Sentences with phrase «lead plaintiff in a case»

The lead plaintiff in that case, Jacqueline Halbig, was a director of the White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives under George W. Bush.

ILRC actively advocates on transportation issues and is a lead plaintiff in a case against BART for failing to ensure that people with disabilities can access the regional mass transit system.

The lead plaintiff in the case is Tiffini Forslund who is backed by Bonnie Dominguez, Roxanne Draughn, Justina Person, and five of Minnesota's top attorneys.

«Longcore is concerned the release of feral cats into communities is impacting the wildlife,» explains SoCal Connected reporter Judy Muller, referring to Travis Longcore, president of Los Angeles Audubon and lead plaintiff in the case that eventually led to an injunction prohibiting city - funded TNR.

The lead plaintiff in the case, William Jones, applied for employment at a Waffle House in Ormond Beach, Florida on December of 2014.

There was plenty of discussion about the impact of marriage equality on capital gains exclusions and title insurance decisions, but the roughly 150 attendees at the half - day continuing education class sponsored by the Cincinnati Area Board of REALTORS ® gained an even deeper understanding of the emotional meaning of the landmark decision when the lead plaintiff in the case, Jim Obergefell, opened the session by sharing the personal journey that has turned him into a national civil rights hero for many.

Not exact matches

«Universities Superannuation Scheme, the largest private pension fund in the United Kingdom, diligently prosecuted this case as lead plaintiff to assist in securing a fantastic recovery for defrauded investors as well as achieving some key legal rulings along the way.

Raymond Abbott's name appeared as lead plaintiff in a court case brought by Camden and several other poor school districts against the State of New Jersey, demanding that the state provide equal funding for all schools.

He joined with a number of other DC residents on the case but was the lead plaintiff in Jackson v District of Columbia Board of Elections.

Investor advocate, Mark Elliott — who recently won a class action on behalf of investors in Downer EDI — lodged the claim on behalf of investor John Webster, who will act as «lead plaintiff» in the case on behalf of other investors who join the action.

NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn's mayoral campaign wasted no time in capitalizing on the Democratic candidate's surprise endorsement yesterday from Edie Windsor, the plaintiff in the DOMA case that led to one of the historic same - sex marriage rulings by the US Supreme Court yesterday.

Edie Windsor, lead plaintiff in United States v. Windsor, a landmark gay marriage case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, explained why she's voting for Clinton.

NYC Councilman Robert Jackson, who chairs the Council Education Committee and is an original plaintiff in the CFE case, is going to lead a protest Saturday against record setting education aid cuts proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the rollback of the settlement payout.

The lead counsel for the 1,000 plaintiffs in the new round of Love Canal litigation has asked state Supreme Court Justice Richard Kloch Sr. to remove himself from the case, claiming he showed bias in remarks about past Love Canal cases in a newspaper article written by Kloch's daughter, and seemed to act a little too favorably to the local attorney for Occidental Chemical Co. during a past court session.

Although both the city and the plaintiffs in the case that led to this ruling submitted names, neither had chosen Cohen.

Pawa also led the plaintiffs in a 2008 case, Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil Corp., in which an Alaskan village made arguments against Exxon similar to those that Oakland and San Francisco are making now.

Supporters like Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the landmark case, recognize the historical significance of the decision and fully embrace the positive impact it will have.

«Today's ruling affirms what millions of people across this country already know to be true in our hearts: Our love is equal,» said Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in this landmark case.

Studio picks up life rights of Jim Obergefell, lead plaintiff in landmark court case which legalized gay marriage in all 50 states

As one of seven couples involved in the case — and the lead plaintiff — the Goodridges became the public faces of the marriage equality movement.

Lecker writes, «As Stamford's mayor, Dannel Malloy was an original plaintiff in the pending school funding case, The Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding v. Rell, and led the charge to win just and equitable funding for Connecticut schools.

Meanwhile, the Coalition to Invest in Public Schools, representing many of the lead plaintiffs in the current funding adequacy case, has adopted as one of its principles adamant opposition to «the use of public funds to provide financial resources to private elementary and secondary schools through funding of programs or materials, tax credits, virtual charters, and / or vouchers, and considers such funding an improper use of tax revenue and public monies.»

