Sentences with phrase «of a civil suit against»

Evidence of plagiarism surfaced in 2011, as part of a civil suit against the university by a former Tar Heels football player.

What's most notable, though, is that we may see the door open yet again — albeit only a tiny amount — to the possibility of civil suits against policing bodies on behalf of victims of crime.

Not exact matches

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, whose civil rights suit against Weinstein and his company held up the (ultimately doomed) sale of the firm to an investor consortium led by Maria Contreras - Sweet, expressed delight at the news about the NDAs.

Fast - Food Workers File Federal Civil Rights Suit Against City of Memphis Over Illegal Surveillance, Intimidation, Harassment Common Dreams March 1, 2017

The new category of crime vaguely defined (and whimsically prosecuted) as the violation of civil rights removed the bar against double jeopardy; and the unchecked power of administrative commissions and civil suits reversed the presumption of innocence.

For this reason, some legislators still speak about removing statutes of limitations for civil suits against the Church.

On March 26, a group of New York — based lawyers headed by Edward D. Fagan, who spearheaded successful suits on behalf of Holocaust survivors against European firms that collaborated with the Nazis in using concentration camp inmates as laborers, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn against FleetBoston Financial, the insurance giant Aetna, and railroad conglomerate CSX Corporation, on the grounds that these corporations are the successors of companies that profited from slavery before the Civil War.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

Several civil personal injury / wrongful death suits are pending against Angel Valley, Ruda says, but they are on the verge of out - of - court settlement.

On Aug. 16 Kate McEwen, the Nebraska student whom Phillips assaulted in the early morning hours of Sept. 10, 1995, filed a civil suit against Phillips.

Obviously, Haas is innocent until proven guilty (so to speak because this is a civil suit), but I would be surprised that there's any rule against commenting on this kind of issue.

New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman filed a civil suit against the company and its founders, alleging years of harassment and intimidation.

ADM gets away with heavy - handed behavior, according to another civil antitrust suit filed against ADM and three other companies two weeks ago in a St. Paul, Minn., U.S. District Court, because it is the largest U.S. producer of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), controlling about one - third of the $ 2.6 billion U.S. market.

A federal civil rights suit filed against Bradley and Glen Ellyn on behalf of Uwumarogie's family, however, alleges the shooting was unjustified and racially...

A federal civil rights suit filed against Bradley and Glen Ellyn on behalf of Uwumarogie's family, however, alleges the shooting was unjustified and racially motivated.

Soon - to - be-former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak's resignation in the face of multiple sexual harassment allegations may end an Ethics Committee investigation, but doesn't rule out a JCOPE probe or his alleged victims» civil suits against him.

NYPD detectives have been warned to stay away from a private investigator who's allegedly part of a burgeoning «cottage industry» in which gang members score cash settlements from the city by filing bogus civil - rights suits against cops.

-LRB-... Soon - to - be-former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak's resignation in the face of multiple sexual harassment allegations may end an Ethics Committee investigation, but doesn't rule out a JCOPE probe or his alleged victims» civil suits against him....)

This comes on the heels of yesterday's bombshell civil suit filed by Cuomo against Espada in which the AG accused the Democratic majority leader of treating Soundview like his «personal piggybank,» looting the nonprofit of more than $ 14 million worth of charitable funds to pay for everything from lavish trips for himself and his family to $ 20,000 worth of sushi — some of which was delivered to his Mamaroneck home.

The measure, first introduced years ago by Margaret Markey, a New York State Assembly Democrat, would extend the statute of limitations for civil suits against alleged sexual abusers of children and against institutions that fail to act against such abuse under their roofs.

It also would create a one - year window for victims to file civil lawsuits against their alleged abusers even if the current statute of limitations on civil suits has passed.

But since 2006, if a criminal action is commenced against a defendant for one of those worst child sexual abuse crimes, the victim has five years from the date the criminal action is ended to file a civil suit against only the abuser.

On Tuesday, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a civil suit against Espada, accusing him of taking $ 14 million from the nonprofit health care clinics he founded.

In addition to lifting time limits for child victims to file civil suits against their alleged abusers, and against institutions that failed to act against abuse under their roofs, the current bill would provide a one - year window during which past victims who have already exceeded the statute of limitations could go to court.

