Use demand letter transparency to help curb abusive suits, incentivizing public filing
of demand letters in a way that makes them accessible and searchable to the public.
Not exact matches
In an Oct. 4
letter to acting Secretary
of the Army Ryan McCarthy, Sen. Marco Rubio
demanded the branch nullify the military commission
of 2nd Lt. Spenser Rapone, the West Point graduate, Afghanistan combat veteran, and self - identified member
of the Democratic Socialists
of America who posted photos
of himself wearing a Che Guevara shirt under his uniform and a «Communism Will Win» sign tucked into his cover on Sept. 24.
In the meantime, a group of House lawmakers has sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding four major conservative tents to remain in place in any bill — and on one issue, they may get their wis
In the meantime, a group
of House lawmakers has sent a
letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
demanding four major conservative tents to remain
in place in any bill — and on one issue, they may get their wis
in place
in any bill — and on one issue, they may get their wis
in any bill — and on one issue, they may get their wish.
In a
letter to David Segal, executive director
of Demand Progress, a progressive action group, Reid wrote:
Under the old procedures, people could be listed as being
in default after only 14 days
of receiving a
letter of demand.
When the 49 - year - old owner
of The Fish Market Restaurant
in Birmingham, Alabama, opened a
letter from a disgruntled customer
demanding a $ 6.89 refund, his gut told him to check it out.
In a deft synthesis of escapism and dreadful reality — like successfully mixing ice cream with Buckley's cough syrup — an unknown sports sophisticate and political junkie named Paul Kaplan (an Atlanta Braves fan, but that's not a crime) sent a letter to his congressman to protest the defeat of his baseball team in the National League playoffs and demand they be crowned the winners anywa
In a deft synthesis
of escapism and dreadful reality — like successfully mixing ice cream with Buckley's cough syrup — an unknown sports sophisticate and political junkie named Paul Kaplan (an Atlanta Braves fan, but that's not a crime) sent a
letter to his congressman to protest the defeat
of his baseball team
in the National League playoffs and demand they be crowned the winners anywa
in the National League playoffs and
demand they be crowned the winners anyway.
Cook said it would be difficult to establish a cause
of death because the rabbit's remains had been destroyed but,
in the
letter,
demanded that United turn over all records
of its investigation, including closed - circuit television footage.
Adjusting for a shift
in consumer
demand to larger vehicles, the current rules are projected to hike fuel efficiency to a fleetwide average
of 46.8 miles per gallon by 2026, according to a
letter sent Tuesday by Senator Tom Carper to Pruitt and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
«Consumer on -
demand parking, while one
of those novel, amazing experiences for customers, is a very difficult business to scale,» the company wrote
in a goodbye
letter.
When Benchmark shareholders called Kalanick to inform him
of the
demands in the
letter, he initially did not take the news well and was determined to fight the coup, the person said.
On January 2, 2013, Shkreli sent a
demand letter to Doe accusing him
of reneging on his agreement to continue to work with Shkreli
in exchange for receiving Fearnow Shares.
Also
in March, a bipartisan group
of 37 state attorneys general sent a
letter to Zuckerberg «
demanding answers» about the company's business practices and privacy protections.
The
letter echoes the
demands trade justice advocates have long called for: transparent and democratic negotiations; strong and enforceable labour rights, including for migrant workers; protection
of public services; enforceable environmental standards; and the right to regulate
in the public's interest.
Wyden, the ranking member
of the Senate finance committee,
demanded in his
letter on Monday that Zuckerberg and Facebook's attorneys hand over information on how the company was reportedly deceived by Cambridge Analytica or other third - party data firms by April 13.
In a
letter addressed to Anthony Levandowski, the co-founder
of Otto and now head
of Uber's self - driving unit, the California DMV
demanded that the ride - hail company stop operating its fleet
of self - driving cars.
The Bishop
of Lancaster, Michael Campbell, wrote
in his new year's day pastoral
letter that parishes needed to «address some
demanding questions that will grow larger the longer we put them off»:
A
letter demanding the release
of an American pastor on trial
in Turkey over alleged links to a failed... More
Von Huegel,
in one
of his
letters, writes
of W.G. Ward («Ideal Ward») as an «eager, one - sided, great, unintentionally unjust soul» who on his deathbed saw the mischief
of his life — he had consistently
demanded that all others be like himself!
However, the recent
letter on pastoral care
of homosexuals (already referred to), as well as the
demand by the Vatican that ethicist Charles Curran retract his position on homosexuality and other sexual moral issues, or relinquish his position as a Catholic theologian, and its more recent order to me that I give up all ministry to homosexual persons, have convinced me that I can no longer
in conscience remain silent.
'' «Our pastoral practice
of demanding life - long «celibacy,» by which we meant that for the rest
of your life you would not engage your sexual orientation
in any way, was causing obvious harm and has not led to human flourishing,» the
letter said.