Plaintiffs in the Robles case are the California School Boards Association, the state PTA, the association of California School Administrators, the California Teachers Association, the Youth & Education Law Project at Stanford Law School and 60 individuals, including the lead plaintiff, Maya Robles - Wong, who was a junior at Alameda High School when the suits were filed.

In the coverage of the new case, The Connecticut Mirror's Jacqueline Rabe Thomas highlights lead Plaintiff Jessica Martinez struggle to get her son Jose into a better public school: «Quality schools exist in our neighborhoods, too, but their doors are open only to just a few lucky few... Enough is enough... We are not buying the excuses any more, whatever they are, for why the students get the golden ticket to success and others get the wait list.&raquIn the coverage of the new case, The Connecticut Mirror's Jacqueline Rabe Thomas highlights lead Plaintiff Jessica Martinez struggle to get her son Jose into a better public school: «Quality schools exist in our neighborhoods, too, but their doors are open only to just a few lucky few... Enough is enough... We are not buying the excuses any more, whatever they are, for why the students get the golden ticket to success and others get the wait list.&raquin our neighborhoods, too, but their doors are open only to just a few lucky few... Enough is enough... We are not buying the excuses any more, whatever they are, for why the students get the golden ticket to success and others get the wait list.»

Leading up to oral arguments for Friedrichs v. California E4E conducted a survey of over 1,000 members — current classroom teachers from across the country — and found that a majority of teachers support paying fair - share fees and were opposed to the plaintiffs» position in this case.

The lead attorney representing the plaintiffs argued that this rule does not apply in this case because «the exception to this policy is where the officer personally committed a tort: a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.»

In this case, the plaintiff's lead attorney argued that Smith should be personally liable because his actions were negligent and against the best interests of the corporation.

On the facts of these appeals, it seems reasonable to infer that recognizing interest as an expense would lead to a transfer of resources between classes of parties in which unsuccessful defendants are exposed to the risks of paying high interest rates designed to pay for the cost of lending money, not just to the successful party in the case but other plaintiffs who receive financing but may not recover moneys to pay for their loans...

This eventuality leads the plaintiff and sometimes the defendant, in medical malpractice cases particularly, to request that additional experts be allowed to provide opinion testimony.

The Plaintiffs» Steering Committee will play an important role in the wildfire cases by providing guidance to the Lead Counsel, Liaison Counsel, and Executive Committee in regards to pretrial activities and litigation strategy, among other vital responsibilities.

Lascaris is lead counsel for the plaintiffs in both of the first two cases approved for trial since the reform was enacted.

Our expertise has been recognized by the courts as we acted as defense counsel in some of the leading cases that resulted in legal precedent by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico in areas such as prescription of tort actions, the extent of Plaintiff's burden of proof and case in chief in a premise liability case, as well as the apportionment of comparative negligence in trip and fall accidents involving stationary fixtures.

Additionally, Mr. Ringler has served as co-lead counsel in the Placentia Metrolink collision cases and the Burbank Metrolink collision cases where he successfully obtained multi-million dollar jury verdicts for the lead plaintiffs in each of these matters ($ 9 million and $ 12 million respectively).

Lead trial counsel for plaintiffs in both the preliminary and final injunction hearings of Evans v. Romer, a successful suit challenging the constitutionality of a widely - publicized amendment to Colorado's constitution that would have prohibited any legislation protecting against discrimination based on sexual orientation; case received nationwide press coverage in broadcast and print media, including live coverage on Court TV, and was ultimately decided in plaintiffs» favor in the U. S. Supreme Court.

Two justices dissented in the case, however, leading the plaintiffs lawyer to say that he would urge his client to appeal.

Howie recently acted as co-counsel in a case that led to a $ 9 - million settlement for a plaintiff who was severely injured in a collision along Highway 401.

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As lead trial counsel in the no - fault department, Paul has obtained plaintiff's verdicts in thousands of trials as well as settled over five thousand cases during his time with the firm.

