The Court held that their cause
of action against the defendant law firm, for allegedly providing negligent tax advice, arose when Canada Revenue disallowed their charitable tax credits, not when their litigation with Canada Revenue was settled.
If a forum state's courts have «general jurisdiction» over a defendant, this means that the defendant can be sued in that forum on any cause
of action against that defendant arising anywhere in the world, regardless of any other relationship that the claim has to the forum state (except for claims in the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts which can be brought in a U.S. District Court located in the same state, or in an arbitration forum pursuant to a valid arbitration clause that binds the parties, an issue beyond the scope of this question and answer).
There was no assignment of a right
of action against the defendant.
Not exact matches
The class
action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District
of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf
of a class consisting
of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by
Defendants» violations
of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a)
of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder,
against the Company and certain
of its top officials.
The class
action, filed in United States District Court, for the District
of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf
of a class consisting
of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by
defendants» violations
of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a)
of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder,
against the Company and certain
of its top officials.
We believe that market - rigging tactics
of which banking institutions have been repeatedly accused — and, in many cases, are legal
defendants in
actions brought
against them — have been disguised but are still widely practiced.
Jack, District Judge: Plaintiff, McIlhenny Company, a corporation
of the State
of Maine, which, with its predecessors, for many years past, has manufactured at Avery Island, Louisiana, a condiment known as «Tabasco Pepper Sauce,» brings this
action against defendant Ed.
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.
The suit by his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), showed Dokpesi also praying for a perpetual injunction restraining the
defendants or their agents from further making any defamatory publications
against him, and N50million as cost
of the
action.
Lawyers for Charlotte Osei also demanded the list
of workers who were behind the petition «to enable us commence legal
action against them for the defamatory statements contained in their petition failing which our client will be constrained to proceed
against you alone as
defendant in the suit our client intends to commence
against them since you are to all intents and purposes, their agent.»
In the suit by his lawyer Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Dokpesi is also praying for a perpetual injunction restraining the
defendants or their agents from further making any defamatory publications
against him, and N50million as cost
of the
action.
News — 1) TeleRead has a good roundup
of the latest legal filings by Penguin (PDF) and Macmillan (PDF) in the DOJ antitrust suit and by Apple in the class
action suit
against the same
defendants.
The class
action seeks damages «for the purchase
of e-books, an injunction
against pricing e-books with the agency model and forfeiture
of the illegal profits received by the
defendants as a result
of their anti-competitive conduct which could total tens
of millions
of dollars.»
The United States
of America, acting under the direction
of the Attorney General
of the United States, brings this civil antitrust
action against Defendants Apple, Inc. («Apple»); Hachette Book Group, Inc. («Hachette»); HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. («HarperCollins»); Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH and Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC d / b / a Macmillan (collectively, «Macmillan»); The Penguin Group, a division
of Pearson plc and Penguin Group (USA), Inc. (collectively, «Penguin»); and Simon & Schuster, Inc. («Simon & Schuster»; collectively with Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Penguin, «Publisher
Defendants») to obtain equitable relief to prevent and remedy violations
of Section 1
of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1.
I. AMENDED COMPLAINT This is an
action for damages brought by individual consumers,
against Defendant, H&P Capital, Inc., for
Defendant's violations
of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et seq. (hereafter -LSB-...]
(b) With respect to an
action brought to enjoin violations
of the chapter or fraudulent or unconscionable conduct, the administrator may apply to the court for appropriate temporary relief
against a
defendant, pending final determination
of the proceedings.
A class
action on behalf
of customers was instituted
against 72
defendants.
Digital Journal reports that more than 5,200 international «researchers, professors, postdocs, [and] seismologists» have signed a petition supporting the seven
defendants and the Seismological Society
of America has denounced the charges as an «unprecedented legal
action against members
of the seismological community.»
The national court therefore has its own sphere
of discretion when examining the
action against the
defendant, and the Commission can not be considered as the judge and the party in its own cause.
In those circumstances justice requires that the [costs]
Defendants should in principle pay the Claimants» costs
of their
action against SGP1 [the
defendant].»
On appeal, the plaintiffs» requested that the judgment dismissing the
action against Mr. Vicentini and Ford Credit be set aside and liability be apportioned equally between those two
defendants and Mr. Hoang and requested that the amount
of damages be increased.
He represents both claimants and
defendants and has great experience in all types
of clinical negligence
actions including cases
against hospitals, general practitioners and associated healthcare professionals.
Acting for the
defendants in respect
of substantial and complex fraud claims arising out
of a commercial transaction, which involved dealing with freezing injunctions obtained
against the
defendants and the co-ordination
of actions in various jurisdictions.
In future class
action claims
against nationwide corporate
defendants, it appears that the U.S. Supreme Court is generally requiring piecemeal litigation in each state where a plaintiff was injured, instead
of allowing for a single consolidated class
action in a single state court lawsuit.
Defeating conditional certification
of a national FLSA collective
action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District
of California alleging unpaid overtime for all nonexempt employees
of a national furniture retailer and getting claims dismissed
against the individual
defendants;
In the coverage
action, the plaintiffs were successful in obtaining summary judgment
against the
defendant insurer requiring the payment
of damages, costs and interest in the underlying
action.
The insurer denied coverage to Mr. Hoang, and the plaintiffs were forced to bring an
action for coverage, under section 258 (1)
of the Insurance Act directly
against the
defendant insurer to have the insurance money payable under Mr. Hoang's motor vehicle policy applied toward satisfaction
of the judgment.
