Sentences with phrase «of a lawsuit as»

One could take the absence of a lawsuit as evidence of just such an arrangement.

Lago spokesman Steve Greenberg dismissed the filing of the lawsuit as a non-event, given the Oneida Indians have been telegraphing plans to do so for months.

SERAP, which described Fayemi's threat of lawsuit as an unhelpful distraction, maintained that it would not back down on its campaign for the abolition of state laws that allow ex-governor to earn life pensions.

In Louisiana, one expert warned of lawsuits as the state began to roll out a truncated observation system without first testing it.

Airport body scanners, the subjects of lawsuits as well as general public outrage, are less graphic now, revealing only outlines.

Earlier this year, a federal judge approved the settlement of that lawsuit as a class action — awarding damages to all NFL players with diagnosed head injuries.

The duty of candour should reduce the number of lawsuits as should the patient involvement.

A solution involves the provision of Legal Aid to cover all legal expenses, the quick identification of a lawsuit as a SLAPP, and a mechanism for awarding damages against the SLAPP filer to discourage further SLAPPs.

Our experienced Zimmer Knee lawyers believe that we will begin to see even more of these lawsuits as the complications become apparent.

In another recent case, Montreal art - gallery owner Chris (Zeke) Hand has found himself on the receiving end of a lawsuit as a result of something he wrote on the blog he maintains for Zeke's Gallery.

Employers are already asking how they should address marijuana testing if at all, she said, and she anticipates that there will be a lot of lawsuits as employers and regulators figure out how to handle this issue.

Michael Pattinson, head of the California Building Industry Association Dispute Resolution Task Force, called for tort reform, characterizing most of the lawsuits as frivolous.

Not exact matches

Chavez sat three seats behind the window that smashed and partially sucked out the passenger who later died and «prayed and feared for her life» as she contacted her children and prepared to die, according to the lawsuit filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

NEW YORK, April 25 - Venture capitalist Peter Thiel on Wednesday abandoned his effort to buy the irreverent news website Gawker.com, as part of a settlement freeing the billionaire from possible lawsuits for having secretly funded litigation that led to its demise.

The investigation is the latest problem for a six - year - old company, known until last year as Trump University, that already faces a string of consumer complaints, reprimands from state regulators and a lawsuit from dissatisfied former students.

In a court ruling authorizing the arrests, Brazilian federal judge André Duszczak said «Faria and other BRF officers sought to cover up claims of possible food contamination, as shown in certain laboratory tests, made by a former employee in a labor lawsuit.»

The latest lawsuit was filed Friday by Melissa Ferrick, the Massachusetts - based indie folk singer who teaches at the prestigious Berklee College of Music and rose to prominence as Morrissey's last - minute opening act on his 1991 tour.

And if they succeed, their executives will be part of a culture that rejects the use of patents as a tool for aggression and ruinous lawsuits.

May 1 - Jacob Jacobson agreed to resign as Xerox Corp's chief executive as part of a settlement of a lawsuit brought by the company's shareholders that raised questions over Xerox's agreed deal with Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp, a New York court filing showed on Tuesday.

The lawsuit filed by Ingrid Avendano, Roxana del Toro Lopez and Ana Medina, who described themselves as Latina software engineers, says that Uber's compensation and other practices discriminate against women and people of color.

«The Hogan lawsuit, the pressure it put us under, the decisions we made as a result of that pressure, professionalizing the company, streamlining our objectives, focusing on the seven great media brands that we have, taking on outside capital, realizing we can't do it ourselves.

The statement was retweeted by Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, who is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit.

These policies help to protect against payments as the result of bodily injury or property damage, medical expenses, the cost of de1fending lawsuits, and settlement bonds or judgments required during an appeal procedure.

Thiel seems sanguine about the impact of his campaign, and in some sense appears to see himself as defending the little guy who can't afford to fight a lawsuit.

Wealth management became sexy because of its dependability while trading and banking became curse words as the subpoenas and lawsuits piled up.

Failing to hit its projections in its first few quarters as a public company would trigger shareholder lawsuits and cripple Spotify's ability to raise further capital, said Steve London, a partner in the securities practice of law firm Pepper Hamilton.

