Sentences with phrase «of a federal lawsuit filed»

Environmental Lawsuits Spiked in 2015 The number of federal lawsuits filed over environmental issues increased more than 60 percent, to 862, across the U.S. in 2015 compared to the previous year...

A Monroe County attorney panned the chances of a federal lawsuit filed in hopes of forcing a special election in NY - 29.

NRG backed away from its plan to convert Dunkirk to natural gas largely because of a federal lawsuit filed by Entergy Corp., said David Gaier, speaking for NRG.

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The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm on Tuesday, accusing the company of antitrust violations in its patent licensing business.

The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission is the latest setback for Uber, which is facing a divided board of directors and angry shareholders after an investor lawsuit was filed against the company's ousted chief executive.

Shortly after Dimon spoke, lawyers for JPMorgan filed papers in Manhattan federal court seeking to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the bank of deceiving shareholders about Bruno Iksil — the JPMorgan trader nicknamed the London Whale for the size of his positions — and the loss that ultimately topped $ 6.2 billion.

In fact, Dovden's 35 lawsuits account for more than a third of patent litigation filed in Federal Court in the past year.

The preliminary injunction, filed in federal court on Friday, comes a few weeks after Waymo filed an explosive lawsuit accusing Uber of stealing the design for its lidar sensor that allows the car to detect obstacles.

The proposed class - action lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in federal court in Minnesota, accused the third - largest U.S. bank of «self - dealing and imprudent investing» by steering 401 (k) contributions to its Wells Fargo Dow Jones Target Date funds.

Zzyym's lawsuit, filed last year by the LGBT rights legal firm Lambda Legal Defense Fund in federal court in Denver, argued that the policy of requiring either a male or female designation on passport applications violated due process and equal protection rights for intersex people.

There are a host of last - minute disputes, but the Democratic Party has filed at least seven federal lawsuits in an effort to stop so - called «ballot security» campaigns by either the Republican National Committee, local Republican parties, the Trump Campaign, or Stop the Steal.

Also on March 27, a group of Facebook users filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that the social media giant's Messenger app collected information about their phone calls and text messages.

They are seeking damages from former CEO Gene Isenberg and current CEO Anthony Petrello as well as members of the board of directors in a federal class action lawsuit filed by the Erie County Employees Retirement System.

The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Business Law.

Regulators killed the deal as the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit that said it would have given the combined company 75 % of the national market for distribution services.

The Justice Department said AT&T would use Time Warner's films and movies to force rival pay TV companies to pay «hundreds of millions of dollars more per year for Time Warner's networks» in its lawsuit filed late Monday in federal court in Washington.

The Department of Labor lawsuit, originally filed in 2012, alleged that the company flouted the federal Fair Labor Standards Act because its workers weren't making minimum wage ($ 7.25 an hour) when their bosses required them to take unpaid breaks, according to the Associated Press.

Companies including (tmus) T - Mobile US Inc, Amazon (amzn) Inc and Cox Communications Inc imposed age limits on who could see recruitment ads, limiting some only to people younger than 38, according to the lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco by the Communications Workers of America.

The lawsuit was filed in a U.S. federal court in the Northern District of California.

A group of 17 states plan to file a lawsuit in federal appeals court challenging the Trump administration's decision to declare vehicle emissions rules through 2025 «not appropriate.»

wo former corporate private eyes have accused GlaxoSmithKline of hiring them under false pretenses to investigate a whistleblower in China and that the move led to their imprisonment, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.

(CNN)-- Changes to a decades - old federal program that provides birth control and other reproductive health care services to millions of low - income people each year prompted lawsuits that were filed against the Trump administration Wednesday.

Six environmental groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in a federal court in Montana to challenge its decision to approve construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

The five lawsuits to block the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule continued to move forward in July in separate venues, but the Department of Justice strongly defended the rule in a Washington, D.C., federal district court challenging the suit filed by the National Association for Fixed Annuities, or NAFA.

The Consumer Service Alliance of Texas joined the trade group in the lawsuit filed in a federal district court in Austin.