Paul's
letter attempts to rise above the fray, saying that what makes us indispensable to one another, and what distinguishes Christians from the wider world, is not what we eat, or our ability to win a theological debate, or our moral superiority, or the utility
of our practices, but our baptism, our unity
in the gospel which
demands that we remain with one another precisely
in those places where we disagree.
If Mr. Easterly had let his imagination range beyond governments and government policies, he might have left his readers with a hope and sense
of responsibility that goes beyond writing a
letter to Congress
demanding that,
in exchange for the next ten billion dollars, programs
of massive ineffectiveness be made effective.
Luther wrote to Jonas: «A
letter of the Pope is circulating which the brethren have sent to Veit Dietrich from Venice... written
in an absolutely arrogant and violent tone... to the Emperor... the Pope with much and great and openly Italian arrogance
demands... why the Emperor dares to permit and promise colloquies about religion since it is not the Emperor's place to teach but rather to listen.»
In his
letter on the role
of the bishops, John Paul II set them a
demanding challenge, that
of sustaining hope: The Bishop is the prophet, witness and servant
of this hope, especially where a culture
of «the here and now» leaves no room for openness to transcendence.
«Having received the No Objection
Letter from the FDA, SweeGen and our valued distribution partner Ingredion are now able to support food and beverage manufacturers
in the US as they work to meet consumer
demand for reduced - and no - sugar products made with our new, high - purity, great - tasting stevia sweetener,» said Katharina Pueller, director, natural sweetener business
of SweeGen.
In his letter, Dobbin said, «Despite depressed returns, the growth in global milk production, especially from Europe including the UK, is still rising and running well ahead of global deman
In his
letter, Dobbin said, «Despite depressed returns, the growth
in global milk production, especially from Europe including the UK, is still rising and running well ahead of global deman
in global milk production, especially from Europe including the UK, is still rising and running well ahead
of global
demand.
In a
letter to leadership and members
of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) called for leveling the playing field through agricultural policies to support growing consumer
demand for plant - based alternatives to animal products.
The other main signatories to the
letter demanding firmer application
of FFP
in the EPL (Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal) will also lend strong support, whether they are
in Europe or not.
Please contact your Congressional representatives and ask them to sign on to the
letter being circulated by Rep. Chellie Pingree
of Maine, which
demands that this stuff be taken out
of USDA beef destined for schools and that it be labeled
in supermarkets.
In an unusual move, de Blasio is replacing the head
of the city's Commission on Human Rights — one day after getting a strongly worded
letter from Public Advocate Letitia James attacking her and
demanding she be fired.
The two appointments resulted
in controversy after some supporters
of Agyenim Boateng stormed the MMT Kumasi Depot
demanding the withdrawal
of the
letter appointing Nicholas Oduro.
The News Corp. donation prompted Nathan Daschle, executive director
of the Democratic Governors Association and son
of former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, to
demand in a
letter to Fox News chairman Roger Ailes that the cable news outlet include a disclaimer
in its coverage
of gubernatorial campaigns.
The Time's Up
letter, which was endorsed by actresses including Jessica Chastain, Reese Witherspoon, and Julianne Moore,
demanded a full review and investigation
of why Vance did not file charges against Weinstein
in 2015 for allegedly groping Italian model Ambra Battilana.
It's outrageous and unacceptable for the Governor to
demand that the Regents come up with an entirely new teacher evaluation system
in a span
of only three months,» Samuels writes
in the
letter.
Visa rejection
letters reveal the thinly veiled catch - 22
of travel to the UK: the sister -
in - law hasn't travelled outside
of Cameroon,
in part because European countries like the UK
demand unrealistic visa requirements; because she hasn't travelled, her visa application is rejected.
In recent days Governor Andrew Cuomo has publicly engaged two of the massive transportation agencies he controls on hot button topics, demanding in an open letter that the MTA act to address a recent spike in sexual assaults reported as occurring on the New York City subway system and demanding answers from the Port Authority on a report that NYPD officials ensnared in a corruption investigation arranged for a special escort, with a lane closure, through the Lincoln Tunne
In recent days Governor Andrew Cuomo has publicly engaged two
of the massive transportation agencies he controls on hot button topics,
demanding in an open letter that the MTA act to address a recent spike in sexual assaults reported as occurring on the New York City subway system and demanding answers from the Port Authority on a report that NYPD officials ensnared in a corruption investigation arranged for a special escort, with a lane closure, through the Lincoln Tunne
in an open
letter that the MTA act to address a recent spike
in sexual assaults reported as occurring on the New York City subway system and demanding answers from the Port Authority on a report that NYPD officials ensnared in a corruption investigation arranged for a special escort, with a lane closure, through the Lincoln Tunne
in sexual assaults reported as occurring on the New York City subway system and
demanding answers from the Port Authority on a report that NYPD officials ensnared
in a corruption investigation arranged for a special escort, with a lane closure, through the Lincoln Tunne
in a corruption investigation arranged for a special escort, with a lane closure, through the Lincoln Tunnel.
