Rule 48, which permits the administrative dismissal
of actions for delay, has been responsible for over $ 10 million in claims costs over the past three years.
The administrative dismissal
of actions for delay has caught many lawyers by surprise, and has led to several hundred claims and almost $ 10 million in claims costs in just three and a half years.
Also, a $ 10,000 increase in deductible was introduced for certain claims based on the administrative dismissal
of actions for delay.
Here at LAWPRO, we have seen a very worrisome spike in the number of claims that relate to the administrative dismissal
of actions for delay.
Specifically, the existing Rules 48.14 (Action not on trial list) and 48.15 (Action abandoned) were revoked, and a new Rule 48.14 (Dismissal
of an action for delay) was substituted in... Read More»
Not exact matches
The
delay would give Congress time to pass legislation that addresses the status
of the estimated 800,000 immigrants covered by the Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals, or the DACA program.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations
of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost
of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance
of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost
of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact
of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management
actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or
delays with the phased implementation
of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K
for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
The question now is whether the E.C.B.'s
action merely
delayed the inevitable reckoning
for the euro zone's weakest members or whether falling interest rates and improved growth will become entrenched, bringing the critical phase
of the Continent's debt crisis to a close.
But if the plan still has plenty
of funding and momentum
for now, the
delay might be good planning, so that officials, provinces, and project developers know that climate
action is not a one - year wonder.
The Update incorporates the October average private sector economic forecasts and an increased «adjustment
for risk»
for 2011 - 12 to 2013 - 14, as well as an increase in employment insurance rates
of only 5 cents (employee rate)
for 2012, rather than the 10 cents set in legislation As a result, the balanced budget target is
delayed from 2014 - 15 to 2016 - 17, prior to the inclusion
of the Targeted Strategic and Operating Review Savings (now called «Deficit Reduction
Action Plan Saving Target»).
«Last month, in the midst
of uncertainty regarding whether the Trump administration would take
actions to
delay or roll back this rule, I wrote to over 30 leading finance companies regarding their commitment to helping workers save
for retirement, their support
for the DOL fiduciary rule, and their preparedness to comply with the rule in April,» Warren told Hugler in her Tuesday letter.
Some
of the changes, such as introducing a mobile order - and - pay app that was
delayed after the franchisee association threatened legal
action over its launch, are needed in order
for Tim Hortons to compete against players such as Starbucks, which launched a similar app in Canada last year.
SIX Financial Information (a) does not make any express or implied warranties
of any kind regarding the data, including, without limitation, any warranty
of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose or use; and (b) shall not be liable
for any errors, incompleteness, interruption or
delay,
action taken in reliance on any data, or
for any damages resulting therefrom.
«The $ 8 million in donations the real estate industry made to Christy Clark paid
for years
of delayed action on skyrocketing housing costs,» said Horgan.
But the most likely result is that the only effect
of that
action is that you
delay the payment
for your shares.
Examples
of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact
of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels
of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility
of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions
of these conditions that decrease the level
of disposable income
of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security
of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts
of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread
of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment
of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount
of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion
of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability
of our creditors to accelerate the repayment
of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss
of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services;
delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price
of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times
of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements
for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability
of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement
actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Populorum Progressio, the pope notes, «repeatedly underlines the urgent need
for reform, and in the face
of great problems
of injustice in the development
of peoples, it calls
for courageous
action to be taken without
delay.»
Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall the Company be held liable
for any
delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts
of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labour disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages
of labour or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts
of God, war, governmental
actions, orders
of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance
of 3rd - parties, or loss
of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning.
It would need firsthand knowledge
of an entirely pagan country to say
for certain that these impressive spiritual qualities are growing spontaneously, rather than being the
delayed action of many years
of unconscious Christian absorption.
He realized the acuteness
of the crisis; his prompt
action throttled the separatist move and
delayed its maturing
for another generation.
On another health front, recommendations to tighten the regulation
of «alternative», often ineffective, medicines have been either put on hold or
delayed, despite a decade
of expert calls
for action.
However, we would like to join the ranks
of people, including the more than 6,000 supporters who have signed the petition to stop the destruction
of field trials
of GM crops, in calling
for anti-GM activists and other concerned citizens to not take
action that could
delay the assessment and ongoing research
of Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency and reduce the damage it can do to the precious vision and eyes
of children.
It didn't take too long
for the words «red tape» to become shorthand
for bureaucratic practices, redundant paperwork or complex time - consuming approval procedures — anything contributing to the mounting stack
of paper,
delaying action or postponing a decision.
Bad climactic conditions in Shanghai on Friday made it impossible
for the medical helicopter to operate as needed, causing a huge amount
of delays to the first two practice sessions and very little in the way
of on - track
action.
