Sentences with phrase «litigation working on»

I specialise in defendant clinical negligence litigation working on a broad range of cases including complex surgical, intensive care, obstetric and orthopaedic claims.

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A representative from Southwest told Fortune the company could not comment on pending litigation and was focused on working with the NTSB on its investigation.

«We have been working very diligently on a litigation strategy and a litigation plan,» he said.

Late last month, Uber demoted Levandowski from head of self - driving technologies and said he would be recused from any work on lidar through the remainder of the Waymo litigation.

«Our own associates... are exceptionally well - qualified, hailing from the country's best law schools and having worked directly with the partners at our firm on complex, confidential government investigations, civil litigation, or both,» the Trump lawyers stated in a letter to U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood.

The clients and families I work with, almost entirely, are focused on mitigating US - centric litigation risk and political risk.

The provincial government will be working with Ottawa when it comes to litigation over what they both consider unfair duties by the U.S. government on softwood lumber exports from Canada.

Contract and property law are useful far beyond their role in litigation because they allow people of good faith to coordinate their activities by following pre-announced legal forms rather than having to work out their plans (even in good faith) on a case - by - case basis.

If a client is involved in litigation, we understand the impact it may have on the business, and we work with our clients to minimize such impact, while providing a superior understanding of the law.

Rosa Aliberti Rosa has worked on diverse labor and employment law matters, including wage and hour cases; workplace investigations; severance, employment, and non-compete agreements; has drafted and responded to discrimination complaints before government agencies, including the U.S. EEOC and NYS Division of Human Rights; and, has assisted in federal and state court litigations.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Artusa worked on Wall Street and then worked under Federal District Court Judge Dickinson Debevoise handling complex multi-state civil litigation.

Seven women who worked as legislative aides and suffered from unchecked workplace abuse are going to court, according to interviews and litigation papers scheduled to be filed on Thursday by six of the plaintiffs.

In 2002, Sheldon Silver began working for the Weitz & Luxenberg firm, which specializes in asbestos litigation and paid him $ 120,000 a year «based on his official position rather than any work he was expected to perform for clients of the firm,» said Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara.

He said in the interview he plans to focus on his business litigation work for the Akerman firm in its West Palm Beach office.

Master will be working on cases involve public corruption, affirmative federal litigation and complex civil litigation, while Haren will be responsible for providing expertise on federal law, federal agencies and internal Congressional workings, per The Daily News, which quoted the attorney general's office spokesman Eric Soufer.

By this time Prys - Davies had a busy practice as a solicitor in Pontypridd and, as well as regular legal work, engaged in charitable work assisting and advising miners and their families on litigation issues.

Delaney works in private legal practice in downtown Indianapolis where he focuses primarily on commercial litigation.

Mahoney denied working with Dixie on the lawsuit, pointing out that the litigation exposes county taxpayers to potential costs from a verdict, plus ongoing legal costs.

With his current work, and his years in private practice handling both criminal and civil litigation, Mr. McNally is well - prepared to take on the daily, diverse responsibilities of a Supreme Court justice.

A statement by the Special Adviser on Communications to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Hakeem Bello, on Thursday said N119, 369,520,000 liability had resulted from a judgment entered against the government over a litigation from a metering contract awarded by a previous administration in 2003.

For Marshall, that place included working at two Boston firms: Csaplar & Bok and Choate Hall & Stewart, focusing on civil litigation.

Sommers reports on British headmasters and headmistresses who promote practices that work better with boys and on spreading experiments in single - sex classes, and they are not subject to the litigation that would face them in the U.S.

However, the more carefully that educational staff and governing boards work to follow these rules, the more likely they are to have safe schools where all can focus on learning while sidestepping potentially costly, and avoidable, litigation.

As litigation involving the misuse of technology by students and teachers in the US continues to grow, this article relies on examples of American litigation to serve as a cautionary tale for Australian educational leaders and governing boards as they work to develop acceptable use policies (AUPs) to regulate computer use by students and teachers.

Senior Litigation Counsel 213-634-4453 [email protected] Phillipa's key areas of responsibility include working on trial court litigation and appellate opportunities on behalf of CCSA and the charter school Litigation Counsel 213-634-4453 [email protected] Phillipa's key areas of responsibility include working on trial court litigation and appellate opportunities on behalf of CCSA and the charter school litigation and appellate opportunities on behalf of CCSA and the charter school community.

After attending law school, Huffman represented school districts, state departments of education, and universities, working on policy and litigation matters at the Washington D.C. law firm of Hogan & Hartson.