City Council Watch has previously covered the nexus
of Latino politicians, including Espaillat, Melissa Mark - Viverito, and Julissa Ferreras, all
of whom
in apparent conjunction with their political consultant MirRam Group, wrote
letters demanding federal action on Herbalife.
In a
letter to Tom Allon, the president
of City & State, Sen. Espaillat, joined by a number
of other Latino elected officials,
demanded that Airbnb be dropped as a SOMOS co-sponsor, claiming that the internet home - share middleman «exacerbates the housing crisis plaguing our communities... particularly the communities we represent.»
The government was accused
of being
in «disarray» today, after Nick Clegg's
letter demanding further amendments to NHS reform was debated
in the Commons.
Basically, two
of us spend our week
in the constituency office doing casework, and our MP comes
in on a Friday morning,
demands to see our
letters, and signs them without reading them.
In a letter sent on Tuesday from state officials to the E.P.A.'s top official, Administrator Gina McCarthy, the state accused the federal agency of bungling the response to PFOA, and demanding that it cover at least $ 75 million in expenses, accrued already and estimated in the future, that can not be clawed back from polluter
In a
letter sent on Tuesday from state officials to the E.P.A.'s top official, Administrator Gina McCarthy, the state accused the federal agency
of bungling the response to PFOA, and
demanding that it cover at least $ 75 million
in expenses, accrued already and estimated in the future, that can not be clawed back from polluter
in expenses, accrued already and estimated
in the future, that can not be clawed back from polluter
in the future, that can not be clawed back from polluters.
All 18 Democrats representing New York State
in the House
of Representatives signed a
letter today
demanding that the three clashing factions
of their party
in the State Senate reunite, so as to make Albany the seventh solid - blue state capital nationwide.
In the
letters, the attorney and the chief investment officer for subsidiaries
of Connecticut - based The Phoenix Companies
demanded payment
of $ 9.1 million for money loaned to SRB Concession Inc., which runs Tobay Beach, and $ 5.4 million for money loaned to S.R.B. Convention & Catering Corp. which runs the Woodlands catering hall at the town golf course.
«The violation on Dec. 3, 2012 was not issued to us... nor were we ever notified or made aware that such a violation had been issued,» Smith said
in an April 9
letter to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who had written Smith first under the mistaken impression that he was the owner
of Hotel Indigo,
demanding he comply with city regulations.
Hopefully, the new Government may wish to publish this
letter as a matter
of transparency and accountability and the sovereign right
of the voting public to know the truth whether their then Attorney General acted independently and impartially as
demanded of his office by the Constitution
in naming the names.
And the community has begun to respond, with
letters pouring
in from a variety
of important players
demanding that a new position be funded to ensure that Kawamoto remains the keystone
of this painstakingly built coalition — what New Paltz Police Department chief Joseph Snyder terms «the captain
of the ship.»
After a successful 2012 fraud lawsuit
in the neighboring 42nd District completely vacated the county committee, the county organization
demanded that district leaders obtain
letters of consent from county committee candidates before putting their names on petitions, sources say.
In a letter to major airline companies, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner urged the CEOs of American Airlines, Delta and JetBlue to expand capacity in order to meet an increasing demand for flights before the NCAA men's basketball Final Four game in Houston on Saturda
In a
letter to major airline companies, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner urged the CEOs
of American Airlines, Delta and JetBlue to expand capacity
in order to meet an increasing demand for flights before the NCAA men's basketball Final Four game in Houston on Saturda
in order to meet an increasing
demand for flights before the NCAA men's basketball Final Four game
in Houston on Saturda
in Houston on Saturday.
In fact, Assemblyman Michael Miller wrote a letter to Ms. Quinn in September, 2012 (and I am still waiting to see it, despite multiple requests), supposedly questioning the jurisdiction of the City Council with regard to their failure to demand a completed investigation by the Department of Investigations (that DOI investigators and officials initiated in May, 1993, but failed to complete), and Ms. Quinn's own role to initiate her own, independent investigation, as her August, 2006 letter clearly state
In fact, Assemblyman Michael Miller wrote a
letter to Ms. Quinn
in September, 2012 (and I am still waiting to see it, despite multiple requests), supposedly questioning the jurisdiction of the City Council with regard to their failure to demand a completed investigation by the Department of Investigations (that DOI investigators and officials initiated in May, 1993, but failed to complete), and Ms. Quinn's own role to initiate her own, independent investigation, as her August, 2006 letter clearly state
in September, 2012 (and I am still waiting to see it, despite multiple requests), supposedly questioning the jurisdiction
of the City Council with regard to their failure to
demand a completed investigation by the Department
of Investigations (that DOI investigators and officials initiated
in May, 1993, but failed to complete), and Ms. Quinn's own role to initiate her own, independent investigation, as her August, 2006 letter clearly state
in May, 1993, but failed to complete), and Ms. Quinn's own role to initiate her own, independent investigation, as her August, 2006
letter clearly states.