One of those workers filed a class action lawsuit against the company in the bankruptcy court for violating the federal WARN Act, which requires larger companies to give 60 days advance notice of layoffs.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, accuses the companies of exploiting the country's opaque drug - pricing system in a way that benefits themselves and the intermediaries known as pharmacy benefit managers.

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of the estate of the late Cleve Heidelberg is asking for over $ 100 - million for the five decades he spent in prison

The home - rental site filed a lawsuit Monday (June 27) in federal court alleging rules recently passed by the city of San Francisco violate free speech and privacy laws.

Tesla Motors has filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan that claims to declare the «anti-Tesla» law of 2014 as unconstitutional.

Eve Costopoulos claims Shkreli (SHKREL» - ee) led a «campaign of harassment and character assassination» in her lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan Thursday.

A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston with the support of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee accuses five investment houses, the Bank for International Settlements, and top officials of the U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. Federal Reserve Board of conspiring to suppress the price of gold.

Navillus filed for bankruptcy after a Manhattan Federal Court hit the firm with a $ 76 million judgment in a lawsuit filed by a group of unions.

He obtained a restraining order at the end of February, shortly before Daniels filed her lawsuit in court, and has now filed papers in federal court accusing Daniels of violating the terms of the nondisclosure agreement.

Lawsuits filed against one of the nation's largest student loan servicers by the federal government's consumer watchdog and two states highlight the importance of knowing your options for repaying student loan debt.

On Friday, in the same Federal District Court where its Wall Street actions are litigated, the Southern District of New York (SDNY), it filed its bombshell RICO lawsuit on behalf of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

In March, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the federal government would support a series of lawsuits filed by states against drug manufacturers.

The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Manhattan, cites»... arrogance, bad faith, and fraudulent conduct» on the part of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in an agreement that would have allowed St. Nicholas Church to rebuild at 130 Liberty St., adjacent to the church's original location.

Last year, the tribe filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the federal government for denying the application, saying it «unreasonably burdens the religious rights of tribal members,» court documents stated.

The film's director, Jon Van Dyke, filed a federal lawsuit alleging fraud by church leaders who he claims cheated him out of his pay.

After the disaster and criminal charges, representatives of various tribal nations stepped into the legal fray, filing a federal lawsuit last March against Ray and those who run the Angel Valley Retreat Center, where he had leased land for his program.

NEW YORK (CNN)- New York City's plan to limit an ultra-Orthodox Jewish form of circumcision is the target of a lawsuit filed in federal District Court in Manhattan.

CNN: Rabbis seek to cancel New York City regulation of circumcision ritual New York City's plan to limit an ultra-Orthodox Jewish form of circumcision is the target of a lawsuit filed in federal District Court in Manhattan.

The folks filing these lawsuits in protest of federal health reform — are they willing to go to prison for their beliefs like pacifists have done in the past - or are these lawsuits just «suit & tie» political foot - dragging?

Liquor Retailer Alleges Connecticut's Minimum Bottle Law Violates Antitrust Rules A national liquor retailer filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to end the state's 35 - year - old practice of regulating liquor prices...

Several months later, he was the first plaintiff listed out of 73 former NFL players who filed a federal lawsuit against the league.

In a lawsuit filed last year in Tampa federal court by Ganis against Lightning ownership, management and former team lawyer David LeFevre, Okubo is described by one potential Japanese source of financing for Tampa Bay as a «gangster.»

Publication of the editorial came on the same day as two other events of note, first, the release of a new book, Back in the Game, in which sports neurologist Jeffrey Kutcher and award - winning journalist Joanne Gerstner repeatedly and pointedly criticize the media for «irresponsible» reporting on CTE, and second, the filing of a class action lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles against Pop Warner, USA Football, and the National Operating Committee on Standards For Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) which assumes as scientific fact that repetitive head impacts sustained in youth football «exposed» plaintiffs» sons to CTE, and led one to engage in «erratic and reckless behavior» resulting in his untimely death, and the other to take his own life.

Last month, a Chicago couple filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Chicago Park District of violating their rights because it would not allow a reference to Jesus on a commemorative brick in a park.

Retired players Dave Christian, Reed Larson and William Bennett filed a class action lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday alleging that the league has promoted fighting and downplayed the risk of head injuries that come from it.