Sentences with phrase «number of legal settlements»

Santa Claus came early to New York this year and handed taxpayers an unexpected $ 4.2 billion windfall, via a number of legal settlements.

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Settlements ($ $ $ $) with a number of companies have already generated income for there legal efforts.

The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is taking its own steps to ensure teens are no longer jailed at Rikers after reaching a settlement in the class action lawsuit brought by The Legal Aid Society and a number of private law firms.

It's unclear whether the Houston school district will now negotiate a settlement with the teachers union or end up back in court, but either way, the decision comes at a significant time for the test - based accountability movement, which has faced a number of legal and political challenges over the past several years.

Legal expenses incurred to obtain a lump - sum settlement are generally not deductible unless the lump - sum payment specifically relates to a number of periodic child support payments that were in arrears.

Regular readers of this blog may remember that I have written a number of posts about Derek Bluford, a one - time rising star on the legal tech start - up scene whose star fell after I reported in 2016 of his settlement of a lawsuit charging him with impersonating a lawyer, forging legal documents and fraudulently swindling two clients.

Regular readers of this blog may remember that I have written a number of posts about Derek Bluford, a one - time rising star on the legal tech start - up scene whose star fell after I reported in 2016 of his settlement of a lawsuit charging him with impersonating a lawyer, forging legal documents and fraudulently swindling two -LSB-...]

Further, given the vicious spiral that self - representation can lead to, which I've also written about previously, one wonders whether increasing the legal aid limits to provide more people with lawyers would in fact increase the rate of settlement, reduce the number of trials and result in a net savings to the justice system as whole.

The list of legal publications covered by the settlement with Thomson Reuters includes a number of newsletters, articles in law reports, and law reviews either published by Carswell or by university law schools and distributed online by Carswell.

To succeed with a claim in a slip - and - fall lawsuit, whether by getting a settlement or court verdict, the injured victim, through his or her legal counsel, must demonstrate a number of essential components, including that:

Thad has also advised the Office of Treaty Settlements on a number of settlement deeds and statutes, and on general legal issues.

While at this point there is not yet a crystal clear general legal requirement in Canadian law to consult with Indigenous peoples on the negotiation and ratification of international treaties, a number of «modern'treaties, called comprehensive land claims settlements, include explicit obligations on Canada to consult with the Indigenous party in advance of new international treaties that might affect rights under these agreements.

Your potential success in reaching a justified and fair settlement will depend on a number of factors, including the facts at hand, prior case law, the competency of your legal team, and how well documented your evidentiary record (of the accident) is.

This number includes settlements and judgments as well as legal fees for defending all of the lawsuits.