Finally, the Firm has a substantial practice involving environmental insurance coverage — a lawyer from our Environmental Group represented the plaintiff in New Jersey's leading Supreme Court environmental insurance case.

For example, Mr. Klamann was lead counsel in a commodities churning case which was tried to a $ 700,000 punitive damages verdict, a securities fraud case which produced a seven - figure confession of judgment involving a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), a successful consolidated case of more than 140 plaintiff investors in varying combinations of six commercial real estate syndications, several individual securities churning cases, a fraudulent energy conservation limited partnership of 75 investor / plaintiffs, a successful consolidated case involving 124 investors in forty diverse limited partnerships, and a successful case involving scores of investor / plaintiffs in a series of fraudulent oil and gas limited partnerships.

Michael's outstanding success in settling cases and ability to obtain Plaintiff verdicts has prompted him in being lead counsel on all AAA arbitration and motion - calendar matter.

In the case at hand, the Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiff did not give adequate notice when she did not file a complaint with the Housing Authority about lead paint.

Mr. Cherry is nationally acclaimed for verdicts and settlements in products liability cases where, as the lead attorney for the plaintiff, he has obtained over $ 160 million for his clients.

In one case, the plaintiff alleged that she was exposed to lead paint in a residence owned by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City in the early 1990In one case, the plaintiff alleged that she was exposed to lead paint in a residence owned by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City in the early 1990in a residence owned by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City in the early 1990in the early 1990s.

In subsequent cases, plaintiffs evolved three techniques of avoiding Chadha: (a) combining direct and indirect purchasers into one class; (b) relying on causes of action that may not require proof of loss, in order to invoke aggregate assessment of damages; and (c) leading economic evidence regarding pass oIn subsequent cases, plaintiffs evolved three techniques of avoiding Chadha: (a) combining direct and indirect purchasers into one class; (b) relying on causes of action that may not require proof of loss, in order to invoke aggregate assessment of damages; and (c) leading economic evidence regarding pass oin order to invoke aggregate assessment of damages; and (c) leading economic evidence regarding pass on.

That approach allowed almost any national firm to be sued in the Eastern District of Texas, the favorite venue for patent plaintiffs, leading to as much as 40 % of all patent cases in the nation being filed there.

«We look forward to prosecuting this case to recover Mr. Warstler's rightful ownership interest in the Yik Yak partnership» stated lead plaintiff's counsel K. Luan Tran of LTL.

In reaching this decision the court referred to a leading BC Court of Appeal Case where it was held that «a Plaintiff does not have an on - going obligation to assess the quantum (value) of a claim and that the point in time for a consideration of whether a plaintiff had a sufficient reason for bringing a proceeding in the Supreme Court is the time of the initiation of the action.&raquIn reaching this decision the court referred to a leading BC Court of Appeal Case where it was held that «a Plaintiff does not have an on - going obligation to assess the quantum (value) of a claim and that the point in time for a consideration of whether a plaintiff had a sufficient reason for bringing a proceeding in the Supreme Court is the time of the initiation of the actioPlaintiff does not have an on - going obligation to assess the quantum (value) of a claim and that the point in time for a consideration of whether a plaintiff had a sufficient reason for bringing a proceeding in the Supreme Court is the time of the initiation of the action.&raquin time for a consideration of whether a plaintiff had a sufficient reason for bringing a proceeding in the Supreme Court is the time of the initiation of the actioplaintiff had a sufficient reason for bringing a proceeding in the Supreme Court is the time of the initiation of the action.&raquin the Supreme Court is the time of the initiation of the action.»

In some cases involving multiple defendants, plaintiffs will need to file separate actions in different courts, leading to possible coordinated multidistrict litigatioIn some cases involving multiple defendants, plaintiffs will need to file separate actions in different courts, leading to possible coordinated multidistrict litigatioin different courts, leading to possible coordinated multidistrict litigation.

Plaintiff alleged in the civil suit that the child sustained massive head injuries and died as a result of alleged abuse by the parents, codefendants in the civil case, and that the psychologists were negligent in failing to suspect the abuse and neglect which ultimately led to his death.