action Network Europe, Carbon Market Watch, European Environmental Bureau, Sandbag, Transport & Environment, and WWF European Policy Office EU governments must step back from irreparably weakening Europe's biggest climate law, six of Europe's leading environmental NGOs have said, after talks between member states and the European Parliament ended in deadlock...

When filed by attorneys on behalf of students at three Los Angeles Unified middle schools in 2010, the lawsuit challenged the state law mandating teacher layoffs based on seniority.

Eileen B. Sigmund, Arizona Charter Schools Association President and CEO, released the following statement today on the Fiscal Year 2018 state budget: «On behalf of public charter schools across Arizona, we commend Governor Ducey for signing into law a pro-education spending plan that makes critical investments in K - 12 students, teachers and schoolon the Fiscal Year 2018 state budget: «On behalf of public charter schools across Arizona, we commend Governor Ducey for signing into law a pro-education spending plan that makes critical investments in K - 12 students, teachers and schoolOn behalf of public charter schools across Arizona, we commend Governor Ducey for signing into law a pro-education spending plan that makes critical investments in K - 12 students, teachers and schools.

As a licensed doctoral psychologist and authority on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related federal disability laws, Howie has been an expert witness — testifying on behalf of parents, school districts, and state education departments — in many federal or state court cases, and innumerable due process hearings.

The Robles - Wong lawsuit was filed in 2010 by three state education organizations — the California School Boards Association, the Association of California School Administrators and the state PTA, with the California Teachers Association later joining the case — along with Stanford Law School professor Bill Koski and pro bono attorneys on behalf of nine school districts and 60 students from across the state.

Torlakson: As the top education official in the state, Torlakson was a defendant in the lawsuit and led the charge on behalf of the state to appeal the ruling with a statement that the judge's decision is «not supported by the facts or the law.»

Via Edweek by Stephen Sawchuck A second lawsuit challenging New York laws governing teacher tenure, layoffs, and dismissals has been filed on behalf of seven schoolchildren in the state.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

Last week, a new lawsuit was filed on behalf of consumers in 33 states, and this one seeks the full amount allowable under the law, or triple the amount that consumers presumably lost due to the collusion to overcharge for ebooks.

(2) The terms and conditions of payment, including the total of all payments to be made by the consumer, whether to the credit repair business or to some other person; (3) A complete and detailed description of the services to be performed and the results to be achieved by the credit repair business for or on behalf of the consumer, including all guarantees and all promises of full or partial refunds and a list of the adverse information appearing on the consumer's credit report that the credit repair business expects to have modified; (4) The principal business address of the credit repair business and the name and address of its agent in this State authorized to receive service of process; and (5) One of the following statements, as appropriate, in substantially the following form: a. «As required by North Carolina law, this credit repair business has secured a bond by..........

The website, www.annualcreditreport.com, is run by the three major credit reporting agencies on behalf of the federal government to comply with a law that states that the credit reporting bureaus must give each consumer one free copy of their credit report every year when requested.

He shall make or cause to be made on behalf of the Club whatever tax reports are required by law to be made to federal or state agencies.

Attorney at Collier Law and Co-founder of a PAC and PetNet.love, Brenda Collier discusses her work with the Texas Legislature and the Texas Veterinary Medical Examiners on behalf of companion animals, and how you can make a difference by advancing the No - Kill movement in your area through local and state politics.

The Humane Society of the United States, on behalf of its more than 800,000 supporters in New York, applauds state Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Darrel Aubertine, D - Watertown, and Committee members for passing legislation to strengthen animal fighting laws and stop the proliferation of large - scale puppy mills in New York.

«We are here on behalf of the state of Arkansas as the state's lawyer, as a constitutional officer empowered by the General Assembly to enforce our laws and we were here to conduct an investigation, not take a tour.

«The son - in - law of the Angolan president, a private businessman, should not be working so closely with the state company which is responsible for managing Angola's oil on behalf of its citizens,» said Diarmid O'Sullivan of Global Witness.

With a Military Power of Attorney, soldiers can give family members the power to act on their behalf without worrying about local requirements: generally speaking, the document is legally binding regardless of state laws.

California law allows certain state and local officials, including the San Francisco city attorney, to bring lawsuits on behalf of all state residents.