Also, as of 2006, any type of electronic records, including e-mail, can be used as evidence in federal lawsuits.

The lawsuit alleges confirmation of reports of Kalanick's plan to «Steve Jobs» it: «It is apparent that Kalanick has attempted to acquire the power to pack the Board to facilitate his desired re-appointment as Uber's CEO.»

From the 1960s on, some of the most popular, esteemed auto giants have been embroiled in controversy and lawsuits as investigations — by the media and regulators — linked engineering and safety problems to injuries and deaths.

He appointed Scott Pruitt, who has opposed the EPA and has filed numerous lawsuits challenging environmental regulations, as head of the EPA, and has rolled back many of Obama's regulations.

Magnetar's tactic of filing lawsuits challenging takeover valuations in order to make money, also known as appraisal arbitrage, has become increasing popular with hedge funds in recent years, especially in the merger litigation hotbed of Delaware.

Two Italian banks have proposed a deal to settle shareholder lawsuits as they try to raise billions of dollars to cover bad loans.

The scheme looks much like the one used by printer manufacturers such as HP, Epson and Kodak, all of which have provoked various lawsuits over the years.

Andrea Mackris and Rebecca Gomez Diamond, both of whom reached sexual harassment settlements with Bill O'Reilly, have joined a defamation lawsuit against the former host and Fox News on Wednesday, asserting that statements that he and the network made «depicted them as liars, political operatives and extortionists.»

These drivers could be reclassified as employees of the company, rather than independent contractors, if the lawsuit prevails.

Benchmark's lawsuit is a transparent attempt to deprive Travis Kalanick of his rights as a founder and shareholder and to silence his voice regarding the management of the company he helped create.

A few weeks later, Kris Duggan stepped down from his role as CEO of BetterWorks following a lawsuit that claimed a hostile work environment.

He is open about relationships with employees, and has been involved in a handful of sexual harassment lawsuits from former employees alleging strange behaviour, such as strutting around in his underwear.

While it's true that a good insurance policy can do much to reduce lawsuit worries and that many small, savvy businesses don't have debt problems, it's also true that businesses which face significant risks in either of these areas should probably organize themselves as a corporation or LLC.

He has received recognition for his commitment to pro bono legal services, including his work as one of the lead attorneys in a successful federal civil rights lawsuit protecting the voting rights of Georgia citizens.

According to a lawsuit Quenneville filed later against Stanton, he was «abruptly and abusively» terminated in a phone call in 2011, and was told by O'Brien that the firm was downsizing as a result of difficult market conditions.

«As a direct result of Lidl's wrongful conduct, Kroger has suffered and will continue to suffer irreparable injury,» the lawsuit states.

In the defence filed in Anita Bell's lawsuit, O'Leary Funds said the market was slowing as early as the end of 2009.

On the other, a lawsuit against a customer can be viewed as a David vs. Goliath battle, with the customer in the role of underdog.

A major disadvantage of doing business as a general partnership is that all partners are personally liable for business debts and liabilities (for example, a judgment in a lawsuit).

Tesla filed a lawsuit in January against Sterling Anderson, its former director of Autopilot, as well as Chris Urmson, the previous director of the Google self - driving project, and their startup Aurora Innovation — a new venture the men launched with Drew Bagnell, the former head of the autonomy and perception team at Uber's Advanced Technology Center in Pittsburgh.

In an interview with the Times in May, Thiel said that he funded Hogan's lawsuit and others as part of a multi-year campaign to try and bankrupt the company.

Abramovich was in Fribourg court as part of a lawsuit brought by the London - based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development against Abramovich, Russian oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler, and the Russian energy company Gazprom Neft, a bank spokesman said Wednesday.

That distinction was lost on the labor lawyers who filed four separate lawsuits on behalf of employees who claimed that they'd been illegally misclassified as freelancers.

Lawyers for Ailes and Carlson appeared in court in New Jersey as a federal judge sought to plot the course of the lawsuit in the wake of «rapid fire» motions from the parties, include Carlson's motion to block Ailes» attorneys» request for arbitration.