Sentences with phrase «of civil enforcement actions»

Each year the SEC brings hundreds of civil enforcement actions against individuals and companies for violation of the securities laws.

Not exact matches

The Attorney General of Massachusetts has already filed a civil enforcement action.

Although enforcement of the Equal Pay Act and other civil rights laws has helped to narrow the gender pay gap, these actions only cover segments of the American working population, and many important protections are not yet codified in law.

Without a valid Officer of the United States in place at CFPB at the time the suit was filed, WLF argues that CFPB had no standing to bring a civil enforcement action in federal court.

During that time CFPB (at Cordray's direction) brought a civil enforcement action against a California attorney, Chance Gordon, for alleged violations of consumer protection laws.

Although in the civil enforcement action the SEC got a $ 12 million default judgment, the U.S. Attorney got a guilty plea for one good, old - fashioned count of wire fraud.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

With law enforcement officials aggressively pursuing gang members on Long Island after a recent spate of homicides by the transnational gang MS - 13, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a class - action lawsuit on Friday that federal authorities had gone too far.

«Some enforcement must come internally,» Leveson says, and Murdoch agrees with that happily, before then explaining that some sort of mechanism is needed to resolve complaints which fall short even of the middle ground, justifying civil legal action.

A joint probe by Schneiderman and Connecticut AG George Jepsen into whether their states incurred losses as a result of interest - rate manipulation by banks in the LIBOR scandal could lead to civil enforcement action, including possible breaches of antitrust and fraud laws.

The joint probe by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen could lead to civil enforcement action, including possible breaches of antitrust and fraud laws, the officials said.

Many private schools do not want to be considered «recipients of federal financial assistance» out of concern that such a designation would make them subject to the onerous federal regulations and enforcement actions (such as those that fall under Title IX) of the federal civil rights agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (civil rights agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (Civil Rights (OCR).

Where necessary, the Office pursues enforcement action, which may be in the nature of warning letters or more formal action, such as consent orders or administrative litigation to impose cease and desist provisions and civil penalties.

(b) The offeror understands that any inaccurate data provided to the Department of Transportation may subject the offeror, its subcontractors, its employees, or its representatives to: (1) prosecution for false statements pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001 and / or; (2) enforcement action for false claims or statements pursuant to the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, 31 U.S.C. 3801 - 3812 and 49 CFR Part 31 and / or; (3) termination for default under any contract resulting from its offer and / or; (4) debarment or suspension.

Issued 206 enforcement actions, proposed a total of nearly $ 3 million in civil penalties, issued 64 enforcement orders — including the assessment totaling more than $ 3 million in civil penalties — while collecting 100 percent of the assessed penalties;

A bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit may also be used to satisfy administrative fines and civil damages arising from any enforcement action against the posting credit service organization.

As most of you know, the Dodd - Frank Act gives the CFPB various enforcement powers including the authority to engage in administrative enforcement actions (typically followed by a consent order) and to bring civil litigation proceedings.

In addition, our litigators defend clients in a wide range of civil and criminal enforcement actions arising out of the major federal environmental statutes — including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, CERCLA (Superfund), FIFRA, RCRA, TSCA, and EPCRA (Right - to - Know)-- as well as climate change regulation, renewable energy regulation, and project development.

Disability and insurance claims, automobile, personal injury, accident claims, class actions, employment law, wrongful dismissal claims, real estate litigation, commercial and shareholder / business disputes, mortgage enforcement, condominium litigation, construction lien and commercial tenancy disputes are examples of the depth and variety of civil litigation matters successfully handled by the lawyers of Landy Marr Kats LLP.

Scott focuses his practice on general commercial litigation, including: bank regulatory and enforcement matters; defending directors and officers of failed banks in FDIC actions; commodities and securities regulatory enforcement and civil actions; professional liability claims; directors and officers liability insurance matters; and employment and restrictive covenant matters.

The civil tribunal in charge of patent enforcement actions shall review and make a decision on the patent validity issue if the defendant raises challenges therefor; however, the civil court's decision on the patent validity will only have binding effect between the concerned parties to the litigation.

Civil recovery requires only admission of «unlawful conduct» and, as the papers are not made public, the conduct admitted can not be readily analysed or differentiated from other enforcement actions.

My best guess is that the proper method of enforcement in federal buildings is simply administrative action, since violating the code can provide cause for firing federal employees under Chapter 75 of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.

The Superior Court of Justice has granted leave to appeal in a case that considered whether law enforcement can hand over information from a criminal case to a law firm acting in a civil action.

Corrie also has a broad range of experience defending clients in administrative, civil and criminal environmental enforcement actions.