The employees» class
action claims
against IQT and the other
defendant alleged in the certification motion, include: wrongful dismissal, conspiracy, negligence, inducing breach
of contract, and breach
of fiduciary duty.
Inc. 2014 NLTD (G) 114
Actions — Contracts — Courts — Criminal Law — Practice — Restitution — Torts — Trade Regulation Summary: The two individual plaintiffs sought to bring a class
action against Atlantic Lottery Corp. (
defendant), on behalf
of a class
of persons harmed by video lottery terminals (VLTs).
January 29, 2003 835 So.2 d 1251 2003 Store patron had no claim for spoliation
of evidence
against department store that was also
defendant in patron's underlying negligence
action.
Attis represents important appellate Court guidance for the class
action bar as, prior to Attis, certain decisions, most notably Poulin v. Ford Motor Co.
of Canada, earmarked class counsel as a potential payment source for
defendants in situations where the plaintiffs were unwilling or unable to cover costs ordered
against them.
The particular decision, York University v. Michael Markicevic, 2013 ONSC 4311, involves a request by one
defendant to discharge a certificate
of pending litigation registered
against her real property and is part
of a larger
action by York
against Markicevic and others concerning their alleged misuse
of university resources.
«I am not prepared to adopt, as the
defendant's argue, a blanket principle that an Ontario court lacks jurisdiction to entertain a common law
action to recognize and enforce a foreign judgment
against an out -
of - jurisdiction judgment debtor in the absence
of a showing that the
defendant has some real and substantial connection to Ontario or currently possesses assets in Ontario... No jurisprudence binding on me has expressly placed a gloss on that ability to assume jurisdiction by requiring the plaintiff to demonstrate that the non-resident judgment debtor
defendant otherwise has a real and substantial connection with Ontario.»
In California, the plaintiff in a bad faith
action may be able to recover some
of its attorneys» fees separately and in addition to the judgment for damages
against a
defendant insurer.
The court found that the plaintiff did not allege in her amended complaint that the second
defendant received notice
of the
action, or that it knew or should have known that the
action would be brought
against it.
«In light
of the economically significant relationship between Chevron and Chevron Canada, and given that Chevron Canada maintains a non-transitory place
of business in Ontario, an Ontario court has jurisdiction to adjudicate a recognition and enforcement
action against Chevron Canada's indirect corporate parent that also names Chevron Canada as a
defendant and seeks the seizure
of the shares and assets
of Chevron Canada to satisfy a judgment
against the corporate parent.»
The family
of Lola Norton, deceased brought a wrongful death
action against a number
of defendants who were affiliated with a nursing home in which Bernard Norton's wife, Lola died.
penalizes the
defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding
against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper p
against a
defendant; «proceeding» means any
action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole
of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare
of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful
action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue
of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit
Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper p
Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form
of expression or public participation, by the person
against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper p
against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter
of public interest; Purposes
of this Act: 2 The purposes
of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters
of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters
of public interest; d) Discourage the use
of litigation as a means
of unduly limiting expression on matters
of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right
of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.
Following «TC Heartland,» a literal reading
of the patent venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1400 (b), could suggest that no venue is appropriate
against such a
defendant, thereby eliminating the ability
of patent owners to take
action against international infringers.
When a lawsuit (or a claim, or a party) is dismissed by a court «with prejudice,» that means that the same cause
of action can not be brought again by the same plaintiff
against the same
defendant.
In general, you can file a complaint asserting any cause
of action whatsoever
against a
defendant, even if they are unrelated, in the same case, and if you don't, you risk having the claims that you do not file barred by the doctrine
of res judicata, which bars new lawsuits between the same parties not only over all claims that were actually asserted and...
The class
action brought
against FCA NV, FCA and FCA Canada Inc. (FCA Canada) alleges that Canadian purchasers
of the Vehicles were deceived by the
defendants» failure to disclose the presence
of this software, resulting in losses and damage to members
of the class.
Tuck v. Supreme Holdings Ltd. et al. 2014 NLTD (G) 131 Evidence — Limitation
of Actions — Practice Summary: The plaintiff commenced an
action against the
defendants on February 28, 2012, to recover damages allegedly sustained in a motor vehicle collision that occurred... [more]
In Breeden, the plaintiff commenced defamation
actions in Ontario
against the
defendants, who were directors, advisers, and a vice president
of a corporation headquartered in the United States.
The case established that the ATS provides jurisdiction over tort
actions in such «foreign cubed» cases, brought by non-US plaintiffs
against non-US
defendants for violations
of customary international law, including war crimes and crimes
against humanity, committed outside the US.
[5] Conversely, a delay
of approximately 7.5 years was held not to be inordinate in the context
of an
action against a number
of defendants for breach
of fiduciary obligations.
[1] The appellant, who is a lawyer, brought an
action in Small Claims Court
against the
defendant seeking damages in the amount
of $ 14,933.22 for breach
of contract.
The settlement brings to a close the consolidated class
action lawsuit brought in 2010 by multiple retirement funds
against Countrywide and other
defendants for securities violations involving the packaging and sale
of MBS.
This was an
action of trespass, brought in the Court below, by the plaintiff in error,
against the
defendant in error, for an assault and battery, and false imprisonment, to which the
defendant pleaded the general issue, and a special plea
of justification.
In this case involving a breach
of contract
action filed by a condominium association's property management company
against an insurance company, concerning the scope
of a policy issued to the condo association, the Alexandria U.S. District Court says
defendant carrier...