Sentences with phrase «lawyers than a lawsuit»

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When judges appoint the lawyers in their courtroom, speed can be more important than a vigorous defense, a lawsuit says.

Former Playboy model Karen McDougal has filed a lawsuit for the right to speak publicly about what her lawyer says was a «sexual relationship» she had with Donald Trump more than a decade ago.

In 1914 the Tennessee Supreme Court reversed, however, resting its judgment heavily on the fact that the church had never validated its patronage by any significant financial subsidy (university lawyers pointed out that the church had expended more on the lawsuit than it had contributed to the university before the controversy had arisen) and that during the first three decades of Vanderbilt's existence they had never asserted their supervisory powers.

«Wayne State — an arm of the Michigan State government — makes the remarkable claim that it violates university policies for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship to choose only Christian leaders rather than Jewish, Muslim or atheist ones,» says the lawsuit, filed by lawyers with Becket, a religious nonprofit.

County lawyers anticipated that rejecting this year's bids might spur a complaint from Suit - Kote, but they calculated that any legal challenge from Suit - Kote would be much cheaper to defend than a full - blown lawsuit, Mahoney said.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Lawyers representing more than a dozen parents in three lawsuits are urging a state judge to block a magazine executive from becoming New York City schools chancellor starting next week.

Lawyers for the state and a coalition of state employee unions have negotiated a settlement of the unions» long - running federal lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of more than 2,500 unionized workers who were laid off in 2003 by then - Gov.

The Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York plans to release a report today detailing more than $ 6.3 million in lobbying and $ 14.6 million in campaign contributions by New York's major trial lawyer groups and individual attorneys and firms.

And it may have been worth rolling the dice when the lawsuit's costs will amount to little more than the union's lawyers» time.

According to the lawyers, more than 52,000 Canadian homeowners could be eligible for refund cheques if the lawsuit succeeds.

The number of lawsuits filed over delinquent student loans that were made by private lenders has increased significantly in the past two years, lawyers told The Associated Press, even though borrowers are missing payments much less often than they did during the height of the recession.

Renters insurance is far less expensive than paying a lawyer to defend you against a lawsuit, especially one that's frivolous or resulting from injuries that just aren't all that serious.

As a result, rather than ask businesses to correct an ADA violation to allow for access, many lawyers approach noncompliant businesses seeking a payout to avoid filing a lawsuit.

Our lawyer has handled more than 250 lawsuits and class action cases against Ford and Firestone / Bridgestone over tire defects that caused serious SUV rollovers.

A lawyer can do much more than file a lawsuit and take a case to court.

There are 400,000 more lawyers in the United States than there are doctors, so it's a relief that this Super Bowl of Lawsuits is finally happening.

More than half (52 %) of lawyers recently interviewed by Robert Half Legal said they've seen an increase in lawsuits linked to images or information found on social media and mobile devices.

Though the lawsuit against Avvo apparently relates to downgrading of lawyers by the Web site itself rather than commentors, because Avvo invites lawyer and client testimonials, it could also face lawsuits by attorneys upset about negative comments.

Sokolove Law has more than 30 years of experience in working on dangerous drug lawsuits, and our dangerous drug lawyers can help you or your loved one obtain compensation for a drug - related injury.

Given that Texas law has a 51 percent bar when it comes to comparative negligence, if a personal injury lawyer believes that you were more than 50 percent responsible for the accident that caused your injuries, that lawyer may decline to take your case, recognizing that you are unlikely to recover anything if you file a personal injury lawsuit.

Loretta Merritt is one of the few lawyers in Ontario who has more than 25 years of experience representing men, women and children in sexual assault and abuse lawsuits.

The burn victim lawyers at Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C. have been filing burn victim lawsuits in Kansas City for more than 15 years.

Fostoria child injury lawyers know that this law states that any lawsuit that alleges personal injury must be filed in court no more than two years after the injury happened.

So, rather than leaving you searching Google to find out what your lawyer is talking about, let's start by going through some common legal terms in Pennsylvania lawsuits:

We have more than two decades of experience helping clients pursue medical malpractice lawsuits and wrongful death claims, and our lawyers have recovered substantial compensation for the harm our clients have suffered as a result of hospital negligence, physician negligence and nursing negligence.

originally published by The Lawyers Weekly By some estimates, any given billion - dollar corporation faces more than 500 lawsuits every year.

Sullivan Law is backed by a team of lawyers who have decades of combined experience handling personal injury lawsuits and who have recovered settlements that total more than 100 million dollars.

When Facebook settled ConnectU's lawsuit alleging it stole the idea for the popular social - networking site, its lawyers wanted nothing more than to keep the terms secret.

«The plaintiffs» lawyers» attack on the arbitration system — a process that has helped consumers resolve disputes for more than 85 years — is nothing more than their latest attempt to enrich themselves by opening the door for more class action lawsuits.»

If you bring a personal injury lawsuit, you or your lawyer must prove that the events in your version of the case «more likely than not» occurred the way you claim they did.

You should speak with an experienced Jersey City dog bite lawyer before determining you want to file a claim or lawsuit against someone other than the dog's owner.

Our team is comprised of some of the most talented personal injury lawyers, class action lawsuit attorneys, and environmental litigation experts in the country, because we don't settle for anything less than the best.

For example, a lawyer might suggest filing a lawsuit in a state court just because it's much closer than the nearest federal courthouse.

Founded more than 40 years ago, Baron and Budd's team of class action lawsuit attorneys and mesothelioma lawyers have built a national reputation for helping victims and families of mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, drug injury victims, people hurt on the job, and families affected by water and food contamination.

Trial lawyers will spend almost $ 900 million this year in broadcast advertising, a new report projects, with a firm that allegedly recently took in more than $ 90 million in funding to purchase lawsuits leading the way.

These types of product liability claims are often hard to carry out, so consider contacting the products liability lawyers at Cohen & Cohen for the details surrounding how and when to file a product liability lawsuit rather than attempting to carry it out on your own.

If a major corporation cheats a thousand of its workers out of a thousand dollars each, very few of them will decide it is worth the hassle and expense of a major lawsuit, and virtually no lawyer will be willing to take such a low dollar case on a contingency fee basis — meaning that the plaintiffs will have to pay more for legal counsel than they are likely to win in the end.

She was a commercial litigator and trial attorney for 24 years before shifting her practice from representing clients in court to helping lawyers settle lawsuits hat involve greater risk, expense or time than their clients wish to expend.

The Lawyers Weekly article that Omar refers to also quotes from a Slaw comment about the Waldman lawsuit, attributing the words to «one lawyer commenting on the Slaw legal weblog» rather than a specific person.

In these circumstances, some lawyers opt to issue a separate new lawsuit against the desired party rather than bringing a motion to add the desired party to the existing litigation.

With at least six Florida personal injury lawyers now facing unrelated criminal charges for defrauding auto insurers and the Sunshine State already in the running for this year's # 1 ranking among the nation's Judicial Hellholes, a panel of four federal judges last week imposed nearly $ 9.2 million in sanctions on two Jacksonville - based plaintiffs» firms for their shameless pursuit of more than 1,200 «frivolous and factually baseless lawsuits» against tobacco defendants... → Read More: Two Florida Firms» Fraudulent Tobacco Claims Draw Nearly $ 9.2 Million in Sanctions

Renters insurance is far less expensive than paying a lawyer to defend you against a lawsuit, especially one that's frivolous or resulting from injuries that just aren't all that serious.

Still, even meritless lawsuits cost us money in attorney fees, and force our engineers to spend time with lawyers rather than improving our product.