The federal government had alleged violations of laws protecting civil rights and giving the federal government the power to review actions of law enforcement agencies with a pattern and practice of violating federal rights.

As lead counsel in over 200 federal and state jury trials and numerous administrative proceedings, Peter Anderson helps public companies, their officers and directors, along with financial service companies, accounting and law firms and their principals, as they respond to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions, Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and criminal prosecutions and complex civil litigation.

Major international companies and financial institutions regularly turn to us to handle a range of global regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, arbitrations, internal investigations, commercial disputes, and civil and criminal court proceedings.

Howell's practice focuses on the representation of clients in high - stakes government investigations and enforcement actions involving alleged securities and accounting fraud, healthcare billing and recordkeeping improprieties, bribery and corruption, and violations of the Civil False Claims Act.

Conversely, facts discovered during the course of civil litigation may draw the attention of the government, and the government may rely on the findings in a civil case as grounds for opening an investigation or taking some other enforcement action.

Environment, health, and safety: We have class - leading capability in supporting industrial and commercial businesses in relation to the full spectrum of environmental and workplace health and safety law, including providing strategic and operational compliance advice; representation in regulator enforcement action and civil proceedings (including mass torts); and risk management advice in transactions.

Defense of Samsung Electronics and related entities in DOJ grand jury criminal price fixing and foreign enforcement investigations involving TFT - LCD and related direct and indirect civil class actions.

The criminal case may help advance settlement negotiations in the civil matter because the defendants recognize the likelihood that the civil case will provide additional public scrutiny of their actions (if their reputation is valuable to them) or will support a civil award because of strong evidence compiled by law enforcement during the criminal investigation.

Comment: One commenter recommended making the definition of law enforcement official broad enough to encompass Medicaid program auditors, because some matters requiring civil or criminal law enforcement action are first identified through the audit process.

The FCPA includes substantial criminal penalties for both businesses and individuals found to have made prohibited payments, and also gives both the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to pursue civil enforcement actions.

Representation of banks and nonbanks in fair lending and other consumer law - related examinations, investigations and lawsuits from bank regulators, CFPB, DOJ and HUD, including advising multiple nonbank lenders in a nationwide NAACP - led class action lawsuit alleging «reverse redlining» violations of the FHA, ECOA and Civil Rights Act, and advising a bank in a DOJ investigation, FDIC examination and joint enforcement action regarding SCRA compliance.

Kennedy warned, however, that third parties with unclean hands are subject to enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other kinds of civil litigation.

Civil Justice Committee The Civil Justice Committee (CJC) report, Improving Access to Justice Through Collective Actions, was published last December, and noted that the aims of private enforcement and regulation differ and that there was a role for both.

776.032 (1) A person who uses force as permitted in... s. 776.013... is justified in using such force and is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force, unless the person against whom force was used is a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10 (14), who was acting in the performance of his or her official duties and the officer identified himself or herself in accordance with any applicable law or the person using force knew or reasonably should have known that the person was a law enforcement officer.

In the civil context, the OFT states at para 3.6 of The Cartel Offence — Guidance on the Issue of No - action Letters for Individuals (OFT 513) that where an undertaking has been granted full civil leniency, ie 100 % reduction in fine, by the OFT in relation to enforcement of the CA 1998 or by the European Commission in relation to proceedings under Art 81 of the EC Treaty, it will normally be prepared to issue no - action letters to any employees, directors, ex-employees or ex-directors named in an application for no - action letters made by that undertaking on behalf of those named individuals, provided the usual conditions for the grant of a no - action letter are fulfilled.

Response: HIPAA - covered laboratories that fail to comply with the Privacy Rule's access provisions are subject to an enforcement action for noncompliance by the Department, which may include the imposition of civil money penalties.

Sharon Nelles Partner Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Sharon Nelles, a partner in the Firm's Litigation Group and member of the Firm's Managing Partners Committee, represents financial institutions and global companies in the kinds of high - profile, critical company matters that implicate not only civil litigation but also related regulatory, congressional and criminal investigations and enforcement actions.

«The Privacy Act 1988 confers a range of privacy regulatory powers which include powers to investigate an alleged interference with privacy and enforcement powers ranging from less serious to more serious regulatory action, including powers to accept an enforceable undertaking, make a determination, or apply to the court for a civil penalty order for a breach of a civil penalty provision.»

The watchdog will pursue criminal and civil enforcement actions arising from the results of the investigation, she added.

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The course covers issues behind the Fair Housing laws and prohibited actions, including a review and update of the Oklahoma and federal fair housing laws and the role of the Oklahoma Office of Civil Rights Enforcement.