In private practice, my proudest work to date has been my work as a pro bono attorney on impact litigation filed by disability and education advocates to try to force New Jersey's Department of Education to faithfully implement the least restrictive environment provisions of IDEA, as New Jersey, unlike Maine, had — and sadly continues to have — one of the worst records in the country on including students with special needs in general education settings.

Before coming to the Institute, he spent two years in private practice at a Helms Mulliss & Wicker in Charlotte, where he worked on a wide variety of commercial litigation cases.

By extending school districts» obligation to pay for private school placements until all appeals are exhausted, the decision creates an incentive for parents to prolong litigation rather than to work collaboratively with school districts to resolve disputes without delay; the increased liability for private tuition and legal fees from needlessly prolonged litigation imposes an untenable burden on the already - strained budgets of local school districts and diverts resources away from providing educational services to all children.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Prior to his work in finance, Bill was a trial lawyer for the Commercial Litigation division of the City Solicitor's Office in Philadelphia, and also an associate for Patton Boggs, LLP, in Washington, D.C.. He's also been published in Newsweek and has appeared as a commentator on CNN, CNBC, CNBC Europe, MSNBC, and The Today Show on NBC.

While the debtor and debt settlement firm work on this together the decision frequently ends up being decided by the creditor who seems to be closest to starting litigation to collect their debt.

He has been working on horse slaughter litigation for almost 10 years, and tragic fate of many horses in the US is hidden from public view.

Apparently, a number of works - originally sold to the gallery by Galfira Rosales, an art dealer from Long Island, and then sold on to gallery customers - are the subject of expensive litigation, including an alleged Jackson Pollock (sold for $ 17 million), and an alleged Robert Motherwell (whose $ 650,000 price was refunded).

Lisa Garcia guides Earthjustice's work in groundbreaking litigation to protect communities and families from the wide range of pollution issues that confront them on a daily basis.

He also led Sierra Club's work on judicial nominations, including the filibusters of 2003 — 2006 and litigation over the constitutionality of recess appointments for federal judges, and was counsel in In re Cheney.

Here are some of the notable highlights: The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA), the voice of Canada's in - house counsel, signed on as Stem Legal's newest client Randy McClanahan of commercial litigation law firm McClanahan Myers Espey explains why bankruptcy attorneys should work on a contingency fee basis West Palm Beach criminal... more»

You work on difficult questions of law in litigation and appellate practice; can you share your biggest challenge so far and how you overcame it?

Last year the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), itself, published its own report citing a «drastic rise in patent litigation» that also referenced a USPTO working paper ominously revealing that «economists, legal scholars and policy makers are concerned about the impact of patent litigation on the rate and direction of US innovation and on the functioning of the US intellectual property system.»

Some lawyers place greater emphasis on negotiation and mediation; others are more inclined to start with litigation and work toward settlement as an end game.

(For those of you who need details on the methodology, Acritas disclose that the research was compiled from the unprompted responses of 191 senior general counsel in Canadian organizations with revenues over $ 50M who were asked about six factors — their awareness of and favorability towards law firms; their consideration of firms for top - level litigation and major M&A; and their use of firms for high value and inbound work.

In Canada, most medium - to large - sized law firms depend on commercial legal work, rather than litigation, and hence there is much less emphasis here on eDiscovery.

He works in law firm Wiggin & Dana's litigation department with a practice focused on product liability and aviation litigation, amusement / leisure counseling and litigation, and general business litigation.

The office, which will open in April 2011, will principally focus on reviewing and analysing large volumes of documents from major contentious work, notably in litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations.

In fact, the FCA requirement for financial institutions to operate complaints schemes, as well as a number of extensive regulator - led remedial schemes, and the financial and other ombudsman services, means a lot of work is done to avoid litigation — but this means advisory experts are needed and the experience I can bring to expert witness work is founded on a wide range of exposure obtained through consultancy.

When you begin working with a client on a new litigation matter, you'll know something about the facts of the case, but next to nothing about the electronic evidence in your client's custody.

The Americans have made quite a mess of their legal system -LRB-(1) far too many lawyers per capita, (2) far too much useless and immeasurably costly and roiling litigation, and (3) allowing the «dysfunctional» and «invidious» title insurance industry to rip away, through grossly unfair business practices, most of the conveyancing work from the real estate bar to the great cost of the public and great harm to the title system), but on the issue of rejecting ABS, they have got it right.

Clifford Chance is facing a professional negligence claim from litigation funders over its work on the high - profile Excalibur Ventures dispute.

Between 1995 and 1999, she was worked for the Regional Municipality of Ottawa - Carleton and then went on to practise at Lang Michener LLP as an associate, where she was a member of both the Supreme Court of Canada and the Litigation practice groups.