The civil suit pits Risa Sugarman, the chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, against the campaign of Shirley Patterson, a little - known candidate who ran unsuccessfully for a Brooklyn state Assembly seat in a May special election.

Tuesday, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a civil suit against him for allegedly siphoning off more than $ 14 million from a network of health care clinics he founded.

Sex abuse victims and child advocates turned up the heat on Cuomo, calling on him to support legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for criminal charges and civil suits lodged against accused abusers.

Norman Seabrook — the disgraced former president of the city corrections officers» union who skated on criminal bribery charges in a mistrial last month — just scored another win Monday when a Manhattan federal judge tossed the related civil suit against him.

A civil action represents a law suit of one or more parties, including business entities, or against one or more other parties, including business entities.

He held a conference call with 100 reporters last week after filing a civil suit against the state Senate's majority leader, Pedro Espada Jr., on charges of siphoning more than $ 14 million from health clinics he founded for vacations, campaign expenses and $ 20,000 in takeout sushi.

A San Francisco attorney has settled his civil law suit against MeetMe, regarding the safety of users under the age 18.

U.S. District Judge Adrian Duplantier of New Orleans has postponed the American Civil Liberties Union's suit against Louisiana's «scientific - creationism» law until a separate suit on the issue before another federal district court has been decided.

To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.

As has been hinted at for weeks, the Department of Justice has filed a civil suit against Apple and the so - called «Big Five» publishers: Hachette SA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster.

A borrower aggrieved by any violation of this section shall be entitled to bring a civil suit for damages, including reasonable attorney's fees, against the Lender.

«If a civil suit is filed specifically against her, a judgment resulting from the suit likely would appear in her credit report,» says Experian's director of public education, Rod Griffin.

These are both issues that credit bureaus keep up with because having a bankruptcy or having an excessive number of civil suits standing against you are things that potential creditors want to know about.

-- led to a civil suit being filed against the city about the arbitrary nature of the enforcement of the law

Lewandowsky falsely linked climate skeptics to moon landing hoaxism, and free marketeers to rejection of beliefs they overwhelmingly endorsed, so I guess an enterprising lawyer could think about a class action civil suit for libel (I'm not sure if there's ever been a class action libel action), against the researchers and the journal.

Sea Shepherd has drawn attention to the curious timing of this, occurring at the same time that a civil suit against the organization by Japan's Institute for Cetacean Research began.

Of course, Kieffer did get some legal training in prison (indeed, perhaps more than some students receive in law school) by handling his appeal and a subsequent civil suit against the United States government.

In civil suits filed against the judges, lawyers are seeking to recover monetary damages on behalf of the children and their families, alleging that the judges violated their civil rights.

The judge also allowed revelation of the settlement amount in Constand's civil suit against Cosby after he agreed to the disclosure.

Although the plaintiffs in this particular lawsuit were the railroad companies, the article notes that several of the families of the passengers and conductor who were killed in the crash have filed civil suits against the trucking company, the driver's estate, and his insurance company.

He has handled such high profile cases as the suit against Brittany Spears by her former manager, the suit by the Backstreet Boys against their former manager, the suit by Harlem Globetrotters legends including Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon against The Harlem Globetrotters, the civil suit against Casey Anthony, and the «Tailwind» case against CNN and Time Magazine (one of the leading defamation cases of the last decade).

The study was commissioned by civil - rights attorney Cyrus Mehri (a classmate of mine from Cornell Law» 88) whose firm, Mehri & Skalet, has been behind successful multi-million dollar class action employment discrimination suits against giants like Texaco, Coca Cola and Smith Barney.

[2] Mr. Henry brought a civil suit against the City of Vancouver («City»), the Attorney General of British Columbia («AGBC»), and the Attorney General of Canada («AGC»), seeking damages for his wrongful convictions and imprisonment.

There is nothing you can legally do to prevent being accused - only principles which protect the innocent against conviction (e.g., presumption of innocence) and means for being made whole (e.g., civil suits).

A legal recourse for the surviving relatives of the deceased victims as well as the injured is to file a civil suit against the landowners who converted the building for a purpose to which it wasn't designed for.

In general, the filing of a workers» compensation claim for workplace injuries precludes you from filing a civil suit against your employer.