Sentences with word «meritorious»

January 30, 2012 (readMedia)-- The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association is proud to announce the creation of a new and important award for meritorious service in furthering Second Amendment Freedoms and fostering the growth of the shooting sports statewide and nationally.

Indiana appellate courts receive thousands of appeals each year, and they employ a strict set of procedural rules to ensure that only the most diligent parties with meritorious claims of error are heard.

«The ABA submits that imposing governmental attorneys» fees on patent applicants who choose civil actions under [patent law] will hamper equal access to justice and chill the assertion of meritorious claims,» the brief says.

A cohort of approximately sixty fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations across the country to provide direct representation to victims of crimes, including human trafficking, fraud / identity theft, campus sexual assault, and hate crime, and immigrant victims of crime with meritorious claims for immigration relief.

Three representatives of the team that developed the second - generation detectors for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational - Wave Observatory (LIGO) and used them to detect oscillations in the fabric of space - time will share the 2018 Lancelot M. Berkeley - New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy.

In contrast, plaintiffs prevailed in only 8 % of medical malpractice cases in Maryland (bearing in mind that most meritorious cases settle before trial) but the average jury award in health care error cases was $ 808,772.

662, 429 A. 2d 296 (1981)(limitations, meritorious defense).

We were honoured to send Iveta Simera to the Council of Science Editors (CSE) Annual Meeting, to accept the CSE's 2017 Award for Meritorious Achievement on behalf of the... Read More

A member whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished and who has been a continuous member for the four year period leading up to the year of nomination, may, by virtue of such meritorious contribution be elected a Fellow by the Council.

→ Iraq Campaign Medal → Army Achievement Medal → Army Meritorious Unit Award → Overseas Service Ribbon → Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal → Global War on Terrorism Service Medal → Army Service Ribbon → Presidential Unit Citation

We wish you good health, long life and more meritorious service to our country.

Over three lakh meritorious students of class 8th in government schools in Rajasthan were on Tuesday given cheques of Rs 6,000 each for purchasing tablet PCs.

Following the ruling the law firm acting on behalf of the charitable groups claimed they had won «major concessions» from the Government which «make it radically better for access to environmental justice and go a considerable way to allay legitimate concerns of a chilling effect on otherwise meritorious legal claims.»

56 % of companies surveyed noted that they had at some stage not pursued meritorious claims due to the costs of bringing an action.

She concluded that although it's important to encourage experienced counsel to take on meritorious cases that are tough — especially because shareholder class actions are a newly developing area of law in Canada — in this case, the risks were not as great as counsel contended.

the expert has determined in a written report, after a review of the medical record and other relevant material, that there is a reasonable and meritorious cause for the filing of such action.

Moreover, knowing that an assessment could increase might act as a moderating influence, as a disincentive for proceeding with a more trivial or less meritorious appeal on the basis that there is little to lose in doing so.

Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.

• Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for professional Achievement maximizing efforts and exceeded recruitment goals in the State of New Jersey, and 3 Meritorious Mast for Outstanding performance.

• It can be tremendously satisfying to help clients protect meritorious ideas and creations, both because the subject matter is interesting and because protection rewards clients for their research and development.

Fourth, the kingdom meets opposition at every point, and this opposition is latent even in our most meritorious actions.

These concerns raise the possibility that attempts to reward meritorious teachers could even have perverse consequences.

As another judge pointed out, it's very unlikely that the trial court messed up enough to warrant fifteen meritorious issues on appeal.

And by crying wolf about intelligence abuses with no serious evidence, Nunes and his enablers have made it far easier for America's spy agencies to dismiss any future allegations, however meritorious, as yet another self - serving partisan distraction: at best, baseless conspiracy theorizing; at worst, an effort to obstruct legitimate investigations.

We were recently Awarded Meritorious Recognition of the American Bar Association's Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access.

The prize is the highest scientific honor from the American Diabetes Association and is awarded annually «to honor highly meritorious career achievement in the field of diabetes research.»

Advocate for the release and / or exoneration of individuals whose cases present meritorious innocence claims based on evidence of actual innocence;

MLSA continually develops innovative programming to attempt meeting the need, but because of lack of resources and staff, at the end of the day many low - income people with meritorious legal claims have no meaningful access to justice.

There is a huge opportunity to fund meritorious claims across a range of complex litigation and arbitration situations and we have a strong pipeline of potential cases.»

Of course, meritorious suits could still proceed, and the winning party would not find itself on the hook for fees.

Humanitarian Award 2002 Community Service Award North Highline Unincorporated Area Council 2003 │ 22 citations from the NYPD Naval Achievement Award UMSC │ Meritorious promotions to Corporal & Sergeant USMC

It is a shame if meritorious claims such as this still can not be pursued in Ireland, simply for lack of funding.»

This will be the fourth cycle of the program, conceived to support meritorious established artists and promote Atlanta as a city where artists can live, work and thrive.

While in OGC, Ms. Williams was awarded the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

The Secretary shall establish and implement a pilot program to demonstrate whether innovative project development and delivery methods or innovative financing arrangements can expedite project delivery for certain meritorious new fixed guideway capital projects and core capacity improvement projects.

In 2008, he received the ASPCA's Henry Berg Award and in 2012 the AVMA's national Animal Welfare Award and in 2015 the Association of Shelter Veterinarians Meritorious Service Award.

Provide direct legal services to crime victims / survivors affected by fraud and / or identity theft, campus sexual assault, hate crimes, immigrant victims with meritorious immigration relief to address the range of civil legal issues that arise from the victimization

He later adds, «Imposing sanctions on nonlawyers who file complaints against their lawyers would ultimately discourage meritorious complaints and allow bad lawyers to go undetected» and «I wholeheartedly agree with Carolyn's proposal to make these complaints available for others to read.

The frequent frivolous filing of merit less cases has the detrimental effect of consuming an inordinate amount of judicial time and resources — time and resources that therefore are not devoted to resolving potentially meritorious claims presented in other cases before the court.

Accordingly, those with possibly meritorious negligence claims should consider finding counsel well experienced in trial practice and the art of convincing trial judges and juries.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES • The United States Army Meritorious Service Medal, for exceptional service and leadership • The United States Joint Army Commendation Medal, for outstanding leadership