Sentences with phrase «lawsuit against the state of»

The NRA is filing a lawsuit against the state of Florida after Governor Rick Scott signed a bill prohibiting gun sales to anyone younger than 21 on Friday.

April, 2012: The PMA won its lawsuit against the State of Illinois.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Hours after the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the state of New York for what it called the unequal treatment, abuse and denial of rights of farmworkers, the governor said he won't fight it in court.

In 1987, the first issue of FairTest's newsletter, the Examiner reported on a legal victory won by four black teachers in their lawsuit against the state of Alabama.

Also on Monday, the Center for Individual Rights announced it was filing a lawsuit against the state of California and the California Teachers Association on behalf of eight teachers and the Association of American Educators.

In June, a group of educators, parents and school districts filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado that seeks to enforce Amendment 23, a voter - approved measure that called for more school funding.

On February 6, The Center for Individual Rights filed a lawsuit against the state of California and the California Teachers Association on behalf of eight California public school teachers and the Association of American Educators.

She clearly has a solid basis for her lawsuit against the state of New York in which she claims her score was «arbitrary and capricious.»

In 2015, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada filed a lawsuit against the state of Nevada to prevent the implementation, claiming the ESA program was unconstitutional.

The plaintiffs, Students Matter — a nonprofit founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur David Welch — filed the Vergara lawsuit against the State of California, its Department of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

To challenge this inequity under the Illinois Civil Rights Act, Chicago Public Schools filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois on February 14, 2017.

Founded in 2004, the coalition filed a lawsuit against the state of Connecticut in 2005.

«If these measures were to pass, companies will have no other option but to file a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma,» said Yates «If you go bankrupt or they unload a project because of the economics of it, you also have the potential of school districts that bonded these projects — who's going to foot that bill?

«It's really devastating to the point of — you hate to tell people this — but if these measures were to pass, companies will have no other option but to file a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma,» said Yates in an extensive interview with OK Energy Today.

Spanish lighting company Santa & Cole has filed a lawsuit against the State of Qatar due to the counterfeiting of 920 street lamps (image above) designed by architect Beth Gali in 1998, and launched the campaign website Qatar Fakes to spread the word about what might be one of the biggest cases of public large - scale forgery in the history of design.

Pareto and Arguello filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida and won, and the necessary language is now updated.

08/23/16: Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support / U.S. v. Georgia (N.D. Ga. 2016): The United States filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia in federal district court to remedy violations of the ADA pertaining to the State's failure to provide thousands of public school students with behavior - related disabilities with appropriate mental health and therapeutic educational services and supports in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs.

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON, May 1 - A District of Columbia federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by state bank regulators against the U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich wrote in her decision tossing out the case, issued late on Monday.

At a recent Michigan State board of trustees meeting, a Larry Nassar victim came forth and accused the school's interim President John Engler of attempting to get her to agree to a payoff in a meeting without her lawyers so she would drop her civil lawsuit against the school.

The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Business Law.

Oregon has filed a lawsuit against software giant Oracle that accuses that company of fraud for its role in building the state's failed health insurance exchange.

The suit comes weeks after Oracle filed its own lawsuit against the state in which it accuses officials of breach of contract.

As for Schneiderman, at the end of the five - day period he will likely file a lawsuit against the two companies that would demand they be barred from doing business in New York, and would require them to pay state fines and potentially pay back restitutions to New York customers as well.

Correction: A previous version of this story stated that Rava's class action lawsuit against the Oakland A's concerned a hat giveaway at a «Mother's Day game» in 2004.

In February 2018, 3M reached an agreement with the State of Minnesota that resolved the previously disclosed Natural Resource Damages (NRD) lawsuit filed by the State against the Company related to certain PFCs present in the environment.

The first German consumer to file a lawsuit against VW has been identified; and many are sure to follow on the continent and in the U.S. West Virginia's attorney - general also has filed suit against VW on behalf of consumers in that state who were allegedly deceived.

Right - wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, will take the stand Wednesday to testify about his prison isolation on the second day of his lawsuit against the Norwegian state.