Zabaleta confirmed Gundogan has damaged the same knee he dislocated earlier in the year, a setback that saw him out
of action for four - and - a-half months and
delayed his City debut until mid-September.
It was expected that he would be out
of action for around 2 weeks but reports suggest that his latest comeback has been
delayed and that he could now be out
for a month.
In other business, commissioners acting as the Zoning Board
of Appeals
delayed action on a request
for construction trailers at Kmart on U.S. Highway 30 until May.
The
action will
delay by three months completion
of the addition, originally planned
for early fall.
Cuomo made the party sweat it out in 2010 while he
delayed accepted its endorsement due to a US attorney's office investigation into the
actions of its now defunct
for - profit arm, Data and Field Services, in the 2009 NYC elections.
These
actions generate $ 500 million
of savings, including $ 180 million from accelerating Medicaid Redesign Team initiatives and
delaying investments, leveraging $ 200 million in current - year under spending to generate 2013 - 14 savings, and $ 120 million from a 6 percent reduction to OPWDD Medicaid rates
for not -
for - profit providers.
They are also asking
for an overall review nine months into the program; the redeployment
of staff and resources from projects like station painting and retiling to signal repair and track inspection; better ways to report causes
for subway
delays; and a comprehensive plan
for the future that details how work from the Subway
Action Plan will be carried forward over the coming years.
Due to these
actions by the Governor, after years
of delay ground is expected to be broken next week on this valuable economic development
for New York.»
Also at 11 a.m., members
of the Riders Alliance will introduce a new tool
for riders to address continuing subway
delays by becoming transit activists in the moment, right on the train or platform, through a «Subway Delay
Action Kit,» outside Grand Central Station at the SE corner
of 42nd Street and Park Avenue, Manhattan.
«Members
of Congress must take
action to
delay the implementation
of the Affordable Care Act
for a period
of no less than one year.
Also at 11 a.m., members
of the Riders Alliance distribute «Subway Delay
Action Kits,» a new toolkit
for Queens riders to address continuing subway
delays by becoming transit activists, Queensboro Plaza subway station, near Queens Plaza North and 27th Street, Queens.
Phase 1
of the MTA's Subway
Action Plan includes repairs to 1,300 broken signals, which are often a cause
for delay.
The governor didn't seek legislative approval
for December's
delayed payments to school districts, an
action that resulted in a still - active lawsuit from a consortium
of education groups.
To address concerns by some Democrats and Republicans that a look - back would infringe on the due process rights
of accused predators, the bill would allow
for a dismissal
of cases if the
delays in bringing them can be shown to have «materially prejudiced the defendant in the defense or investigation
of an
action.»
In the months that followed, the project saw «schedule
delays, Department
of Labor violations, multiple breaches
of health and safety procedures, lack
of proper supervision, and non-responsiveness to requests
for corrective
action,» OGS said in a
In the months that followed, the project saw «schedule
delays, Department
of Labor violations, multiple breaches
of health and safety procedures, lack
of proper supervision, and non-responsiveness to requests
for corrective
action,» OGS said in a non-responsibility determination issued this September regarding a project subcontractor.
One
of the political parties in the country, the Democratic Youth Congress, DYC has instituted a legal
action against President Muhammadu Buhari at the Federal High Court in Abuja over his
delay in declaring his intention to run
for the 2019 presidential election.
Trump gave Congress six months to come up with a solution to replace Obama's scrapped policy — known as Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)-- which had
delayed the deportation
of Dreamers and allowed them to obtain work permits starting in 2012.
Washington (CNN)- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday
delayed action for a few weeks on a bill to increase the minimum wage, a top political and policy priority
of the White House and congressional Democrats this election year.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress said the palliative committee should not be used to
delay action on the commencement
of the process
for the determination
of the new Minimum Wage.
Confirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said, «The suspect and others who might be indicted in the course
of police investigation, be charged to court without
delay and his (their) details be sent to the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and other concerned groups / bodies
for necessary
action.»
Some observers quietly worry that, under Trump, a new focus on climate engineering could become part
of a justification
for delaying government
action to curb carbon emissions, with the reasoning that geoengineering technologies could later be used to remove carbon from the atmosphere, or prevent the warming effects
of solar radiation.
Although the draft decision expresses «its utmost concern» regarding the impacts
of climate change on the World Heritage reefs, any
action is
delayed by a call «to further study the current and potential impacts
of climate change»
for possible
action when the committee meets in 2018.
For example, a child who is choking would benefit more from immediate help instead
of delaying action through a trip to the hospital.
The public may assume the U.S. and the rest
of the world can
delay climate
action for a presidential term or two, and catch up later.
Such
action should not be
delayed by the current scientific debate about thresholds
of 25 (OH) D
for optimal function and health.