Several West Virginia counties have filed lawsuits in recent months against drug wholesalers McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen for failing to report suspicious orders of opioids in the state.

Last Monday, Washington was the first state to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the enforcement of the order.

Her notable cases also include Ford Spark Plugs, as well as multiple cases against Hyundai for a dangerous safety defect in the side air bag system of its Tiburon model vehicles, as well as class - action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motor Company after regulators announced the companies overstated the fuel economy for many vehicles they sold in the United States, culminating in a settlement worth more than $ 255 million.

A District of Columbia federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by state bank regulators against the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency over its proposal to offer charters that would let so - called fintech companies do business nationwide.

Last week, John F. Kelly, the president's chief of staff, told associates that he did not see how the State of Texas, which has led the charge against the DACA policy, could proceed with a lawsuit while parts of the state are still underwater from Hurricane HaState of Texas, which has led the charge against the DACA policy, could proceed with a lawsuit while parts of the state are still underwater from Hurricane Hastate are still underwater from Hurricane Harvey.

Bartz argued that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act would now pre-empt state law under the rule and that the rule improperly created a private right of action that could set up class - action lawsuits against insurance companies and agents.

Shortly thereafter, Daniels added a complaint in her lawsuit against Cohen, alleging defamation when on February 13 he stated in reference to claims of an affair that, «Just because something isn't true doesn't mean it can't cause you harm or damage,» implying that Daniels is lying about the affair.

Kenneth G. Langone, the co-founder of Home Depot and former director of the New York Stock Exchange, helped fund Maurice R. Greenberg's lawsuit against the United States government over the bankruptcy of the American International Group, which was viewed as being as much as about money as about principle.

Lawsuits filed against one of the nation's largest student loan servicers by the federal government's consumer watchdog and two states highlight the importance of knowing your options for repaying student loan debt.

These statements might include your assurance that the business is legally able to do business in the state, that the business has filed all its tax returns and paid all its taxes, that there are no liens or lawsuits against the business that could affect its ability to pay back the loan, and that the financial statements of the business are true and accurate.

In March, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the federal government would support a series of lawsuits filed by states against drug manufacturers.

The suit was filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for the college by the Becket Fund, the same law firm that is representing multiple lawsuits against the HHS policy.

InterVarsity has long had a strict policy that its leadership can only identify as Christian, and the lawsuit against Wayne State articulated that the action to dismiss the organization is a violation of religious freedom.

Jeanne's legacy lives on today in some 200 homes operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor, thirty - one of which are in the United States, including the one in Denver which brought the first - ever class lawsuit against Obamacare.

In addition to the lawsuit's co-plaintiffs, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) filed a separate lawsuit on Jan. 12 against USDA for withdrawing the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices regulation.

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A Mississippi father of a high school football player filed a class - action lawsuit this week against the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations.

We are happy to report in response to a lawsuit filed against the Commonwealth's regulatory use of priority habitat screening to protect endangered species, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled unanimously to affirm the state's authority under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA).

Beef Products Inc., maker of lean, finely textured beef (aka LFTB and commonly referred to as «pink slime») has announced this morning that it is filing a state court defamation lawsuit against ABC News arising out of the network's coverage of the... [Continue reading]

«This is the largest amount of money ever concealed in an election,» says Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, as tobacco - style tactics by likes of PepsiCo and Nestle are revealed in Washington State's lawsuit against the Grocery Manufacturers Association over GMO labeling fight.

Two class action lawsuits against companies Nestle and Hershey in the United States were dismissed after a federal court ruled there is no duty to disclose the use of child labour in the cocoa supply chain.

Allies of convicted felon and former state senator Hiram Monserrate, who is now running for the NYC Council, say they will file a lawsuit against NYC Board of Elections for moving polling sites from his stronghold in LeFrak City in Queens.

Since May, Cuomo's state Democratic Committee has served as the conduit for all things anti-Astorino: His fight with the Department of Housing and Urban Development over affordable housing, his conservative stance on abortion and a lawsuit filed against him stemming from the obscure battles within the Independence Party in Westchester County.